On July 1, 2025, the key activities of the two evaluators' on-site inspection included: attending the progress presentation, visiting the geopark museum, the geosite with international significance and additional facilities (Geopark Major Monument and Geopark Square). They check the geopark progress in the past two years, inspect the geopark administration, updated geopark museum, new facilities, improved introduction boards and interpretation panels, and visit Geopark Science Education Classroom.
Shen Jiantong, deputy director of the Forestry Bureau of Guizhou Province, presided over the report meeting
Shen Jianqian, the vice mayor of Bijie Municipal People's Government, attended the meeting and delivered a speech
Professors Tian Mingzhong and Wu Fadong from China University of Geosciences (Beijing) and other domestic experts on Global geoparks attended the meeting
By visiting Zhijindong Cave, they also understood the building and development of the geopark in recent years in terms of cave research, cave conservation, geological disaster prevention, protection of geoheritage resources and ecological environment. In particular, routine monitoring of the temperature, humidity and carbon dioxide in the cave has been carried out to provide a basis for scientific protection; the cold light source lighting transformation project has been implemented in the cave to reduce the damage of light heat to the cave.
The assessment expert group visited the office of the geological park management institution
Nick Powe, Director of the English Riviera Global Geopark in the UK and a member of the Coordinating Committee of the European Geopark Network Bauer Assessment experts were interviewed by local media
Koki Nagata, the director of the Aso World Geopark Promotion Committee in Japan and an assessment expert, was interviewed by local media
