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 Guilin
Karst
¹ðÁÖÑÒÈÜ In English
By Zhu Xuewen
Published in 1988
Page: 187 pages
Size: 185x260mm, hardback
Price: US$58+$9
The book is written on the basics of systematic study on karst features
within the terrain from Xing'an in the north to yangshuo in the south,
bounded by the Haiyangshan Mt in the east and the Jiaqiaoling Mt in the
west, /the emphasis of the book is put on Guilin-type peak-forest and
peak-cluster karst geomorphology and caves, including various cave morphologic
forms and their classification. Based on the distribution and development
of foot caves in stone hills, and on some new views about the regularities
the development of Guilin-type karst, the representative tropical karst
are elucidated, as well as the history of karst development in the area.
The book has a collection of more than 360 coloured photographs, 35 sketches
and diagrams with explanations, one geomorphologic map of Guilin area,
one map of cave distribution in Guilin area, and an appended list of major
caves.
Contents
1. Peak-Forest Karst Geomorphology
(1) Peak-forest plain (Fenglin Plain)
(2) Peak-cluster depression (Fengcong depression)
(3) Brief Summary
2. Karst Caves
(1) Cave morphology
(2) Major caves in Guilin area
(3) Postscript
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