On July 12, Yunnan Stone Forest Global Geopark signed an agreement with Zhejiang Changshan Geopark to become a sister park.
At the signing ceremony, the two sides conducted in-depth exchanges and discussions on the declaration and evaluation of global geoparks, the protection of geological monuments, scientific research and popularization, the display degree of geoparks, management institutions, and the construction of talent teams, and clarified that in the future, the friendly interaction between the two parks will be further strengthened, and cooperation will be carried out in exchanges and learning, park protection and management, scientific research and popularization, geological relics protection, tourism promotion, information construction and sustainable development.
Changshan Geopark is located in Changshan County, Zhejiang Province, with an area of 1043.10 square kilometers, located at the southeast edge of the Yangtze Massif, which is the combination of the Yangtze Massif and the South China Massif, and the geological structure is unique. It not only reflects the characteristics of long-term stable sedimentation of the Yangtze massif, but also preserves a relatively complete material record in the long geological history period, leaving world-class stratigraphic profile and paleontological geological relics such as "golden nails", which has become an important window for interpreting the formation, evolution and paleogeographical environment changes of the Yangtze massif.
Located in Shilin County, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, with an area of 365.7 square kilometers, Stone Forest Global Geopark is one of the three typical karst landforms in southern China, and a representative area in the world that reflects regional geological evolution since the late Paleozoic era with stone forest landforms. In addition to the typical stone forest landforms, other karst landforms have also developed in the park, such as funnels, underground caves, dissolution depressions, karst mounds, dark rivers, waterfalls, stone buds, etc., and retain complete development and evolution remains. Because of its outstanding geological and aesthetic value, the stone forest became one of the first global geoparks in 2004.
Kunming Daily All-media Chief Reporter: Li Sifan
Correspondents: Bao Jihong, Huang Yali
Photo courtesy of Stone Forest Scenic Area Administration
Responsible editor: Su Hao
Editor: Fu Yali
Final judge: Zhou Jianjun