Article Abstract: Geological wonders of Hongshi Gorge—"U"-shaped Canyon Spring Waterfall Gorge, Tanpu Gorge—National Youth Science Education Base Geopark Museum

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    Geological wonders Hongshi Gorge—"U"-shaped Canyon Spring Waterfall Gorge and Tanpu Gorge—National Youth Science Education Base Geopark Museum

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On February 13, 2004, Yuntai Mountain was selected as one of the world's first global geoparks by UNESCO.The park is rich in geological relics. The canyons facing the two cliffs and various dynamic waterfalls, springs, streams, and pools together create a landscape of "Yuntai Landform" that is both absent and Austrian.

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01. Geological wonders-Hongshixia 

"China's No. 1 Wonderful Gorge", Hongshi Gorge, also known as Wenpanyu, is a beautiful, secluded, majestic, and dangerous scenic spot. It is surrounded by springs, waterfalls, streams and ponds, and has always enjoyed the reputation of "Bonsai Canyon". The canyon is 68 meters deep, with a wide open space and a secluded view. The cliffs and rocks on both sides of the gorge are beautiful, like a huge bonsai carved by magical craftsmanship, and also like the concentration of famous mountains and rivers. Garden experts call it "Natural Landscape Gallery". The stratigraphic structure of Hongshi Gorge, from top to bottom, is Ordovician limestone 400 million years ago, Cambrian limestone 470-510 million years ago, and Mesoproterozoic purple-red quartz sandstone from 10 to 1.4 billion years ago. In addition, in Bailongtan in Hongshi Gorge, geologists also discovered zircons 3.4 billion years ago, which is the oldest rock ever found on earth. There are geological relics such as angular unconformity, corrugated stone, Danya broken wall, tortoise rock, angular unconformity and so on. After visiting the scenic spot, Dr. Ide, Director of the Department of Earth Sciences of UNESCO, lamented: “I have to admit that Yuntaishan is a unique and incomparable geopark. It gave me the impression of a piece of music, a song of Bedo. Fern's symphony is one of the most beautiful landscape symphony.

02."U"-shaped canyons-Quanpu Gorge, Tanpu Gorge

Quanpu Gorge

Quanpu Gorge, also known as Laotangou. The mountains and waters are beautiful, the peaks are high and the waterfalls are rapid. There are many clear springs flowing out of the ditch walls and valley bottoms. Along the canyon, the multi-hole springs, whispering springs, secluded ponds, Yinlong waterfall and other scenic spots will bring tourists into a dreamlike landscape. Fairyland. The "Yuntai Waterfall", the highest waterfall in China with a single drop of 314 meters, is located at the end of Quanpu Gorge. It kisses the blue sky up and down the stone flats, flying down like a Milky Way, like an Optimus Jade Pillar, magnificent. This canyon was formed in the Cambrian period of 540-490 million years ago. Since 23 million years, it has undergone long-term water erosion, transportation, and gravitational collapse, causing the ancient planation plane at an altitude of 800-1200 meters to be severely undercut, forming a length of 3000. Meters, 500 meters deep canyon.There are some geological relics such as oolitic limestone, pinnate cross bedding, and collapsed rock blocks. Quanpu Gorge is 3000 meters long, and the tour takes about two and a half hours.

Tanpu Gorge 

"China's first beautiful water" Tanpu Gorge, also known as Xiaozhaigou, is the main representative of Yuntaishan gorge. The scenery in the valley is pleasant, just like the south of the Yangtze River. "Three steps one spring, five steps one waterfall, ten steps one pool" is a true portrayal of the beautiful scenery of Tanpu Gorge. Various smart waterfalls and springs in the scenic area are set against each other, of different shapes and colors. Dozens of waterfalls are even more fascinating and fascinating. Here you can admire the waterfalls of lovers who whisper and whisper at the ears and temples; the water curtain cave with long flowing seasons and high bead curtains; the natural waterfall of Yazi; and the dragon and phoenix walls with auspicious dragons and phoenixes; the butterfly stone like a fairy; the stone inkstone A worn-out inkstone sink. Experts have verified that the Bulao Spring in Tanpu Gorge is a rare high-quality mineral water with summer rain and winter snow in the Taihang Mountains, leaking and flowing for more than 50 kilometers. "Xiuwu County Chronicles" recorded that Wang Lie, an easy man in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, was thirsty for drinking this spring and hungry for Huang Jing. He lived to 338 years old and still walked like flying. The landform feature of the "U"-shaped cliff wall of Tanpu Gorge is the result of the combined action of surface water and groundwater. Over the past 2.6 million years, due to the lateral erosion, undercutting, dissolution and gravitational collapse of surface water and groundwater, this kind of urn-shaped urn-shaped three-sided cliff has been formed. Tanpu Gorge is 2,000 meters long and takes about one and a half hours to visit.

03. Geopark Museum 

The museum is divided into three floors, with a total construction area of 3328㎡. Its shape evolved from the Chinese character "mountain" and crustal movement deformation. The interior is divided into meeting Yuntaishan, getting acquainted with Yuntaishan, walking into Yuntaishan, exploring Yuntaishan, and glorious. There are 156 exhibition boards and 328 specimens in 11 exhibition halls with the five themes of Yuntaishan, making full use of the diversified and multi-form high-tech comprehensive display of Yuntaishan Global Geopark, such as pictures, text, models, physical objects, film and television, virtual reality, and tourist interaction. The evolution of geomorphology and geological characteristics of the country, popularize the knowledge of geological heritage protection and geological science. Here, you can travel through time and space to explore the world, and you can travel through Taihang Mountain to reveal the geological evolution of Yuntaishan.

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