The first cave we visited on Nui Kim Son was Dong Quan Am. There was construction work going on outside (July 2011).
A very young monk with an interesting hair cut!
Steps lead down to a small entrance.
Passage leads to a smallish chamber with a large fenced stalactite, which was just cm from the floor.
A passage leads onto a chamber with a few bats, muddy floor and a small pool or sump. Saw a couple of Huntsmen and a whip spider.
Entrance has chert vertically down the wall.
Further along the road is another cave, Tam Thanh. A gated archway leads to a chamber open to the sky, although it is more like a rock shelter. There are insect eating bats hanging in semi dark and 2 Thai style Buddhas and a couple of other statues.
See more Marble Mountain photos.
Expedition results are published in Karst and Caves of South Vietnam, Part 1: Provinces of Kien Giang, An Giang and Da Nang. Michael Laumanns (editor). Published by Berliner Höhlenkundliche Berichte (BHB), Volume 43 , 2011 . To order, contact me or see BHB 2011.
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