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.[1] The first designation list of national parks was released on October 12, 2021.
The list is arranged in the order of official documents of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration.
| Name | Image | Location | Official designation | Area (km2) | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanjiangyuan National Park | Qinghai | October 12, 2021 | 123,100 | To protect source waters of three great rivers: Yangtze River, Lancang River and Yellow River.[2] [3] | ||
| Giant Panda National Park | Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu | October 12, 2021 | 27,000 | To protect natural environmental corridors connecting different habitats of pandas. | ||
| Northeastern Tiger and Leopard National Park | Jilin and Heilongjiang | October 12, 2021 | 14,600 | To 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) | Hainan | October 12, 2021 | 4,400[4] | To protect the tropical rainforest in Hainan. | ||
| Wuyi Mountains National Park | Fujian | October 12, 2021 | 982.59 | To protect the biodiversity of the Wuyi Mountains. |
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 | Hubei | [5] | 1,170 | To protect local ecological systems of sub-tropical forests and sphagnum palustre swamplands. | ||
| Zhejiang Qianjiangyuan National Park | Zhejiang | [6] | 252 | To protect endangered species near the source of Qiantang River. | ||
| Hunan Nanshan National Park | Hunan | [7] | 635.94 | To protect birds and other ecological landscapes.[8] | ||
| Yunnan Potatson National Park | Yunnan | [9] | 602.1 | To protect local wetlands and grasslands. | ||
| Beijing Great Wall National Park | Beijing | [10] | 59.91 | To protect historical sites at Badaling Great Wall and Ming Tombs. | ||
| Qilian Mountains National Park | Gansu and Qinghai | [11] | 50,000 | To protect endangered species in the Qilian Mountains. |