From August 2nd to August 5th,two experts assigned by UNESCO were doing their revalidation work on Zhangjiajie global geopark. They listened to the progress report, visited the museum, Yuanjiajie scenic spot, Golden Whip Stream, Huanglong cave, Suoxi Primary school, Xibu street and so on. They also communicated with local residents, visitors and the management department in the geopark. They aimed to see whether Zhangjiajie global geopark had improved their management, the infrastructure, the geo-heritage conservation, social and economic development in light of the 10 recommendations given by GGN bureau and UNESCO in 2012.
The two experts highly praised Zhangjiajie global geopark for their hard work and great progress in the past two years. Later, they will submit a report on revalidation of Zhangjajie global geopark to UNESCO for further assessment. The result of revalidation will be discussed by the GGN Bureau at the 6th International UNESCO Conference on Geoparks being held at the Stonehammer Global Geopark, Canada. By then, the delegation of Zhangjiajie Global Geopark will attend the conference and give an oral presentation.
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