A cave that has been sealed for hundreds of millions of years is inadvertently revealed to the world . What unknown appearance does it have and what secrets does it hide? The final answer is here. The unknown gives courage and foretells hope , but the ending is beyond imagination and confusing. In the heavy fog, a unique truth is slowly approaching me. This old man is following his memory to delve into the long-lost past. He is Shen Shaoqing, a villager in Fuxishan, Gongyi City, Henan Province. This place is also famous all over the world because of his accidental dig in 1963. In 2000, Shen Shaoqing of Laomiao Village, Xinzhong Town, Fuxishan decided to demolish the three shabby thatched houses in his yard and build a new house. However, while laying the foundation, a strange thing happened. A hole suddenly appeared in the originally flat ground. Although he was full of doubts , he couldn't stop Shen Shaoqing's eagerness to live in a new house. In order to make the foundation stronger, he threw the garbage accumulated when digging the foundation into the hole. At this time , a strange thing happened again. The garbage from three houses turned out to be This small hole could not be filled. How big was it ? Where did the garbage that was poured in go? Driven by curiosity, Shen Shaoqing decided to explore the depth of the cave. However, the power of a hemp rope and a stone was too weak to detect the result. Extremely curious, Shen Shaoqing decided to go down to the cave to take a look. There was no news from Yao in the cave for half an hour, which made everyone think that he had been leaked. The local leak means that once you go in, you can't come out again. He is over 80 years old. My wife still felt endless fear and fear when she mentioned that she was helpless in front of the deep cave, so she had to ask the villagers for help. This young man tried his best to finally pull Shen Shaoqing back from the cave. He finally escaped from death this time. The expedition failed to allow Shen Shaoqing to see the true face of the bottomless pit , but it made him even more fearful and awe of the hole. The news about Shen Shaoqing spread like wildfire , and no one dared to approach the bottomless pit again. Since ancient times, Fuxi Mountain has been full of desirable mysteries. Even its name comes from the "Book of Mountains and Seas", a pre-Qin book rich in myths and legends. This is the most important standard stratigraphic exposure area in China . Its complete and rich stratigraphic structure is called the Museum of Chinese Geological Research . More than 100 caves derived from years of karst development have their own characteristics. This special natural landscape makes Fuxi Mountain known as the hometown of caves in the Central Plains. Miraculous Features Then the cave in Shen’s courtyard is also a cave. What kind of cave is it? The traces of the past have been gradually erased by leisurely life. Although the entrance to the cave is locked , the memory of history cannot be locked. At that time, it was listening to the masses It is said that when we were doing this geological survey, we passed by the bottom of Fuxi Mountain to conduct this geological fault survey. The people at the foot of the mountain came to see what we were doing and asked us if there was a hole in it. You go and have a look immediately . Listen to the people. When the common people introduced it to us, we were dubious. The pace of the explorer could not be stopped. The footsteps that revealed the truth came from a geologist. This was the most critical step in cracking the mystery of the strange cave. And this step turned out to be the same as the original discovery. It had been almost 10 years since they discovered the strange cave. In 1972, Xi Yanzhao, who was in his 30s, and two archaeologists were walking in the Wuzhiling Mountains when they accidentally heard about this strange cave that had troubled the villagers for 10 years . Out of his passion for work and yearning for the unknown, They decided to find out. Even though nearly 40 years had passed, the scene at that time was still vivid in Xi Yanzhao's mind. At that time, there were no tools . The tree that grew out of people's homes was the tree that grew above the well mouth. Aren't the roots of the tree thick? He tied the rope to the top of the well , which is the top of the hole he sees now , and tied it with a rope man. After that, he could hold the rope and pull down a few ropes . A lantern and three tin flashlights were all their equipment. However, when they looked into the deep They felt the chill coming from the cave entrance , but they hesitated. Countless questions filled their hearts. The unknown confusion and unfamiliar territory made no one dare to act rashly. Some dangers would not give people a chance to make mistakes. If anything goes wrong , he will die. Xi Yanzhao insisted that the next expedition must be based on complete safety. At first, he had to use the kerosene lamp to put it out and was very scared. What was the reason ? Later, he thought it was windy inside . When the wind blows , just tie the lantern down with the lantern . It is true that the lantern is not afraid of the wind , but if it can suffocate it , assuming it is full of carbon dioxide, it will still go out. So just carry the lantern down. A fresh life only takes a few minutes. The suffocation will leave forever. Is there any oxygen in the cave? The jumping flames in the lantern bear the heavy questions of the three people. The ticking sound of time is especially slow for them at this time. When the lantern is pulled out of the hole , it is still burning safely. The cold and quiet cave is a perfect place for snakes to inhabit. No one can guess whether there will be a giant python coiled underneath them. The only thing that can be certain is