Xiaozhai Tiankeng - Wikipedia
The Xiaozhai Tiankeng (小寨天坑), also known as the Xiaozhai Heavenly Pit, is the world's deepest sinkhole. [1] It is located in Fengjie County of Chongqing Municipality in China.
China's huge and mysterious Xiaozhai Tiankeng sinkhole - BBC
Deep in China's Fengjie County lies a natural wonder that has fascinated experts for decades. The Xiaozhai Tiankeng sinkhole is vast. Probably formed centuries ago by collapsing caves and...
A giant sinkhole in China has an ancient forest growing inside - NPR
2022年5月20日 · Cave explorers stumbled upon a prehistoric forest at the bottom of a giant sinkhole in South China earlier this month. Sinkholes such as these are also known in Chinese as Tiankeng, or "Heavenly...
Xiaoxhai Tiankeng: the world's biggest sinkhole - BBC
2022年11月17日 · But one thing is for certain: measuring 660m deep, with a volume of 130 million cubic metres, China's Xiaoxhai Tiankeng is both the deepest and largest sinkhole in the world.
China's 'heavenly pits': The giant sinkholes that have ancient …
2024年5月24日 · The heavenly pits are some of the largest sinkholes in the world — in particular Xiaozhai Tiankeng, located in Fengjie County in southern-central China, which is the deepest sinkhole on Earth.
Descending Into the Lush Underworld of China’s Newly Discovered Sinkhole
2022年7月8日 · It wasn’t until 1985 that modern sinkhole and cave exploration took off in China, when the Single Rope Technique, which helps explorers descend and ascend vertical slopes more safely and...
China's sinkholes: Tourist boom threatens ancient forests - BBC
Two-thirds of the world’s more than 300 sinkholes are in China, scattered throughout the country’s west - with 30 known tiankeng, Guangxi province in the south has more of them than...
Untouched ancient forest discovered inside colossal sinkhole in China
2023年8月28日 · In a remarkable discovery, a team of cave explorers in China has stumbled upon a colossal sinkhole that is home to a pristinely preserved ancient forest. George Veni is the Executive Director of the National Cave and Karst Research Institute .
Giant sinkhole with a forest inside found in China - Live Science
2022年5月11日 · This giant karst sinkhole, also called a tiankeng, has plants growing at the bottom in Luoquanyan Village of Xuan'en County, central China's Hubei Province.
Ancient Forest Discovered in Chinese Sinkhole | Smithsonian
2022年6月10日 · A cave exploration team in China has discovered an enormous sinkhole with a well-preserved primitive forest at the bottom.