Legend has it that this cave was once used by the ancient Immortal Huang to secretly guide villagers from the Lutian area to take refuge here from war and conscription. The spacious interior could accommodate all the nearby residents. Its hidden entrance is difficult for ordinary people to find, while inside, cascading hidden waterfalls and miraculous landscapes abound. Among them, two stalactites strikingly resemble a dragon and a tiger, leading locals to call the cave the Dragon-Tiger Cave. There are also two towering stone pillars that are truly spectacular.
Immortal Waterfall Cave is a large-scale collapse-corrosion type underground karst cave. Its limestone formations are distributed between altitudes of 520–750 meters. Through the erosional action of underground river water, the cave has formed three chambers, five halls, and one pool, covering a total area of over 2,800 square meters. Its multi-layered underground river system features modern carbonate deposits such as flowstone and coral-like limestone formed by condensation water, deep erosion channels of the underground river, a 73-meter-high waterfall, and a deep pool with an area of 600 square meters where the waterfall flows in. Among all major publicly accessible caves in China, it possesses unique charm. Among its wonders are two stalactites that closely resemble a dragon and a tiger, hence the local name "Dragon-Tiger Cave." There are also two majestic stone pillars. At the top of the final flight of stairs, there is a small viewing platform where visitors can peer down into the depths of the cave. However, the mist creates the illusion of a bottomless pit, giving one the surreal feeling of being in a heavenly realm.
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