PLACE GUIDE

Guide National Geopark 贵德国家地质公园

Guide Guojia Dizhi Gongyuan

Guide National Geopark’s Ashigong visitor area is known for red and multicoloured rock peaks.

A long low museum building seen frontally across a cracked concrete forecourt: a white upper wall carrying 青海贵德国家地质公园博物馆 in red and gold with the park's green emblem, a dark red lower wall with five carved stone relief panels, a central doorway reached by grey steps between white stone balustrades, orange flower beds along the base, a person in a dark coat at the left of the steps, willows at the right and eroded brown hills behind under a cloudy sky.
A long low museum building seen frontally across a cracked concrete forecourt: a white upper wall carrying 青海贵德国家地质公园博物馆 in red and gold with the park's green emblem, a dark red lower wall with five carved stone relief panels, a central doorway reached by grey steps between white stone balustrades, orange flower beds along the base, a person in a dark coat at the left of the steps, willows at the right and eroded brown hills behind under a cloudy sky. · 西安兵马俑 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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About Guide National Geopark

Its eroded ridges and exposed layers record changes in the plateau landscape and the development of the Yellow River system. The experience is about reading the colours and forms of the rock at different viewpoints. It is a separate outing from Guide’s old town and should not be confused with the much larger Kanbula UNESCO geopark.

What to look for

  • The Ashigong peak clusters display contrasting rock colours.
  • Eroded layers illustrate the region’s geological development.

Location & getting there

Getting to Guide National Geopark

Navigate to the Ashigong Qicai Fengcong scenic-area visitor entrance in Guide County. Arrange road transport from Guide town and use the current sightseeing route inside the park rather than driving toward an isolated peak on the map.

General visit reminders

Check the venue’s current entry arrangements and the return connection before travelling.

Combine your visit

Choose from these complementary stops when planning your visit.

  1. Ashigong visitor entrance阿什贡七彩峰丛入口

    Check the operating visitor route.

  2. Coloured peak viewpoints七彩峰丛观景点

    Compare the exposed rock colours.

  3. Geological interpretation stops地质解说点

    Connect the formations with the landscape’s history.

This is a suggested combination, not a timed route; confirm the opening and transport arrangements for your date.

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Find Guide National Geopark

贵德国家地质公园 · 海南州

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More places nearby

Approximate straight-line distances between map pins, not travel distances.

Kanbula 坎布拉

15 km away

Kanbula combines red sandstone landforms, forest and the water landscape of Lijiaxia Reservoir. The contrast between rock, vegetation and water is more distinctive than any single viewpoint. The wider UNESCO Global Geopark…

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Guide Jade Emperor Pavilion 贵德玉皇阁

17 km away

Guide’s Jade Emperor Pavilion belongs to a larger historic complex combining the Confucian temple, Guanyue Temple and Wanshou Temple. Their different dedications make the visit more than a climb to one tower. The group…

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Kumbum / Ta'er Monastery 塔尔寺

38 km away

Kumbum, known in Chinese as Ta’er Temple, grew around a memorial to Tsongkhapa, founder of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. Its buildings follow the folds of the valley rather than a single straight axis. The Great Golden…

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Sources & visit information

The sources below support the place-specific description and arrival information. Suggested combinations are editorial planning ideas; confirm current opening, entry arrangements and transport services for your date.

China Revealed · Editorially updated 2026-10-07