![]() In November 2016, Cao Bang submitted a dossier to UNESCO to seek the global geopark recognition. Non Nuoc Cao Bang was established in 2015. It is also home to special national relic site of Tran Hung Dao Forest, where then General Vo Nguyen Giap in 1944 established the Viet Nam Propaganda and Liberation Army, the predecessor of the Viet Nam People’s Army today.Ĭhairman of the Cao Bang People’s Committee Hoang Xuan Anh pledged that local authorities and people will associate the conservation and development of Non Nuoc the Cao Bang Global Geopark with local socio-economic development in a sustainable manner. It will also help the province boost sustainable socio-economic development and improve local living standards.Īmbassador Tran Thi Hoang Mai, head of Viet Nam’s Permanent Mission to UNESCO, said during the dossier verification process, UNESCO experts highly evaluated the values of the Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark.Īside from natural values, she said, it also contains a number of tangible and intangible cultural heritage, particularly revolutionary relic sites such as special national relic site of Pac Bo, where Nguyen Ai Quoc or President Ho Chi Minh, returned in 1941 to lead the domestic revolution after spending over 30 years in other countries to seek ways to save the country. Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung said the Global Geopark title is UNESCO’s recognition of diverse landscapes and spiritual cultural values of the Non Nuoc Cao Bang area. ![]() It is also well known for rich biodiversity and many indigenous fauna and flora species. ![]() The geopark is home to fossils, ocean sediment, volcanic rocks, minerals, and especially karst landscapes, which can give researchers an insight into an over-500-million-year history of the Earth. It covers more than 3,000m 2 in the districts of Ha Quang, Tra Linh, Quang Uyen, Trung Khanh, Ha Lang and Phuc Hoa and part of Hoa An, Nguyen Binh and Thach An districts. Non Nuoc Cao Bang is about 300km from Ha Noi. This is the 2 nd UNESCO-recognised Global Geopark in Viet Nam after Dong Van Karst Plateau, which was recognised in 2010. ![]() Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark in Cao Bang Province was recognised as a global geopark by the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council in Paris on Thursday.īan Gioc waterfall, a famous tourist attraction located inside the Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark (Photo: Nhan Dan Online) ![]()
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