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Yuntaishan World Geopark
eographic location:Jiaozuo City, Henan
Province
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2. Level:AAAAA
Climate type:Temperate continental monsoon climate
Ticket price:120 yuan (peak season), 60 yuan (off
season)
Yuntaishan World Geopark is located in the south of Taihang
Mountain, north of Jiaozuo City, Henan Province, with an area of
about 556 square kilometers. It is dominated by rift structure,
hydrodynamic action and geological landscape, supplemented by
natural ecology and human landscape. A comprehensive geological
park with scientific values and aesthetic values.
The Yuntaishan Geological Park was established in 2002. It is mainly
characterized by the structure of the single-sided mountain landform
of the Yuntaishan Park, the cliff waterfall and the clear spring
landform. The “Gantai Landform” landscape of the inter-group
gorges, the peaks and valleys, the cliffs and the cliffs, is a special
landscape formed mainly by tectonic action and natural erosion. It is
a new type of landform. Type, both aesthetic and typical. At present,
there are more than 170 kinds of natural landscapes, including more
than 100 peaks and more than 10 steep cliffs. The valley retains a
large number of geological relics, systematically unique strata, rocks
and minerals, and typical geological features. The structure, the
singular and diverse Dongfu, the unique ecology and the long history
of humanistic tourism resources.
Yuntaishan World Geopark is the world’s geological park, the national
AAAAA-level tourist scenic spot, the northern boundary of China’s
special vegetation and the highest latitude macaque reserve. Located
in the mid-latitude area, it is a warm temperate continental monsoon
climate with four distinct seasons, spring and dry winds, hot summer
and rainy, high autumn and cool, and cold winter with less snow.

3. Historical evolution
Yuntaishan began to investigate and prove in 1983. It was officially
developed in 1985. In December 1987, it was identified as a
provincial-level scenic spot by the Henan Provincial People’s
Government, and the first batch of national AAAAA-level tourist
attractions.
In April 1989, the Yuntaishan Scenic Area Administration was
established, which was established at the official level.
In March 1997, it was upgraded to a deputy county-level institution.
In October 2003, it was upgraded to a county-level institution with
offices, propaganda, finance, planning, security, and Baijiayan
management, Xiaozhaigou management office, Hongshixia
management office, and onshore management office. And the peak
management office and other four departments and five departments.
In 2005, it invested heavily in building a digital monitoring center to
provide visitors with a comfortable and convenient travel
environment.

4. Geographical environment
Location horizon
Yuntaishan World Geopark is located in the south of Taihang
Mountain, north of Jiaozuo City, Henan Province, with an area of
about 556 square kilometers. It is a geological park with rift
structure, hydrodynamic action and geological features.
Climatic characteristics
Yuntaishan World Geological Park is located in the mid-latitude area.
It is a warm temperate continental monsoon climate with four
distinct seasons, spring and dry winds, hot summers and rainy days,
high autumn and cool weather, and cold winters and less snow.

5. Hydrology
The river landscape mainly includes the Snake River, the Niuyue
Lake, the Heshan Mountain, the river rejuvenation, the river terrace,
the torrent travertine, the rock shovel, the pot hole, and the stone
trough.
The waterfalls vary in size and dozens of waterfalls are diverse.
Among them, the Yuntaishan Tian Waterfall is the most spectacular,
with a drop of 314 meters.
Most of the lakes are artificial lakes, including Xiaoyao Lake,
Xianshen Lake, Qingtianhe Reservoir, Weiyuan Lake, Qinglong Lake,
Zifang Lake, etc. Among them, Zifang Lake is most famous for its rare
peach blossom jellyfish.

6. Resource situation
Water resources
The park is divided into Yuntai Mountain, Shennong Mountain,
Qinglong Gorge, Fenglin Gorge and Qingtianhe. Yuntaishan
Suspension Spring Waterfall, Qinglong Gorge Deep Valley, Fenglinxia
Stone Wall Shrink, Qingtian River Bishui Liantian, Shennongshan
Longji Great Wall.
Animal and plant resources
The Yuntaishan World Geopark completely preserved the Middle
Proterozoic and Paleozoic marine environments, especially the
sedimentary relics of the surface sea environment. The special
geotectonic location forms a unique hydrodynamic condition, which
creates the unique geographical features of the park and becomes the
northern boundary of China’s special vegetation and the highest
latitude macaque reserve.

7. Mountain resources
The Yuntaishan World Geopark consists of a series of geological relics
with special scientific significance and aesthetic value that can
represent the geological history and geological functions of the
region. The “mountain landform” formed under the background of the
rift is a typical relic of the neotectonic movement and a new member
of the Chinese geomorphic family. A relatively complete and
representative platform-type deposit has been developed on the
North China paleocontinental nucleus that has been in a stable state
for a long time.

