Chinas giant sinkholes are a tourist hit - but ancient forests inside are at risk
More than 100 metres (328ft) beneath them is a lost world of ancient forests, plants and animals. All they can see is leafy tree tops and hear is the echoes of cicadas and birds bouncing off the cliffs. For thousands of years, this heavenly pit or tiankeng, in Mandarin, was unexplored.
Posted by Hicham ALAOUI RIZQ on 2024, Nov 23
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More than 100 metres (328ft) beneath them is a lost world of ancient forests, plants and animals. All they can see is leafy tree tops and hear is the echoes of cicadas and birds bouncing off the cliffs. For thousands of years, this heavenly pit or tiankeng, in Mandarin, was unexplored.
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