The Wulong Karst () is a karst landscape located within the borders of Wulong District, Chongqing Municipality, People's Republic of China. It is divided into three areas containing the Three Natural Bridges, the Qingkou Tiankeng (ç®Âå£天åÂÂ) and Furong Cave respectively. It is a part of the Wulong Karst National Geology Park as well as part of the South China Karst, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Three Natural Bridges (), a series of natural limestone bridges located in Xiannushan Town (), Wulong County, are the nucleus of a conservation area which includes the following features:
The Qingkou Tiankeng Scenic Area () is located around Houping Township (), Wulong District and includes 5 tiankengs:
and nearby caves. This is the only currently known tiankeng cluster in the world hypothesized to have formed by surface water erosion.
The Qingkou Tiankeng Scenic Area (sometimes known as the Houping mechanical-erosion karst tiankeng system) comprises a 7,134 ha core zone and 46,781 ha buffer zone for a total of 53,915 ha of protected area.
Furong Cave () is located in Jiangkou Town (), Wulong District, some from the district center, near the confluence of the Furong and Wu rivers. The cave is long and features numerous vertical shafts running through the limestone. Stalactites and other sedimentary features abound throughout the cave, and it is open daily for tours.
The Furong Cave-Furong Jiang area comprises a 3,941 ha core zone and 24,024 ha buffer zone, for 27,965 ha total protected area.
The Wulong Karst area has the following types of forests and plant communities.
Protected plants include Ginkgo biloba, Eucommia ulmoides, Taxus chinensis, Handeliodendron bodinieri, Liriodendron chinense, Juglans regia, Phellodendron chinense, Fagopyrum dibotrys, Cinnamomum camphora, Camptotheca acuminata, Actinidia chinensis, and Gynostemma pentaphyllum.