Celebrating Earth Heritage The Ningde UNESCO Global Geopark is located in Ningde Municipality, northeast of Fujian Province, China, composed of Baishuiyang, Taimushan and Baiyunshan three scenic areas. The UNESCO Global Geopark is situated in the coastal area of southeastern China, sitting in the middle portion of the Mesozoic Southeast China igneous zone which is an important component of the...
Celebrating Earth Heritage The Qinling Zhongnanshan UNESCO Global Geopark lies on the southern margin of Xi’an city, Shaanxi Province, China. The Qinling mountains, as part of a central mountain chain in China’s territory, forms a natural boundary dividing the territory north from south with different natural geographic factors in terms of geology, biology, water system, soil and climate The U...
Celebrating Earth Heritage Songshan UNESCO Global Geopark is located in Henan Province. From west to east, it stretches across the mountains and ridges of Ma An, Five Fo, Dan Yang, Shaoshi, and Taishi. These striking hills rise straight up, each seemingly higher than the one before, and make for a grand setting. It consists of 5 scenic areas: Mount Taishi, Mount Shaoshi, Mount Wufo, Mount Wuzhi...
Celebrating Earth Heritage Sanqingshan UNESCO Global Geopark is located in the territory of Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province of China in the Asian Pacific Region. The natural beauty of Mount Sanqingshan also derives from the juxtaposition of its granite features with the mountain’s vegetation enhanced by meteorological conditions which create an ever-changing and arresting landscape. Sanqingsh...
Celebrating Earth Heritage Located in the southwest part of Shennongjia Forestry District, Hubei Province, Shennongjia UNESCO Global Geopark is a Geopark that integrates tectonic geomorphology and mountain ecosystems. The UNESCO Global Geopark consists of five subareas: Shennongding, Guanmenshan, Tianyan, Dajiuhu and Laojunshan. During its geological history of 1.9 billon years, Shennongjia ex...
Celebrating Earth Heritage Shilin (Stone Forest) UNESCO Global Geopark is situated in China’s Yunnan Province and covers 350 km2of karst geology that includes a ‘stone forest’ important to the indigenous community and geo-tourists alike. Shilin UNESCO Global Geopark is named because of the tall and pillar-like limestone scattered and distributed on this area. That makes it renowned in the fiel...
Celebrating Earth Heritage Taining UNESCO Global Geopark is located in Taining County, the northwest part of Fujian Province. Taining UNESCO Global Geopark is situated in the southeast side of the mid-Wuyi Mountains. The mountain, hill and basin landforms can be seen in the park with a high northwest part, a low central part and a gentle southeast part. The highest Peak in this area is the Bais...
Celebrating Earth Heritage Taishan UNESCO Global Geopark, located in the Midwest of Shandong province, stands in the east of the North China plain. This UNESCO Global Geopark is situated to the north of Qufu, the hometown of Confucius, and to the east of the Yellow River. Mount Taishan stands high among a group of mountains in the Shandong province, and has breath-taking scenery. The geoherita...
Celebrating Earth Heritage Tianzhushan UNESCO Global Geopark is located in Qianshan County, Anqing City, Anhui Province, P.R. China. Tianzhushan is located in the eastern part of the Dabieshan Orogenic Belt between the North China Plate and Yangtze Plate and the recombination section of the Tancheng-Lujiang Fault Zone. Dabieshan Ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) metamorphic belt, traversing Xindian-Pai...
Celebrating Earth Heritage Wangwushan-Daimeishan UNESCO Global Geopark is located in Henan Province, China It consists of seven scenic sites and is subdivided into three areas on the basis of geomorphology: Wangwu Mountain, Daimei Mountain and the Yellow River Valley. The Geopark lies on the southern margin of the North China Block and has an abundant geologic record. A complete set of the geo...
