Guizhou's karst caves offer cooling retreats for summer tourists

Tourists enjoy via ferrata climb at a karst cave in Zunyi City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 7, 2026. Best known for its karst landscape, Guizhou has made the best of karst caves to develop distinctive sites for cooling retreats. Featuring natural geological wonders, cooling enjoyment and water amusements, this emerging tourist experience has become a hit among locals and visitors alike. (Photo by Zhang Zhengju/Xinhua)

A drone photo taken on Aug. 10, 2026 shows tourists enjoying themselves at a cafe inside a karst cave in Xiuwen County of Guiyang City, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Best known for its karst landscape, Guizhou has made the best of karst caves to develop distinctive sites for cooling retreats. Featuring natural geological wonders, cooling enjoyment and water amusements, this emerging tourist experience has become a hit among locals and visitors alike. (Photo by Yuan Fuhong/Xinhua)

Tourists have fun inside a karst cave in Kaili City, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 8, 2026. Best known for its karst landscape, Guizhou has made the best of karst caves to develop distinctive sites for cooling retreats. Featuring natural geological wonders, cooling enjoyment and water amusements, this emerging tourist experience has become a hit among locals and visitors alike. (Photo by Wu Xianyan/Xinhua)

Tourists enjoy via ferrata climb at a karst cave in Zunyi City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 7, 2026. Best known for its karst landscape, Guizhou has made the best of karst caves to develop distinctive sites for cooling retreats. Featuring natural geological wonders, cooling enjoyment and water amusements, this emerging tourist experience has become a hit among locals and visitors alike. (Photo by Zhang Zhengju/Xinhua)

Tourists visit a cafe inside a karst cave in Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 8, 2026. Best known for its karst landscape, Guizhou has made the best of karst caves to develop distinctive sites for cooling retreats. Featuring natural geological wonders, cooling enjoyment and water amusements, this emerging tourist experience has become a hit among locals and visitors alike. (Photo by Chen Xi/Xinhua)

Tourists enjoy themselves at a cafe inside a karst cave in Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 8, 2026. Best known for its karst landscape, Guizhou has made the best of karst caves to develop distinctive sites for cooling retreats. Featuring natural geological wonders, cooling enjoyment and water amusements, this emerging tourist experience has become a hit among locals and visitors alike. (Photo by Chen Xi/Xinhua)

A drone photo taken on Aug. 8, 2026 shows tourists visiting a cafe inside a karst cave in Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Best known for its karst landscape, Guizhou has made the best of karst caves to develop distinctive sites for cooling retreats. Featuring natural geological wonders, cooling enjoyment and water amusements, this emerging tourist experience has become a hit among locals and visitors alike. (Photo by Chen Xi/Xinhua)

Tourists enjoy paddleboarding inside a karst cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 6, 2026. Best known for its karst landscape, Guizhou has made the best of karst caves to develop distinctive sites for cooling retreats. Featuring natural geological wonders, cooling enjoyment and water amusements, this emerging tourist experience has become a hit among locals and visitors alike. (Photo by Li Qianyong/Xinhua)

Children have fun inside a karst cave in Kaili City, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 8, 2026. Best known for its karst landscape, Guizhou has made the best of karst caves to develop distinctive sites for cooling retreats. Featuring natural geological wonders, cooling enjoyment and water amusements, this emerging tourist experience has become a hit among locals and visitors alike. (Photo by Wu Xianyan/Xinhua)

Tourists visit a cafe inside a karst cave in Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 6, 2026. Best known for its karst landscape, Guizhou has made the best of karst caves to develop distinctive sites for cooling retreats. Featuring natural geological wonders, cooling enjoyment and water amusements, this emerging tourist experience has become a hit among locals and visitors alike. (Photo by Lu Wei/Xinhua)

Tourists enjoy themselves beside a waterfall in Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 6, 2026. Best known for its karst landscape, Guizhou has made the best of karst caves to develop distinctive sites for cooling retreats. Featuring natural geological wonders, cooling enjoyment and water amusements, this emerging tourist experience has become a hit among locals and visitors alike. (Photo by Lu Wei/Xinhua)

A tourist enjoys herself at a cafe near a waterfall in Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 6, 2026. Best known for its karst landscape, Guizhou has made the best of karst caves to develop distinctive sites for cooling retreats. Featuring natural geological wonders, cooling enjoyment and water amusements, this emerging tourist experience has become a hit among locals and visitors alike. (Photo by Lu Wei/Xinhua)

A tourist enjoys via ferrata climb inside a karst cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 6, 2026. Best known for its karst landscape, Guizhou has made the best of karst caves to develop distinctive sites for cooling retreats. Featuring natural geological wonders, cooling enjoyment and water amusements, this emerging tourist experience has become a hit among locals and visitors alike. (Photo by Li Qianyong/Xinhua)