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Tiankeng and Difeng (Sinkhole and Fissure)

天坑地缝

Overview

DesignationNational Park of China (fifth batch)
ProvinceChongqing
LocationFengjie, Chongqing
Latitude, longitude30.8, 109.4
Nearby citiesWuhan, Chongqing, Chengdu
HighlightsKarst sinkhole
Top sightsThe sinkhole and the fissure
Nearby sitesThe Three Gorges of the Yangtze, Wulingyuan (Zhangjiajie), Furong River, Wulong, Mount Wudang, Tanzhang Gorge
ThemesKarst, Caves, Glens, Great rivers

About

The Tiankeng–Difeng scenic area lies south of the Yangtze in Fengjie County, Chongqing, over 300 km² in six parts: the sinkhole, the fissure, the Longqiao, Migong and Jiupan rivers and Maocaoba, the sinkhole and fissure being the main sights.

A tiankeng is a karst doline. The Xiaozhai sinkhole at Fengjie is the largest known in the world: 666 m deep, 622 m across at the rim and 522 m at the floor. The Tianjingxia fissure is a hidden crack 37 km long, 80 to 300 m deep and 1 to 30 m wide at the bottom, a classic “one-line sky”.

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