Get ready for nature's ultimate stage! China's Xingwen UNESCO Global Geopark – a Jurassic Park-worthy landscape minus the dinosaurs – is prepping to star in this year's Spring Festival Gala on Chinese New Year's Eve. This Sichuan Province wonder will beam its towering stone pillars, hidden cave networks, and mystical sinkholes to billions of viewers worldwide through a live satellite link with Beijing's main broadcast.
Why it's lit: 🔥
– First geopark sub-venue in Gala history
– Camera drones will zoom through the 'Stone Sea' formations like sci-fi speeders
– Local Yi ethnic performers blending tradition with AR effects
Travel alert 🧳✈️:
With 127+ square km of Instagram-worthy geology, Xingwen offers:
✅ Cliffside glass walkways over gaping sinkholes
✅ Boat rides through underground rivers lit by bioluminescent art
✅ Ancient volcanic rock formations dating back 490 million years
Reference(s):
Live: China's surreal karst wonderland, Xingwen UNESCO Global Geopark
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