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Fig. 4 Nape structure in
Longmenshan geopark

Fig. 5 Granite stone forest in
Hexigten geopark

spectacular with different landform features in different
sections. Some of them comprise hills, or occur along
the coast. The majestic Taihang and Wuling mountains
lie in the second steppe. The piedmont faults and dif-
ferential uplift has created the red cliffs, long stone-wall
landforms, and waterfalls (Zhao and Zhao 2009 ). The

mountains, the Dadu river canyon, the glacial land-
forms in Hailuogou and Lijiang, and the volcanic relics
and hot springs in Tenchong, are all due to the power of
the Earth

s evolution.
Along the region containing the steppe zones and its
two sides, the difference in the crust movement reveals
the workings of the crustal evolution (Zhao and Zhao
2009 ). The representative early evolutionary history of
the crust can be seen in Fuping, Yuntaishan, and

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rst steppe zone is the most active tectonic region
where the differential uplift of the continent is most
evident. The large nappe structure in the Longmen