to do it with life . It is extremely irrational to bet on exploring an unknown territory that is full of dangers, but no one gives up easily. The truth is right in front of them. This mysterious and mysterious cave that they have never seen before affects all the thoughts of the three young people. He has chickens to feed him. After tied the chicken's legs, tie the chick's leg with a rope, and bring it down because the chicks who do not tie the legs are called a quack of quack. This shows that there is no problem for people to get down. Assuming that the chicken doesn't crow, it means that people below don't dare to get down. The chicken is tightly tied to the hemp rope, leaving no room for struggle. The hemp rope is slowly lowered into the hole. Fortunately, the chicken escaped in the end , but it was safe enough. His will to explore the secret became stronger and his steps became more determined. At this time, Xi Yanzhao could not wait to enter here. This was the first time I came down in the early 1970s, and I walked down through this cave. When we got down to that place, which was about two, three, three or four meters, I was still very confident because my hands were touching the wall and my feet could still push on the wall. But as I went a little further down, my feet were empty and my hands were empty. After a while, nothing could be seen. Even if I shined the light everywhere, I could not see the boundary . Above the Holy View Platform, which is now crowded with tourists, was the mysterious cave entrance that was narrow and only allowed one person to pass. After decades, Xi Yanzhao walked into the cave again. He once discovered a paradise here in the cave , and this paradise kept him in mind for 40 years. When the scene in front of him overlapped with history, Xi Yanzhao's memory was opened again. After they actually entered the cave, they discovered that things were far from what they imagined. The simple and rugged rocks made it difficult for them to walk. The weak light was almost useless in the dark environment . And where did the cool breeze come from? The three people who were a little scared could only move forward in silence. Suddenly Xiao Zhang staggered and was about to slip. He reflexively pushed against the wall. He immediately felt pain in his hand like needle pricks. It was this touch that made all three of them hold their breath. A subtle tremor quickly spread to the bottom of their hearts. The secret of this strange cave was revealed in front of them in every corner. They had never seen anything like this before. I had seen things like stalagmites and stone pillars in other places , but never anything like this. When we came to see it, we repeatedly Look at these things, they are indeed as white as snowflakes , and they are different from snowflakes. Snowflakes are all kinds of like flowers , but there are many net-like things here, just like the Namai net. There are many , very beautiful , especially here at that time. The air is relatively humid, and there are very, very small water droplets in the mesh. When you shine it with your flashlight, you can't imagine that what appears in front of them is a cave with strange rocks. In the hot summer, it is like this. It's as cool as if the air conditioner is on. What's even more surprising is that the walls here are actually covered with snowflakes, and the whiteness all over the body is shining in the dark . Even the weak light cannot resist the dazzling brilliance it emits. Where exactly is this place? How much amazing vitality does this unattractive cave contain ? It is believed that this cave was formed by geological movements. One was because the cave was found to be very large at the time, and the other was because of the rocks. It was only later that we carefully investigated that it turned out that the rocks on the foundation of the cave collapsed. Xi Yanzhao's conjecture is correct. This is a natural cave developed in a limestone area. The soluble rocks are eroded by water and carbon dioxide to varying degrees and are carved into steep and beautiful shapes that are independent of each other. An extremely large number of secondary chemical sediments cover the entire Snowflake Corridor. It is not only beautiful. Extraordinary and extremely rare, slender snowflakes grew on the hard wall. This was the detail that attracted Xi Yanzhao's most attention. What exactly were these snowflakes ? Why did they appear completely different from other landscapes ? How could they grow radioactively? Because of the nature of snowflakes The formation is another matter. It is not the same thing as the formation of stalagmites and stalactites. Only Fuxi Mountain has such a large scale of alabaster. The answer was revealed here. The general view on how it was formed, including Professor Zhu, also thinks so. This is the air here. Before man developed it, the air was a purely natural thing. Purely natural air contained this component. It was not dissolved by water. The air also contained another component. These ingredients gradually condensed up there, little by little, and formed in the floating and flowing state of the air. The formation of alabaster is extremely special and complex. Before humans set foot in this ice and snow wonderland, the pure natural air was full of With rich calcium carbonate aqueous solution, these special non-gravity water vapor floats and flows in the labyrinth-like space, slowly adheres to the stone wall, spreads in all directions, and has been deposited for hundreds of millions of years. It has crystallized over tens of millions of years , thus condensing into fine-grained crystals of different densities. Frost. This is the mystery of the formation of alabaster. The Snowflake Cave today is very different from the one in Xi Yanzhao’s memory. The surprising glimpse 