黄山世界地质公园位于北纬30度线上的中国安徽省南部,以花岗岩峰林地貌为主要特征,最高峰莲花峰海拔1864米,公园面积160.6平方千米,其中花岗岩约占70%。黄山花岗岩包含几乎所有的花岗岩地貌景观形态,完整地记录了花岗岩地貌的不同特征,生动地揭示了花岗岩演化的"地貌回春"现象。
黄山植被覆盖率达98%,1805种高等植物中,国家重点保护植物37种;323种脊椎动物中,国家重点保护动物28种。古往今来,以奇松、怪石、云海、温泉、冬雪为代表的自然景观,吸引了无数游人和艺术家,众多的神话传说、摩崖石刻、古蹬道、古建筑、书画作品都是人们热爱黄山、探索黄山、赞美黄山的历史见证。如今,黄山与黄河、长江、长城一道,是中华民族大好河山的重要象征。
Huangshan UNESCO Global Geopark located in the south of Anhui Province, at a latitude of 30 degrees north, features a granite peak forest landscape. It covers an area of 160.6 square kilometers, where the granite outcrop area accounts for 70% of the park. The highest peak is called the Lotus Flower, 1,864 meters above sea level. The granite landforms in Huangshan Geopark record tectonic movement, magmation, weathering, action of gravity, denudation, and transportation, making it the best site for the study of the formation mechanisms of granite landscapes.
Huangshan Geopark vegetation coverage has reached 98%. Among the 1,805 species of higher plants, 37 are listed on the national protected list of Category I; among the 323 species of vertebrates, 28 are on the list of national-level protection. Over the centuries, Huangshan landscapes with their peculiar pine trees, magnificent rock formations, amazing sea of clouds, refreshing hot springs, and astonishing snow scenery have attracted hundreds and thousands of tourists and artists . The rich cultural relics, like legends and tales, rock and cliff carvings, ancient paths, pavilions and bridges, painting scrolls and calligraphy, are all great witnesses of our love, exploration, and admiration for Huangshan. Today, Huangshan, along with the Yangtze River and the Great Wall, have become key landmarks representing the best landscapes in China.