Funiu Mountain World Geopark

Funiu Mountain World Geopark, Nanyang, China

synonym

Funiu Mountain World Geopark generally refers to Funiu Mountain World Geopark in Nanyang, China

Funiu Mountain World Geopark in Nanyang, China is located in the core area of the eastern Qinling orogenic belt of the central mountain system. The park is integrated on the basis of Baotianman National Geopark, Nanyang dinosaur egg fossil group National Nature Reserve, Baotianman National Forest Park and World Biosphere Reserve, Funiushan National Geopark and Nanyang dushanyu National Mining Park.

In June 2006, the park was listed as a World Geopark by UNESCO. It is under the jurisdiction of Nanyang City, Henan Province, an excellent tourist city in China. Its administrative divisions span Xixia, Neixiang, Zhenping, Xichuan, Nanzhao, Fangcheng and other counties of Nanyang city.

Nanyang Funiu Mountain World Geopark is mainly composed of eight core scenic spots: China Xixia dinosaur Heritage Park, Xixia Laojieling, Xixia longtangou, Neixiang Baotianman, Qixingtan, Yunlu mountain, Zhenping wuduo mountain and zhenwuding scenic spot.

In 2009, Nanyang Funiu Mountain World Geopark was selected as“

In 2011, Baotianman scenic spot in the park was rated as "China's best eco-tourism destination".

geographical environment

China Funiu Mountain World Geopark is located in the hinterland of Funiu Mountain in Henan Province, with the main body of Funiu Mountain in Xixia, Neixiang, Luanchuan, Songxian and Zhenping, covering an area of 1522 square kilometers.

Located in the eastern part of the Central Orogenic System of China, the park has experienced such geological processes as collision, amalgamation and orogeny of the north and South ancient continents in China. It is of great scientific value to study the dynamics of the composite continent in the Qinling orogenic belt.

Honors

In December 2005, the old stork river drifting scenic spot in Xixia County, Nanyang was awarded the national AAAA scenic spot;

In March 2009, Funiu Mountain World Geopark was selected as "China's top ten most beautiful geoparks";

In January 2011, Baiyun Mountain scenic spot of the park was approved as national AAAAA scenic spot by National Tourism Administration;

In January 2012, the Laojunshan jiguandong scenic spot of the park was approved as a national AAAAA scenic spot by the National Tourism Administration;

In September 2011, Baotianman scenic spot of the park was rated as "the best eco-tourism destination in China".

In October 2010, the karst landscape of Jiguan cave in Luanchuan and the Cretaceous dinosaur egg fossil group in Xixia of the park were respectively rated as "ten beautiful geological landscapes" and "Ten Geological Relics of great scientific value" in Henan Province.

Introduction to scenic spots

The geological relics in Funiu Mountain World Geopark in Nanyang are very rich and diverse. The main protected objects include dinosaur egg fossils, dinosaur skeleton fossils, typical stratigraphic sections containing egg fossils, important structural relics of fault suture zone in Qinling orogenic belt, boundary faults of tectonic geological blocks and related sedimentary formation relics, and oceanic crust ophiolite in small ocean basin with limited expansion of ancient Qinling ocean Debris remains, volcanic lava pillow group and stomatal rhyolite rock structure remains, karst caves, cascade waterfall group, turbulent streams, canyons and artificial river channels, high mountain and river source lakes in structural fault depression, Intermountain fault depression depressions, springs, underground rivers, large cross bedding, sequence sections of ophiolite slices, various geomorphic remains, sedimentary facies characteristics, paleoclimate characteristics, turtle and turtle Other vertebrate fossils, amber and microfossils, natural ecological environment, etc.

Geology of scenic spot

Funiu Mountain is a geological textbook for studying continental composite orogenic belt. Many geological relics are typical, representative, rare and of international significance. Funiu Mountain in Nanyang is located in the main area where Rodinia supercontinent interacts with North China plate and Yangtze plate for a long time. It is the key part of subduction, collision, convergence and uplifting orogeny of composite continental orogenic belt (Qinling orogenic belt) and the most systematic and complete area for preservation of geological relics.

The advantage of Funiu Mountain in the earth history and tectonic geology lies in the fact that it revealed the splitting and separation of the Archean primitive continental crust basement, and the sedimentary formation and metamorphism and deformation in the early Proterozoic. It summarized the response of the Central Orogenic Belt of China to the global Rodinia supercontinent event, the tectonic evolution and continental evolution under the control of regional plate tectonic dynamics system Dynamic process.

The Mashankou plate suture, Erlangping rift trough and other geological relics have witnessed the docking and collision of the North China plate and the Yangtze plate, where the crustal movement and the alternation of time are highly concentrated. Due to the long-term effect of geological tectonic movement, a series of nappes, overlaps and extensional stretches with different levels, scales and forms were formed in the contact zone between the two plates. Thanks to the elaborate creation of the "scientific giant" of the continental orogeny, Funiu Mountain, which stretches for 800 miles, stands tall and has become the backbone of China.

