Chongming Island National Geopark

Chongming Island National Geopark

Chongming Island National Geopark was established on September 19, 2005 with the approval of the Ministry of land and resources of the people's Republic of China. It covers the whole Chongming Island, with a width of 76 km from east to west and 13-18 km from north to south, covering an area of 1200 square kilometers.

The park is located at the estuary of the Yangtze River, facing Jiading and Baoshan in the South and Haimen and Qidong in Jiangsu Province in the north. It is like a shining pearl in the dragon mouth of the Yangtze River.

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Chongming Island Geopark was named as National Geopark in 2005, which is composed of "one park, three museums and one station", namely Xisha Geopark, Xisha Wetland Science Museum of Chongming Island, world estuarine sandbank water culture museum, wood and stone Science Museum of Qianwei village and Chongxi Wetland Science Experimental Station. Among them: Xisha Geopark has more than 20 typical tidal flat geological relics landscape points, 3 km long tidal flat wooden plank road, 10 large-scale wooden viewing platforms and 4 science popularization corridors; Xisha Wetland Science Museum has 120 square meters of wetland science popularization display board; world estuarine sandbank hydrology Museum has 200 square meters of various tidal flat geological relics science exhibition; Qianwei village silicified wood science museum It has silicified wood fossils from different regions of Southeast Asia, such as Northwest China, South China and Myanmar, and exhibits of various exotic stones in the south of the Yangtze River; Chongxi Wetland Science Experimental Station has 11 laboratories and 4 large-scale experimental platforms.

Chongming Island is the largest alluvial sand island in the world. A large number of geological relics and landscape are preserved in the park. The complete stratigraphic system of the great estuary delta records the sea level changes in the past 2.6 million years; the ancient sand dykes, complete seawalls and tidal piers witness the sea and land changes in Shanghai; the beautiful and magical tidal gullies, ripples and scarps represent the typical muddy tidal flat landscape; the complex tidal movement, river diversion, salt water intrusion and the largest turbidity zone landscape represent the shaping of the great estuary Delta Typical dynamics of estuarine landforms. The unique environment in the park breeds a unique mariqueter Scirpus triqueter reed wetland vegetation, and preserves important rare migratory migratory migratory bird populations and "living fossil" - Chinese sturgeon and other unique rare ecological species. There are many natural and cultural historical sites in the park, especially Dongping National Forest Park, Xuegong and Shouan temple. With clean water and soil, fresh air, beautiful scenery and mysterious geological science, the park is a resort for leisure, tourism and scientific investigation.

Course development

In 1999, the Ministry of land and Resources launched the "National Geopark plan". Since 2000, four batches of national geoparks have been officially declared and selected, and 138 national geoparks have been approved. Among them, 12 national geoparks have been approved as world geoparks by UNESCO. Chongming Island, with its unique geological resources, has become the preferred place for Shanghai to declare. In March 2003, in order to fully exploit the geological landform and ecological resources of Chongming, Chongming County Government, together with Shanghai Institute of geological survey, actively prepared the research and application tasks of Chongming Island National Geopark, and carried out a series of work, including data collection, site survey, data analysis, report compilation and design of the Geopark. After more than two years, Chongming County government went to Beijing to participate in two reviews During the meeting, the park's positioning and content report were revised many times. On September 19, 2005, Shanghai Chongming Island passed the evaluation of the Ministry of land and resources, and was officially approved to establish Chongming Island National Geopark.

In December 2005, the leaders of the Ministry of land and resources and Shanghai Municipal Bureau of housing and land administration came to Chongming to guide the work. After preliminary discussion, in view of the unique geological landscape of Chongming Island, Chongming Island National Geopark is strongly recommended to apply for the World Geopark.

Success advantage

In the 1960s and 1970s, when the global environmental protection craze was just rising, geologists proposed to build geoparks to protect geological relics from damage. China issued relevant regulations in the 1970s. Until 1999, the Ministry of land and resources officially announced the plan to protect the site heritage. The application has been carried out four times, and 138 National Geoparks in China have been approved, of which Huangshan, Shilin, Three Gorges and other famous tourist attractions are the main ones.

Compared with those mountains and rivers, Chongming seems to be no wonder. However, Chongming, as the representative of the whole Yangtze River Delta, has a typical geomorphological value in China and even in the world. The bedrock under the soil of Chongming is exactly the same as that of Huangshan and Taishan. The stones with the same "thousand layer cake" height of more than one meter have aesthetic value.

