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. The first designation list of national parks was released on October 12, 2021.

List of National Parks The list is arranged in the order of official documents of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration. Name Image Location Official designation Area (km2)DescriptionSanjiangyuan National Park ()QinghaiOctober 12, 2021 190,100To protect source waters of three great rivers: Yangtze River, Lancang River and Yellow River. Giant Panda National Park ()Sichuan, Shaanxi, and GansuOctober 12, 2021 22,000To protect natural environmental corridors connecting different habitats of pandas. Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park ()Jilin and HeilongjiangOctober 12, 2021 14,000To recover communities and populations of wild tigers and leopards in northeastern China. Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park (海南热带雨林国家公园)HainanOctober 12, 2021 4,260To protect the tropical rainforest in Hainan.Wuyi Mountains National Park ()FujianOctober 12, 2021 1,280.59To protect the biodiversity of the Wuyi Mountains.

List of pilot sites The pilot sites are administered by the provincial governments with the approval of the central government. The pilot sites are not part of the national park system of China, nor operated by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration. Name Image Location pilot date Area (km2)DescriptionHubei Shennongjia National Park ()Hubei1,170To protect local ecological systems of sub-tropical forests and sphagnum palustre swamplands.Zhejiang Qianjiangyuan National Park ()Zhejiang252To protect endangered species near the source of Qiantang River.Hunan Nanshan National Park ()Hunan635.94To protect birds and other ecological landscapes.Yunnan Potatson National Park ()Yunnan602.1To protect local wetlands and grasslands.Beijing Great Wall National Park ()Beijing59.91To protect historical sites at Badaling Great Wall and Ming Tombs.Qilian Mountains National Park ()Gansu and Qinghai50,000To protect endangered species in the Qilian Mountains.

See also

List of national parks List of protected areas of China

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