Grottes et karsts de Chine
Sur les traces de Xu Xiake

Long Yan Dong – Dragoon Rock Cave
(GD/Yc/1)
Guangdong, Yangchun County, Tan Shui
N 22° 07’ 41.9” E 111° 34’ 44.8”
Altitude: 75 m a.s.l.
Cave length: 150 m
Vertical range: -27 m
Exploration: South China 2006
Surveyors: S. Meggiorini, J. Xian Liu (10 Jun.2006)
Type of research: biological
Cave description:
The cave opens in the middle of a cone karst, and it reaches the level of the outside fields, which were flooded during our exploration. The peculiarity of this cave is the temple built in its entrance, with an altar just in front of the entrance. A priest celebrated a religious ceremony before letting us in, and explained that theirs is a minor religion, devoted to a local God. The first few metes of the cave are represented by large rooms, afterwards the cave continues with narrow passages where the small stream flowing in the cave, sinks.
(L. Latella, S. Meggiorini)

Leonardo Latella, Roberto Zorzin : Caves explored during the scientific expeditions to China of the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale of Verona
Research in South China Karst - Memorie del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona - 2. serie - Monografie Naturalistiche 3-2008
Analyse : gkc-JPB
Results of the 13 expeditions organized by the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale ofVerona to southern China. One-hundred-twenty-five caves were explored, for a total of more than 60 km inlength. For each cave we list the progressive number, the cadastral number, the type of research conducted and ashort description of the cave. Most of the caves are located in Guizhou Province, in Qianxi County. The hydrogeology,biology, geography and archaeology of the area were investigated during the scientific expeditions. 40 pages, No caves maps, 21 photos.

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