At 3:00 a.m. on September 21, Beijing time, from the 11th European Geoparks Conference held in the Aloka World Geopark in Portugal, it was reported that China's Mount Sanqing National Geopark was officially included in the UNESCO World Geoparks Network Directory and was awarded the title of "Mount Sanqing World Geopark" after being reviewed by the UNESCO World Geoparks Executive Board. This is another world-class brand obtained by Mount Sanqing after its successful application for "World Natural Heritage" in 2008.

Mount Sanqing is the only scenic spot declared and successfully awarded the title in China this year. Liu Shuzong, secretary of the party committee of Mount Sanqing Scenic Spot, went to Portugal to attend the conference. He said by telephone that there were 11 global applications for world geoparks, 7 of which were voted at the conference. Mount Sanqing is the only scenic spot declared and successfully awarded the title of "World Geopark" in 2012.