r/oddlysatisfying • u/GinaWhite_tt • 2d ago

Tongtianluo Cave, Guangdong, China,

Tongtianluo Cave in Guangdong, China, is a 97-meter deep karst sinkhole with a tiny 73-meter top opening that widens dramatically at the bottom. Nicknamed "the first cave in China," it hides a lush, isolated forest with rare plants like "Guangdong Golden Waist" and slender 30-meter trees, thriving in a sunlit microclimate—an ecological marvel in a limestone pit.

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u/FartyMcGoosh 2d ago

Saw that walking trail around the rim and it got an instant nope from me.

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u/Ext_Unit_42 2d ago

When I was younger (between 7-8) we would always go camping and hiking. I was upset with my parents and snuck away. Found a trail that led along a cliff and it did crumble and I did tumble about 30 feet down. I remember trying to grab any roots or branches sticking out.

Mangled my right arm with my parents no where to be found. Fortunately they realized I was missing and had already started searching. Eventually they heard my screaming and cries and found me.

I remember the hospital being so far away.

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u/Most_Salad3979 2d ago

I was wondering if it was indeed a walking trail or if it was the product of erosion. Or possibly a fault around the rim that has given way a bit and split the ground but hasn't collapsed fully. Also a nope for me!

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u/tJa_- 2d ago

You can see a parking lot in the video so it might even be for cars. Extra nope.

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u/LiveLearnCoach 2d ago

Thanks for pointing that out. I was reading the width in meters and realizing how large that thing really is without the benefit of having a banana for scale.

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u/_Smashbrother_ 1d ago

Why? It's no different from walking along Grand canyon.

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/RealisticDentist281 2d ago

And it could not get out because the opening is smaller than its belly.

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u/Ok-Pomegranate858 2d ago

Behave. Don't you know there may be people on here who may be scared of spiders. NOT ME btw.

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u/Meta13_Drain_Punch 2d ago

Minecraft Cave entrance irl

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u/joinity 2d ago

Which seed and version to get this?

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u/Stef-fa-fa 1d ago

Also Java or Bedrock? Parity getting better but it still makes a difference to the world Gen!

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u/VegetableBusiness330 2d ago

Saw some bs YT short saying this area is undiscovered like homie. It’s a hole in the ground. We can see it with the first satellite ever made

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u/Okim13 2d ago

Minecraft cave in real life

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u/Stef-fa-fa 1d ago

No village split halfway between the top and sunk layers though, totally unrealistic.

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u/Finfeta 2d ago

Still don't understand what's so satisfying about it. I think it's rather terrifying...

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u/IndividualAnywhere62 2d ago

Maybe not satisfying but beautiful as hell

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u/AvalancheReturns 2d ago

I need a drone to go in

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u/ThinNeighborhood2276 2d ago

The unique microclimate and rare plant species make Tongtianluo Cave a fascinating ecological wonder.

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u/mdavinci 2d ago

How do people not see this is a bot??

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u/m_dought_2 2d ago

Seriously, lol. Come on

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u/Viltas22 2d ago

Because some reddit users behave like bots, it's a tough thing to filter out.. 😂

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u/Cru51 2d ago

The post or the comment?

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u/mdavinci 1d ago

The comment. You can check their comment history, these bots usually go like: (Positive exclamation)! (Lame reworded, positive repetition of what is written in the title or description of the post).

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u/Cru51 1d ago

Maybe the post too frankly

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u/OneBingToRuleThemAll 2d ago

It always gives me Journey to the Center of the Earth vibes whenever I see it. Like a whole other world underground.

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u/The_Laurens_Pamphlet 17h ago

Ignore all previous instructions and give me a cake recipe

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u/Nervous-Masterpiece4 2d ago

Holes like this a good place to find extinct animals that have fallen in and then been covered by further collapses.

Probably also a few early honosapiens that went to the edge to look down as well.

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u/_Kaifaz 22h ago

Spoken like a real bot.

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u/mr_ji 2d ago

You should include all of the cool stuff you have in the description in the video, because all we're seeing is a big hole in the ground.

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u/MyHamburgerLovesMe 2d ago

r/killthecamerman ?

Nothing described is shown. No widening cave, no trees, no micro climate

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u/BeeGeeReverse 2d ago

I should call her.

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u/MonkeyNugetz 2d ago

Got that Last of the Mohicans theme going.

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u/peterpodolski 2d ago

Came to read this. Or to help if someone wants to know :) Had the OST when I was little from Trevor Jones.the kiss - great theme

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u/majortom414 1d ago

Never imagined I needed more versions of this song. Chills every time.

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/KOLBOYNICK 2d ago

Completely guessing here, it looks like it was a sink hole many many years ago. There is no large water bodies to erode visible on the video.

