The scenic relic of Xa Nhe cave belongs to Bang De B village, Xa Nhe commune, Tua Chua district, Dien Bien province. Located more than 1km from the center of Xa Nhe commune, Xa Nhe Cave existed millions of years ago today at an altitude of over 1,500m above sea level, surrounded by dense primeval forest and special biodiversity. characteristic of the Northwest region. At the beginning of March 2014, Xa Nhe cave was classified as a national monument by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Xa Nhe cave is also known as Kho Xo by local Mong people (meaning explosive cave) because in the past there were many bats in the cave. From the tectonics and movements of nature over millions of years, caves have been formed in the mountain ranges.
Coming here, visitors can explore and experience the cave with a depth of 700m, curved in an arc, the entrance of the cave is 5m wide, 17-18m high, in the widest place is 20-25m wide, there are many niches, many floors. With its own beauty, most of the ground in the cave is soft soil, the cave is wide, high, and bare, with many bats and birds residing. The more you go inside, the more splendid the cave is because of the lines and shapes created by stalactites and stalagmites, although they are all natural sculptures made from stone, the beauty of each cave is not the same. viewers interesting and stimulate curiosity, passion for discovery.
The cave is divided into 5 compartments, with shapes like humans and animals such as toads, crocodiles, sharks, dragons… on the ceiling of the cave, stalactites hang down sparkling with soft lines sometimes. as flexible as a waterfall, sometimes as sharp as sea coral. The stalactites in the cave are like flowing waterfalls with countless sparkling crystals. Underneath the cave are forests of stalagmites and stalactites with many strange shapes. Due to the fragmented limestone topography along with stalactites formed by the process of rain water infiltrating the limestone cliffs containing calcium, the water vapor evaporates, leaving a layer of calcium deposited for a long time. Stalactites, stalagmites, stalagmites, and stalagmites glittering with calcium crystals, also known as weathered limestone crystals, have created the typical landscape of the cave. There are also countless stalactites from the ceiling of the cave hanging down into layers, layers, images of small fish ponds, terraces… the dynamic background is the image of terraced fields, layers, especially dark gray mallow statues put together into small dense blocks; There are many compartments in the cave like a chess board, around the pyramidal white stalactites stacked together like ancient castles…
All 5 dynamic chambers with captivating beauty create strong impressions and emotions for the audience. Visitors standing in the cave feel like they are standing in the middle of an ancient castle, with a massive and majestic architecture but no less romantic and poetic.
Besides the value in terms of scientific research (geology, minerals, archeology…), Xa Nhe cave also contains tourism potential. The space and natural scenery around the cave still retains its wild beauty, rich flora and fauna with primeval forests, which is an attractive place for tourists to explore, research and experience.
Source: Collected internet.