Karst regions often have solution caves and underground rivers.
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Literally 'rock-dissolving' (岩 rock + 溶 dissolve) — a perfect calque for the geological process where water slowly eats limestone into towers and caves.
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China's most famous karst is Guilin/Yangshuo (桂林, 阳朔) — the iconic peaks on the 20-RMB note are eroded karst limestone.
