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The Mysterious Longyou Caves in China
TLDR The Longyou Caves in China are a fascinating and mysterious system of underwater caverns that were carved out by skilled builders over 2000 years ago. Despite extensive research, the true purpose of these caves and the methods used to create them remain unknown.
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The Longyou Caves in the Zhejiang province of China were discovered in the early 90s after a man named Wu decided to investigate the bottomless ponds in the area and found deep caverns instead.
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The Longyou Caves in China are a mysterious system of underwater caverns that were carved out with pillars holding them up, covering seven and a half acres and including 24 grados, the largest of which has a ceiling 100 feet off the floor.
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The parallel lines in the Longyou Caves create a uniform textured background on the walls and pillars, indicating that human hands played a role in shaping them.
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The Longyou Caves are estimated to be about 2000 years old and there is no documentation about how they were created or what they were used for, making them a unique and mysterious site.
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The builders of the Longyou Caves were incredibly skilled, using shared walls and carving with small tools like chisels and hammers to create the chambers without puncturing the walls, and it is estimated that it would have taken a thousand people six years to remove the rock and create the caverns.
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The art found in the Longyou Caves is believed to have been carved much later and not during the original construction, leading to skepticism about the true nature of the caves and questioning other aspects of the mystery surrounding them.
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The idea that the Longyou Caves were cisterns is supported by some compelling reasons, but the intricate carvings found in the caves raise doubts about this theory.
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