溶洞 (róngdòng) · limestone cave, karst cave

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一个溶洞 gè

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我们去看了一个很大的溶洞。

Wǒmen qù kàn le yí ge hěn dà de róngdòng.

We went to see a huge limestone cave.

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溶洞是地下水溶解石灰岩形成的，里面常有钟乳石。

Róngdòng shì dìxiàshuǐ róngjiě shíhuīyán xíngchéng de, lǐmian cháng yǒu zhōngrǔshí.

Limestone caves form when groundwater dissolves limestone, and they often contain stalactites.

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The karst country of southwest China, around 桂林 and across Guizhou, is full of them, and many are lit with coloured lights for visitors.

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