Dunhuang UNESCO Global Geopark

鈥淟and of yardangs: rock protuberance shaped by wind erosion鈥

Celebrating Earth Heritage

Dunhuang UNESCO Global Geopark is located in the City of Dunhuang, Gansu Province, People鈥檚 Republic of China. Located in the Anxi-Dunhuang Graben Basin, east of the Tarim plate, Dunhuang UNESCO Global Geopark is rich in geoheritage of great scientific value, as well as significant value in geo-education and geotourism. The most representative geoheritage is the Yardang-Desert-Gobi landforms, which constitute typical landforms in the extremely arid region of China and the Mogao Grottoes, a World Heritage Site, which were excavated in the Quaternary strata and perfectly embody the combination of geoheritage and culture. Among them, the Yardang landform is globally rare for its dense distribution, graceful shapes, large quantities and obvious changes in trend and complicated formation, which makes it important in studying formation and regional environmental evolution.

Characteristics

Designation date
2015
Country(ies)
Transnational
No
Area (ha)
218,075
Population
23,000
Density
87
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