Though The Eagle is deep, it doesn’t compare to the largest sinkhole in the world, Xiaozhai Tiankeng. This massive sinkhole is 2,172 feet deep and found in Chongqing, China. It isn’t a recent ...

Photo Credit: user Brookqi / Wikipedia Commons, Xiaozhai tiankeng, S-China, near Chongqing. Xiaozhai Tiankeng, the “Heavenly Pit” is the world’s deepest sinkhole between 511-662 meters deep. It’s so ...

There are plenty of unbelievable natural spaces in the world, but these untouched hidden "worlds" in a giant sinkhole take the cake.

China’s enormous sinkholes are drawing huge crowds of tourists, but experts caution that the influx of visitors poses a serious risk to the delicate ecosystems within these natural wonders ...

In total, 300 tiankeng have been discovered across the globe, with China home to two-thirds of them. They have also been found in Papua New Guinea, Malaysia and Madagascar, Slovenia, Croatia ...

In China, These Giant Sinkholes Are Tourist Spots. But Experts Flag Risks Ranging from 100 to 300 metres in depth, these sinkholes locally known as "tiankeng" or "heavenly pits" have long been ...

Two-thirds of the world’s more than 300 sinkholes are in China, scattered throughout the country’s west - with 30 known tiankeng, Guangxi province in the south has more of them than anywhere else.

Located in Fengjie district and also known as Xiaozhai Tiankeng, this sinkhole boasts unique dimensions, with a diameter exceeding 511 metres and an equivalent depth.

What is the biggest sinkhole in China? The biggest sinkhole in China is the 2,172-foot-deep Xiaozhai Tiankeng in Chongqing. It is also the biggest in the world.