Hwanseon cave: hiking with bats and Buddhas

Thu, 03/22/2012 - 04:57 — Anonymous by Rachel Sang-hee HanMany Koreans may
not have heard about Hwanseon Cave located within Deokhang mountain in
Gangwon Province.  The 6.2-kilometer cave is actually the biggest limestone
cave in South Korea, and the second biggest in all Asia (the world's biggest
is Son Doong cave in Veitnam). It takes about four hours to get to the region
of Samcheok city, but you then have to climb more than 40 minutes through the
steep hills and mountains.  Yes, Gangwon Province is the chilliest region in
Korea. And that's not even the actual "cave" entrance. You either have to
take a 15-minute monorail ride or hike up to get to to the top of
the mountain, where you can then finally see the large mouth of the
cave. read more