Xuan'en County

Xuan'en County
宣恩县
County
Xuan'en

Location in Hubei

Coordinates: 29°52′N 109°33′E / 29.867°N 109.550°E / 29.867; 109.550Coordinates: 29°52′N 109°33′E / 29.867°N 109.550°E / 29.867; 109.550
Country People's Republic of China
Province Hubei
Prefecture Enshi
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)

Xuan'en County (Chinese: 宣恩; pinyin: Xuān'ēn) is a county of southwestern Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of the Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.

A remarkable topographic feature found in Xuan'en County is a 290-meter deep karst sinkhole, located near the village of Luoquanyan (锣圈岩村). According to news reports, the sinkhole, which occupies around 100 mu (6 hectares), has its own unique ecosystem.[1][2]

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