(function(){var loadHandler=window['sl_{E62A3DC5-7E61-4CFA-88F7-F98DDD5C9E3D}'];loadHandler&&loadHandler(10, '<div id="spr0_3e3b2c"><div id="spr1_3e3b2c" class="kern slide"><img id="img0_3e3b2c" src="data/img9.png" width="540px" height="405px" alt="" style="left:0px;top:0px;"/></div><div id="spr2_3e3b2c" class="kern slide"><div id="spr3_3e3b2c" style="left:27px;top:16.219px;"><div style="width:0px;"><span id="txt0_3e3b2c" class="nokern" data-width="136.516113" style="left:174.75px;top:-0.455px;">II/ Reading</span></div></div><div id="spr4_3e3b2c" style="left:9px;top:45px;"><div style="width:0px;"><span id="txt1_3e3b2c" class="nokern" data-width="496.078857" style="left:5.4px;top:3.419px;">Son Doong Cave has become more famous after the American Broadcasting Company</span></div><div style="width:0px;"><span id="txt2_3e3b2c" class="nokern" data-width="497.529053" style="left:5.4px;top:19.619px;">(ABC) aired a live programme featuring its magnificence on ‘Good Morning America’</span></div><div style="width:0px;"><span id="txt3_3e3b2c" class="nokern" data-width="74.625732" style="left:5.4px;top:35.819px;">in May 2015.</span></div><div style="width:0px;"><span id="txt4_3e3b2c" class="nokern" data-width="510.409424" style="left:5.4px;top:71.459px;">Located in Quang Binh Province, Son Doong Cave was discovered by a local man named</span></div><div style="width:0px;"><span id="txt5_3e3b2c" class="nokern" data-width="500.693115" style="left:5.4px;top:87.659px;">Ho Khanh in 1991, and became known internationally in 2009 thanks to British cavers,</span></div><div style="width:0px;"><span id="txt6_3e3b2c" class="nokern" data-width="487.832520" style="left:5.4px;top:103.859px;">led by Howard Limbert. The cave was formed about 2 to 5 million years ago by river</span></div><div style="width:0px;"><span id="txt7_3e3b2c" class="nokern" data-width="480.350830" style="left:5.4px;top:120.059px;">water eroding away the limestone underneath the mountain. It contains some of the</span></div><div style="width:0px;"><span id="txt8_3e3b2c" class="nokern" data-width="497.212646" style="left:5.4px;top:136.259px;">tallest known stalagmites in the world - up to 70 metres tall. The cave is more than 200</span></div><div style="width:0px;"><span id="txt9_3e3b2c" class="nokern" data-width="499.842773" style="left:5.4px;top:152.459px;">metres wide, 150 metres high, and nearly 9 kilometres long, with caverns big enough to</span></div><div style="width:0px;"><span id="txt10_3e3b2c" class="nokern" data-width="496.059082" style="left:5.4px;top:168.659px;">fit an entire street inside them. Son Doong Cave is recognised as the largest cave in the</span></div><div style="width:0px;"><span id="txt11_3e3b2c" class="nokern" data-width="483.336914" style="left:5.4px;top:184.859px;">world by BCRA (British Cave Research Association) and selected as one of the most</span></div><div style="width:0px;"><span id="txt12_3e3b2c" class="nokern" data-width="384.387451" style="left:5.4px;top:201.059px;">beautiful on earth by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation).</span></div><div style="width:0px;"><span id="txt13_3e3b2c" class="nokern" data-width="495.340576" style="left:5.4px;top:236.699px;">In August 2013, the first tourist group explored the cave on a guided tour. Permits are</span></div><div style="width:0px;"><span id="txt14_3e3b2c" class="nokern" data-width="480.733154" style="left:5.4px;top:252.899px;">now required to access the cave and are made available on a limited basis. Only 500</span></div><div style="width:0px;"><span id="txt15_3e3b2c" class="nokern" data-width="484.820068" style="left:5.4px;top:269.099px;">permits were issued for the 2015 season, which runs from February to August. After</span></div><div style="width:0px;"><span id="txt16_3e3b2c" class="nokern relpos" data-width="411.690674" style="left:5.4px;top:285.299px;">August, heavy rains cause river levels to rise and make the cave largely </span><span id="txt17_3e3b2c" class="nokern relpos" data-width="67.493408" style="left:5.396px;top:285.299px;">inaccessible</span><span id="txt18_3e3b2c" class="nokern relpos" style="left:5.392px;top:285.299px;">.</span></div></div></div></div>');})();