The sun was blazing hot, people flocked to Dong Co cave to escape the heat.
(Baonghean.vn) - Known as a natural "air conditioning room", Dong Co cave in Dong Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district is chosen by many people as a place to avoid the heat during peak sunny days.
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| Dong Co Cave is located in the south of Dong Co escarpment - a massive limestone mountain range, discovered by locals long ago, however in recent years, the cave has been known as a natural "air conditioning room". The cave entrance is low, which is the drainage point of the surrounding rice fields. |
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| On these hot days, from 11am, dozens of local people have gathered at Dong Co cave to avoid the sun. The cave entrance is about 4m wide and has just been cleaned, so it is quite airy. |
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| Inside the cave, the temperature is low, below 20 degrees Celsius, quite cool and pleasant. People who come to avoid the sun often hang hammocks on the rocks to sleep. |
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| Mr. Hoang Van Bao - a local resident said: Dong Co Cave is quite deep. Previously, the cave entrance was high, easy to enter and exit, but now the cave entrance has been silted up about 1.5m, making it difficult to move around. About 50m outside the cave is very narrow, to go deeper you have to crawl, kneel, squat... People who come to take shelter from the sun are mainly concentrated in the outer part (about 10m from the cave entrance). |
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| Many locals have already laid out mats in the cave, so when you arrive, you just need to lie down. Right where you spread out the mats (about 5 meters from the cave entrance), you can clearly feel the cool air blowing out from the cave. |
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| When the outside temperature is around 40 degrees Celsius, going to the cave to rest is a great choice for most local people. Many families bring their children to Dong Co cave to avoid the sun. Mr. Le Huu Xuyen (31 years old), from Tinh Gia district, Thanh Hoa province, who was present at the cave, said: "I have heard about Dong Co cave for a long time, but now I have the opportunity to come to avoid the sun. The climate in the cave is really cool, but the entrance to the cave is too narrow, it needs to be renovated. |
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| According to local people, in Dong Co escarpment, there are many large and small caves, but Dong Co cave in the South is the largest. There are many nooks and crannies in the cave, the deeper you go, the wider, higher and darker the cave becomes. Many stalactites and rock niches are eroded and smooth, on the ceiling of the cave there are many beautifully built stalactites. In the cave there are water ditches and many tree roots, growing in clusters and large strands. If anyone wants to explore deep into the cave, they must bring a flashlight and markers to avoid getting lost. And they should go in groups of 2-3 people or more. |
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| As a suitable place to avoid the sun and rest on hot days, in recent years Dong Co cave has become known to many people, and many tourists from far away have also come here. |