40 years ago made the old man never forget the pure and flawless white color of alabaster. It also comes from the magical impurity content of supersaturated calcium carbonate. Less pure air solution created this snow-like miracle. Only in this underground cave lined with strange rocks can you see the true appearance of alabaster. Their discovery attracted great attention from the Gongyi Municipal Government. The local government began to continue the construction of Fuxi Mountain. After ten years of excavation work , this mysterious cave has finally been revealed to the world again and has an vivid and appropriate name: Snowflake Cave. It is a wonderful underground world with a total length of 1,110 meters and an area of approximately 4,000 square meters. According to the Cave Research Association of the Chinese Geological Society Professor Zhu Xuewen spoke highly of Snowflake Cave. He said that Snowflake Cave is the first among the caves due to its spacious cave passages and gorgeous cave decorations. It is an important karst area and cave home in the Central Plains of China. Its large area and beautiful form are currently discovered at home and abroad. At this time, a new question immediately arises: why the karst landforms that were originally mostly distributed in Guangxi (Guangxi), Qian (Guizhou), Yunnan (Yunnan), and Tibet (Tibet) can be found in Henan (Tibet). Such a beautiful and majestic scene emerged from the rugged mountains and forests in Henan Province. Xi Yanzhao found a clue about this ordinary stone on the top of the mountain. The rocks that looked quite different gave him a new idea . Is this new idea an inevitable condition for the formation of Snowflake Cave? This rock formation dates back to Fuxi Mountain in the Proterozoic Era 2.5 billion years ago. It is located at the northern foot of Songshan Mountain in Zhongyue. The central section of the Qinling Orogenic Belt is filled with majestic and overlapping mountains. The Songshan Movement completely changed this area. The formation of the mountains indicates that the Songshan area has officially entered the Cambrian and Ordovician periods of the Paleozoic Era. It is this entire cave that formed the entire orogeny of Songshan. The movement is very closely related to the current situation . Water flows from southeast to northwest , and there is no large water in it to continue to dissolve. I guess it has a great influence on the Yanshan Movement. The Yanshan Movement around 230 million years ago caused the sediments originally deposited on the seabed to The rock was squeezed from north to south, uplifted and folded. The uppermost layer of rock collapsed and stacked up to become the surface layer of rock covering Fuxi Mountain. This layer of rock that comes from the seabed but is extremely hard is soluble rock , and this is precisely the most critical cause of the formation of Snowflake Cave . It is extremely plastic. Limestone will build an excellent roof for a wonderful wonderland in the future. So, is the soluble rock the special condition of Snowflake Cave existing in the hinterland of the Central Plains? Such a wonderful scene cannot be formed by just one reason. Xi Yanzhao continued to explore along this line of thinking. Soon he found another reason. Fuxi Mountain is famous for its appearance like birds floating on water. There are 72 water systems in the mountain stream that crisscross and penetrate the rock formations. With the flow of water , without the flow of water, such a cave cannot be formed. It is equivalent to some underground caves today. The river is the same. It cannot flow without this water. Its lush vegetation is the most ideal aquifer. Rainwater is completely absorbed and firmly locked in the ground to form a water flow. After that, it gurgls underground without seeing the sun. The formation of caves is due to the long history of underground water in limestone areas. The result of dissolution is that different degrees of dissolution determine completely different and strange landscapes in the cave. Without the flow of water, the snowflake cave cannot be formed. In addition, the moist air in the cave carries the carbon dioxide lacking in the groundwater to replenish them with a steady stream of dissolution . There is the flow of air. Generally, you cannot see the air. It mainly replenishes the carbon dioxide in the water. It can continuously play the role of dissolving the rock in the lava , increasing its dissolving power. Soluble rock is affected by water and carbon dioxide. It is constantly being dissolved and transformed into various forms of mountain peaks and stone pillars . The flow of air brings the dissolution catalyst to this underground labyrinth. It travels evenly in every corner of the cave and quietly dissolves the most wonderful new life. Then you see that The alabaster stone is very beautiful. Now its color has become turbid. It is far different from what it was before. You feel very uncomfortable when you see it now. You can’t say it’s bitter but you feel it. It’s a pity. This requires science to prove how to deal with it. It is precisely because of the special geographical environment of Fuxi Mountain that alabaster, which has extremely strict growth requirements, condenses into a crystal clear world of ice and snow in this resolute northern mountain. This uninhabited cave in the hinterland of the Central Plains was carved out by millions of years of dissolution. Where will the exquisite snowflake go in the future ? We have no way of knowing whether it will continue to grow or disappear completely. The development of human history and the limitations of understanding make it impossible for us to start the study of Snowflake Cave. Its growth process is too long and too mysterious. Now it seems that only time can tell us the final answer
