Untouched ancient forest finding sheds new light on our planet

There is so much we don’t know about our planet. What’s at the deepest levels of the ocean? How long has human civilization really been around? Are there inner – Earth cities? That last question was a tease for the article I’m about to share. 

Giant sinkholes discovered containing untouched ancient forests. Written by Harriet Brewis on August 1, 2024. Harriet is a writer for the Indy100.com. 

Per his X bio, Dr. Michael Salla is the author of the Secret Space Programs Book series and a pioneer in the field of Exopolitics. He is a former professor in political science. He also has a great podcast called Exopolitics Today. I listen to it from time to time. Mainly the updates from one of his sources, but those are stories you’ll have to listen to on your own. Words can’t describe what this source tells Dr. Salla. Well, my words can’t. His words can lol. 

“Most of us associate sinkholes with frightening abysses, but in China, they’re considered “heavenly” for good reason. Far from being mouths of doom, a number of these have been discovered containing pristine ancient forests (indy100.com).” I just want to go on the record here and say that I am anti – sinkhole. They are terrifying and hurt/kill many people. 

Although, this article is very interesting. Ancient forests beneath the earth? How could that be? How could anything survive down there? “Most recently, in August last year, cave explorers stumbled upon one of these giant holes, which experts said likely contained species of small animals that were unknown to science” Ms. Brewis writes. Isn’t this incredible? I have no reason not to believe her reporting. She cites studies (which you can find in the article) and links to many other sources. Going back to my commentary…WOW. “Small animal species unknown to science.” I wonder what else is down there, or what else they’ve found that the general public doesn’t know about. 

The author states that in this region of China, specific holes like this are “called “tiankeng” – which translates as “heavenly pits – in the region.” The piece goes on to say these sinkholes, or other worlds below if you prefer, are “some of the last remaining natural refuges for ancient forests and are home to species unseen anywhere else in the world.” If you think that is cool (which it is) just wait until you hear this part…

Ms. Brewis is quoting researcher Tang Jianmin in this section: “The scene down there was stunning: an underground pristine forest with no trace of human activities, with 40 metre – high ancient trees and a group of endangered wild plants from the times of dinosaurs.” Insane. Untouched by human life forms for who knows how long, and these plants have been surviving with almost no oxygen or sunlight.

Because it’s so deep underground you would think these plants and trees wouldn’t survive, right? Especially since the time of dinosaurs. However, the author then states “very little light reaches the bottom of the tiankeng, and yet, they harbor an abundance of plants.” Due to a study, which she cites in her incredible article, the plants have adapted to their surroundings, which is mostly “nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium and magnesium (indy100.com).” So they use these elements to thrive and survive. It’s amazing and so extraordinary. I hope there is a follow up to this piece at some point in the future, I’d love to read it. This is the second time I’ve read through this article it interests me so much. There is more to be read, but as usual I don’t want to spoil the whole thing for my readers. 

So go ahead and take a gander over at the indy100.com and check it out. It is totally worth your time. “From the time of dinosaurs.” Wow. Can’t get over that part.

Peter