8. Main Attractions
Five major parks
Yuntaishan Park
Yuntaishan Park is located in the north of Xiuwu County, Jiaozuo City,
with an area of about 55 square kilometers. The geological heritage in
the park is rich and colorful. The 3 billion-year-old shoal of the sea
has formed the Taiguyu, Yuanguyu, Paleozoic and Cenozoic strata;
many tectonic movements, especially the strong uplift and water
erosion of the neotectonic movements since 23 million years ago The
depth of the action cuts down, creating the canyon group of
Yuntaishan Shuangyao and the various dynamic waterfalls, springs,
streams and lakes, which together constitute the “Pengtai Landform”
landscape.
Qinglongxia Park
Qinglongxia Park is located in the northwest of Xiuwu County,
covering an area of about 90 square kilometers. It is divided into two
major scenic spots: Qinglong Gorge and Aiqu Cave. Qinglong Gorge is

9. a large canyon that is formed in the background of the East Asian Rift
Valley and formed by deep rivers. It has a total length of 7.5
kilometers and a width of more than ten meters. The narrowest part
is only a few meters, and the gorge is 600-700 meters deep. The
waters of the Qinglong River are flowing along the valleys and
flowing at the bottom of the valley. Due to the ups and downs of the
terrain, waterfalls, rapids, Tunxi and Bitan are formed. The caves on
the cliffs have their own characteristics. The two caves are pierced by
ridges, the mysterious mysteries of Qinglong Cave, Sanguan The cave
is more than 300 meters deep. The cave is filled with water for many
years. The fossils in the strata are rich and varied, including
hornbeams, trilobites and stromatolites.
Qingtianhe Park
Qingtianhe Park is located in the north of Bo’ai County, covering an
area of 45.2 square kilometers. It is divided into three scenic spots:
Qingtian River, Danhe Canyon and Yueshan Temple. It is a gorge-like
landscape with a unique history and culture. For the connotation, the
geological park park for tourists’ leisure vacation, sightseeing and
science education. The Qingtian River is named after the Gaoxia
Pinghu and the beautiful scenery. Daquan Lake is known as the
“Northern Three Gorges” and “Guilin Mountains and Waters”.
Yueshan Temple is the birthplace of China’s “Tai Chi”.

10. Fenglinxia Park
Fenglinxia Park is located in the north of Jiaozuo City, covering an
area of 50 square kilometers. It is divided into two major scenic
spots, Weiyuan Lake and Jingyingxia. It is dominated by a canyon and
a peak forest. Weiyuan Lake Gaoxia Pinghu, Jingyingxia Qifeng,
Xianling and Deep Valley together constitute the unique landscape of
the park.

11. Shennongshan Park
Shennongshan Park is located in the northern part of Fuyang City,
covering an area of 96 square kilometers. It is divided into three
scenic spots: Zijinding, Xianshen River and Xiaoyao River. It is
characterized by Qifeng, Yiling and Canyon, with a long history and
culture as its connotation. A geological park park where visitors can
enjoy the scenery and camping adventures.
Top ten attractions
Red Rock Gorge
The Red Rock Gorge is the Bishui Dan Gorge formed by the strong
uplift of the neotectonic movement and the deep cutting of the water
erosion. Rich geological phenomena such as staggered bedding, layer
wave marks and cracked structures in the sandstone layer.

12. Longji Great Wall
Longji Great Wall is a towering dragon-ridged mountain between two
canyons. It is 11.5 kilometers long, 100-200 meters high and only a
few meters to ten meters wide. The entire mountain is composed of
limestone. The near-level production of the bedding and the two sets
of vertical joints jointly cut the limestone into blocks of different
sizes, which is called geologically residual watershed.
Whale Bay
Whale Bay is a semi-circular turn in the Qingtianhe Park. It looks like
a bird’s head because its inner side of the mountain beam looks like a
whale’s head. The water level near the two meters is similar to the
whale’s lips, hence the name Whale Bay. It is a unique geomorphic
form formed by the long-term erosion and undercut of the river in the
near-south-north-trending fracture zone and the near-east-west

13. secondary fault formed in the background of the East Asian Rift. It
can be compared with the “Big Turn” of the Yarlung Zangbo River.
Tan Waterfall Gorge
Tanpu Gorge is the most characteristic water body music garden. The
abundant surface water and groundwater in the north and the joint
fissures of limestone and dolomite make the cliffs and valleys deep in
the area, densely covered with waterfalls, springs, streams and lakes,
which are rare in northern China.

