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The cave so huge it has its own weather system: Explorers discover a lost world with thick cloud and fogs trapped inside

The view from a small window in the wall of the vast Niubizi Tian Keng in the Er Wang Dong cave system

The cave system was discovered in the Chongquing province of China by a team of cavers and photographers

Caver Robbie Shone, from Manchester, said a few of the caves had previously been used by nitrate miners but had not been properly explored
The network, which includes ‘cloud Ladder Hall’ measuring around 51,000 metres squared, has water sources and vegetation of the floor

Source: www.dailymail.co.uk Adventurers have stumbled across a cave so enormous that it has its own weather system, complete with wispy clouds and lingering fog inside vast caverns.

A team of expert cavers and photographers have been exploring the vast cave system in the
Chongquing province of China and have taken the first-ever photographs of the natural wonder.

They were amazed to discover the entrance to the hidden Er Wang Dong cave system and were stunned when they managed to climb inside to see a space so large that it can contain a cloud.

‘A few of the caves had previously been used by nitrate miners, at the areas close to the entrance, but had never been properly explored before,’ he said.

‘All the major passageways were deep underground and had never seen light before….more here