List of national parks of China

National Parks of China

The People's Republic of China has 5 national parks, which are announced by the President of China and administered by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The first designation list of national parks was released on October 12, 2021.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

List of National Parks

The list is arranged in the order of official documents of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration.<ref name=":0" />

Name	Image	Location	Official designation	Area (km2)	Description
Sanjiangyuan National Park (Template:Zh)		Qinghai	October 12, 2021	190,100	To protect source waters of three great rivers: Yangtze River, Lancang River and Yellow River.<ref name="报道S1-三江">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="报道G13">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Giant Panda National Park (Template:Zh)		Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu	October 12, 2021	22,000<ref name="报道G13" />	To protect natural environmental corridors connecting different habitats of pandas.<ref name="报道G13" />
Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park (Template:Zh)		Jilin and Heilongjiang	October 12, 2021	14,000<ref name="报道G13" />	To recover communities and populations of wild tigers and leopards in northeastern China.<ref name="报道G13" />
Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park (海南热带雨林国家公园)		Hainan	October 12, 2021	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	To protect the tropical rainforest in Hainan.<ref name="Hainan" />
Wuyi Mountains National Park (Template:Zh)		Fujian	October 12, 2021	1,280.59<ref name="报道G13" />	To protect the biodiversity of the Wuyi Mountains.<ref name="报道G13" />

List of trial sites

The trial sites are administered by the provincial governments with the approval of the central government. The trial sites are not part of the national park system of China, nor operated by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration.

Name	Image	Location	Trial date	Area (km2)	Description
Hubei Shennongjia National Park (Template:Zh)		Hubei	Template:Dts<ref name="报道S6-神农">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	1,170<ref name="报道G13" />	To protect local ecological systems of sub-tropical forests and sphagnum palustre swamplands.<ref name="报道G13" />
Zhejiang Qianjiangyuan National Park (Template:Zh)		Zhejiang	Template:Dts<ref name="报道S7-钱江">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	252<ref name="报道G13" />	To protect endangered species near the source of Qiantang River.<ref name="报道G13" />
Hunan Nanshan National Park (Template:Zh)		Hunan	Template:Dts<ref name="南山1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	635.94<ref name="报道G13" />	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Yunnan Potatson National Park (Template:Zh)		Yunnan	Template:Dts<ref name="报道S5-普达">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	602.1<ref name="报道G13" />	To protect local wetlands and grasslands.<ref name="报道G14" />
Beijing Great Wall National Park (Template:Zh)		Beijing	Template:Dts<ref name="报道S9-长城">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	59.91<ref name="报道G13" />	To protect historical sites at Badaling Great Wall and Ming Tombs.<ref name="报道G13" />
Qilian Mountains National Park (Template:Zh)		Gansu and Qinghai	Template:Dts<ref name="报道S10-祁连">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	50,000<ref name="报道G13" />	To protect endangered species in the Qilian Mountains.<ref name="报道G13" />

See also

• List of national parks
• List of protected areas of China