Qinling Zhongnanshan UNESCO Global Geopark is located in the east of Asia, in Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, China. Special geological heritage, valuable flora and fauna, ancient human heritage, religious culture and other integrated landscape resources constitute a three-dimensional, multi-level landscape effect, with 411 geological heritages.
Main types and names of geological heritages
Category |
Sub-category |
Name |
Orogenic zone geological heritage |
Stratigraphy geological heritage |
Paleoproterozoic Qinling Group; Middle Proterozoic Kuanping Group; Neoproterozoic Songshugou Formation; Lower Paleozoic Danfeng Group; Lower Paleozoic Erlangping Group; Devonian; Carboniferous; Permian; Triassic; Jurassic; Paleogene; Neogene; Quaternary |
Magmatitegeological heritage |
Lantian rock mass; Baliping granite mass; Taibaishan-Houzhenzi rock mass; Cuihuashan rock mass Heritage of volcanic rocks; sub-volcanic rocks of Chenjiahekou |
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Metamorphicsgeological heritage |
Gneiss; migmatites; schist; amphibolite; marble; phyllite |
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Sediment geological heritage |
Conglomerate; sandstone; mudstone |
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Structure geological heritage |
Suture of plates; rift zone, obduction and nappe structure in Liuyehe area; extensional structure; strike-slip fault; normal fault; fold |
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The Quaternary geological heritage |
Quaternary glacier geological heritage |
Stone sea; pyramidal peaks; trough valley; cirques; riegel; glacial staircase; cirque lake |
Neotectonicsgeological heritage |
Weihe rift zone; Lishan faulting block; geothermal resources |
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Geomorphology geological heritage |
Mountain collapse-slide geological heritage |
Barrier Lake; barrier dam; stone sea; free surface; residual peaks; windy cave; icy cave; thin strip of sky; stone wall |
Granitic landform geological heritage |
Granite peaks and ridges; spheroidal weathering of granite |
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Periglacial landform geological heritage |
Stone stream; stone run; stone sea |
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Canyon landform geological heritage |
Heihe canyon; Fengyu valley |
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Heritage of Homo erectus |
The Gongwangling heritage site of the Homo erectus lantienensis; the heritage site of the Chenjiawozi Homo erectus |
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Hydrogeology geological heritage |
Waterfall |
Jiutian waterfall; Shixiu waterfall; Yingya waterfall; Feitian waterfall; Longyun waterfall; Guatian waterfall; Longtan waterfall; Yudai waterfall; Xianheqiao waterfall; Caihong waterfall; Juwongtan waterfall; Xianlei waterfall |
Hot spring |
Hot springs in the area of Huaqing Pool |
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Water pond |
Heilong Pond; Riyue Pond; Juwong Pond |
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Engineering geology geological heritage |
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Heritage sites of Ziwu Plank Road (Shaanxi-Sichuan); Wuguan Plank Road (Shaanxi-Henan); Dangluo Plank Road (Shaanxi-Sichuan); the Zhongnanshan tunnel on the high way from Baotou to Maoming |
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