钟乳石奇观
连州地下河的钟乳石资源相当丰富，这里的钟乳石光泽剔透，形状奇特，具有很高的观赏价值。
唐代大诗人刘禹锡游览此洞时，发现溶洞里钟乳石林立，敲之声音悦耳，如万钟和鸣。因此刘禹锡将此洞称为“万钟洞”。连州地下河的钟乳石不但数量奇多，而且形状更为奇美。石笋、石柱、石花、石幔千姿百态，穷尽你的想象。
钟乳石通常分为三大类：从洞顶向下生长的称为“石钟乳”；从洞底向上生长的称为“石笋”；“石钟乳”和“石笋”在生长过程中连接为一体的称为“石柱”。钟乳石的生长十分缓慢，在有滴水的情况下以每年1～2毫米的速度生长。也就是说要形成我们现在看到的景观往往需要几万年甚至几十万年的时间。
洞中一日，地上千年，此刻我们已经回到亿万年前的地球，我们可以伸手触摸到宇宙大自然留给我们的神秘记忆，与亿万年时间积累的一颗颗神奇的钟乳石展开心灵对话。
连州的钟乳石不但具有欣赏价值还具有很高的药用价值。刘禹锡不但是著名的诗人，还是一位名医。他曾经把连州的钟乳石磨成粉末寄给当时在柳州任职的柳宗元，治好了他的肺病。钟乳石不但能治肺病、五劳七伤，还是通顺血脉的良药，所以早在唐代连州的钟乳石就是上送给朝廷的贡品，主要的用途也是药用。
The stalactite resources in Lianzhou Underground River are quite abundant. The stalactites here are lustrous and transparent, with unique shapes, and have high ornamental value.
When Liu Yuxi, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, visited this cave, he found that there were numerous stalactites in the cave. The sound they made when struck was pleasant, like the simultaneous ringing of ten thousand bells. Therefore, Liu Yuxi called this cave "Ten Thousand Bells Cave". The stalactites in the underground river of Lianzhou are not only extremely numerous but also have even more beautiful shapes. Stalagmites, stone pillars, stone flowers and stone curtains come in all kinds of shapes and sizes, Filled with your imagination.
Stalactites are generally classified into three major categories: those that grow downward from the cave ceiling are called "stalactites"; The ones that grow upwards from the bottom of the cave are called "stalagmites". The "stalactites" and "stalagmites" that are joined together during their growth process are called "stone pillars". Stalactites grow very slowly, at a rate of 1 to 2 millimeters per year when there is dripping water. That is to say, it often takes tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years to form the landscape we see now.
A day in the cave is a thousand years on the ground. At this moment, we have returned to the Earth billions of years ago. We can reach out and touch the mysterious memories left to us by the universe and nature, and have a spiritual dialogue with the magical stalactites accumulated over billions of years.
The stalactites in Lianzhou not only have aesthetic value but also possess high medicinal value. Liu Yuxi was not only a renowned poet but also a famous doctor. He once ground stalactites from Lianzhou into powder and sent it to Liu Zongyuan, who was then working in Liuzhou, which cured his lung disease. Stalactites not only can treat lung diseases and injuries from all kinds of fatigue, but also are good medicine for unblocking blood vessels. Therefore, as early as the Tang Dynasty, stalactites from Lianzhou were presented as tributes to the imperial court, and their main use was also for medicinal purposes.
