Thien Duong Cave sets Asian record

Thien Duong Cave in the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, Quang Binh province, has been recognised as the one with the most unique and magnificent system of stalactites and stalagmites in Asia.

Thien Duong cave is located in Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park, Son Trach commune, Bo Trach district, Quang Binh province (Photo: VNA)

The cave is surrounded by a primary forest within the core zone of a 191-metre high limestone mountain system (Photo: VNA)

Thien Duong cave is awarded with two records by Vietnam Record Organisation in 2011: ‘Cave with the longest wooden bridge in Vietnam’ and ‘Long dry cave with the most unique stalactites and stalagmites system in Vietnam’ (Photo: VNA)

The cave is dubbed as an ‘underground royal palace’ (Photo: VNA)

(Photo: VNA)

Most of the cave ground is clayed soil with flat surface, which is convenient to step on (Photo: VNA)

It has a steady cool temperature of around16 Celsius degrees inside the cave (Photo: VNA)

It is recognised as Asia’s longest dry cave by the British Caving Association (Photo: VNA)

VNA