Imagine finding a gap in the ground and rappelling more than 600 feet to reveal a lush forest covered with plants as high as your shoulders. It sounds like something from a fantasy film, but a group of Chinese speleologists recently experienced just that. The team ventured on a fascinating adventure to the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of southern China, where they … [Read more...] about Chinese Researchers Find a lush Forest Growing Within a 630-Foot Sinkhole
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Chinese Fishing Village Reclaimed by Nature after Being Abandoned
A little island off the shore of eastern China's Yangtze River has a hidden paradise destroyed by the forces of nature and time: a fishing community that has been abandoned and slowly being consumed by thick layers of ivy. On Gouqi Island, one of the 394 islands that make up the Shengsi Islands in the Zhoushan Archipelago, is where Houtou Wan Village may be found. It is only … [Read more...] about Chinese Fishing Village Reclaimed by Nature after Being Abandoned
Residents of a Chinese City are Terrified When the Sky turns Blood Red
On Saturday, the Chinese port city of Zhoushan, which is close to Shanghai, saw a strange blood red sky. On Saturday night, terrified locals captured video of Zhoushan being enveloped by a deep scarlet cloud for hours, fueling worries of a blazing fire. The phenomena was eventually discovered to be produced by a combination of low-hanging clouds and light … [Read more...] about Residents of a Chinese City are Terrified When the Sky turns Blood Red