Gift from earth: Giant karst sinkholes found in NW China
Photo taken on Dec 3, 2016 shows trees growing up from a giant karst sinkhole in Zhenba county of Hanzhong city, Northwest China's Shaanxi province. A cluster of giant karst sinkholes, also known as tiankengs, has been discovered in Shaanxi. In total, 49 tiankengs and over 50 funnels of between 50 to 100 meter in diameter were found in the over 200-km karst landform belt in Hanzhong city. [Photo/Xinhua] |