In addition, in the future Geopark, Chongming will further develop eco-tourism. For example, the geological movement can be simulated in the ground by drilling holes for tourists to watch; there are abundant geothermal resources in the underground fault zone of Chongming, which can be developed into hot springs when the temperature is more than 25 degrees centigrade; Chongming is rich in vegetation and animal resources, so it is worth watching Birds and so on are already Chongming's signature tourism programs. After joining geological resources in September, Chongming's eco-tourism will be more comprehensive and perfect.

Chongming Geopark passed the fourth approval of China's National Geopark as early as 2005, and now it has begun to prepare for applying for the World Geopark. In addition to the natural conditions, the world-class audit pays great attention to the indicators of science popularization. Now Chongming has the World Estuary Museum, and a larger geological museum is in the planning.

master plan

1、 The nature of geoparks

Geopark is a park entity with special scientific significance, rare natural properties, elegant aesthetic value, geological landscape with a certain scale and distribution as the main body. It is a public facility integrating sightseeing, vacation and leisure, medical care, popular science education and cultural entertainment. It is a place for geological science research and investigation.

2、 Scope and time limit of planning

1. Planning scope

The planning area covers the eastern part of Chongming Island, the central part of Nanmen new town and the western part of Chongming Green Town. The total area is about 174 square kilometers. Among them, three main sections are the planning core area, and the surrounding main geological and geomorphic landscape area is the long-term planning area.

2. Planning time limit: 15 years.

Recent: 2006-2010.

Medium term: 2011-2015.

Long term: 2016-2020.

3、 General layout

According to the topography and scenic spot distribution of Chongming, Chongming National Geopark is divided into "one core and many poles", they are: one core is the world River Museum, and five poles are the five main landscape areas: new town delta cultural area, Xisha geological science landscape area, Dongtan wetland relic ecological landscape area, Dongtan International migratory bird landscape area, Dongtan estuary sturgeon ecological landscape area Landscape area.

The layout of the whole scenic area is as follows:

The world River Museum, located in Chongming new town, is the core project of the whole geopark construction. It mainly relies on Chongming Island to build a world-class Museum, which mainly displays the unique natural ecology, water conservancy projects and cultural relics of the world's rivers.

The new town delta cultural area is an important landscape area of the Geopark. It is located in the east of Dongmen Road, the west of laoxiaogang, the south of Aoshan road and the Yangtze River beach in Chongming new town, with a control area of 300 hectares and a planning area of 100 hectares. The main function is to show Delta culture. Through sculptures, display cabinets and cultural museums, the long ancient culture of the Yangtze River Delta and the unique reclamation culture of Chongming Island are displayed.

Xisha geological science scenic spot is the aura area of the Geopark. It is located in the east of the new sluice in Lvlin Town, west of Mingzhu lake, and outside the Riverside Avenue. In the area, the Geological Museum of the estuary and Xisha beach wetland sightseeing area are built. Among them, the control area of Hekou geological museum is 150 hectares, and the planning area is 60 hectares. The control area of Xisha beach wetland sightseeing area is 500 hectares, and the planning area is 360 hectares. In the Hekou Geological Museum, the unique geological landforms of the Yangtze River Delta are displayed by various means. In the Xisha beach wetland sightseeing area, the actual geological landforms and ecological landscapes of the wetland, such as tidal ditches and sand waves, are displayed by trestles. Give visitors a strong geological and geomorphic profile of the estuary, and give consideration to the tourism service function.

Dongtan wetland ecological landscape area is an important landscape area of the Geopark. It is located between the 1992 dike and 1998 dike of Chongming Dongtan, and to the north of Dongtan Avenue. The control area is 200 hectares, and the planning area is 150 hectares. Its function is mainly to display various geomorphological and ecological relics of closed tidal flat wetland and carry out various recreational activities. Let tourists feel the beautiful wetland ecological environment and enjoy the beautiful life under the beautiful environment.

Dongtan International migratory bird ecological landscape area is the core ecological landscape area of the Geopark. It is located outside the 1998 embankment of Chongming Dongtan, with a control area of 2000 hectares and a planning area of 600 hectares. At the same time, it is also an ecological sensitive area of the Geopark, which is an international migratory bird viewing and protection area. No major construction will be carried out in the area.

Dongtan estuarine sturgeon ecological landscape area is the main scenic spot of wetland Geopark. It is located in the South Branch of Yingdong village on the south side of Dongtan, with a control area of 70 hectares and a planning area of 10 hectares

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