{"id":15395,"date":"2025-02-22T04:30:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T04:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=15395"},"modified":"2025-02-22T04:30:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T04:30:23","slug":"china-sinkhole-cluster-around-worlds-largest-fast-telescope-attracts-tourists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=15395","title":{"rendered":"China: Sinkhole cluster around world&#8217;s largest FAST telescope attracts tourists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 19, 2025 shows tourists visiting a natural depression in Pingtang County, southwest China&#8217;s Guizhou Province. Over hundreds of millions of years, tectonic movements have shaped Guizhou&#8217;s karst landscape. In Pingtang County, more than 20 giant sinkholes form a spectacular sinkhole cluster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among them lies Dawodang, a natural depression that cradles China&#8217;s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the world&#8217;s largest single-dish radio telescope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years, the unique landscape and the FAST project have attracted a large number of tourists. (Xinhua\/Liu Xu)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250222\/e48a83384859467d807b366d7dc62624\/20250222e48a83384859467d807b366d7dc62624_20250222758c6574b53b4798a3353955c1b4e90a.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 19, 2025 shows a natural sinkhole cluster in Pingtang County, southwest China&#8217;s Guizhou Province. Over hundreds of millions of years, tectonic movements have shaped Guizhou&#8217;s karst landscape. In Pingtang County, more than 20 giant sinkholes form a spectacular sinkhole cluster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among them lies Dawodang, a natural depression that cradles China&#8217;s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the world&#8217;s largest single-dish radio telescope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years, the unique landscape and the FAST project have attracted a large number of tourists. (Xinhua\/Ou Dongqu)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250222\/e48a83384859467d807b366d7dc62624\/20250222e48a83384859467d807b366d7dc62624_20250222f4896f0eea53482090b0fbe9b1fb0a8d.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 19, 2025 shows tourists visiting a natural depression in Pingtang County, southwest China&#8217;s Guizhou Province. Over hundreds of millions of years, tectonic movements have shaped Guizhou&#8217;s karst landscape. In Pingtang County, more than 20 giant sinkholes form a spectacular sinkhole cluster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among them lies Dawodang, a natural depression that cradles China&#8217;s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the world&#8217;s largest single-dish radio telescope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years, the unique landscape and the FAST project have attracted a large number of tourists. (Xinhua\/Liu Xu)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250222\/e48a83384859467d807b366d7dc62624\/20250222e48a83384859467d807b366d7dc62624_20250222eb04476fb0ab4682a9ec54fa1a1a2604.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 19, 2025 shows a natural depression in Pingtang County, southwest China&#8217;s Guizhou Province. Over hundreds of millions of years, tectonic movements have shaped Guizhou&#8217;s karst landscape. In Pingtang County, more than 20 giant sinkholes form a spectacular sinkhole cluster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among them lies Dawodang, a natural depression that cradles China&#8217;s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the world&#8217;s largest single-dish radio telescope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years, the unique landscape and the FAST project have attracted a large number of tourists. (Xinhua\/Ou Dongqu)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250222\/e48a83384859467d807b366d7dc62624\/20250222e48a83384859467d807b366d7dc62624_20250222a0d7e62090884abebc017d2cd484b2a8.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A tourist visits a natural depression in Pingtang County, southwest China&#8217;s Guizhou Province, Feb. 19, 2025. Over hundreds of millions of years, tectonic movements have shaped Guizhou&#8217;s karst landscape. In Pingtang County, more than 20 giant sinkholes form a spectacular sinkhole cluster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among them lies Dawodang, a natural depression that cradles China&#8217;s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the world&#8217;s largest single-dish radio telescope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years, the unique landscape and the FAST project have attracted a large number of tourists. (Xinhua\/Ou Dongqu)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250222\/e48a83384859467d807b366d7dc62624\/20250222e48a83384859467d807b366d7dc62624_202502224a704d07a5d543f4870917b4540a7e6f.