China Focus: China taps global expertise to build world-class dinosaur geopark

HARBIN, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- On the sidelines of an international fossil protection forum in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, hundreds of participants eagerly picked up hammers and carefully scoured the ground for fish fossils, immersing themselves in the hands-on thrill of excavation at the China National Geological Park of Dinosaurs.

Jiayin, a county-level city in the province, is known as the "hometown of dinosaurs," where China's first dinosaur fossil was unearthed in 1902, and today, these prehistoric giants have become its emblem, drawing dinosaur enthusiasts from around the world.