This paper results from a comprehensive research project related to water resources supported in 1999-2002 by the Chinese Academy of Engineering;the project of Sulfate Karst Developmental Mechanism and Its Engineering Impacts supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.49872095)in 2005;research of the Stone Forest Development and Its Environmental Evolution supported by the Shilin Research Centre.
Different karst water features and related water resources are present both in southern and northern China. There are over 3,358 well-developed karst ground river systems with total discharges in the dry season of abo...