Field Trips

No. 1 Zigui geological field trip

The Three Gorges Area of the Yangtze River includes Qutang Gorge, Wu Gorge and Xiling Gorge. Zigui County is situated a few kilometers west of the Three Gorges Dam on the high southern shore of the river. The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric dam that spans the Yangtze River. It is the world's largest power station in terms of installed capacity (22,500 MW). This field trip will focus on the Cryogenian-Ediacaran sections, two Global Stratotype Sections and Point (GSSP) for the Early-Middle Ordovician and the Hirnantian (Late Ordovician), together with a Permian-Triassic deep shelf facies section (Daxiakou section) and the Three Gorges Dam.

No. 2 Dabie Mountains geological field trip

The Dabie Mountains, located in the northeast part of Hubei Province, are famous for their Triassic ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) metamorphism, widespread occurrence of Cretaceous granitoids and their volcanic equivalents, and world's second largest molybdenum belt. The field trips include 5 Routes: Route Huangpi-Guangshan, Route Daleishan Mountain, Route Southern Suizhou, Route Tongbai and Route Tieshan in Huangshi.The field trips will concentrate on structural deformation, Cretaceous granitoid and mafic rocks and ultrahigh- pressure metamorphic rocks, but will also feature some natural landscapes and World Geopark.

No. 3 Wudang Taoism cultural trip

Wudang Mountains, located in Junxian County, western Hubei,  are an ancient sacred-Taoist-shrine.  The first Taoist temple there, the "Five Dragon Temple, " was built 1,300 years ago in the Tang Dynasty. In the 15th century, the Ming court sent 300,000 soldiers and workers there to build 160 monasteries, temples, pavilions and other structures. It took more than 10 years to complete the construction. It then became a major center of Taoism. Although many of the old structures deteriorated in the ensuing centuries, there are still many well-preserved temples. The mountains are also linked with a school of martial arts. It is said that Taiji boxing was invented there by a Taoist priest. 

Important Dates

  • March 10, 2015
  • Registration opens
  • August 5, 2015
  • Manuscript submission deadline for the Special Issue in JES
  • August 31, 2015
  • Travel grants application deadline
  • September 5, 2015
  • Abstracts deadline (extended abstracts)
  • September 15, 2015
  • Early bird registration deadline
  • October 16, 2015
  • Pre-conference excursion
  • October 17-18, 2015
  • Workshop
  • October 19-21, 2015
  • Post-conference excursion
  • November 8, 2015
  • Manuscript submission deadline for the second Special Issue

Sponsored By

  • China University of Geosciences

Supported By

  • State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources
  • State Key Laboratory of Continental Tectonics and Dynamics
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China
  • Center for Global Tectonics (CUG)
  • Wuhan Oversea Return Scholars Association (WORSA-CUG)
  • Khorog State University
  • University of Peshawar
  • The University of Sydney
  • Suranaree University of Technology
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
  • Kabul University
  • Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
  • Hacettepe University
  • Mandalay University
  • Mahasarakham University

Organized By

  • International Education College, China University of Geosciences
  • Silk Road Institute, 
    China University of Geosciences
  • Center for Jordanian studies,
    China University of Geosciences
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