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Yunyang UNESCO Global Geopark

CN

Explore the famous “Great Wall of Dinosaur Fossil,” an 18-kilometre stretch of fossil-bearing rock layers dating back approximately 170 million years.Witness one of the world’s deepest sinkholes, plunging to a depth of 335 metres.Visit Zhangfei Temple, originally built during the Three Kingdoms period to honour General Zhang Fei, known for its distinctive calligraphy, sculptures and harmonious integration with mountain and river landscapes.

Yunyang UNESCO Global Geopark in CN
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CategoryUNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK
LocationCN
DatasetUNESCO Global Geoparks
Listed/year2025
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness95%
SignificanceGLOBAL GEOHERITAGE; 112,400 ha

The oddity, explained

Why is Yunyang UNESCO Global Geopark unusual?

Yunyang UNESCO Global Geopark appears here because the approved source classifies it as natural world. The source describes it as Explore the famous “Great Wall of Dinosaur Fossil,” an 18-kilometre stretch of fossil-bearing rock layers dating back approximately 170 million years.Witness one of the world’s deepest sinkholes, plunging to a depth of 335 metres.Visit Zhangfei Temple, originally built during the Three Kingdoms period to honour General Zhang Fei, known for its distinctive calligraphy, sculptures and harmonious integration with mountain and river landscapes. 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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