国家林业和草原局7月8日表示，我国新增两处世界地质公园，湖南湘西、甘肃张掖两处地质公园正式获批联合国教科文组织世界地质公园称号，至此我国世界地质公园数量升至41处。

China has added two more geological parks to its list of UNESCO Global Geoparks, bringing the total number to 41, the National Forestry¹ and Grassland² Administration said Wednesday. 

 

The Xiangxi Geopark in Central China’s Hunan province and Zhangye Geopark in Northwest China’s Gansu province were approved as Global Geoparks by the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization at its 209th session on Tuesday, according to the administration. 

 

The Xiangxi Geopark boasts 160 Paleolithic and Neolithic³ cultural heritage sites, while the Zhangye Geopark features color hills, Danxia landforms and ophiolite suites⁴. 

 

To date, the number of Global Geoparks in China has surpassed one-quarter of the world's total, the administration said. 

 

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