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A tourist visits a natural depression in Pingtang County, southwest China&#8217;s Guizhou Province, Feb. 19, 2025. Over hundreds of millions of years, tectonic movements have shaped Guizhou&#8217;s karst landscape. In Pingtang County, more than 20 giant sinkholes form a spectacular sinkhole cluster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among them lies Dawodang, a natural depression that cradles China&#8217;s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the world&#8217;s largest single-dish radio telescope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years, the unique landscape and the FAST project have attracted a large number of tourists. (Xinhua\/Ou Dongqu)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250222\/e48a83384859467d807b366d7dc62624\/20250222e48a83384859467d807b366d7dc62624_2025022219860bdc64ae4554802debfee9bbc402.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tourists visit a natural depression in Pingtang County, southwest China&#8217;s Guizhou Province, Feb. 19, 2025. Over hundreds of millions of years, tectonic movements have shaped Guizhou&#8217;s karst landscape. In Pingtang County, more than 20 giant sinkholes form a spectacular sinkhole cluster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among them lies Dawodang, a natural depression that cradles China&#8217;s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the world&#8217;s largest single-dish radio telescope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years, the unique landscape and the FAST project have attracted a large number of tourists. (Xinhua\/Ou Dongqu)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250222\/e48a83384859467d807b366d7dc62624\/20250222e48a83384859467d807b366d7dc62624_20250222eb0e8c7cf84f465e8fcad083ceccd301.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tourists visit a natural depression in Pingtang County, southwest China&#8217;s Guizhou Province, Feb. 19, 2025. Over hundreds of millions of years, tectonic movements have shaped Guizhou&#8217;s karst landscape. In Pingtang County, more than 20 giant sinkholes form a spectacular sinkhole cluster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among them lies Dawodang, a natural depression that cradles China&#8217;s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the world&#8217;s largest single-dish radio telescope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years, the unique landscape and the FAST project have attracted a large number of tourists. (Xinhua\/Ou Dongqu)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250222\/e48a83384859467d807b366d7dc62624\/20250222e48a83384859467d807b366d7dc62624_20250222d5b4cb2b010f4c5c93883721a9133e91.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 19, 2025 shows a natural sinkhole cluster in Pingtang County, southwest China&#8217;s Guizhou Province. Over hundreds of millions of years, tectonic movements have shaped Guizhou&#8217;s karst landscape. In Pingtang County, more than 20 giant sinkholes form a spectacular sinkhole cluster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among them lies Dawodang, a natural depression that cradles China&#8217;s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the world&#8217;s largest single-dish radio telescope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years, the unique landscape and the FAST project have attracted a large number of tourists. (Xinhua\/Ou Dongqu)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250222\/e48a83384859467d807b366d7dc62624\/20250222e48a83384859467d807b366d7dc62624_20250222901b96587d0e473fa775190dd4e4580c.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 19, 2025 shows a natural depression in Pingtang County, southwest China&#8217;s Guizhou Province. Over hundreds of millions of years, tectonic movements have shaped Guizhou&#8217;s karst landscape. In Pingtang County, more than 20 giant sinkholes form a spectacular sinkhole cluster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among them lies Dawodang, a natural depression that cradles China&#8217;s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the world&#8217;s largest single-dish radio telescope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years, the unique landscape and the FAST project have attracted a large number of tourists. (Xinhua\/Liu Xu)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250222\/e48a83384859467d807b366d7dc62624\/20250222e48a83384859467d807b366d7dc62624_20250222b2f03186aa9843318077e1e3982a6c4e.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A panoramic drone photo taken on Feb. 19, 2025 shows a natural sinkhole cluster in Pingtang County, southwest China&#8217;s Guizhou Province. Over hundreds of millions of years, tectonic movements have shaped Guizhou&#8217;s karst landscape. In Pingtang County, more than 20 giant sinkholes form a spectacular sinkhole cluster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among them lies Dawodang, a natural depression that cradles China&#8217;s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the world&#8217;s largest single-dish radio telescope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years, the unique landscape and the FAST project have attracted a large number of tourists. (Xinhua\/Ou Dongqu)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reference Link:- <a href=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250222\/e48a83384859467d807b366d7dc62624\/c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250222\/e48a83384859467d807b366d7dc62624\/c.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 19, 2025 shows tourists visiting a natural depression in Pingtang County, southwest China&#8217;s Guizhou Province. Over hundreds of millions of years, tectonic movements have shaped Guizhou&#8217;s karst landscape. 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