Tourists, music lovers find treasures in Asia's longest cave

Amid the heat of summer, Asia's longest cave, with its pleasantly cool temperatures and awesome acoustics, has become a top choice for music lovers, not to mention thousands of adventure-seeking tourists.

Shuanghe Cave, with a total length of 257.4 km, is located in a tourist resort called Twelve Back in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province.

During the May Day holiday, the resort held a six-day music festival featuring concerts, rock and roll performances and symphonies, helping attract 38,000 visitors and music enthusiasts.

Following the event, the resort has seen a larger tourist flow, receiving some 1,200 to 1,500 visitors daily, said Yi Chuanbo, a manager of the resort.

Yi added that tourists have been given access to a 4.8-km stretch of Shuanghe Cave that takes about two hours to walk.