At the beginning of the new year, a 4-member research group led by Professor Xu Kejian from China University of Geosciences (Beijing), accompanied by Professor Wu Chengji from Shaanxi Normal University and Professor Hao Junqing from Xi’an University of Finance and Economics, visited Qinling Zhongnanshan Global Geopark Management Center. It is the first time that the research team of China University of Geosciences (Beijing) has entered Qinling Zhongnanshan Global Geopark for scientific research, focusing on the relationships between the geological characteristics of Guanzhong Basin and its culture. The research team will conduct a one week on-site research activity.
At the symposium, Yang Jianping, Director of the Management Center, generally introduced Qinling Zhongnanshan Global Geopark. Both sides shared their experiences and thoughts on the organization structuring, community participation and cooperation, science popularization activities, biodiversity, the relationship between agriculture and geoparks, and re-evaluation criteria etc.
Then the research team made their first stop at Cuihuashan Scenic Area, the core scenic area of the Geopark. They visited the monitoring and commanding center and tourist service center of the scenic area. Professor Xu gave high praise to the management, science popularization, and community interaction of the scenic area, and also gladly accepted the invitation to attend the Tourism Destination Annual Conference held in Cuihuashan in May and give a presentation.
In the next few days, the research team will also conduct on-site investigations in various scenic areas of the Geopark, to understand the development and changes of Qinling Zhongnanshan, collect popular science materials, visit geological museums, and investigate historical and cultural relics around the Geopark.
