Top Ten Geoparks in China

The top ten geological parks in China include Yunnan Stone Forest National Geopark, Yunnan Chengjiang National Geopark, Hunan Zhangjiajie Sandstone Peak Forest National Geopark, Henan Songshan National Geopark, Jiangxi Lushan World Geopark, and Jiangxi Longhu Mountain. National Geopark, Heilongjiang Wudalianchi National Geopark, Sichuan Zigong Dinosaur National Geopark, Sichuan Longmenshan National Geopark, Shaanxi Cuihuashan National Geopark.

1. Yunnan Stone Forest National Geopark: carbonate karst peaks and caves; Hani ethnic customs, songs and dances.

2. Yunnan Chengjiang National Geopark: In the early Cambrian period (530 million years ago), there was a biological explosion, and dozens of biological populations appeared at the same time; Fuxian Lake Tourist Area.

3. Hunan Zhangjiajie Sandstone Peak Forest National Geopark: Sandstone peak forest landform, beautiful plants on the pillars, peaks and cones, nearby caves and vertebrate fossil origin; Tujia ethnic customs.

4. Henan Songshan National Geopark: Complete stratigraphic section of the North China Platform, three Precambrian angular unconformities; seven thousand years of Chinese culture, cultural relics, temples, Shaolin Temple, Songyang Academy .

5. Jiangxi Lushan Global Geopark: fault block mountains, ancient stratigraphic sections in the south of the Yangtze River, Quaternary glacial relics; Bailu Cave Academy, buildings of different styles around the world, and the place where major historical events in modern Chinese history occurred.

6. Jiangxi Longhushan National Geopark: Danxia landform landscape; one of the ancient Taoist activity centers, with hanging coffins and ancient cliff burial sites.

7. Heilongjiang Wudalianchi National Geopark: volcanic rock landforms, hot springs, China’s most recent volcanic eruption (1719-1712).

8. Sichuan Zigong Dinosaur National Geopark: A variety of dinosaur fossils are densely buried in the dinosaur excavation site, and it is the world's earliest over-1,000-meter salt well.

9. Sichuan Longmenshan National Geopark: The huge thrust structure on the western edge of the Sichuan Basin; Feilai Peak and temples.

10. Shaanxi Cuihuashan National Geopark: Mountain collapse and accumulation caused by earthquakes, ancient celebrity inscriptions.

The above content refers to Baidu Encyclopedia - Cuihua Mountain Baidu Encyclopedia - Yunnan Stone Forest National Geological Park Baidu Encyclopedia - Heilongjiang Wudalianchi National Geological Park