HANOI: The South China Morning Post (SCMP) of Hong Kong recently honoured Son Doong Cave in Vietnam's central province of Quang Binh as one of the seven most beautiful underground attractions in the world. In 2008, Khanh finally found the cave entrance and contacted the UK expedition team. In addition to its underground river systems, thriving jungle ecosystem, 400-million-year-old fossils, and spectacular geological formations, Son Doong Cave is home to several species of plants and animals that exist nowhere else on earth. In 2018, a team of UK cave experts discovered that Son Doong cave is at least 30 per cent larger and much deeper than previously reported. In addition to Vietnam's Son Doong Cave, the list of the seven most beautiful underground attractions in the world includes Tham Luang cave (Thailand), the Paris Catacombs (France), the Cold War Tunnel (Albania), the Reed Flute Cave (China), Malinta Tunnel (the Philippines), and the National Coal Mining Museum of the UK.

Source: The Star May 25, 2024 10:14 UTC