Guizhou Province in China has long been known for its expansive karst 
landscape. It’s home to towering limestone peaks, deep gorges and cascading 
waterfalls, but perhaps its most remarkable feature is the underground kingdom 
of caves that spans through its mountains and below the surface.  

The Shuanghe cave system is the biggest in Suiyang city. It stretches for more 
than 300 kilometers, making it the largest cave network in Asia. Huge rock 
structures, deep sinkholes, and other natural structures are the most visited 
parts in the cave. They’ve been fitted with lights that create spectacular 
displays of limestone formations. 

And amazingly, they have been slowly created over the past several million 
years. But this brightly-lit portion of the cave is only a small fraction of 
the 300-kilometer-long cave system. Explorers and researchers continue to trek 
into the unknown reaches of this underground world, slowly adding to the 
ever-growing map of Guizhou’s vast cave network. 

Excited to witness firsthand the natural beauty of Guizhou’s karst landscape, 
Jack from China Matters heads to Suiyang’s Shuanghe cave where he meets up with 
long-time cave explorer Jean Bottazzi from France. He’s been living in these 
cave parts for more than 20 years, helping to bring these caves onto a map. But 
venturing through a cave is no easy task. 

Our host Jack goes right into the deep end by roping down cliffs and scaling 
the cave walls to talk to Jean about his lifetime work of discovering the 
hidden world in the caves.

Contact: 
Li Siwei
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E-mail：lisiwei5125@gmail.com 
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Source: China Matters