Xuan'en County
| Xuan'en County 宣恩县 | |
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| County | |
  Xuan'en Location in Hubei | |
| Coordinates: 29°52′N 109°33′E / 29.867°N 109.550°ECoordinates: 29°52′N 109°33′E / 29.867°N 109.550°E | |
| 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]
Notes
- ↑ "湖北290米深天坑藏动植物王国. 燕子筑巢昆虫飞翔 (A plant and animal kingdom preserved inside a 290-meter deep Hubei sinkhole. Swallows build nests, and insects fly.)", 淮海晚报 (in Chinese), 2015-05-22
- ↑ "Photos: See the Chinese Sinkhole That Developed Its Own Ecosystem", The Wall Street Journal Blog, 2015-05-22
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