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The region is recognized as the world’s type area for karst landform development in the humid tropics and subtropics. The World Heritage Property of South China Karst is a serial property that includes seven karst clusters in four Provinces: Shilin Karst, Libo Karst, Wulong Karst, Guilin Karst, Shibing Karst, Jinfoshan Karst, and Huanjiang Karst.
South China Karst, World Heritage Site; Stone Forest; Xiaozhai Tiankeng, also known as the Heavenly Pit, is the world's largest sinkhole. [3] Zhangjiajie National Forest park, forming part of the Wulingyuan scenic area, World Heritage Site; Wulong Karst, Wulong County, Chongqing Municipality
[1] [2] The region's natural scenery is characterized by its mountains, rivers, karst caves, historic sites and stone carvings. On June 24, 2014, Guilin, along with Shibing in Guizhou, Mount Jinfo in Chongqing and Huanjiang in Guangxi, was inscribed on the World Heritage List as part of the South China Karst at the 38th World Heritage ...
Pages in category "Karst formations of China" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. ... South China Karst; Stone Forest; T. Taiji Cave ...
The South China Karst in the provinces of Guizhou, Guangxi, and Yunnan provinces is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. List of terms for karst-related features
First discovered by local farmers in 1993 the cave was opened to tourists in 1994. It became a national 4A tourist site in 2002 then in June 2006 part of the South China Karst UNESCO World Heritage Site, the only cave in China on the UNESCO list.
Fengcong karst dominates the course of the Li River and is defined as a group of limestone hills with a common limestone base, with deep depressions (or dolines) between the peaks, and sometimes described as peak cluster depression karst. Hundreds of caves are present in this terrain, with 23 having passages longer than -1 km alongside the Li ...
The county is located in the remote southeastern corner of the prefecture, on the border with Guangxi.Two local sites, Xiaoqikong (小七孔) and Dongduo (洞多), notable for their spectacular karst formations, form part of the multi-site South China Karst UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2007, which is an area about 550,000 km2 in extent.