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MOUNT KUNLUN UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK (China)

“Mount Kunlun, known as “the ancestor of mountains”, holds a special place in Chinese mythology and culture”

 

Celebrating Earth Heritage

Mount Kunlun UNESCO Global Geopark is located in the southwest part of Golmud, Qinghai Province.

Situated at the northeastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau hinterland, the tectonic setting of the UNESCO Global Geopark belongs to the colliding zone of Kangxiwar-South Kunlun-Madoi-Maqin. The UNESCO Global Geopark has experienced multiple times of complicated crustal evolution, ocean development, as well as ocean-land transformation, developing a tectonic mix of Mesoproterozoic-Neoproterozoic-Jurassic strata, with active and intense magmatic activities. It is one of the important mountain systems in inland Asia as well as an important window for geological evolution research of the Eurasia continent. Rare as it is, Mount Kunlun UNESCO Global Geopark also retains the geological relics left in the evolution history of the Paleo Asian tectonic system and Tethyan tectonic system. The suture zone and rock pieces inside it faithfully record the complicated geological history such as several times of Tethys Ocean-land conversion, magmatic activity, crustal extension, subduction and collision of the plate, making the UNESCO Global Geopark play a unique and irreplaceable role in earth science in China and even Eastern Asia.

 

Sustaining local Communities

Based on its own characteristics, Mount Kunlun UNESCO Global Geopark has achieved significant results in its accelerating tourism brand establishment and efforts to promote the awareness and influences of Mount Kunlun Brand. With the support and help from the central government and Qinghai local government, the infrastructure and supporting facilities of the UNESCO Global Geopark have become increasingly complete. In recent years, Mount Kunlun UNESCO Global Geopark has served as a research, teaching and training base for many universities and colleges as well as research and development institutions to carry out local popular science lectures, practice teaching activities, and special scientific popularization activities targeting ordinary tourists. Those activities not only help the public understand the relevant knowledge of the Geopark, but also play an active role in publicizing energy-saving and environmental protection.

 

Related information

  • Global Geopark Network Designated Year: 2014
  • UNESCO Global Geopark Designated Year: 2015
  • Localisation: N35°49'12'', E94°52'48''
  • Area: 7,033 km2

Contact

  • Tel.: +86 979 8421539
  • E-mail: klsdzgy@163.com
  • Postal Address: Qaidam Road East No.55, Golmud City, Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China
  • Website

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