Geopark

Geopark, a kind of unique natural area, has the geoheritage landscapes of special geological scientific significance, rare natural attributes, high ornamental value and a certain scale and distribution scope as the main body and integrates other natural landscapes and human landscapes. It not only provides to people with the places of high scientific taste for tourism, leisure vacation, healthcare and rehabilitation and cultural entertainment, but also is the key protection zone of geoheritage landscapes and biological enrironment and the base for the research and popularization of geological science.

Main objectives of building geopark include the following 3 respects: protection of geoheritage, popularization of geoscience knowledge, expansion of tourism and promotion of local economic development. Including 4 levels: county and municipal level geopark, provincial level geopark, national level geopark,Global Geopark.