雁荡山世界地质公园位于浙江省温州市和台州市境内,由雁荡山、楠溪江、方山-长屿硐天三个各具特色的园区组成,面积298.80平方千米,是一个以火山岩地质地貌为主导,千年宗教历史、山水文化和石文化交相辉映的综合性自然公园。公园于1982年被批准为首批国家级风景名胜区,2005年加入世界地质公园网络,2007年被评为首批国家AAAAA级旅游景区。
雁荡山是中国著名的“三山五岳”之一,地处西太平洋亚洲大陆边缘,是全球巨型火山带上最具代表性的古火山之一,发育了具有全球意义的、典型的、类型丰富的火山岩和火山地貌。从大约1.4亿年前开始,古太平洋板块向亚洲大陆板块之下俯冲,在亚洲大陆板块边缘形成了大规模的火山和岩浆侵入活动。随后雁荡山经历了四期火山爆发,后经地质改造,形成了如今的奇峰叠嶂、怪石飞瀑。这些自然景观的形成过程完整记录了古火山喷发、演化历史,为人们揭示了1亿年前火山爆发的奥秘。
Yandangshan UNESCO Global Geopark is located in the cities of Wenzhou and Taizhou in Zhejiang Province. It comprises Yandangshan, Nanxijiang, Fangshan – Changyu Dongtian (Changyu Cave) with a total area of 298.80 km2. It is dominated by volcanic geology and landscape, interacting with religious history, cultural landscape and stone culture to form a comprehensive nature park. The park was approved as a national park in 1982, a member of the Global Geoparks Network in 2005 and one of the first 5A National Scenic Attractions in 2007.
Yandangshan is one of the most famous ‘three hills and five mountains’ of China. It is located at the western end of the Asia Pacific continental margin. It is a gigantic ancient volcano with global representation and significance in terms of the different types of volcanic rocks and landforms. About 140 million years ago, the Paleo-Pacific Plate subducted beneath the continental plate to create a large-scale volcanic and magmatic intrusion on the edge of the continental plate. Yandangshan experienced four stages of volcanic eruption and underwent tremendous geological transformation to form today's towering peaks, peculiar rocks and waterfalls. The geology and natural landscape have recorded the evolution of the ancient volcano, revealing the mystery of its eruption and changes more than 100 million years ago.