14. Qinglongxia
Located in the north of Jiaozuo City, Qinglong Gorge is an ecological
tourist area dominated by landscapes. It has the reputation of “the
first gorge of the Central Plains”.
Fenglinxia
In the fissure valley formed by the deep cleavage of the Fenglin Gorge
along the tectonic extensional zone, the mountain is separated by a
height of tens to hundreds of meters, a length of tens to several
kilometers, and a width of several meters to a hundred meters. The
cliff wall of the cliff. The inherent solubility of carbonates makes the
top of the peak wall often appear as a peak cluster.

15. Ovary Lake
Zifang Lake, named after the Han Dynasty Zhang Liang (zizifang)
helped Liu Bang to retreat after the great cause. The ovary lake has
one of the most primitive and lowest invertebrates in the world, the
peach blossom jellyfish, known as the “water panda”.
Quanpu Gorge
The spring waterfall is high and the waterfall is high. There are many
clear springs flowing out of the ditch wall and the valley bottom. It
flows up the canyon and has the attractions of porous spring,
whispering spring, secluded pool and dragon waterfall.
The first waterfall in China, the Yuntai Tian Waterfall, with a drop of
314 meters, is located at the end of Quanpu Gorge. This gorge was
formed during the Cambrian period of 5.4-490 million years ago.
After 23 million years, it has experienced long-term water erosion,
handling, and gravity collapse, causing the ancient plane of 800-1200
meters above sea level to be strongly cut down, forming a length of
3000. Meter, a 500-meter deep canyon. There are geological relics

16. such as glutinous limestone, pinnate cross-layering, and collapsed
rock.
Shennong Mountain
Shennong Mountain belongs to the Taihang Mountains and is a typical
natural landscape of the South Taihang. It is characterized by Qifeng,
Yiling and Canyon. With a long history and culture as its connotation,
it is a good place for tourists to enjoy the scenery and camping
adventure.
The main peak Zijinding is 1028 meters above sea level and is known
as “Zhongtian Yuzhu”. The Shennong altar at the top of the mountain
is known as the “first altar of the world” by its cultural experts for its
high altitude and time. Responding to the “Yanhuang descendants’
ancestral altar” has become a holy place for the descendants of Yan
and Huang to worship the human ancestors Yandi Shennong.

17. Qingtianhe
Qingtianhe is known as the “Northern Three Gorges” and “Guilin
Mountains and Waters”. Covering an area of 106 square kilometers,
the scenic area consists of dam, Daquan Lake, Sanguquan, Xixia,
Foerxia, Qijialing, Yueshan Temple, and other seven tourist areas,
and 308 scenic spots. It is a collection of Nanbei landscape features. A
rich cultural heritage, a comprehensive scenic area for leisure,
sightseeing, vacation, and science education.
Ancient artifacts
Yuntai Temple
At the peak of Yuntai Mountain. In the first year of Shufeng (666),
Tang Gaozong chased Laozi as “the Emperor of Emperor Xuanyuan”.
During the Tang Emperor Xuanzong, he ordered the construction of
36 Xuanyuan Temples dedicated to the Emperor Xuanyuan in the
country. This temple is one of them. In the Tang Dynasty, the
Xuanyuan Temple in Yuntaishan flourished and the Taoist priests
were numerous. But after the Five Dynasties, the Xuanyuan Temple

18. was gradually decadent. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty,
because the Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang especially praised the
Emperor Zhenwu, he had been worshipping the temple for more than
30 years in the Wudang Mountain. The Taoist believers in the country
also turned to believe in the Emperor Zhenwu. The Xiuwu believers
built the enshrined on the abandoned site of the original Xuandi
Temple. Yuntai Temple in Zhenwu. Yuntai Temple, also known as the
Xuan Emperor Palace, is located at the top of Yuntai Mountain. In
addition, since ancient times, there have been a large number of folk
stories in which the Emperor Zhenwu practiced immortality.
Therefore, it echoes with Nanding Wudang and is known as the
“Northern Top”. Yuntai Temple is the most prosperous in the Ming
and Qing Dynasties. The whole county believers must organize the
pilgrimage to burn the incense on the third day of the third lunar
month, and become an important “Northern Top” activity in the year.
After the founding of New China, the Taoist priests were still vulgar
and the temples were gradually abolished In the late 1990s, the
reconstruction of Yuntai Temple began, and Wu Dao Taoist was
invited to serve as the abbot. In 2007, the Yuntai Temple was re-
planned and expanded.

