South China Karst is one of the world’s most spectacular examples of humid tropical to subtropical karst landscapes. It is a serial site spread over the provinces of Guizhou, Guangxi, Yunnan and Chongqing and covers 97,125 hectares. It contains the most significant types of karst landforms, including tower karst, pinnacle karst and cone karst formations, along with other spectacular characteristics such as natural bridges, gorges and large cave systems.
The Shibing Karst component in Guizhou province includes dolomitic karst formations and is located within Wuyanghe National Park. Shibing Karst has an area of 10,280 hectares and a buffer zone of 18,015 hectares. The Shibing Karst is a spectacular and very unusual fengcong karst with gorges developed in pure, thick and ancient dolomite rocks. The Shibing Karst displays varied karst landforms including flat top hills, cliffs, and canyons resulting in columnar-shaped isolated peaks, tufted-peak-clusters, and knife-ridge mountains.
Unesco: South China Karst
RR: 10x10 RR
Date: Feb 26
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