在2020年7月(yue)7日(ri)召(zhao)開的聯合國(guo)教科(ke)文組織執行局第209次會議上，中(zhong)國(guo)湖南湘(xiang)西、甘肅張掖兩處(chu)地質(zhi)公園成(cheng)功榮(rong)獲聯合國(guo)教科(ke)文組織組織的“世界地質(zhi)公園”稱(cheng)號。

加上新增的這(zhe)兩處世界(jie)地質公(gong)(gong)園，截止2020年7月(yue)，中國共擁有(you)41處地質公(gong)(gong)園，數量(liang)居世界(jie)國家(jia)的首位(wei)，超過全球161處的1/4。

至(zhi)此，中(zhong)國擁有的41處地(di)質(zhi)公(gong)(gong)園分別是：昆侖(lun)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、阿(a)拉(la)善沙(sha)漠、克什(shen)克騰(teng)、敦煌、五大(da)連池(chi)、鏡(jing)泊湖、房(fang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、延慶、泰山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、云臺山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、嵩山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、王屋山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)-黛眉山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、伏(fu)牛山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、天(tian)柱山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、黃山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、神農架、張家界、終南山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、雁蕩山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、泰寧、寧德、龍虎山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、三清山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、廬山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、自貢、興文、蒼山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、石(shi)林、織金(jin)洞(dong)、樂(le)業-鳳山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、香港、丹霞山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、雷瓊(qiong)、可可托海、阿(a)爾(er)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、光霧山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)-諾水河(he)、大(da)別山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、沂蒙(meng)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、九(jiu)華山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、湘(xiang)西世(shi)界地(di)質(zhi)公(gong)(gong)園紅石(shi)林、甘肅張掖(ye)世(shi)界地(di)質(zhi)公(gong)(gong)園。

這些地質(zhi)公園景觀(guan)珍奇秀(xiu)麗，具(ju)有非常重要的地質(zhi)科學意(yi)義。