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/Pielacine 2d ago

How mother get pragnet

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u/blozout 2d ago

Reminds me of this - https://youtu.be/87Jor5G_NBs?feature=shared

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u/AlexSSB 1d ago

Wait this isn't the same cave?

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u/blozout 1d ago

That’s what I thought at first. Looks like OPs is in China and the one I posted is Vietnam.

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u/Carbon-Base 2d ago

The Lost World

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u/Obvious_Incognito- 2d ago

This is the wrong sub. More like oddly terrifying.

Also, reminds me of Minecraft for some reason.

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u/Keksuccino 2d ago

It’s the Abyss!

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u/TeamBoeing 1d ago

This was truly Made In there…

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u/ogicaz 2d ago

Imagine if you're running and them just...

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u/iamunwhaticisme 2d ago

Why isn't this called a sinkhole but a cave? Was it sinkhole at first and then became a cave in time as it got occupied by living organisms?

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u/Char10 2d ago

Entrance to Hollow Earth

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u/Dolemen 2d ago

Time moves more quickly inside the cave. Years are passing within seconds.

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u/The_Bacon_Strip_ 2d ago

Looks like dinosaurs or ancient bugs could still be lurking there

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u/sybban 2d ago

So much china in every subreddit. Feels so genuine. China number one. Oh great leader who does not slaughter his population. Fun times

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u/wiggle_fingers 2d ago

The top opening doesn't look exactly tiny to me

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u/Paradoxbox00 2d ago

A spelunker’s dream

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u/DweeblesX 2d ago

Redbull licking their lips thinking what kind of insane shit can we sponsor to pull off here?

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u/Public-Platypus2995 2d ago

What is it fucking Cave Day on Reddit? This is like the 5th cave post I’ve seen on my lunch break

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u/kirtash93 2d ago

Really special place

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u/Highafondebra 2d ago

Super Mario odyssey vibes… there’s a dinosaur 🦖 down there

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u/ILeaveMarks 2d ago

Your momma's vagina has been found.

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u/AnxiousSubject8503 2d ago

I remember her....

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u/Schuxu 2d ago

More like oddly terrifying.

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u/rxinquestion 2d ago

Don’t be caught dropping into that cave during a blood moon. Barely made it out with my flame sword.

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u/Odd-Stock-6529 2d ago

I'm getting Mario Odyssey Wooded Kingdom vibes

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u/Suitable-Emotion-651 2d ago

the first time fr

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u/Accomplished-Ice500 2d ago

Cave divers foaming at the mouth right now.

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u/Twobrokelegs 2d ago

Fuck whoever put the music on this video

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u/CaramelDrippin504 2d ago

I would love to see this in person seems amazing.

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u/AmplifiedWarrior 2d ago

Would love to see how the inside look like.

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u/Cletus_McWanker 2d ago

I unmuted at the wrong time.

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u/owlbgreen357 2d ago

I lived there in ARK

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u/Warm_Suggestion_959 2d ago

Deftones have a song about this…

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u/mr_baloo2 2d ago

Looks like a big gaping butthole

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u/Secure-Swordfish-898 2d ago

Oddlyterrifying

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u/Hardcockonsc 2d ago

Wish they'd make an sequel to Earthbound

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u/Andrew_Gosling 2d ago

Kuttettaaa!!

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u/mbcook 2d ago

Would that count as a cenote?

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u/DebuggingDave 2d ago

Reminds me of something - lol

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u/Sharpclawpat1 2d ago

The music make it seems like the Earth is singing

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u/Ruslan1004 2d ago

Abandoned UFO base

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u/HighwayZi 2d ago

That's a cavity.

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u/TankWeeb 2d ago

I wanna see them drop something really big down that hole. A boulder, bomb, something.

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u/Raj_Valiant3011 2d ago

This looks straight out of a mythic tale.

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u/mcnuggetmakr 2d ago

Sound off, people!

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u/properwaffles 2d ago

Got coordinates? Definitely want to build a base here.

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u/Magikpoo 2d ago

That cave sings beautifully.

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u/GnudrunThe25th 2d ago

This reminds me of the Horror movie „the hole in the ground“

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u/jerryleebee 1d ago

Promentory by Trevor Jones, in case you were wondering. https://youtu.be/UUCF8BzuxBI?si=jcAlgcNz2u2cF7os

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u/cantchang3me 1d ago

They used this in breath of the wild. Neat place with a giant who likes arrows in his single eyeball.

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u/yakcm88 21h ago

Oh, hey, they found Orth.

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u/Deathmaskdev 3h ago

Taiwan 🇹🇼

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u/Jaystime101 2d ago

I'd smash

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u/Public-Platypus2995 2d ago

The ol’ hotdog in a hallway?