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Chenzhou Mount Feitian National Geo-park

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Situated at Chenzhou,Hunan, Mount Feitian National Geo-park features Danxia landform and Karst caves stretching about 110 square kilometers. Surrounded by green hills, flowers, grass and trees, the Geo-park is ubiquitous in Danxia landform with red rocks, green water, red cliffs and usual caves.

Speaking of Mount Feitian National Geo-park, it is necessary to introduce Wanghua Karst Cave. The cave has a length of 9 kilometers, the main cave 2245 meters. Developing from the Carboniferous limestone in 350-320 million years ago, the Tufa deposition type is various in the cave, full of stalactites, stalagmites, stalagnates, curtains with numerous shapes and poses. There is a waterfall rushing through a cave above 50 meters, forming a curtain in front of the cave.

In addition, the park is rich in cultural sights. To the west of Fengxing Mountain, 200 meters away, there lie 2 wooden hanging coffins which were set in caves of cliffs, above the river with tens of meters high. With a history of 800 years, the hanging coffin has a great many legends and stories.

By Emma

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