Phong Nha- Ke Bang

DONG NAI DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
DONG NAI TEACHER’S TRAINING COLLEGE
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Prepared by : Group 11
Class : AVTM K31
 Main points:
1. General information about Quang Binh province
2. Introduction about Phong Nha-Ke Bang
3. Sơn Đoòng – the latest and biggest cave
4. History of exploration
5. Geography of Phong Nha – Ke Bang

1. Introduction about Quang Binh Province
 It borders:
Hà Tĩnh Province on the north with the Ngang mountain pass as the natural frontier
- Quảng Trị Province by the south
- Laos by the west
- and faces the South China Sea on the east
Overview:
Quang Binh Province
Ideal destination:
The most attractive destination is : Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park
2. Introduction about Phong Nha-Ke Bang
Located: In the Bo Trach and Minh Hoa districts,
central Quang Binh Province.
Phong Nha-Ke Bang area is noted for its cave and grotto systems as it is
composed of 300 caves and grottos with a total length of about 70 km
2. Introduction about Phong Nha-Ke Bang
New !!!
Some caves in
PHONG NHA - KE BANG
Tien Son grotto (980 m long)
Discoved in1935
Thien Duong grotto
The latest cave: Son - Doong
Son Doong cave (in Vietnamese: Hang Sơn Đoòng, meaning Mountain River Cave) is a cave in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.
- The cave was found by a local man named Hồ Khanh (X) in 1991

- was made known to the public by a group of British scientists in 2009
3. Sơn Đoòng – the latest and biggest cave
X
Measuring : 650 feet (198.12 meters) in height and 500 feet (152.4 meters) in width
Twice the size of the current record.
Five times larger than the Phong Nha cave.
The dimension of the biggest chamber is :
+ length: 5 km,
+ height: 656 feet (200 meters)
+ width: 492 feet (150 meters)

3. Sơn Đoòng – the latest and biggest cave
- The explorers hope that the Government will have suitable tourist policies for Son Doong cave so that the local people will have better life
3. Sơn Đoòng – the latest and biggest cave
According to explorers, there are 5 unexplored caves.
In 1550, Duong Van An was the first Vietnamese man to write about Phong Nha cave
4. History
In 1824, Phong Nha cave was conferred the title "Diệu ứng chi thần " by king Minh Mang
In the late 19th century, Léopold Michel Cadière, a French Catholic priest, conducted an expedition to explore Phong Nha cave
In 1999 scientists from the Vietnam-Russia Tropical Centre also conducted zoological and botanical surveys in the Ke Bang area
Was recognized as the world natural heritage in 1990
In 2005, scientists from the British Cave Research Association discovered a new cave and named it Paradise Cave
5. Geography
1/ Park layout :
- Total area : 857.54 km2 with three zones :
+ Strictly protected zone (648.94 km2)
+ Ecological recovery zone (174.49 km2)
+ Administrative service zone (34.11 km2)

Overview of Phong Nha park
2/ Geology :
A result of Earth`s crust development and movement.
One of the world`s two largest limestone regions
- Non-karstic and karstic landforms ( địa hình đá vôi )
Karstic mountain
( Núi đá vôi )
Karstic mountain
( Núi đá vôi )
Cone karst (Thạch nhũ )
5. Geography
Cave karst (Hang động đá vôi )
5. Geography