▁features ▁in ▁Hun an ▁Province , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁became ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁nation ally ▁designated ▁ge ological ▁park . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁UN ES CO ▁announced ▁the ▁World ▁Network ▁of ▁Ge ological ▁Park s ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁its ▁first ▁ge ology ▁park ▁conference ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁Be ij ing ▁from ▁June ▁ 2 7 – 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Of ▁the ▁ 2 8 ▁original ▁UN ES CO ▁World ▁Ge op arks , ▁eight ▁are ▁in ▁China . ▁ ▁Currently ▁there ▁ 2 6 ▁World ▁Ge op arks ▁in ▁China . ▁These ▁include ▁the ▁Sh il in ▁Ge op ark ▁in ▁China ' s ▁Y unn an ▁Province , ▁featuring ▁a ▁carbon ate ▁peak ▁forest ▁land form , ▁which ▁brings ▁about ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁various ▁kar st ▁land sc apes , ▁such ▁as ▁stone ▁teeth , ▁cor rod ed ▁g ul lies ▁and ▁cor rod ed ▁fun n els . ▁The ▁Hu ang sh an ▁Ge op ark ▁in ▁An hui ▁Province , ▁f amed ▁for ▁its ▁grand ▁and ▁ste ep ▁mountains , ▁with ▁ 7 2 ▁pe aks ▁of ▁over ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁meters ▁high . ▁The ▁ge op ark ▁is ▁pictures que ▁with ▁green ▁and ▁straight ▁p ines , ▁j ag ged ▁rocks ▁of ▁gro tes que ▁shapes , ▁wide ▁and ▁impos ing ▁cloud ▁sea , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁many ▁g ushing ▁warm ▁spr ings . ▁Other ▁world - class ▁Chinese ▁ge ology