Haikou Shishan Crater Cluster National Geological Park
 

 
 
Haikou Shishan Crater Cluster National Geological Park (108km2) lies in Shishan and Yongxing Towns southwest Haikou City, close to Qiongzhou Strait, merely 15km from Haikou downtown. It has sound eco-environment, remarkable location advantage, unique geographic landscape and rich geological resources (Spa and hot spring) and is favorably called “Garden in the City” and honored as “Haikou’s Green Lung”.
 
It is a rare urban volcanoes in the world with so various types, so beautiful shapes, so valuable and rare mineral springs and so intact volcanic ecology. This project is planned to include five themed zones, namely “Main Part of National Geological Park”, “Volcano SPA and Hot Spring Leisure and Recuperation Zone”, “Volcano Culture Sightseeing Zone”, “Volcano Forest Preservation Zone” and “Volcano Eco-Agriculture Sightseeing Zone”. Priority will be given to the main part of the National Geological Park in preliminary phase
 
Haikou’s Shishan Volcanic Cluster National Geopark, a natural volcano geology museum is located just 15 kilometers from the city centre and gives a great insight into the early formation of Hainan Island. The park covers 180 square kilometers and consists of over 40 Quaternary volcanoes with a number of lava landscapes and up-to 30 volcanic caves.edited by hainantour dot net.
 
China’s southernmost Hainan Province opened the island’s first national geological park at the Shishan volcano clusters on Saturday.edited by hainantour dot net.Located 15 kilometers to the southwest of Haikou, the capital of Hainan, Shishan is one of the dormant volcano clusters erupting about 10,000 years ago, which is rare in China, insiders said.
 
The volcano park possesses more than 40 volcanoes of different sorts and over 30 lava tunnels, storing abundant high quality mineral water and thermal spring resources.Tropical primeval forests can still be seen in the park while utensils made of basalt and some ancient houses are also available to the visitors.edited by hainantour dot net. An official with the park said the Ministry of Land and Resources approved to build a national geological park in this area because the variety of volcano species have already made Shishan an important geological site of China.
 
The ministry also decided, in November 2005, to apply for a world geological park toward United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) by integrating the Shishan park together with the Huguang Rock in Guangdong and Weizhou Island in Guangxi, south China.The UNESCO will inspect the above three places and made their final vote in August. edited by hainantour dot net.
 
The eruption of the ancient Qiongbei Volcano left the most intact volcano craters here. According to geologists, the last eruption happened about 13,000 years ago. And now, 36 relics of the craters can be seen here. Among them the highest one is the Saddle Hill which is about 222.8 meters up.
 
Start your day early as you will need your energy, to climb the many stairs to the top of the volcano. Once you reach the top, you can descend on the various paths to the caves inside the extinct volcano. On a clear day, the views over Haikou City are picturesque and give you a birds-eye view of the area below. On the day that we visited with our parents, it was hot and humid. edit by hainantour dot net.
 
The park was awarded Geopark status by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Today, the park has the volcano cultural garden, ecological garden, the green corridor, and the crater’s garden, attracting visitors from both home and abroad. You can also enjoy the rustic flavor of the local people, try the country house food, and purchase the local handiworks too.
 
Address:Shishan Town, Haikou, Hainan, China
 

 
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