(Representatives of Shilin participated in the seminar on the construction and development of geoparks)

(Representatives of Shilin World Geopark gave a keynote speech at the seminar)

(Shilin exchanges gifts with Yimeng Mountain Sister Park)

On April 26, Shilin World Geopark sent representatives to participate in the Yimeng Mountain World Geopark Monument Ceremony and the World Geopark Construction and Development Seminar, and signed a sister park cooperation agreement with Yimeng Mountain.

At this seminar, representatives from Shilin World Geopark gave keynote speeches, sharing Shilin's practical experience in protection and management, scientific research and popularization, and promoting regional economic development, and conducting in-depth exchanges with other world geoparks to learn from each other.

Exchange and cooperation are four major elements of the world's geopark One of the geological relics of international value, management methods, display, exchanges and cooperation), becoming a member of the UNESCO World Geopark does not only mean cooperating with the residents living in the park area, but also includes communicating and cooperating with other world geoparks through the World Geoparks Network (GGN) and regional networks, participating in cooperation projects, sharing practical experience, and jointly improving the UNESCO World Geopark brand. Product quality and the value of activities.

As of April 22, 2021, there are 169 UNESCO World Geoparks in the world, distributed in 44 countries. China has 41 UNESCO World Geoparks, making it the country with the largest number of geoparks in the world.

Shilin became one of the first batch of world geoparks in February 2004. It mainly consists of large and small stone forests, Naigu stone forests, Changhu, Dadieshui and other parks. It includes 105 geological relics sites. It is the named place for the "Shilin" landform and is also China's most representative one of the three major karst landforms. The stone forest represents a unique landform on the earth and is a representative area in the world where the stone forest landform reflects regional geological evolution since the late Paleozoic. Yimeng Mountain became a World Geopark in April 2019. It mainly consists of Mengshan Park, Diamond Park, Daigu Park, Menglianggu Park and Yunmeng Lake Park. There are 44 geological relics sites, including China's earliest kimberlite-type diamond primary ore. It is also the naming place of the Daigu landform. The Gu group is clustered, typical in shape and spectacular. (Bao Jihong reports)