Grottes et karsts de Chine
Sur les traces de Xu Xiake

Shui Xiang Dong (GZ/Qx/3)
Guizhou, Qianxi County, Honglin Town
N 27° 07’ 28’’ E 105° 52’ 15’’
Altitude: 1495 m a.s.l.
Cave length: 800 m
Vertical range: -14/+90 m
Exploration: Guizhou 2000, Guizhou 2001
Surveyors: L. Latella, R Zorzin (12 Oct. 2000)
Type of research: hydrogeological, physicalchemical analyses, biological, archaeological
Cave description:
The cave opens with a large entrance at the contact between the limestone and the impermeable formations below. It is the sink for one of the main rivers that run in the area north of Honglin Town. Part of the ceiling near the entrance has collapsed, forming a natural bridge below which, about 30 m above the subterranean river bed, we discovered a monogenic conglomerate similar to that of Pudding-Stone cave. The collapse shaft opens between the school and the ex police station, it has been used for a long time as a waste disposal area. Inside the cave there are several defence devices walls. The cave ends in a siphon located near a calcitic curtain. During the expeditions “Guizhou 2002” and “Guizhou 2003” Tinopal and Fluorescein were used as dyes to follow the subterranean river.
(R. Zorzin)

Leonardo Latella, Roberto Zorzin : Caves explored during the scientific expeditions to China of the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale of Verona
Research in South China Karst - Memorie del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona - 2. serie - Monografie Naturalistiche 3-2008
Analyse : gkc-JPB
Results of the 13 expeditions organized by the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale ofVerona to southern China. One-hundred-twenty-five caves were explored, for a total of more than 60 km inlength. For each cave we list the progressive number, the cadastral number, the type of research conducted and ashort description of the cave. Most of the caves are located in Guizhou Province, in Qianxi County. The hydrogeology,biology, geography and archaeology of the area were investigated during the scientific expeditions. 40 pages, No caves maps, 21 photos.

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