Biological relics

(1) (2) the remains of Xixia long cylindrical egg and Gobi prismatic egg in Fanying Liuying area of Yangcheng city

(3) Dinosaur egg fossils are densely distributed in the Tumen Rengou area of Yangcheng

(4) Dinosaur egg fossil remains of walnut tree in Xiping

(5) Remains of dinosaur bones from Hutou mountain and Danshui shibanhe River in Yangcheng

(6) Radiolarians and spongy spicules in siliceous intercalation of Tan Erlangping ophiolite sheet (huoshenmiao formation) in Erlangping Bay

(7) Trace fossils along sanlimiao of Danshui Yangcheng highway

(8) Amber remains of Chayu, Muzhai and Caogang in Wuliqiao, DINGHE

Stratigraphic remains

(1) Egg bearing fossil stratigraphic section of majiacun formation in sanlimiao, Danshui

(2) Egg bearing fossil stratigraphic sections of gangding-dugang-tumenya-fangxigou Gaogou, majiacun and Sigou formations in Xixia

(3) Egg bearing fossil stratigraphic sections of Zhangtang shibanhe Beiao Qiyu yazigaogou, majiacun and Sigou formations in Xixia

(4) Ophiolite slice sequence profile of huoshenshen formation in Erlangping group, junmahe

(5) The stratotype section of the middle Neoproterozoic Xiahe group in panjiaxiang Miaoling, zhaigen

(6) Stratigraphic section of Paleoproterozoic Qinling group from dongtaizi to Baiguoshu, Shuanglong

Internal power

(1) The structural remains of Wuliqiao cangfang and Yangcheng Zhangtang Beizhuang Shangdan (Xiguanzhuang Zhenping) fault fracture zone

(2) Structural, topographical and geomorphological remains of Shangdan (Xiguanzhuang Zhenping) fault fracture zone in hetaoshu, Xiping

(3) The boundary fault between Erlangping group and Qinling group between Xiaoshui and matiwan in Shuanglong

(4) Trace of sedimentary formation of paleo basin of tectonic terrane extension of Mesoproterozoic KUANPING rock group in North Qinling of Tuling, Taiping Town

(5) Boundary fault between KUANPING group and Erlangping group in Tudiling, Taiping Town

(6) Traces of sedimentary formation in the Paleozoic Erlangping back arc basin, Tanbei Qinling, Erlangping Bay

(7) Remnant of oceanic crust ophiolite in Songshugou yangqigou paleoqinling Ocean Limited expansion Basin

(8) Remnants of oceanic crust ophiolite in the limited expansion of the ancient Qinling ocean in chenyangping

(9) Trace of wide and gentle synclinal fold of Sigou formation in danshuitangou of Late Cretaceous

(10) Pore like and rhyolite like rock structure vestiges of Changtanhe volcanic lava

(11) The remains of pillow group of volcanic lava in Changtanhe

(12) "Tianshu" geological relics of xenoliths in jiucaigou granite, Erlangping

External power

(1) Spectacular alluvial fan deposits and channel erosion filling deposits in Yuntai, Chongyang Township

(2) Large scale cross bedding and boundary conglomerate remains in shibanhe, Danshui town

karst cave

(1) Karst cave relics of bat cave in Yunhua

(2) Karst cave relics of Hehua cave

(3) Vestiges of karst caves in Juhua cave

(4) Remains of Laojun cave

Geomorphic relics

(1) Denudation structure landform of junmahe fault block mountain in junmahe Township and xingshugou fault block mountain in Shuanglong town

(2) Denudation structure and geomorphology of daoyushan granite cliff in Erlangping

(3) Denudation structure and geomorphology of yanpanshan in lianhuafeng, huashanyu, Shuanglong

(4) Yanshanian granite peak cluster, stalagmite, pillar and peak ridge landforms in jiaojiaojian

(5) Geomorphology of ZhangGu group at shuahaguan in the upper reaches of Changtan River

(6) Dished depression and peak cluster landform of limestone in Yangshan, Junma River

(7) Landforms of granite domes in yuyugou and huashanyu of Erlangping

(8) Geomorphology of syncline mountain and anticline mountain in Wuliqiao watershed

(9) Granite "stone waterfall" landform in yuyugou, Erlangping

Water relics

(1) Relics of the rapids of the shewei River in Erlangping Bay

(2) Remains of the cascade waterfall group in longtangou

(3) Five roads in Erlangping: ruins of huanghuamianti waterfall group

(4) "Five eye spring" spring water of Cimei temple in Wuliqiao

(5) "Chrysanthemum spring" spring in Chrysanthemum cave of Tangjiawan Tianyi Village (1278m) in Xiping

(6) Relics of underground river group in Changtanhe fish reservoir

(7) Traces of the source lake of the alpine River in Erlangping East Lake structural fault depression

(8) "Bazi" remains of luyiqu mountain fault depression in Erlangping

Chinese PinYin : Fu Niu Shan Shi Jie Di Zhi Gong Yuan