The Mount Changbaishan Geopark, along with five other Chinese geoparks, was recognized as a Global Geopark by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on March 27.
The other five parks in China joining the Global Geoparks Network (GGN) are Enshi Grand Canyon-Tenglongdong Cave Geopark in Hubei Province, Linxia Geopark in Gansu Province, Longyan Geopark in Fujian Province, Wugongshan Geopark in Jiangxi Province, and Xingyi Geopark in Guizhou Province.
The number of Global Geoparks in China has been increased to 47, making it the country with the most such geoparks in the world. Now, there are a total