Announcement:
Call For Submissions of Cultural and Creative Products, Popular Science Reading Materials, and Characteristic Rock and Mineral Specimens from Zhangye Global Geopark
To all UNESCO Global Geoparks and the sister geoparks of Zhangye UNESCO Global Geopark:
The exhibition upgrade of Zhangye Global Geopark Museum has been completed. During this upgrade, a special area for displaying and selling cultural and creative products and a science popularization exhibition area that can fully display the educational excursion routes of the Zhangye UNESCO Global Geopark (hereinafter referred to as Zhangye UGGp) were newly built in the geopark museum. In order to further enhance the science popularization and education capabilities of the geopark museum, better play the role of promotion and science popularization, and strengthen the exchange and cooperation among geoparks, we are now calling for submissions of cultural and creative products, popular science reading materials, and characteristic rock and mineral specimens from all UNESCO Global Geoparks and sister geoparks of Zhangye UGGp.Zhangye Colorful Hills is inscribed on the Tentative List of the UNESCO World Heritage List
On June 26, 2025, Zhangye Colored Hills was officially inscribed into the Tentative List of the UNESCO World Heritage List after being reviewed and recommended by the National Commission of the People’s Republic of China for UNESCO and reviewed and confirmed by the Culture Sector of the UNESCO World Heritage Center, marking breakthrough progress in heritage application.