China has added another five parks to its list of national geoparks, bringing the total number to 219, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration.

Among the newly named national geoparks, Du'an Subterranean River and Luocheng national geoparks are located in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, featuring unique karst landforms and water landscapes. The other three are in Tibet Autonomous Region, Hubei and Sichuan provinces, respectively.

Home to one of the richest collections of geological relics worldwide, China has 39 world geoparks, 219 national geoparks and nearly 400 at the provincial level. Geoparks in the country have become important bases of nature education, said the administration.

(Cover: Landscape of Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. /VCG Photo)

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