中国敦煌世界地质公园导游手册（英文版）

　　《中国敦煌世界地质公园导游手册（英文版）》是一本兼具公园科学导游和地质知识普及的读物，旨在使读者对公园内地质遗迹的成因有一个全新的认识，从而达到寓教于乐、寓教于游的目的。《中国敦煌世界地质公园导游手册（英文版）》既是一本游览敦煌世界地质公园必不可少的旅游指南，又是一本介绍敦煌地质遗迹、人文历史以及民俗风情的科普读物。

暂缺《中国敦煌世界地质公园导游手册（英文版）》作者简介

Chapter One Enchanting Dunhuang
1．1 Pearl of the Silk Road
1．1．1 A Pearl on the Frontier
1．1．2 A Historical City
1．1．3 A Rich Land that Produces Great Men
1．2 About the Geopark
1．2．1 What is a Geopark
1．2．2 Overview of UNESCO Global Geoparks
1．2．3 History of National Geoparks
1．2．4 Geoparks in Gansu Province
1．3 Getting into the Geopark
1．3．1 The Mystery of the Desert —— the Yardang Geoarea
1．3．2 Mount Mingshashan and Crescent Moon-shaped Spring Geoarea
1．3．3 Ecology of the Sandbank Natural Landscape Tourism Area
1．3．4 Cultural Dunhuang Cultural Heritage Tourism Area
1．3．5 Development of Dunhuang UNESCO Global Geopark
Chapter Two Geology of Dunhuang
2．1 Strata
2．2 Tectonics
2．2．1 Tectonic Features
2．2．2 Tectonic Evolution
2．3 Geological History
2．4 Geomorplaic Features
2．4．1 Mountains
2．4．2 Basins
2．4．3 Plains
Chapter Three Dunhuang， a Geoscience Sanctuary
3．1 Accretions of Geological History—— Stratigraphic Profiles
3．1．1 Strata Where Mogao Grottoes Occurred
3．1．2 Lacustrine Strata of Crescent Moon-shaped Spring
3．2 lmprintings of Teetonlc Movements—— Deformation
3．2．1 Fault
3．2．2 Deformed Yardangs
3．3 Masterpieces by Nature—— Wind Erosion Landforms
3．3．1 Yardang Landform
3．3．2 Gobi
3．3．3 Ventifacts
3．4 Beauty of the Barren Desert——Aeolian Landforms
3．4．1 Mount Mingshashan
3．4．2 Deserts
3．4．3 Gravel Wave
3．5 Wonders of the Universe： Waterscapes
3．5．1 Crescent Moon-shaped Spring
3．5．2 River Landscapes —— the Shulehe River
3．6 Marks of Flowing Water—— Sedimentary Structures
3．6．1 Bedding Structures
3．6．2 Bedding Plane Structure
3．6．3 other Relics
3．7 Natural Splendour of the Northwest——Peripheral Geosites
Chapter Four Cultural Legacies
4．1 Quintessence of Grotto Art
4．1．1 The Origin of Dunhuangology—— Mogao Grottoes
4．1．2 Western Thousand Buddha Caves
4．1．3 Yulin Grottoes
4．2 Historieal Witness of the Silk Road
4．2．1 About the Silk Road
4．2．2 Silk Road Relics
4．3 Relies and Monuments that Highlight Past Opulence
4．4 Vibrant Folk Culture
4．4．1 Folk Customs and Art
4．4．2 Dunhuang Night Market
Chapter Five Desert Oases
5．1 Beautiful West Lake
5．2 Flora and Fauna Resources
5．2．1 Rare Birds andAnimals
5．2．2 Ancient Trees and Plants
5．3 Waterscapes
Chapter Six Tourist Attractions
6．1 Communications
6．1．1 Air Transport
6．1．2 Rail Transport
6．1．3 Road Transport
6．2 Sightseeing
6．2．1 Travel Agents
6．2．2 Recommended Excursion Routes
6．3 Accommodations
6．4 Dining
6．4．1 The Eight Great Dishes of Dunhuang
6．4．2 Dunhuang Banquet
6．4．3 Other Delicacies
6．5 Shopping
6．5．1 Handicrafts
6．5．2 Melons and Fruit
6．5．3 Other Local Products
6．6 Contact Us
References
Epilogue