Xuan'en County () is a county of southwestern

Hubei Hubei is a province of China, province in Central China. It has the List of Chinese provincial-level divisions by GDP, seventh-largest economy among Chinese provinces, the second-largest within Central China, and the third-largest among inland ...

province, People's Republic of China, bordering

Hunan Hunan is an inland Provinces of China, province in Central China. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the Administrative divisions of China, province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Gu ...

province to the south. It is under the administration of the Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. A remarkable topographic feature found in Xuan'en County is a 290-meter deep

karst Karst () is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and Dolomite (rock), dolomite. It is characterized by features like poljes above and drainage systems with sinkholes and caves underground. Ther ...

sinkhole, located near the village of Luoquanyan (). According to news reports, the sinkhole, which occupies around 100 '' mu'' (6 hectares), has its own unique ecosystem.

Administrative Divisions

Five towns: * Zhushan (), Jiaoyuan (), Shadaogou (), Lijiahe (, before 2013 was Lijiahe Township ) Gaoluo (, former Gaoluo Township ) Four townships: * Wanzhai Township (), Changtanhe Dong Ethnic Township (), Xiaoguan Dong Ethnic Township (), Chunmuying Township ()

Climate

References

Counties of Hubei Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture {{Hubei-geo-stub