Xiangxi UNESCO Global Geopark adds one sister park

Jun Mon 2024
Recently, Arxan UNESCO Global Geopark and Xiangxi UNESCO Global Geopark signed a cooperation agreement during the 4th High-end Forum on Nature and Culture.

To further strengthen communications and cooperation, and jointly explore the path of high-quality development of the parks, both sides reached a consensus on park operation and management, science popularization and publicity, and talent cultivation and exchanged souvenirs.


 
As the 20th sister park of Xiangxi UNESCO Global Geopark, Arxan UNESCO Global Geopark is located in Arxan, Hinggan League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It officially joined the UNESCO Global Geopark Network in 2017.

The geopark consists of Tianchi Park, a hot spring park and Halaha Park and Haosengou Park, with an area of about 3,653.21 square kilometers.

With volcanic landform and hot springs as the main features, as well as granite peaks and meandering rivers, the park is unique and typical at home and abroad. It’s a geoscience museum and a laboratory to explore the evolution of plateaus, volcanism and the formation of hot springs. It’s also a geopark that integrates scientific research, ecological tourism, popular science education and leisure vacation.
 
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