Taining World Geological Park

Taining World Geopark, Fujian

synonym

Taining World Geopark generally refers to Fujian Taining World Geopark

Taining World Geopark, located in Taining County, Sanming City, northwest Fujian Province, covers an area of 492.5 square kilometers, of which Danxia landform covers an area of 252.7 square kilometers. It is composed of Shiwang, dajinhu, baxianya, jinnaoshan four parks and Taining ancient city tourist area. The park is a comprehensive Geopark with typical Danxia landform of youth as the main body, volcanic rock, granite, tectonic landform and other geological relics.

It has been rated as national key scenic spot, national 5A tourist area, National Forest Park, National Geopark, national key cultural relics protection unit, etc.

On February 11, 2005, UNESCO approved Taining Geopark as the second batch of world geoparks.

geographical environment

Location context

Taining World Geopark is located in Taining County, northwest of Fujian Province, covering an area of 492.5 square kilometers, of which the Danxia landform covers an area of 252.7 square kilometers. The geographical coordinates are 116 ° 45'00 "e to 117 ° 18'11" and 26 ° 37'26 "n to 27 ° 05'35".

topographic features

Taining Geopark is a large-scale comprehensive Geopark with Danxia landform as the main body, granite landform, volcanic rock landform and tectonic landform. Among them, Longwangyan and dayading scenic spots in Shiwang Park, dajinhu Park and baxianya park are Danxia landform, jinraoshan park is granite landform, and baiyashan scenic spot in baxianya park is volcanic landform.

The most important feature of Danxia Landform in youth is the extremely developed canyons. The complex fault system formed by multi-stage tectonic activities, together with the action of flowing water, sculpts the landscape of ravines in the Geopark. The group of canyons is composed of more than 80 linear valleys (one line sky), more than 150 Lane valleys and more than 240 canyons. It is characterized by deep canyons, towering Danya, numerous caves and natural ecology.

Climatic characteristics

Taining World Geopark is located on the windward slope in the southeast of the middle section of Wuyi Mountains, which belongs to the mid subtropical monsoon mountainous climate. No heat in summer, no cold in winter. The annual average temperature is 17 ℃, the extreme maximum temperature is 38.9 ℃, the minimum temperature is - 10.6 ℃, and the frost free period is about 300 days. The area has abundant rainfall, with an average annual rainfall of 1788 mm, relative temperature of 84%, and average sunshine hours of 1738.7 hours. It has abundant light and heat, long frost free period, mild climate and good ecological environment.

Geological origin

Taining World Geopark has experienced a long and complex geological evolution history. Since the Late Triassic, the park has been under the influence of the interaction between the Pacific plate and the Eurasian plate. From Late Jurassic to early Cretaceous, large scale volcanic eruption and magma intrusion occurred in the park. Since the late Cretaceous, the Gongyuan fault basin was formed under the control of the Chongan Shicheng NE trending fault zone and the taining Longyan NS trending fault zone, and the red rock stratum dominated by glutenite was deposited. After the late Cretaceous, the earth's crust uplifted in an all-round way, and the reactivated faults cut the rock layers, resulting in fissures and differences in rise and fall. The geological structure, water erosion, collapse and weathering made the mountains and plains in the park rise and the Danya cliff rise.

Resources

Water resources

The water system in Taining Geopark is well developed and belongs to the tributary of the upper Minjiang River. The main water system is Jinxi and its three tributaries, Suixi, Shanxi and Puxi, which gather in Taining. The combination of the meandering middle-aged River and the steep young river in the canyon is the basic feature of the rivers in the area. The park is characterized by the development of deep valley meanders.

Forest resources

There are more than 360 species of wild plants and rare tree species belonging to 102 families in Taining World Geopark. Among them, there are more than 10 species of national protected tree species, such as Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Taxus chinensis, Sophora longifolia, Carpinus nigricans and black tea tree. Among them, the most rare is dozens of black tea trees, with nearly 25000 mu of green forest.

Scenic spots

Maoer Mountain

Maoershan National Forest Park is located in Taining County, Sanming County, Fujian Province. It is close to the ten mile Pinghu scenic spot of Jinhu. It is a bright pearl on the dajinhu tourism line, with an area of 2560 hectares. The main scenic spots are jinmaoshan scenic spot, Heming mountain scenic spot, Huangjiahu scenic spot and Pinghu scenic spot. Maoershan National Forest Park is rich in tourism resources, with luxuriant forest vegetation and rich species. There are many kinds of peaks, rocks, waterfalls, springs and various cultural landscapes with high visibility. First, the green forest and luxuriant vegetation. The forest vegetation of the park is luxuriant, and the forest coverage rate in the scenic area is up to 90%; the second is the steep peak rock and the strange cave gorge. Maoershan Forest Park is a typical Danxia landform, which is a very precious landscape. The third is the picturesque Pinghu Lake and the beautiful waterfall pool. The park is surrounded by Pinghu Lake. There are springs and waterfalls in the mountains and streams in the valleys. The fourth is the long history and magical legend. The fifth is the pleasant climate and beautiful environment. The park is characterized by steep mountains, dense forests and high amount of negative oxygen ions, which is known as "natural oxygen bar" in Jinhu.

