Scientists Discovered A Sinkhole 630
Deep inside a sinkhole in China’s Leye-Fengshan Global Geopark, 630 feet below the surface, scientists have found a huge old forest.
Better sit tight before seeing what’s inside!
UNESCO describes the area as having caves and the longest natural bridge in the world.
It is in China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
On its website, UNESCO says, “The UNESCO Global Geopark is primarily sedimentary with more than 60 percent of 3000m
thick Devonian to Permian carbonate rocks.”
“It forms an ‘S’-shaped structure and a rhombus configuration in the karst areas
of Leye and Fengshan counties respectively, which controlled two large subterranean rivers’ development, the Bailang and Poyue.”
“In addition, between these two subterranean rivers the Buliuhe River was formed.
Around these rivers, it formed numerous karst geosites including high karst peak clusters (fengcong), poljes,
karst springs, karst windows (tiankengs), natural bridges, extensive caves, massive cave chambers and speleothems.”
“It also features fault zones, minor folds, giant panda fossils, a Neogene stratigraphic section and other fossils.
“The UNESCO Global Geopark clearly displays the developmental stages of tiankengs and high fengcong karst.
It contains the world’s most beautiful karst windows, the highest density of tiankengs and largest
cave chambers known in the world and the world’s longest natural bridges.”