A 183-meter waterfall is found at Shijiaqian Cenote in Dudu Town, Fengdu County, Chongqing. (Photo/Chinanews.com)

A 183-meter waterfall was found in a cenote of Chongqing’s Shijiaqian, Dudu Town. Having a proven length of more than 30 kilometers, the cenote is considered the third longest karst cave in China.

A visitor goes inside the Shijiaqian Cenote in Dudu Town, Fengdu County, Chongqing. (Photo/Chinanews.com)

Dudu Town is situated at an average altitude of about 1,270 meters, with an annual average temperature of 23 degrees Celsius. The region’s typical karst landscape includes stone buds, small stone forests, sinkholes, and underground rivers and lakes. Shijiaqian Cenote is one of seven erosional caves in the world.

At the bottom of the cenote lies a long karst cave known as the Yulong Cave. The cave is 20 meters high and 36 meters wide, and many ancient Buddha statutes are standing inside it. A large number of remains of flying foxes and giant pandas remains were found in the cenote.

Beautiful scenery of Dongyangjiao Canyon in Dudu Town, Fengdu County, Chongqing. (Chinanews.com/Liu Xian)

In addition to the cenote, visitors can also travel across the 10-kilometer-long Dongyangjiao Canyon. 

Beautiful scenery of Dongyangjiao Canyon in Dudu Town, Fengdu County, Chongqing. (Chinanews.com/Liu Xian)