The reporter learned from the National Forestry and Grassland Administration that at 23:00 on April 10 (5:00 on April 11, Beijing time), at the 221st session of the UNESCO Executive Bureau held in Paris, France, the two candidates recommended by my country in Qinghai Cambra and Chongqing Yunyang were officially approved for the title of UNESCO World Geopark. At this point, my country's world geological parks have increased to 49, and the number continues to rank first in the world.

Kambula World Geopark is located in Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, with a total area of ​​3,149.34 square kilometers. It is located on the northeast edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the transition zone of China's first and second-level landforms.

△Kambula World Geopark (photo by Guan Haoran)

△Kambula World Geopark (photo by Zhao Honglan)

The park completely preserves the stratigraphic structures and records of magma activities in the Indochisan and Yanshan periods in three important geological periods. Among them, the section of the deep-sea sedimentary strata during the Triassic period of the Longwu River has become a "geological textbook" for the international academic community to study the transformation of Gutertis's oceanic continent with a clear evolutionary sequence.

△Kambula World Geopark (photo taken by Zhao Zuoquan)

The superbasic rock mass of Longwuxia, magnificent Danxia landform and Yellow River landscape are rare in the park. It is not only an excellent place to study the tectonic evolution of the earth and the transformation of oceanic landslides and mulberry fields, but also a natural museum for studying the giant landslides and climate change in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. In addition, the park deeply integrates the intangible cultural heritage Regong art with Qiang and Tibetan folk culture, forming a "geology-ecology-humanistic" collaborative protection model. It is a rare comprehensive geological park in the world that integrates high-precision geological research, diverse cultural experience and plateau ecological protection.

△The spring of the Yangtze River (photo by Zhang Haiping)

Yunyang World Geopark is located in the southern part of Yunyang County, Chongqing City, with a total area of ​​1,124.05 square kilometers and is located in the hinterland of the Three Gorges Reservoir of the Yangtze River.

△Qingshui Lake

The park has the main feature of the Middle Jurassic dinosaur fossil group. It has a 18.2-kilometer "World Dinosaur Fossil Wall" and the world's largest Jurassic monomer dinosaur fossil wall. It connects the evolution process of Asian Jurassic dinosaurs, fills the gap in the world's dinosaur evolution sequence, and has important international significance.

△Part of the dinosaur fossil wall in Yunyang World Geological Park

In addition, Yunyang also has the karst landform of Longgan Tiankeng, rare biological resources such as big spirit cats and little spirit cats. It is also the habitat of new species of Yunyang's palm-tou toads. It is also deeply intertwined with historical and cultural heritage such as Zhang Fei Temple and Panshi City and Tujia folk culture, forming a global unique dinosaur evolution-karst landform-ecological humanistic collaborative protection system, interpreting the symbiotic value of earth science and human civilization.

△Yunyang Longgan Tiankeng Karst Geomorphological Relics

△Zhang Feimiao

△Panshi City

In 2015, in order to further protect global geological heritage and natural landscapes, the 38th UNESCO General Assembly approved the "International Geoscience and Geopark Program" and established the "UNESCO World Geopark". As of now, there are 229 world geological parks around the world. Since joining the plan, my country has always adhered to the concept of "praising the magic of creation and planning for the long-term prosperity of the region", actively explored geological relics protection and utilization models that conform to local actual conditions and demonstrated regional characteristics, promoted the sustainable development of the economy and society, vividly interpreted the concept of "green water and green mountains are gold and silver mountains", widely spread the concept of ecological civilization, and won widespread praise from the international community.

(CCTV reporters Wang Kaibo, Chen Yewei, Wang Xiaolong, Guo Hongpeng)