Tongling Grand Canyon
By admin on 2015-01-09

Tongling Grand Canyon (tōng líng dà xiá gǔ 通灵大峡谷) is located in Jingxi County (jìng xī xiàn 靖西县), Baise City (bǎi sè shì 百色市) of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (guǎng xī zhuàng zú zì zhì qū 广西壮族自治区), along the border of Sino-Vietnamese. It is a canyon of totally enclosed type, with the length of about 1000 meters, and the width of more than 200 meters. It is like a beautiful scar of the earth. The deep valley, clean stream, green vegetation and the highest waterfall in Asia makes the canyon full of livingness and intelligence.

Tongling Grand Canyon is composed of Nianba Gorge (niàn bā xiá 念八峡), Tongling Gorge (tōng líng xiá 通灵峡), Gulao Gorge (gǔ láo xiá 古劳峡), Xinling Gorge (xīn líng xiá 新灵峡) and Xinqiao Gorge (xīn qiáo xiá 新桥峡). According to the geologists, the canyon was originally a blind valley. Because of the crustal movement, the top of the blind valley depressed. Now the valley is still an arch, which is a unique characteristic of blind valley. And there hanging various stalactites on the vaulted cliff.

In the north end of the canyon, there is a cave, which is 100 meters high and 60 meters wide. It is the tunnel of the stream in Tongling Grand Canyon, and it is also the only passage leading to the valley. From the bottom to the top, there are six zigzag steps.Walking Along the brook in the valley, there presents a thick virgin forest, in which there are more than two thousand plants. Most of them are rarely seen, such as the spinulose tree fern which appears in jurassic era.

The most gorgeous scene in the valley is the Tongling Great Waterfall (tōng líng dà pù bù 通灵大瀑布), which is 30 meters wide and 168 meters high. It is the highest waterfall that discovered in southwest China at present. Different from the other waterfalls, the Tongling Great Waterfall is located at the edge of the fissure of the earth. The drop height of the waterfall is high up to 130 meters. In summer, the water splashes out of hundreds of meters, which make it hard to get close. The pool under the waterfall is about 8 meters deep, with lots of huge rocks around it.

Tongling Grand Canyon attracts large quantities of tourists home and abroad by its greatness, gorgeousness, and beauty. It is like a pearl shinning in the border area of China.