Xiaozhai Tiankeng

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Also known as

小寨天坑

City

Enshi

Coordinates

30.7506045, 109.4695766

About Xiaozhai Tiankeng

Xiaozhai Tiankeng is located in Xiaozhai Village, Xinglong Town, Fengjie County, Chongqing City (near 30°44′23″ north latitude, 109°29′ east longitude). It is an important example of the Earth’s Quaternary evolutionary history and a “living fossil” of the origin of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. It is a typical karst It is a special karst funnel landform with a maximum diameter of 626 meters, a vertical height of 666.2 meters, and a total volume of approximately 119 million cubic meters. It is the largest known sinkhole in the world. Its formation was caused by the collapse of carbonate rock formations caused by underground rivers over a long period of time. , belongs to the same karst system as the Tianjingxia ground fissure, with a total length of underground rivers of about 4 kilometers.

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More attractions in Enshi

• Enshi Grand Canyon — 5A
• Shennong Stream Tujia Boatman Culture Tourism Area — 5A
• Tenglong Cave Tourism Area — 5A
• Baidi City·Qutang Gorge Scenic Area 26 — 5A
• Chongqing Yunyang Longgang National Geopark — 5A
• Qutang Gorge — 5A
• Shiziguan (Lion Pass) Tourism Area — 4A
• Enshi Daqingjiang (Great Qing River) Tourism Area — 4A

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