• A unified territory with a single boundary;

• Being open to public;

• Significant coverage and scope of geoheritage;

• A natural area of special geological significance and natural beauty;

• Not a geological park but an area integrated with geology, ecology, natural landscape, local culture and history;

• Tools to promote earth science and sustainable development through geo-tourism and education;

• Conserved and managed with a sound protection and management system; and

• An area where science and local communities were engaged in a mutually beneficial manner.