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San Wang Dong
San Wang Dong is a large Karst cave in the Wulong Karst formation region, located within Wulong County of Chongqing Municipality in China. Geography The current known combined length of its passages is long. San Wang Dong has numerous large cave rooms and passages, many of which are almost intact. San Wang Dong cave lies in close proximity to another huge Wulong Karst cave named Er Wang Dong. San Wang Dong is located lower than Er Wang Dong, and both caves might be connected. San Wang Dong was known to local people, although its exploration only began around a decade ago. The first major scientific exploration of the cave was organized by the international Hong Meigui Cave Exploration Society. See also * * * List of caves in China This is an incomplete list of caves in China. It includes natural caves and rock cut grottoes. Natural caves }--> , align = center , , align = center , karst , Zhejiang Province , - , Crown Cave , , , , Guilin Prefecture-level ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karst Cave
Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant rocks, such as quartzite, given the right conditions. Subterranean drainage may limit surface water, with few to no rivers or lakes. However, in regions where the dissolved bedrock is covered (perhaps by debris) or confined by one or more superimposed non-soluble rock strata, distinctive karst features may occur only at subsurface levels and can be totally missing above ground. The study of ''paleokarst'' (buried karst in the stratigraphic column) is important in petroleum geology because as much as 50% of the world's hydrocarbon reserves are hosted in carbonate rock, and much of this is found in porous karst systems. Etymology The English word ''karst'' was borrowed from German in the late 19th century, which entered German much earlier. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wulong Karst
The Wulong Karst () is a karst landscape located within the borders of Wulong District, Chongqing Municipality, People's Republic of China. It is divided into three areas containing the Three Natural Bridges, the Qingkou Tiankeng (箐口天坑) and Furong Cave respectively. It is a part of the Wulong Karst National Geology Park as well as part of the South China Karst, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Scenic areas Three Natural Bridges The Three Natural Bridges (), a series of natural limestone bridges located in Xiannushan Town (), Wulong County, are the nucleus of a conservation area which includes the following features: * Tianlong (天龙桥) Qinglong (青龙桥) and Heilong (黑龙桥) limestone bridges; * Qinglong Tiankeng (青龙天坑); * Shenying Tiankeng (神鹰天坑); * Yangshui River Karst Canyon (羊水河喀斯特峡谷); * Longshui Gorge (龙水峡地缝); * Central Shiyuan Tiankeng (中石院天坑); * Lower Shiyuan Tiankeng (下石院天坑); * Seventy-two Branc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wulong County
Wulong District () is a district of Chongqing Municipality, China, bordering Guizhou province to the south. Administration Climate Education There is a central elementary school in Baiyun Town. Transportation The district is served by Chongqing Xiannüshan Airport which opened in December 2020. World Heritage Site Numerous Wulong Karst limestone rock formations are scenic landmarks in Wulong. They are protected within the UNESCO South China Karst World Heritage Site. Features *Three Natural Bridges — ''in Xiannüshan Town''. *Furong Cave —''on the Furong River The Furong River (), also known as the Pangu River (盘古河) is the largest tributary of the Wu River and flows through Guizhou Province and Chongqing Municipality, People's Republic of China. Description Rising in the Dalou Mountains in Suiya ...''. * Er Wang Dong — ''in Houping Miao and Tuzi Ethnic Township''. References External links * Districts of Chongqing {{Chongqing-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chongqing
Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), Postal Romanization, alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a Direct-administered municipalities of China, municipality in Southwest China. The official abbreviation of the city, "" (), was approved by the State Council of the People's Republic of China, State Council on 18 April 1997. This abbreviation is derived from the old name of a part of the Jialing River that runs through Chongqing and feeds into the Yangtze River. Administratively, it is one of the four municipalities under the direct administration of the Government of China, central government of the People's Republic of China (the other three are Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin), and the only such municipality located deep inland. The municipality of Chongqing, roughly the size of Austria, includes the city of Chongqing as well as various discontiguous cities. Due to a classification technicality, Chongqing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Modern Chinese trace their origins to a cradle of civilization in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. The semi-legendary Xia dynasty in the 21st century BCE and the well-attested Shang and Zhou dynasties developed a bureaucratic political system to serve hereditary monarchies, or dyna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Er Wang Dong
Er Wang Dong () is a large cave in the Wulong Karst region, in Wulong County of Chongqing Municipality of China. Current known length of its passages is with a maximum depth of . It is large enough to contain its own weather system. The cave starts in the deep Niubizi tiankeng (牛鼻子天坑; "ox nose sinkhole") and also contains the deep Qingkou tiankeng. Er Wang Dong cave has formed in Lower Ordovician limestone and is located close to another very large cave system - San Wang Dong. Both caves were explored by Hong Meigui Cave Exploration Society. Local people make weather forecasts based on the observations in Niubizi tiankeng - if there is a fog coming from the cave, rain is expected. See also * * * List of caves in China This is an incomplete list of caves in China. It includes natural caves and rock cut grottoes. Natural caves }--> , align = center , , align = center , karst , Zhejiang Province , - , Crown Cave , , , , Guilin Prefecture-level c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Caves In China
This is an incomplete list of caves in China. It includes natural caves and rock cut grottoes. Natural caves }--> , align = center , , align = center , karst , Zhejiang Province , - , Crown Cave , , , , Guilin Prefecture-level city , - , Furong Cave , align = center , , align = center , , align = center , karst , Chongqing Municipality , - , Fu Yuan Dong , align = center , , align = center , , align = center , , near Daluo village, Guangxi province , - , Hongqingsi Grottoes , , , , Yima, Henan , - , Huanglong Cave , align = center , , align = center , , align = center , karst , Hunan Province , - , Jiangzhou Cave System , align = center , , align = center , , align = center , , Guangxi Province , - , Kizil Caves , align = center , , align = center , , align = center , , Xinjiang Province , - , Longgu Cave , , , , Hubei Province , - , Luobi Cave , align = center , , align = center , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caves Of Chongqing
A cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground, specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. The word ''cave'' can refer to smaller openings such as sea caves, rock shelters, and grottos, that extend a relatively short distance into the rock and they are called ''exogene'' caves. Caves which extend further underground than the opening is wide are called ''endogene'' caves. Speleology is the science of exploration and study of all aspects of caves and the cave environment. Visiting or exploring caves for recreation may be called ''caving'', ''potholing'', or ''spelunking''. Formation types The formation and development of caves is known as ''speleogenesis''; it can occur over the course of millions of years. Caves can range widely in size, and are formed by various geological processes. These may involve a combination of chemical processes, erosion by water, tectonic forces, microorgani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karst Caves
Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant rocks, such as quartzite, given the right conditions. Subterranean drainage may limit surface water, with few to no rivers or lakes. However, in regions where the dissolved bedrock is covered (perhaps by debris) or confined by one or more superimposed non-soluble rock strata, distinctive karst features may occur only at subsurface levels and can be totally missing above ground. The study of ''paleokarst'' (buried karst in the stratigraphic column) is important in petroleum geology because as much as 50% of the world's hydrocarbon reserves are hosted in carbonate rock, and much of this is found in porous karst systems. Etymology The English word ''karst'' was borrowed from German in the late 19th century, which entered German much earlier. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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