Situated in Zhangye Municipality, Gansu Province, People’s Republic of China, Zhangye UESCO Global Geopark covers an area of 1,289.71 square kilometers. With geographical coordinates 99°16'12”-100°07'37”E；38°40'52”-39°03’36”N, it is about 1800 kilometers from capital Beijing, 540 kilometers from Lanzhou. Geographically, Zhangye Geopark is just located at the boundary between Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Inner Mongolian Plateau, middle section of the north slope of Qilian Mountains, and core zone of Hexi Corridor. Belonging to arid region of continental temperate zone, the general climate feature of Zhangye are large annual temperature difference，distinct seasons, rare and uneven distributing rainfall, dry and windy. Zhangye Geopark bordersAlxa block to the north, Middle Qilian block to the south, locating at transitional zone from North Qilian Calidonian fold belt to Alxa block. Unique geographical location and complicated geological activities form rich and typical geoheritage in Zhangye Geopark. It is a comprehensive geopark consisting of colorful hill, typical arid-zone red bed landscape of north China, ophiolite suite，middle and small scale geological structure, volcanic lava landscape, water erosion landscape, scenery reaches. In April, 2018, Xiangxi Geopark singed sister geopark agreement with Zhangye Geopark and since then they became sister parks.