Analysis on features and values of karst landscape in Leye-Fengshan Global Geopark

Developed in the typical isolated island-liked karst region, the karst landscape in the Leye-Fengshan Global Geopark is featured by high fengcong, large caves, large karst gorges, large tanking group, karst windows group, large natural bridges and subterranean rivers. It is not only abundant in landscape types, but also complete in system and rare in landforms, which are valuable for sciences and sightseeing. According to genesis analysis and qualitative and quantitative evaluation on karst landscape in the geopark, five levels of landscape are classified: the top is the tiankeng group and karst windows group; the fourth is the natural bridges and karst gorges; the third is the high fengcong (doline and valley), poljes and large caves, the second is the through caves, karst springs and subterranean rivers, the bottom is shafts and sinkholes, which are the interspersed landscapes in the geopark.