Yunlong Ground Fissure is located in
Enshi Grand Canyon Scenic Area. Originally, Yunlong Ground Fissure was an underground river which had been flowing under the ground for 20 million to 30 million years. Later, because of erosion of flowing water underground and in the surface of earth, the top of Yunlong Underground River collapsed, which finally forms today’s Yunlong Ground Fissure.
With an overall length of 2.2 miles (3.6 kilometers), an average depth of 82 yards (75 meters) as well as an average width of 16 yards (15 meters), Yunlong Ground Fissure has bred steep cliffs on both banks, plunging waterfalls, and murmuring streams at the bottom.
Wet Season Waterfall
There are altogether seven and a half waterfalls in the fissure. The half waterfall only occurs in wet seasons, so it is also called Wet Season Waterfall. More surprisingly, it is proved that two sides of the fissure were formed in different periods. One side was formed in Triassic period 180 million to 230 million years ago, while the other was formed in the Permian Period 250 million to 280 million years ago, which makes Yunlong Ground Fissure a unique fissure across the world and a must-see place in
Enshi Grand canyon.
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Yunlong Waterfall
Yunlong Waterfall is the second largest waterfall among the five major waterfalls in Yunlong Ground Fissure. With over 70 meters,the waterfall flows continuously and falls. More than 70 meters. Due to the long-term dissolution-precipitation, a giant travertine body is formed on the surface of the protruding rock, as if two different waterfalls are docked together, and a secondary water drop phenomenon is formed visually. The water volume increases during the rainy season. It is very spectacular.
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