In addition to the opening, an event that had been long-awaited, the scenic spot, which is located in Zunyi, Guizhou province, also issued an announcement seeking to recruit archaeological volunteers worldwide and inviting them to participate in Hailongtun's archaeological journey.
Definition of cryptic. 1  1 : secret, occult. 2  2a : having or seeming to have a hidden or ambiguous meaning : mysterious cryptic messages cryptic propheciesb : marked by an often perplexing brevity cryptic marginal notes. 3  3 : serving to conceal cryptic coloration in animals; also : exhibiting cryptic coloration cryptic animals.
The degrees get their name from the reference to a hidden or secret vault in the degrees, hence the term Cryptic. Only the first two degrees are regularly worked, the third degree, that of Super Excellent Master, is worked as an honorary degree, not being required as a requisite for membership in the Council.