Zhuangyuan rock

Zhuangyuanyan scenic spot is located in Changxing village, the northern suburb of Taining County. It is 11.7 kilometers away from the city and covers an area of 16 square kilometers. It was named after Zou Yinglong (1173-1245) who was the number one scholar in the second year of song Qingyuan (1196).

Zhuangyuanyan scenic spot is about 5 kilometers long, which is divided into five tourist areas. All the tourist paths are paved with stone steps. There are more than 80 scenic spots, such as Qianlong gorge, bone changing ridge, Motianling, Wuhu mountain, empty mountain Liuxiang, zhuangyuanyan, shaijingya, jinxiugu, etc.

Jiulongtan

Jiulongtan scenic spot is located in Shangqing Township, 15 kilometers upstream of Jinhu, adjacent to shangqingxi and Zhuangyuan lithofacies. The development orientation of the scenic spot is "mountain family, ecological paradise", with a total planning area of 167.2 hectares. It is divided into five functional areas: religious culture, canyon exploration, water leisure, mountain family and reception service.

The original name of jiulongtan scenic spot is huanglonggang. It is named jiulongtan because there are nine winding mountain streams flowing into it. The main scenic spot is Danxia lake, which is composed of Danxia landform. The length of the lake is about 5 kilometers, the widest part is about 100 meters, the narrowest part is less than 1 meter, and the depth of the lake can reach 18 meters. It is a fine product of Danxia on water. The main scenic spots are Yinglong gorge, orangutan Wangtan, longmianren, Yulong cliff, guitiaiyan, Feilong cave, genbaoshi, etc. Among them, Yinglong Gorge Scenic Spot is about 1200m long, which is the longest water sky.

Ancient city of Taining

The ancient city of Taining is located in Chengguan, Taining County, at the southern foot of Wuyi Mountain, covering an area of 226.5 square kilometers. It has well preserved authentic Ming Dynasty residential buildings, national key cultural relics protection unit - shangshudi building complex, as well as buildings from the early Ming Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty in more than 500 years. The ancient city of Taining has a long history. It is called "Guihua Town" in ancient times. It has a history of 1340 years, and has the reputation of "ancient town of Han and Tang Dynasties, famous city of Song Dynasty". The ancient city of Taining was also the Central Soviet Area during the second Chinese Civil Revolutionary War. The state key cultural relics protection units, Shangshu Di and Shide hall, are located in the city. The "old houses of Zhu De and Zhou Enlai" and a large number of precious cultural relics are well preserved. The newly planned and constructed buildings of the new Hui Style of the Song Dynasty are unique.

Zhaixia Grand Canyon

Zhaixia Grand Canyon Scenic Spot is the key scenic spot of the grand Golden Lake Park of Taining World Geopark, and it is also the key scientific research scenic spot of Taining "Shenshi" expert investigation and evaluation. Jixi village, located at the junction of Shancheng town and Datian Township, is 16 kilometers away from the county seat. The scenic area covers an area of about 2 square kilometers. It is named because it is like a giant dragon lying on a plate. The scenic spot is located in the geological fault zone from Shaowu, Fujian to Heyuan, Guangdong. It is a Danxia landform canyon landscape formed and developed in the background of a rift basin about 65 million years ago. The canyon is deep and long with dense plants in it. The main geological landscapes include Danxia cave, Lane Valley, line Valley, red cliff, stone wall, isolated peak, stone pillar, collapse accumulation, barrier lake, through hole, plate cross bedding, Boulder, stalactite, etc. The main scenic spots are Wentian rock, Sanxian rock, Qitian gorge, Yitian sword, Buddha foot rock, golden tortoise climbing wall, Tianqiong rock, Cuizhu lake, yunya mountain, Jinlong line Valley, golden tortoise Temple cascade, line waterfall, Chinese first vine, thousand year Liushan king, thousand vine wall, etc.

Shangqingxi

Shangqingxi scenic area is located in the northeast of Taining, the upstream of Jinhu, about 22 kilometers from the county to shangqingxi. It got its name from Taoism. "Shangqing" is one of the "three Qing realms" of Taoism, namely Taiqing, Shangqing and Yuqing. Later, it was widely used to refer to "fairyland".

Shangqing river originates from Chuanli village, Shangqing Township, Taining, with a total length of more than 50 kilometers. It passes through the hinterland of Shangqing, passes through Changxing village, Shancheng Town, and flows into Zhukou River on Yaoping. Among them, the developed bamboo rafting section is from Chongji to Changxing, with a length of 15 kilometers. The whole journey takes about two hours. The journey is divided into ten rafts, including ninety-nine curves, eighty-eight beaches, seventy-seven bends, sixty-six peaks, fifty-five rocks, forty-four sceneries and thirty-three Li. The main scenic spots are "carp leaping over the dragon's gate", "golden bell ringing", "five old men watching immortals", "sunshine three folds" and so on“ The peacock opens the screen, the eagle perches on the cliff“

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