Features of karst landscape at Xingyi,Guizhou

Xingyi is a typical karst region.There is magnificent karst geologic landscape characterized by an alignment of the plateau,gorge,peak-forest and peak-cluster karst,stone forest,and waterfall as well as spring landscape.Among them,Malinghe gorge is 74.8 kilometers long,30~50 meters wide on the bottom, and the dissecting depth is 300~700 meters.So the gorge is called thread of sky inside the plateau.More than 70 perennial waterfalls formed by many tributaries and springs falling into Malinghe gorge with the difference between 50~200 meters,which is a great wonder of karst hydrologic landscape at Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau.On the slope platform and plane,series of peak-forest and peak-cluster karst are closely linked forming majestic scenery.The gentle-sloped cone karst was formerly formed under ancient geography,and then impacted by the uplifting of the plateau.So,nowadays it is different from the Guilin tower karst in the development time and environment as well as the products.Thus,it has become one of the most complete examples of the global evolution of cone karst.Under the condition of the particular carbonate rock structure,the unique Xingyi karst landscape is formed by tectonic uplifting,river dissecting,weathering and erosion over many thousands of years.So,it is of great scientific significance and ornamental value.