Limestone stalactites – such as in the Reed Flute cave in Guilin, China – grow just 10cm per 1,000 years. Photo: Shutterstock Limestone stalactites – such as in the Reed Flute cave in Guilin, China – grow just 10cm per 1,000 years. Photo: Shutterstock
Limestone stalactites – such as in the Reed Flute cave in Guilin, China – grow just 10cm per 1,000 years. Photo: Shutterstock
China /  People & Culture

Chinese tourist destroys with three swift kicks what nature took 3,000 years to build

Man makes three attempts to kick off top 30cm of limestone feature in act of senseless vandalism

Topic |   Chinese tourists
Frank Tang
Frank Tang

Updated: 3:34pm, 28 Jun, 2017

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Limestone stalactites – such as in the Reed Flute cave in Guilin, China – grow just 10cm per 1,000 years. Photo: Shutterstock Limestone stalactites – such as in the Reed Flute cave in Guilin, China – grow just 10cm per 1,000 years. Photo: Shutterstock
Limestone stalactites – such as in the Reed Flute cave in Guilin, China – grow just 10cm per 1,000 years. Photo: Shutterstock
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