Chongqing underworld

A team of 15 professional cavers, cave explorers and photographers under the auspices of the Society pioneers caves "Hong Meigu County" go on a dangerous journey through uncharted corners of the cave systems Er Wang Dong and Sanvandun within county Wulong Chongqing city under central authority. It is a world with its own climate, which was formed back in the Ordovician (ended about 443, 4 ± 1, 5 million years ago). The cave is 42 km, depth - 441 m. They are so huge that there are some clouds, waterfalls, rivers, never before fish and other organisms. The main entrance is located at a depth of 195 m in the sinkholes Niubitsi.





Founder of the Society of the discoverers of caves "Hong Meigu County" caver Erin Lynch leads Abromeyta Lars and the team to sinkholes Niubitsi, where the entrance to the cave system Er Wang Dong.



Duncan Collis rises on a small ledge overlooking the sinkholes Niubitsi.



Long vertical dip - the way to the caves.



Erin Lynch insurance checks before descending down into a black abyss. Behind the falls roaring waterfall, scattering spray and wind pumping. This is the entrance to the section "Queen of the Nile" cave system Sanvandun.



A huge cave system Sanvandun room - probably the biggest of its kind in the world.



Giant stalagmites at the foot upward slope to the next section of the cave system Sanvandun.



Spectacular natural bas-relief on the ceiling of the cave.



Erin Lynch and Lars Abromeyt trying to make his way through flood waters in the section "Queen of the Nile" cave Sanvandun.



Erin Lynch climbs the vaults of the cave above the underground waterfall.



Swimming in an underground lake.



Colorless and eyeless fish.



Matt Ryan examines a giant stalagmite calcite.



Erin Lynch is struggling with the flow, one hand on the rope of salvation.



Duncan Collis and Matt Ryan are crawling through a narrow passage in the section "Where the wind blows" cave system Sanvandun. It is so named because of the strong air currents that carry with them the dust and sand.



Members of the expedition in the section "The troupe of dancing elephants" cave system Sanvandun.



Underground camp.



Way out.

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