Zhijin Cave
Zhijin Cave () is a karst cave located in Minzhai Village (), Zhijin County, Guizhou Province, People's Republic of China. An important tourism area, the site lies northeast of the county town and from the provincial capital, Guiyang. Description. Originally called the Daji Cave (), it was discovered in 1980 by the Zhijin County Tourism Resources Exploration Team. Split into three layers, the cave extends for some over a total area of and is believed to possess the largest unsupported roof span of any cave worldwide. More than 120 different crystalline formations are found in the cave's interior along  with stalactites and the "Silver Rain Tree" (), a tall rare flower-like transparent crystal. The surrounding area, known as the Guizhou Zhijin Cave Scenic Area (), was made a national level tourist site by the Chinese State Council in 1988. Other attractions here spread over an area of and includes Zhijin Old Town () as well as Luojie River Scenic Area ().