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Basic information of the Geopark

Mt. Lushan Global Geopark£¬The park is located in the Asian and Pacific Ocean area. Its geographical location is : eastern longitude 115¡ã50¡ä¡«116¡ã10¡ä£¬northern latitude 29¡ã21¡ä¡«29¡ã45¡ä£¬elevation£º25£­1473.8m above sea level. It covers an area of 500 Km2.


The geopark is divided into northern and southern district. Northern district includes Guling, Flower Path ¨C Big Heavenly Pool, Hanpo Path, Five Old Men Peak ¨C Three Cascades Waterfall, Stone Gate Valley, Eastern Grove Temple and Small Heavenly Pool ¨C Green Dragon Pool scenic areas. Southern district includes Goddess of Mercy Bridge ¨C Wu Ru Peak, Xiu Feng Peak (Beauty Peak), Gui Zong, Source of Peach Blossoms and Poyang Lake scenic areas.


6 Main geological traces are: Stratigraphy traces, rock traces, structural traces, sedimentary traces, hydrogeological traces, geological and geomorphologic traces.

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