Xiangxi World Geopark Xiangxi World Geopark is located in the hinterland of Wuling Mountain in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province.
There are 160 Neolithic sites here, which are the main settlements of Tujia and Miao nationalities. It is also famous for Red Stone Forest, Dehang Grand Canyon, Zuolong Gorge and many spectacular waterfalls.
Hongshilin National Geopark
The red stone forest is a kind of red carbonate stone forest landscape formed in Ordovician. It is very rare, because the rock contains different concentrations of iron oxide, thus forming a colorful and unpredictable unique appearance.
When you come to Hongshilin National Geopark in Guzhang County, you can see various and lifelike fossils everywhere.
Red stone forests, cliffs, stone walls and stone peaks are distributed in the mountains, which will change differently due to the change of weather and light, making people seem to be floating in an alien.
It is also the location of the TV series "Swaying Life", which also attracts many fans to punch in.
Dehang gorge
"Dehang" is a Miao language, which translates into "beautiful Grand Canyon". Dehang not only has the most primitive and simple Dehang Miao Village, but also has the magnificent Dehang Grand Canyon.
Dehang Grand Canyon is located in the middle of Wuling Grand Canyon formed by the intersection of Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and Wuling Mountain Range, with a protected area of 108 square kilometers, which is the most wonderful part of the natural scenery of the Grand Canyon.
Dehang Grand Canyon is a typical limestone karst canyon landform in China, which is deep and long. There are many small canyons in the Grand Canyon, such as Dalong Gorge, Xiaolong Gorge, Gaoyan Gorge, Dalian Gorge, Yuquan Gorge, Dahuo Gorge and Jiulong Gorge.
There are many streams, towering cliffs, ancient trees hanging upside down, strange peaks protruding and overlapping peaks and forests in the scenic area.
According to experts' research, the canyon geology belongs to the CAMBRIAN geological age, with abundant paleontological fossils. Karst canyon landform, which belongs to the edge of plateau platform, is called "golden nail" by international geological circles and has very important research value.
The natural scenery of the scenic spot is very beautiful, and it is the twin sister scenic spot of Zhangjiajie scenic spot. There are fundamental differences in geology.
Zhangjiajie belongs to seasonal sandstone, and the peak forest landform is masculine, while the limestone and peak forest landform in Dehang Scenic Area presents graceful beauty.
Zuolongxia
Zuolongxia is a karst landscape group with the reputation of "natural air conditioning" in western Hunan.
However, the biggest feature is the horrible plank road between stone walls-whether it is a narrow road made of wood or a step on the edge of a cliff, it is suspended, and bees who are afraid of heights had better not try.
Zhangye World Geopark Zhangye World Geopark is located in Zhangye City, Gansu Province, an important town of the Silk Road.
When you come to Zhangye, you will find that the rough northwest also has a soft side. There are many ethnic minorities including Yugur and 577 cultural attractions here.
The most striking features are colorful "colored hills", Danxia landform and ophiolite suite, whose international geological significance has been studied by many geologists.
Zhangye Danxia National Geopark
Zhangye is famous for its Danxia landform. Zhangye's Danxia theory is first-class in China, so appreciation after rain is particularly romantic.
Zhangye Danxia National Geopark is the only compound area of Danxia landform and colorful hills in China, and it was rated as one of the seven most beautiful Danxia landforms in China by chinese national geography.
It mainly includes two scenic spots, Danxia in Binggou and Danxia in Colorful, which are composed of red gravel, sandstone and mudstone, with peculiar shapes and magnificent momentum.
Just like painting on the mountain with colored pens, painting on the mountain one by one is mainly orange-red, with light yellow, yellow-white and cyan separated, and some places also reflect golden light in the occasionally exposed sunshine.
It is also the location of Zhang Yimou's Three Guns Surprise, Jiang Wen's The Sun Also Rises and the TV series De Renjie.
In addition, it is also a paradise for photographers. There are many photographers in the scenic area carrying "long guns and short guns" to shoot around.
In the past two years, there have been hot air balloon and other projects, which have added a touch of romance to this land.
However, it is necessary to remind everyone that when entering the scenic spot, we must care for the ecology and obey the command of the scenic spot. In addition, if you come back the next day, you should tell the conductor to stick a stamp for the next day when you buy the ticket, otherwise you need to buy a new ticket when you come in the next day.
Malattia beige
Luo Jialun, a scholar of the Republic of China, once visited Zhangye, leaving a touching poem "I don't want to see the snow in Qilian Mountain, but mistake Zhangye for Jiangnan".
The uplift of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau cut off the water vapor in the Indian Ocean, and a large area of desert was formed in the northwest.
Fortunately, however, the humid air from the Pacific Ocean makes Qilian Mountain a wet island in the northwest, and the rivers developed from the mountains nourish the Hexi Corridor.
Sunan Yugur Autonomous County, where Horseshoe Temple is located, is the only Yugur settlement in China. They call themselves "Yao Aoer". They are immigrants from the grassland empire and are said to be direct descendants of Xiongnu.
It is said that Horseshoe Mountain, where Horseshoe Temple is located, is also a summer resort for Xiongnu Khan.
Horseshoe Temple is a huge grotto temple complex, and many grotto Buddha statues carved on the stone wall are very fantastic and spectacular.
There are temples of Han Buddhism, temples of Tibetan Buddhism, horseshoe prints, murals of the Yuan Dynasty, Buddha statues and many other legendary historical sites.
Now its North Temple is open to the outside world. The main places worth visiting are the Thousand Buddha Cave, the King Gelsall Temple and the 33-day Buddha Cave.