Wulong Karst


The Wulong Karst is a karst landscape located within the borders of Wulong County, Chongqing Municipality, People's Republic of China. It is divided into three areas containing the Three Natural Bridges, the Qingkou Tiankeng and Furong Cave respectively. It is a part of the Wulong Karst National Geology Park as well as part of the South China Karst, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Scenic areas

Three Natural Bridges

The Three Natural Bridges, a series of natural limestone bridges located in Xiannushan Town, Wulong County, are the nucleus of a conservation area which includes the following features:

Qingkou Tiankeng Scenic Area

The Qingkou Tiankeng Scenic Area is located around Houping Township, Wulong County and includes 5 tiankengs:
and nearby caves. This is the only currently known tiankeng cluster in the world hypothesized to have formed by surface water erosion.
The Qingkou Tiankeng Scenic Area comprises a 7,134 ha core zone and 46,781 ha buffer zone for a total of 53,915 ha of protected area.

Furong Cave-Furong Jiang Scenic Area

Furong Cave is located in Jiangkou Town, Wulong County some from the county town, near the confluence of the Furong and Wu rivers.
The cave is long and features numerous vertical shafts running through the limestone. Stalactites and other sedimentary features abound throughout the cave, and it is open daily for tours.
The Furong Cave-Furong Jiang area comprises a 3,941 ha core zone and 24,024 ha buffer zone, for 27,965 ha total protected area.

Flora

The Wulong Karst area has the following types of forests and plant communities.
Protected plants include Ginkgo biloba, Eucommia ulmoides, Taxus chinensis, Handeliodendron bodinieri, Liriodendron chinense, Juglans regia, Phellodendron chinense, Fagopyrum dibotrys, Cinnamomum camphora, Camptotheca acuminata, Actinidia chinensis, and Gynostemma pentaphyllum.