Characteristics of geological tourism resources

Geological tourism resources are the product of the evolution of the earth, and they are unique, so they have some basic characteristics of tourism resources and some unique functions. On the basis of summarizing previous studies, the basic characteristics of geological tourism resources are put forward.

First, ornamental.

Among the geological tourism resources, except a few mineral resources are processed into geological tourism products, other geological tourism resources are ornamental because of their main landscape forms, colors and combinations, as well as the surrounding geological environment, ecological environment and human environment. All tourists like ornamental tourism resources. Whether it is famous mountains and rivers, strange caves with strange peaks, or local customs, cultural relics and historic sites, it is because of its ornamental nature that people can enjoy beauty. The more ornamental, the more attractive, the higher the value and the more tourists. Like karst landform, Danxia landform, Ya Dan landform, etc. Because they have strong ornamental value, countless tourists come to watch them every year.

Second, diversity.

Geological process is a complex process, and due to its complexity, various geological landscapes are produced. Due to complex geological processes, geological landscapes with different shapes, rich connotations and high scientific value have been formed. For example, the same magmatic activity can not only form a huge granite body, but also form a granite peak after the surrounding rock denudation, and also form a typical volcanic landform, such as Wudalianchi. Like running water, there are waterfalls, rivers, lakes and other landscapes due to different geological landforms. The stratum is like a thick diary, which records the bits and pieces that have happened on the surface, such as a large number of paleontological fossils left in the stratum. Since the appearance of Quaternary humans, new concerns have emerged in the strata, namely, the active remains and fossil remains of ancient humans. Famous geological landscapes include: Cambrian fauna in Chengjiang, Yunnan, Miocene paleontology in Shanwang, Shandong, Peking Man Site in Zhoukoudian, and Caveman Site in Dingshan, etc. In a word, the diversity of geological tourism resources is determined by the complexity of the objective world and is closely related to the diversity of tourists' needs.

Third, regionality.

Geological tourism resources are obviously regional. For example, in the overall landscape, China has a regional generalization of "South Show and North Show". Geographically, "Nanxiu" represents the beautiful scenery of "apricot blossom spring rain south of the Huaihe River in Qinling Mountains". Subdivided, there are beautiful scenery in the southwest and beautiful scenery in south China, mainly karst landforms and Danxia landforms widely distributed in the south; "Beixiong" represents the magnificence of "Horses flying west to the north of Hebei" in the Yellow River Basin. This profundity complements the Loess Plateau. Another example is karst landform, which has obvious regional distribution. This geological landscape will only appear in areas with large areas of soluble rocks. The main reason for the formation of regional characteristics is geological process. Various geological tourism resources are not only a part of the whole spatial environment, but also their formation and evolution are restricted by their geological functions in time and space. With the regional changes of geological processes, there must be corresponding regional differences in tourism resources.

Fourth, ancient times

This feature is unique to geological tourism resources. The ancient here is different from the enduring history of some historical and cultural landscapes. The time scale of historical and cultural landscape is only a few decades to thousands of years, while the time scale of geological tourism resources mentioned here is 10 thousand to hundreds of millions of years. According to scientific research, the formation age of the earth is 4.6 billion years, and the oldest rocks found in Canada and Australia are about 4.3 billion years old. This means that geological processes began 4.3 billion years ago. Geological process is an event that has not been fully and correctly explained and simulated so far, and it is a long process that human beings have never experienced. Exploring the formation, development, evolution and future trend of the earth is a topic of common concern to mankind. The dribs and drabs displayed by geological tourism resources and the geological historical pictures reflected can satisfy people's thirst for knowledge and inspire people's respect and love for nature.

Verb (abbreviation for verb) uniqueness

For the overall geological tourism resources, it has diversity, but for a single geological tourism landscape, it has obvious uniqueness. Basically, each geological tourism landscape represents one or several typical geological phenomena, which has its unique aesthetic, popular science and research value. For example, the landform of Zhangjiajie sandstone peak forest is very unique, and there are only about four landform areas in the world that can be compared with Zhangjiajie sandstone peak forest. Another example is the world's largest rare earth deposit-Baiyun Obo, Inner Mongolia, Peking Man Site in Zhoukoudian, Beijing, Tangshan earthquake site in Hebei, etc. All these are extremely unique and representative, and their value is extremely great for all mankind.

Integrity of intransitive verbs

The attraction function of geological tourism resources is a combined and integrated attraction function. It must be emphasized that the overall attraction function of regional tourism resources is mainly embodied in a kind of "beauty" of tourism resources itself, which is a kind of beauty of combination and overall harmony, and is renamed "regional beauty". A certain region is always presented in a certain aesthetic state and perceived by the outside world, forming its own aesthetic effect, such as the beauty of Mount Tai, the beauty of Emei, the wonder of Huangshan, the danger of Huashan and the seclusion of Qingcheng. It is this "regional beauty" that embodies the combination of regional tourism resources in terms of type, quantity and characteristics, as well as the combination and integration of aesthetic state presented by single and single type tourism resources, which leads to the overall attraction function of tourism resources. We must realize that this is also determined by its geological process.

VII. Science

Geological tourism resources are the part of geological resources that can be used as tourism resources. Therefore, the tourism geological resource package contains all the connotations of geological science such as the formation, material and structure, development, present situation and future, evolution and development of the earth and life, geological structure, geological function and geological landscape. The identification, development and environmental protection of scientific ornamental tourism geological resources are all based on geological science. Geological science constitutes the scientific core and scientific taste of geological tourism resources.

Eight. sustainability

Geological tourism resources are the result of geological processes inside and outside the earth, the crystallization of nature and the precious resources for human survival. Once destroyed, it can't be recovered, so it is sustainable and non-renewable, mainly used for viewing and scientific research.