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Arxan UNESCO Global Geopark is located in the jurisdiction of Xing’an League in China’s Autonomous Region of Inner Mongolia. Arxan is a mid-low mountain region situated in the southwestern part of the middle section of the Daxing’anling range. The elevation ranges from 820 to 1,750 meters, with an average of 1,100 meters. The UNESCO Global Geopark has a cold, temperate, continental monsoon climate, and the temperature is prone to drastic changes. The area is located at the point where the eastern Tianshan-Xing’an fold zone meets with the Daxing’anling giant uplift belt of the Cathaysian tectonic system. It is a topographic boundary zone and a crust transition zone. As a volcanic-tectonic unit, it is part of the Datong-Daxing’anling Cenozoic volcanic zone. The UNESCO Global Geopark has abundant geomorphological landforms (volcanoes, granite peaks and rivers) and water landscapes (natural springs, volcanogenic lakes, scenic river reaches). Unique are the basaltic lava deposits, which due to gradually cooling have left a turtle shell pattern at the surface. The turtleback lava in Arxan UNESCO Global Geopark is the only large-scale, well-developed and intact turtleback lava in China and it is also rare in the world. With 35 well-exposed Quaternary volcanoes, Arxan UNESCO Global Geopark has one of the densest appearance of volcanoes in any Geopark in China. The volcanoes and crater lakes are trending northeast and are densely distributed on both sides of the Arxan river valley. There are five existing geo-trails in the Arxan UNESCO Global Geopark leading to important geosites, including Tuofengling Tianchi, Tianchi, Dichi, Shitanglin and the Turtleback Lava. These trails were built with different materials, to suit the locations and settings of the geosites and are in harmony with the surrounding nature. Blessed with fertile soil created by weathered volcanic products, Arxan has 95% vegetation coverage and 65% forest coverage.