Scientists in Southern China found a big fuck-off sinkhole full of ancient trees and now my friendship with Atlantis is over, ancient sinkhole forest is my best friend now.
The sinkhole was first reported by Xinhua News. It was found in Leye County in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and is a mildly terrifying 192 metres deep. The county now has 30 confirmed sinkholes so I’m officially sold on it as my next holiday destination.
Sink me down, boys!
According to the outlet, the bottom of the sinkhole contained a “well-preserved primitive forest”. This is truly tickling all my interest areas.
Surely there’s some fun little dinosaurs down there too? I really need there to be dinosaurs.
You cannot convince me that down the bottom of one of those sinkholes there isn’t an adorable family of tiny dinosaurs and maybe a fun insect or two.
The leader of the Guangxi 702 cave expedition team Chen Lixin
A sinkhole in Luoquanyan Village, Xuan’en County in China’s Hubei Province. Source: Xinhua News Agency
