We all know that our country has a vast territory and abundant resources, and many beautiful scenic spots have been bred at the same time. The world-class address park not only has unique landscape characteristics, but also plays an extremely important role in address research, education and science. Therefore, the tourists who come here for sightseeing are amazing. How many world geoparks are there in China?
Hexigten Global Geopark
Keshiketeng World Geopark is a large-scale comprehensive Geopark composed of Quaternary glacial relics, granite landforms, plateau lakes, rivers, volcanic landforms, sandy land, grassland, hot springs and plateau wetlands. The park has unique natural scenery, diverse ecological types and rich ethnic customs.
Shilin World Geological park
Shilin World Geopark is located in Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province. It is named because of the dense forest like distribution of tall limestone karst pillars. Shilin is a geological heritage spectacle and a special type of karst landform. In the park, large and small stone forests are distributed in clusters on hillsides, valleys and depressions.
Danxiashan world geopark
Danxia Mountain is composed of Danxia, Shaoshi, bazhai, feihuashui, xianrenji five parks, Jinjiang scenic belt and Zhenjiang scenic belt. The whole mountain is composed of more than 680 red gravel rocks with flat top, steep body and gentle foot, and is characterized by red cliff in Chibi. Danxia Mountain is famous for its majestic red cliff, strange stone of yin and Yang, dangerous bazhai, beautiful Jinjiang River, secluded Xianglong lake, charm of Shaoshi and vast summer.
Yimeng Mountain World Geopark
Yimeng Mountain World Geopark is located in the east coast of China, near Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province. The landscape here is dotted with daigu and castle like land structures, as well as cultural heritage sites scattered among them, including the Longevity Palace of the Zhou Dynasty, Confucius Xiaolu, the 1500 year old Marshal tree, the monument to the battle of Menglianggu and several famous temples.
Jiuhuashan Geopark
Jiuhua Mountain World Geopark is located in Qingyang County, Anhui Province, China. Its name means' nine magnificent peaks'. Four of them have solemn Buddhist temples on the top of the mountain, some dating back to the 5th century. The unique and favorable geological conditions of Jiuhua Mountain promote the prosperity of biodiversity and cultural tradition in this area.
Yuntai Mountain World Geopark
Yuntai Mountain World Geopark is located in the southern foot of Taihang Mountain. It is a comprehensive Geopark with rift structure, hydrodynamic effect and geological landscape as the main part, supplemented by natural ecology and human landscape. The "Yuntai landform" formed under the background of rifting is a typical relic of neotectonic movement and a new member of Chinese geomorphic family.
Yuntai Mountain World Geopark
Yuntai Mountain World Geopark is located in the southern foot of Taihang Mountain. It is a comprehensive Geopark with rift structure, hydrodynamic effect and geological landscape as the main part, supplemented by natural ecology and human landscape. The "Yuntai landform" formed under the background of rifting is a typical relic of neotectonic movement and a new member of Chinese geomorphic family.
Songshan World Geopark
Yuzhai mountain, Junji mountain, wuzhiling mountain and Jianshan mountain in the main peak area of Songshan Mountain are mostly composed of quartzite. In addition to the tectonic movement, the peaks rise up at an elevation of 400m, with steep and beautiful walls. Strange peaks and valleys are all over the area, forming a unique topography.