Leye county Tiankeng Group: the largest Tiankeng Group in the world.

Leye county tiankeng group is the largest tiankeng group in the world.

Leye county Tiankeng Group is located in Leye County, Baise City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. It is the largest sinkhole group in the world, covering more than 20 square kilometers. It is densely arranged by Dashiwei sinkhole and dozens of nearby sinkholes, and its number and distribution density are unique in the world. In addition, among the 13 super-large sinkholes in the world, there are 7 in leye county, so Leye County is known as "the sinkhole capital of the world" and "the sinkhole museum of the world".

Leye county Tiankeng Group is an extremely rare karst group in the world, which was formed 65 million years ago. How are these sinkholes formed? Experts believe that this may be due to the large-scale collapse of the surface after the long-term corrosion of underground rivers caused huge underground cavities. However, the specific reasons for the formation have yet to be discovered by scientists.

Tiankeng is not only a tourist landscape, but also a valuable geological research object. Geologists can use tiankeng to judge whether the landform of peak cluster is mature or not, so as to judge whether there are various caves, underground rivers, natural bridges and other related geological relics in the peak cluster area. The theory of karst tiankeng enriches and develops the traditional karst theory and landscape geomorphology theory, and promotes the development of related disciplines.