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帽天山页岩, 澄江化石地 Chengjiang Fossil Site, 澄江动物化石群古生物国家地质公园 Chengjiang Fauna National Geopark, 帽天山国家地质公园 Maotianshan National Geopark
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A UNESCO World Heritage Site rich in fossils from the Cambrian Period. Some of the fossils are displayed at a small on-site museum, but the majority of them are now kept at the Chengjiang Fossil Site World Natural Heritage Museum.
The Maotianshan Shales are a series of Early Cambrian sedimentary deposits in the Chiungchussu Formation or Heilinpu Formation, famous for their Konservat Lagerstätten, deposits known for the exceptional preservation of fossilized organisms or traces. The Maotianshan Shales form one of some 40 Cambrian fossil locations worldwide, exhibiting exquisite preservation of rarely preserved, non-mineralized soft tissue, comparable to the fossils of the Burgess Shale of British Columbia, Canada. They take their name from Maotianshan Hill in Chengjiang County, Yunnan Province, China, and lies within the "Eoredlichia-Wutingaspis Zone" of South China. A 512-hectare (1,270-acre) site within this formation, known as the Chengjiang Fossil Site, was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2012.
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澄江化石地世界自然遗产博物馆
Displays fossils from the Chengjiang Fossil Site.
月亮湾湿地公园
A lakeside wetland park on the northeastern shore of Fuxian Lake, with walking paths, open lawns and views across the lake. It is a popular stop for short walks and lakeside sightseeing.
抚仙湖
The 3rd largest lake in Yunnan. There are many parks and tourist resorts surrounding the lake.