<story><title>Scientists discover an ancient forest inside a giant sinkhole in China</title><url>https://www.npr.org/2022/05/20/1100459262/giant-sinkhole-china-ancient-forest</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>kristjansson</author><text>It cannot be overstated that _none_ of the accompanying images on reports of this actually depict the location in question.  AFAICT, only the CCTV&amp;#x2F;CGTN state-media video[1] shows actual location, and the images are ... far less dramatic the the stock photos other outlets have chosen to run with.&lt;p&gt;[1]: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.youtube.com&amp;#x2F;watch?v=C3QTq6tQfhY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.youtube.com&amp;#x2F;watch?v=C3QTq6tQfhY&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>Scientists discover an ancient forest inside a giant sinkhole in China</title><url>https://www.npr.org/2022/05/20/1100459262/giant-sinkhole-china-ancient-forest</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>clairity</author><text>these things are such a staple of chinese wuxia&amp;#x2F;xianxia dramas. the hero(es) fall into the beautiful sinkhole full of ancient vegetation, get stuck there and meditate a lot, usually an ancestor&amp;#x2F;spirit imparts their wisdom onto them, and then they emerge wiser and more powerful. it&amp;#x27;s fun to imagine how those myths evolved through the various philosophy-religions like buddhism&amp;#x2F;taoism&amp;#x2F;confucionism.</text></comment>