source: P Tan
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| the crystal house is also Lee Yon's own house |
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| The entrance to the house, situated at the far end of the town |
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| 3,000 crystals! Collected from 29 years of working in the mines. |
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| At first he was fascinated at the way the faceted crystals shone in the light. Then he started bringing them home and collecting them. |
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| all shapes and sizes and types, but he does not catalogue and name them, simply because he is a miner not a geologist. |
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| some are HUGE! After chatting with him, I thought he was pally enough to give me one tiny crystal. NO!!! he said, "they are my babies!" Then can he sell me one tiny lousy piece? "NO!!NO!!! They are not for sale, they are my life!!" Ha ha ha ! Looks like he is passionate about his crystals. |
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| Lee Yon, the ex miner of the biggest, deepest, and longest subterranean mine in the world. (this is true, I got this snippet from the museum flyer) |
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| He created 2 miniature tunnels in his own backyard. This one is hewn from limestone and solid rock. |
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| you can run around and play among the maze like tunnels. |
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| Now that he is not working he beautifies his house and made this crystal pond himself |
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| this is a replica of the real mines |
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| his hammer and tools, everyday he creates a bit of the tunnel |
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| After digging, he carries out the earth and throws it out at the back of his house. |
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| He demonstrates how he does it. |
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| not an easy task, takes patience and perseverance to move mountains.  |
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| His wife charges only the minimal of entrance fees |
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| He even makes toilet facilities for you outside his house! |
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| Lee Yon is now famous far and wide, He has numerous newspaper articles about himself and his own website. |
1 comment:
So cute!
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