According to the Xinhua news agency,  the sinkhole is  630-foot deep enough to swallow St. Louis’ Gateway Arch. Discovered in China, in which researchers have discovered a series of amazing ancient forests with trees.

On Friday (May 6), a team of speleologists and spelunkers rappelled into the sinkhole, uncovering three cave entrances as well as ancient trees 131 feet (40 m) tall, arching their branches toward the sunshine that streams through the sinkhole entrance.

A huge 630-foot deep has been discovered in China, in which researchers have discovered a series of amazing ancient forests with trees up to 131 feet (40 meters) high.

This pit may contain species that have never been seen before.

The caves were discovered by Ping A village in the county of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

According to the Chinese news agency Shenhua, the crater is 630 feet (192 meters) deep and is 1,000 feet (304 meters) long and 490 feet (149 meters) wide.

It has been classified as a ‘big’ discovery. The experts walked for several hours before reaching the base of the pit and found three entrances to the cave.

The news agency quoted experts as saying that there was a “well-preserved ancient forest” at the bottom of the pit, whose trees were rising towards the sun.

Chen Lexin, who led the cave-searching expedition, told Shenhua that a dense plant in the pit was up to a man’s shoulder and that some of the ancient trees at its base were 131 feet (40) meters high.

According to Lexin, “I am not surprised to learn that there are species in these caves that have never been mentioned, nor have science ever described them.”

The Guangxi region of China is known for its beauty and charming limestone shapes. Only in Lee County, where the pit was discovered, are there many such pits.

“Due to differences in local geology, the environment and other factors, the way limestone emerges from the surface can be dramatically different,” he said.

He added: “That’s why in China you find this area of ​​visually incredibly attractive limestone, where huge pits and caves with gigantic entrances, etc. are found.”

“In other parts of the world, you walk on limestone and you see nothing. Pits can be quite small, just a meter or two in diameter. The entrances to the caves can be small so the body has to be compressed to pass through them.

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