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Geoparks in China
Géoparcs en Chine
Z. Zhizhong, Z. Xun, L. Changxing, Y. Xiaohong, and C. Xiaoning
Abstract
During the period 2000
2011 a total of 27 Global Geoparks and 140 National Geoparks have
been established in China. 79 other parks have obtained the quali
-
cations to become National
Geoparks. The study of the geological background of the Chinese geoheritage resources in
terms of their geomorphology, tectonic, and stratigraphy allows proposing a classi
cation
scheme for the geoparks in China. Chinese geoparks have been divided into 8 types, which
covered the different geological settings and landscapes. Researchers in regard to these
geoparks have made great achievements in several different areas including geoconservation,
popularization, Earth Science education, socio-economic and cultural development. This paper
discusses new measures of geopark construction and developments taken by China to meet
these challenges.
Résumé
Au cours de la p
é
riode 2000
-
2011, 27 g
é
oparcs globaux et 140 g
é
oparcs nationaux ont
é
t
é
mis
en place en Chine. 79 autres parcs ont
é
t
é
quali
é
s pour devenir des g
é
oparcs nationaux.
L
'é
tude du background g
é
ologique des ressources g
é
opatrimoniales de la Chine, de point de
vue g
é
omorphologique, tectonique et stratigraphique, a permis de proposer un sch
é
ma de
classi
cation des g
é
oparcs en Chine. Ces derniers ont
é
t
é
subdivis
é
s en huit types qui couvrent
é
é
é
les diff
rents contextes et paysages g
ologiques. Les chercheurs dans le domaine des g
oparcs
ont fait de grandes r
oconservation, la
vulgarisation, l
'é
ducation des Sciences de la Terre et le d
é
veloppement socio-
é
conomique et
culturel. Ce travail discute des nouvelles mesures prises par la Chine pour la cr
é
alisations dans diff
é
rents domaines, y compris la g
é
é
ation et le
d
é
veloppement des g
é
oparcs pour relever ces d
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s.
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