It seems that after finding the highest spot on the planet – that’s Mount Everest, man is now obsessed about looking inside the crust and what actually lies under his feet. Deep shafts, natural mines and underground series of caverns and caves are not a cup of tea for everyone, places where even the most experienced climbers and adventure sports specialists can get claustrophobic in the depths very quickly.

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The 3,100feet (1,026 meters) deep underground shaft discovered by an international team of cave explorers near the village of Tian Xing can really send the chill down the spines of even the very best.

The shaft with series of tunnels, underground caves and a network of passages was explored extensively for several months with the adventurous guys camping deep down for several days at a time. The tunnel looks almost like a bottomless pit, but still has some breathtaking sights hidden in its depths with waterfalls and underground rivers adding to its beauty.

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If you are scared of closed places, this is not the place to be though. While its is not the deepest tunnel in the world, it no doubt figures right along with some of the deepest across the planet. It is the heights that are normally dizzy, but here are depths that can replicate the same effect. Check out the gallery below!

Photographer Robert Shone – via DailyMail