Karst landscapes, with their sculptural appearance, cover nearly one-sixth of the Earth's surface. These natural formations, ...

one of our planet’s great landscapes. It complements sites that are also present in neighbouring countries, including Viet Nam, where several World Heritage properties also exhibit karst formations.

It is located in China’s southwestern karst landscape and is now one of 30 such holes known as “tiankeng” – which translates as “heavenly pits” – in the region.

Karst refers to the topography, which can be above or below ground, formed from the dissolution of carbonate rocks such as limestone and dolomite. The awards were handed out at the recent UIRC ...

creating a karst landform. He explained that figurative rock formations are common natural landscapes, pointing to examples such as Elephant Trunk Hill in Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region ...

A karst is a type of landscape formed when limestone in the ground is dissolved by water and creates features such as sinkholes and caves. In her previous report nominating the Munro Karst caves ...

It is a spectacular area, very popular with tourists drawn here by the sights of the amazing karst landscape. At the bottom of the valleys flow the rivers Yulong and Li. Temperatures are generally ...