If Queen Elsa wanted a place to let it go in Asia, she'll probably head for the Luyashan Mountain Ningwu ice cave.

Located in Ningwu county in north China's Shanxi province, it's the biggest ice cave discovered so far in China and goes an impressive 85 metres deep. The cave stands 2,300 metres above sea level and is said to have been formed during the ice age, some 3 million years ago.

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Commonly referred to as the "10,000 year cave" by the locals, the cave is unique for its ability to stay frozen throughout summer even when the outside temperature climbs towards 20 degree Celsius.

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According to scientists who have been studying how ice caves manage to stay cold naturally, the phenomenon is thanks in part to the cave's bowling pin shape.

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Due to the its frozen walls and floors and never-ending stretch of floor-to-ceiling ice stalactites, cold air is consistently trapped within the cave allowing for its structure to stay frozen.

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Ranked number one amongst China's nine other famous ice caves, the Ningwu ice cave receives up to 1,000 visitors a day.

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Illuminated with hundreds of coloured lightbulbs, the magnificent cave is a sight to behold.

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