
If Frozen's Queen Elsa bought this ice cave - she'd never want to let it go.

After all - it never melts.

Made entirely of ice, the Luyashan Mountain Ningwu ice cave in China looks like a real-life replica of the interior of Elsa's mystical castle in Disney - and remarkably manages to stay frozen for the duration of the summer, even when temperatures outside climb to 17C.

Made entirely of ice, the Luyashan Mountain Ningwu ice cave looks like a real-life replica of the interior of the mystical castle in Disney

The cave remarkably manages to stay frozen for the duration of the summer thanks to its bowling-pin shape and position, combined with the seasonal flow of air

If Frozen's Queen Elsa (left) was looking for a place to stay in Asia, she would feel right at home in this spectacular cave in China, which similarly features icy structures and pillars. Pictured right is her wintry dwelling from the Disney movie

The stunning natural spectacle is the largest ice cave to be discovered so far in China and is believed to date back three million years.

According to scientists from the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, the seemingly impossible cave is kept cold thanks to a number of factors.

The structure’s bowling-pin shape and position, combined with the seasonal flow of air and the way heat is exchanged with the rock walls, provide the ideal conditions to keep the cave icy, even when it's relatively toasty outside.

And the result is spectacular. The dazzling interior is 278ft deep and has five levels that can hold dozens of visitors at a time.

Each of the cathedral-like levels is connected by a winding network of ice stairs, holes and bridges.

Those who get claustrophobic will be pleased to know that at its widest point it stretches for a vast 65ft across, and is still 32ft at its narrowest. If you venture into the crystalline world, you will be treated to mesmerising sights of icicles, icefalls and ice stalagmites.

Wonderland: The dazzling interior is 278ft deep and has five layers that can each hold dozens of visitors at a time

The popular cave welcomes around 1,000 visitors a day when it’s open to the public between May and October.

Tourists can spend an hour in the cave, which is illuminated by 200 light bulbs in varying shades.

China is not the only place to have a naturally occurring ice cave of this nature, with others scattered across Europe, through Russia, Central Asia and North America.

Tourists can spend an hour in the Ningwu County cave, which is illuminated by 200 light bulbs in varying shades

Breathtaking passageways: Each of the cathedral-like layers is connected by a winding network of ice stairs, holes and bridges

Those who get claustrophobic should note that at its widest point it stretches 65ft across and is 32ft at its narrowest

Summer attraction: The cave welcomes around 1,000 visitors a day when it’s open to the public between May and October