world's deepest sinkhole china

Looking down on it from above, the world’s deepest sinkhole, Xiaozhai Tiankeng, looks as though someone used an enormous apple corer to gauge a chunk out of the earth’s core. Steep sides give way to a deep, dark abyss, shaded in mist and mystery. In China’s Chongqing Municipality, locals have known about the sinkhole for centuries. Xiaozhai is the name of a local abandoned village, whilst Tiankeng means Heavenly Pit, the local term for sinkhole. With a depth of 626 metres and a width of 527 metres, the enormous hole is twice as long as the Eiffel Tower and one a half times wider than London’s