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Lena Pillars Nature Park
The Lena Pillars Nature Park features spectacular rock pillars that are about 100 meters high and are located along the Lena River in the central part of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The pillars were formed by the extreme continental climate of the region, with an annual temperature difference of nearly 100 degrees Celsius (-60 °C in winter and +40 °C in summer). The pillars form rock buttresses separated from each other by deep and steep gullies formed by frost fragmentation along the direction of the intermediate joints. Water seepage from the surface promoted cryogenic processes (freeze-thaw) that widened the gullies between the pillars, resulting in the isolation of the pillars from each other. Fluvial action was also crucial for the pillars. The site also contains a large number of Cambrian fossil remains, including many species, some of which are unique.
Chengjiang Fossil Site
The Chengjiang Paleontological Community, located in Yunnan Province, covers an area of 512 hectares and is the most complete record of the early Cambrian marine biome. The biomes are well preserved and show the hard and soft tissue anatomy of various organisms (invertebrates and vertebrates). They record the formation of early complex marine ecosystems. The site records at least 16 phyla and various mysterious groups and about 196 species, providing exceptional evidence for the rapid diversification of life on Earth 530 million years ago, when almost all major animal groups today appeared. It has opened a window of paleontology with great significance for academic research.
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
The national park is one of the largest (1,523,000 hectares) and best preserved in the Amazon Basin. The park ranges in altitude from 200 to nearly 1,000 meters and contains a variety of habitat types, from Cerrado savannah and forest to high evergreen Amazon forest. The park's evolutionary history dates back more than a billion years to the Cambrian period. The park is home to approximately 4,000 plant species, more than 600 bird species, and many globally endangered or threatened vertebrate populations.
Kongshan Baiyun Cave
Kongshan Baiyun Cave is located in Lincheng County, Xingtai City. It is the main attraction of Kongshan Baiyun Cave Scenic Area. It is 56 kilometers south of Xingtai City and 86 kilometers north of Shijiazhuang City. Kongshan Baiyun Cave was formed in the Middle Cambrian Period 500 million years ago. It is a rare karst cave landscape in northern my country. Kongshan Baiyun Cave is the largest karst cave in the world at the same latitude. It has five caves developed, namely "Human World", "Heaven", "Hell", "Dragon Palace" and "Labyrinth". The temperature in the cave is 17℃ all year round. There are more than 150 major landscapes. It is a national key scenic spot, a national geological park and a national AAAA-level scenic spot. It is very convenient to travel to Kongshan Baiyun Cave by car along the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, Beijing-Shenzhen Expressway and National Highway 107.