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Since prehistoric times, caves have been used as places of shelter and as homes to ancient cave man. In more modern times, a few caves are still used as shelters for hermits, religious people and of course for temples. In other countries some caves are used as wine cellars (for storage), or for growing mushrooms or aging and storing cheese and wine, as they have a relatively constant temperature and absence of natural light.
Others have been used as factories and stores during periods of war. Even underground endurance records have been set in caves, e.g. the longest time spent underground (held by Maurizio Montalbini who spent 366 days in a cave in Italy).
In Malaysia there are not many examples of these uses.
Net strung across cave entrance to trap bats. It may be because the cave is used as an unofficial temple |
this bat had a long slow death trapped in the net |
Kek Lok Tong is used for wedding photos |
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Private wine cellar at Tambun Hot Springs, Perak |
This cave in Pahang is being used as a house |
sadly there is also a lot of rubbish dumped in the cave |
not sure if this cave is being used as a house or a recycling centre! |
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horses sheltering in a cave |
Caves are also used in advertising.
In 2007 Digi phone company used Gua Kandu in Perak for their YCF (yellow coverage fellow) series. The yellow man was seen following some cavers into the cave to show that coverage is almost everywhere. As he goes into the cave he breaks up as he looses coverage so has to come out and he is OK again.
looking at the cave entrance |
looking out from the cave |
entering the cave |
yellow man follows the cavers into the cave |
he follows the cavers in.... |
...but begins to break up |
so he goes out & coverage is restored |
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One unusual event was when I was in Gua Cinta Manis in Pahang and there were a group of men in there to look for a spirit, as one man wanted a spirit for his house. I wrote about this Caving with spirit hunters
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