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- Title
Geotourism Aspects of the Lufeng Dinosaur National Geopark in Yunnan Province, China.
- Authors
Daněk, Tomáš; Skupien, Petr
- Abstract
The Lufeng Dinosaur National Geopark in Yunnan province, China, is important part of geoheritage with a great scientific and aesthetic value. The area has been under scientific research since 1938 when the first dinosaur fossils were discovered here by geologist Bian Meinian and technician Wang Cunyi. Professor Yang announced the discovery of new early Jurassic herbivore prosauropod by Lufeng in 1941, which he gave the name Lufengosaurus huenei. In 2004, the area was listed as the China`s National Geopark. It was opened for visitors in 2008. Besides the high scientific value, the geopark is also an important resource for science based and educational tourism. This paper briefly introduces the history of scientific research, the basic geology of the site and the most important fossils discovered here. The main characteristics, geodiversity, and geotourism of fossil geoheritage in the area are discussed here.
- Subjects
CHINA; GEOTOURISM; DINOSAURS; GEOPARKS; GEODIVERSITY; LUFENGOSAURUS
- Publication
GeoScience Engineering, 2016, Vol 62, Issue 1, p51
- ISSN
0474-8476
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/gse-2016-0009