地质公园是以其地质科学意义、珍奇秀丽和独特的地质景观为主,融合自然景观与人文景观的自然公园。2004年3月,我国已经评审的3批85个国家地质公园中的8家,首批入选世界地质公园。闻名中外的张家界风景区位于湘西北山区,距长沙398千米,有“扩大的盆景,缩小的仙境,巨大的园林”之 Geopark is a natural park which is dominated by geological significance, beautiful scenery and unique geological landscape, and combines natural landscape with cultural landscape. In March 2004, 8 of the 3 batches of 85 national geoparks that China has reviewed have been among the first batch selected for the World Geopark. The famous Zhangjiajie Scenic Area is located in the mountainous area of ​​northwestern Hunan, 398 km away from Changsha, with “enlarged bonsai, narrow fairyland and huge garden”