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Fig. 18 Danxia landform in
young stage in Taining geopark

Fig. 19 Danxia landform in old
stage in Longhushan geopark

the income of all national geoparks is continuing to
rise. Geotourism in geoparks also creates increased
local employment opportunities.
(4) Strengthen communication and cooperation
National geoparks frequently form links (

et al. 2011 ). There are also many scienti c activities

and other communication activities now being held
around geoparks, such as the 1st International Sym-
posium on Development within Geoparks held at the
Yuntaishan geopark in 2006, the 2nd International
Symposium at the Lushan geopark in 2007, and the 3rd
Symposium at the Taishan geopark in 2009. The
development of Chinese geoparks accumulates experi-
ence for Global geoparks.

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with each other, or with international geoparks which
allow them to exchange ideas, and experience, on park
development, management, and marketing, further
allowing for park popularity and competitiveness (Luo

“ twining ”