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Fig. 29 Neogene strata with
fossils in Shanwang geopark

Table 1 Type and number of China geoparks. Statistics according to the main kinds of sites of geoheritage signi cance in 140 national geoparks
No Type of geoparks Number of geoparks Cases

1 Stratigraphy relic 8 Changshan geopark, Jixian geopark

2 Structure geology relic 7 Songshan geopark, Longmenshan geopark

3 Palaeontology relic 18 Zigong geopark, Shanwang geopark

4 Rock and mineral relic 1 Qianan-Qianxi geopark

5 Geological landforms 92

Karst landform 27 Shilin geopark, Shidu geopark

Granite landform 12 Huangshan geopark, Sanqingshan geopark

Volcanic landform 15 Wudalianchi geopark, Hongkong geopark

Glacial landform 8 Lushan geopark, Hailuogou geopark

Danxia landform 14 Danxishan geopark,Taining geopark

Yadan landform 4 Alax geopark, Dunhuang geopark

Sandstone landform 3 Zhangjiajie geopark

Marine erosion landform 4 Dalian coast geopark, Changshan archipelago geopark

Yuntai landform 5 Yuntaishan geopark

6 Hydrogeology relic 10 Hukou falls geopark, Enping hotspring geopark

7 Engineering geology relic 1 Hongqi canal-Linlvshan geopark

8 Geohazard relic 3 Yigong geopark