19. Qingjing Palace
The Qingjing Palace was built in 1750 (the 15th year of the Qing
Emperor Qianlong) and is the only Qing Dynasty unbeamed building
group preserved in China. It faces south and is built on the mountain.
The center is Sanhuangge, the left is Wangmu Temple, and the right is
Yuhuangge. They are double-story buildings. The most special place is
to break the axis symmetry in architectural style. The architectural
pattern of the Taoist temple of the Buddhist temple combines the
caves of the east with the pavilions of the west, and the materials are
all stone, which is a must for the ancient buildings of the Central
Plains.
Erxian Temple
The Erxian Temple, the real name of Jingying Temple, is located on
the east bank of the Shenshen River estuary. Here, the left hanging
valley, the right Zijin, the former small pool, the back Muxi, the water
ring emerald, the natural scenery is very beautiful. Founded in the
Tang Dynasty, Song, Yuan Ming, and Qing continued to repair. Legend
has it that Tang Liyuan and Li Shimin fled to the ground, and the
second fairy walked out of the cave to solve the problem of grain and
spot. Li’s father and son said that after the emperor, he would be

20. given to the Second Immortal to build a temple. The Erxian Temple
has a depth of more than 1,500 meters and a width of nearly 100
meters. There are five gates in front. There are Tianwang, King Kong,
Bell and Drum Tower, and five heavy cabinets. There are many
Tongsheng monuments.
Feilai Stone is located in the hall of Zixu Yuanjun. A stone is isolated
and is about three feet high. It is split in the middle and has a
dressing table. It can be twisted on the plate. The stone wall is
engraved with Song Ren religious books and Wang Antuqi Yuxiang
sacred inscriptions and many inscriptions in the Ming and Qing
Dynasties. There is a dressing table with two centuries on the flying
stone, which is also a scene of the myth of Li Erdou and Erxian.
Visitors often locate the stone and sew, and determine the male and
female children by stone.
Development and construction
Infrastructure
The Yuntaishan World Geopark became a geological park in 2006. In
March 2007, the Yuntaishan World Geopark also carried out a
publicity campaign with the Grand Canyon National Park. In 2010,

21. the China Yuntaishan National Culture Festival strongly promoted the
development of Jiaozuo. Jiaozuo City received a total of 9,845,900
tourists, with a ticket income of 268 million yuan and a
comprehensive income of 7.378 billion yuan. The Yuntaishan World
Geopark has become an important pillar industry.
Management system
The Yuntaishan World Geopark has perfected the management
institutions by realizing the scientific, standardized and standardized
needs of park management and management, and combining the
actual conditions of the park. Each scenic area administration also
has a comprehensive office, a finance office, a geological heritage
protection section, a publicity section, an security section, a planning
and construction section, a sanitation department, a tour guide
department, and a marketing department. Realize the protection and
standardization of geological relics in the park, institutionalize and
procedurize tourism services, and develop the geological park
business in an orderly manner.

22. Travel Information
Yuntaishan World Geopark is convenient for transportation. The
northern part of the park is bordered by Shanxi Province, the west is
bordered by Jiyuan City of Henan Province, and the east is adjacent to
Xinxiang City of Henan Province. Taking coke as a starting point,
roads and railways lead to all directions. It is 100 kilometers south to
the provincial capital Zhengzhou, 60 kilometers east to the (North)
Jingguang (state) railway or Xinxiang station on the expressway, 700
kilometers to the capital Beijing, and 80 to 120 kilometers west to the
Gongyi. Or Luoyang can directly set foot on the Lian (Yungang) Huo
(Ergos) railway and highway with the Eurasian Continental Bridge;
400 kilometers to the north can directly reach Taiyuan City, the
capital of Shanxi Province.
Take a flight to Zhengzhou, Luoyang and other airports to change
trains or cars to parks.
After arriving in Jiaozuo City, you can take all kinds of buses and taxis
to Yuntaishan Park, Shennongshan Park, Qinglongxia Park and
Qingtianhe Park.
Ticket price
Ticket price of Yuntaishan Park, peak season: 120 yuan / person (peak
season: March to November), off season: 60 yuan / person (off
season: December to February).
Transportation fee within the scenic spot: 60 yuan / person (children
under 1.3 meters in height, free of charge for internal transportation).
Opening hours: 06:30-19:00.
Ticket price for Qinglongxia Park: 30 yuan.
Ticket price for Qingtianhe Park: 50 yuan, opening hours: 07:00 –

23. 17:00.
Ticket price of Shennongshan Park: 60 yuan for adults, 30 yuan for
students and children, opening hours: 08:00 – 18:00.
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