Gorges and karst plateaux feature 700 caves, hundreds of sinkholes, a 9-km-long thermal-water maze under a town and more than 1, 600 clear-water springs.

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Jinggangshan, China , has a mid-subtropical humid monsoon climate and diverse landscapes of mountains, valleys, structural basins and Karst with elevation varying from 381 m to 1, 779 m above sea level.

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Much of the time, though, Clinton and his family were touring, gazing at the fabulous terra-cotta army of Xian, the Great Wall, the neon-lit Shanghai Bund at night, the ethereal karst mountains of Guilin and the towering tangle of Hong Kong's skyscrapers.

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Dinosaur-bearing Jurassic and Cretaceous rocks as well as tropical tower karst can be found here.

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They also have no proper set of blueprints and the reactor is sited directly over a large karst void in the bedrock.

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Like Halong Bay on high, karst peaks protrude from the top of rolling mountains and secluded villages are home to a colourful mosaic of ethnic minorities.

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