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Natural scenery
Nitro Cave, located in Shawan District, Leshan, Sichuan Province, on the banks of the Dadu River, is hidden in a huge natural sinkhole. The name of the nitrile cave comes from the history of more than a thousand years of mining and boiling nitre. Until the beginning of the last century, the nitrile cave was still an important source of raw materials for explosives, so it was continuously mined. The entrance and main cave are natural karst caves with an average diameter of about 20 meters and a total area of about 30,000 square meters. The famous Nitre Douyan Waterfall hangs above the salt cave, and the Liugou stream in the dragon village of Si'e Mountain falls from here to form a waterfall from the mouth of the cave. According to local villagers, this waterfall also has the function of distinguishing time. At different times of the day, the waterfall will float to different places at different angles. The cliffs are naturally closed around, like a huge foot-shaped sinkhole. A few white clouds floated in the blue sky, just like the tattoos on the "foot".

Leshan Nitrate Address:

Business Village, Tongci Township, Leshan City

Leshan Nitrate Recommended sightseeing time:

2-3 hours
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