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Dali-Cangshan UNESCO Global Geopark

CN

Enjoy a hike on the Jade Belt Road. Alternatively, visitors can walk or cycle on the Erhai Ecological Corridor.Explore the popular science and cultural stories of Cangshan and Erhai Lake at the Geopark Museum and the Erhai Museum.

Dali-Cangshan UNESCO Global Geopark in CN
Photo: Toni Wöhrl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
CategoryUNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK
LocationCN
DatasetUNESCO Global Geoparks
Listed/year2015
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness95%
SignificanceGLOBAL GEOHERITAGE; 93,300 ha

The oddity, explained

Why is Dali-Cangshan UNESCO Global Geopark unusual?

Dali-Cangshan UNESCO Global Geopark appears here because the approved source classifies it as natural world. The source describes it as Enjoy a hike on the Jade Belt Road. Alternatively, visitors can walk or cycle on the Erhai Ecological Corridor.Explore the popular science and cultural stories of Cangshan and Erhai Lake at the Geopark Museum and the Erhai Museum. Heritage Atlas treats that specific classification-and-description combination as the oddity; the score is a comparative discovery signal, not proof of mystery or the supernatural. Compare nearby records and the linked country or category collection to understand how this entry relates to places supported by the same governed evidence.

Evidence and further exploration

The coordinate, category and description remain tied to the cited source. Comparative oddness helps discovery; it does not add facts that the source does not provide.

Data last collected: 3 September 2026 for this retained atlas release. Page and source last rechecked: 3 September 2026. Treat the record as a research starting point: open the original source, confirm current access conditions and compare the mapped location with local guidance before travelling. A missing field means the approved source did not support it; it is not evidence that the feature or restriction does not exist.

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