Chinese Name: 贵德国家地质公园(Gui De Guo Jia Di Zhi Gong Yuan)
Location: Ashgang Village, Ga rang town, Guide County, Hainan Tibetan Prefecture, Qinghai Province.
Ticket: Entrance ticket CNY80.00, electric cart CNY10.00
Estimated tour time: 2-3 houre
Recommended time to visit: Apr to Oct
Nearby attractions: Kanbula National Forest Park, Gui De Ancient Town, Qianzi Lake, Qinghai Lake, Zhuoer Mountain, etc.
Guide National Geopark Park is a comprehensive geological park with natural landscapes and geological relics as its main characteristics, supplemented by diverse ecological landscape and rich human landscape. Located in Guide County, Qinghai Province, including Ashgong Park, Yellow River Valley Park, Mawuxia Park, three main parks, an area of 554 square kilometers, The main geological traces itself has dimensions of roughly 113.6 square kilometers.
Ashigong Qicai peak inside the park had the colorful landforms, magnificent and beautiful. The wind-erosion landform in Mawuxia area is the extraordinary workmanship of nature with the ever-changing scenery of rare beauty. The Huanghe River landscape is beautiful and fascinating.
General Speaking, the Guide National Geopark means developed Ashgang Colorful Peaks Scenic Area.
Beautiful mountains and waters, beautiful natural environment, known as "Xiaojiangnan". Ashgang Colorful Peaks Scenic Area in Guide National Geological Park, including 13 cultural theme squares and seven Danxia canyons, A variety of geological relics reflect the evolution of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau during the geological history, and also record the development history of the Yellow River and the changes of the natural environment of Guide.
In the stunning multicoloured clay scenery of Danxia Canyon, this geopark offers walking trails in among red and orange hills that have eroded into otherworldly shapes. They are either beautiful, beautiful, or calm in the atmosphere, or ring like a city. There are lakes in the mountains, like silk scarves and lubricants in the mountains, which set off the mountains more handsome.
Inside Yellow river valley park,the rare stone garden uses the method of strange stones appreciating and spice of life, taken against a background of the Yellow River as the Mother River of China, to display the excellent qualities of Chinese civilization with the splendor and unique Yellow River culture. Qinghai is not only the source of a river, but also regarded as one of the most beautiful regions in the world.
The wind-erosion landform in Mawuxia area had appeared extensively over a large area, which commands high appreciation and value in the country. The valley landform is formed by over thrusting and rushing water. The mountain ranges rise and fall inside the gorge. Some places are the quartz solid sandstones. Mawu gorge is blessed with the rich hydropower and forest resources.