Two Chinese sites join list of UNESCO geoparks

China has maintained its lead of having the largest number of Global Geoparks in the world, with an additional two sites being listed as Global Geoparks by UNESCO.

On Thursday night local time in Paris, Kanbula in China's northwestern province of Qinghai and Yunyang in Chongqing were approved as Global Geoparks at the ongoing 221st session of UNESCO's Executive Board, according to a release by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Friday.

With the two new sites, China is now home to 49 Global Geoparks, more than any other country. The nation's other UNESCO Global Geoparks include Dali-Cangshan in the southwestern province of Yunnan, Huangshan in the eastern province of Anhui and Mount Changbaishan in the northeastern province of Jilin.