A karst sinkhole with a forest at the bottom has been discovered in China — Animals unknown to science may live at a depth of several hundred meters!
A collapse doesn’t have to be “hellish”. A karst sinkhole in southern China inspires awe instead of terror.
Holes in the ground — especially the largest ones — are of great interest to explorers and amateurs, who often add implausible stories to these places. Some of the most famous holes are the so-called Gates of Hell in Turkmenistan and the Hell Well in Yemen.
Karst sinkholes are a separate category. The one recently found in China, however, is associated with heaven instead of hell. This is due to the discovery at its bottom.
Where was a sinkhole with a lush forest at the bottom discovered?
In early May, a group of speleologists and speleologists explored what turned out to be an extremely picturesque sinkhole in the Kuangsi-Czuang Autonomous Region in southern China. At a depth of almost 200 meters there are 40 meters high old trees and lush undergrowth. Researchers also hit three cave entrances. As they wrote in a press release, they are most likely inhabited by animals that have so far not been described by scientists.
