Xuan'en County
| Xuan'en County 宣恩县 | |
|---|---|
| County | |
  Xuan'en Location in Hubei | |
| Coordinates: 29°59′13″N 109°29′28″E / 29.987°N 109.491°ECoordinates: 29°59′13″N 109°29′28″E / 29.987°N 109.491°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture | Enshi |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Xuan'en County (Chinese: 宣恩; pinyin: Xuān'ēn) is a county of southwestern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hunan province to the south. 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 templatestyles stripmarker in
|periodical=at position 1 (help) - ↑ "Photos: See the Chinese Sinkhole That Developed Its Own Ecosystem", The Wall Street Journal Blog, 2015-05-22
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