Mount Sanqingshan National Park

In July 2008 it was put in the “World Heritage List” as a world natural heritage. Speaking highly of the Mount Sanqing (Pure Trinity) National Park, Jinagxi, the World Heritage Committee holds that it creates a world-unique landscape aesthetic effect by demonstrating its own special granite pillars and peaks and through the combination of abundant granite molding stones and multiple vegetations with the far and near changing landscapes and heart-shaking climate wonder within a relatively small region, to present an attractive nature .

South China Karst

The “South China Karst” is jointly composed by the sword-shaped, pillar-shaped and pagoda-shaped karsts of Yunnan Stone Forests, the cone-shaped karsts (peak forest) in Libo of Guizhou and the stereoscopic karsts with nature-created bridge, geo-crevice and heavenly pit groups as their representatives, which were formed from 500,000 years to 300 million years ago and in a total area of 1,460km2. The scenic attractions in these regions enjoy reputation both at home and abroad, e.g. the Stone Forest of Yunnan has been famous for its being “imposing, queer, perilous, elegant, serene, profound and spacious” and hence is reputed as “No. 1 Spectacle Under Heaven” and “Cream of World Karsts”; the Libo of Guizhou is a habitat of national minorities of Buyi, Shui, Miao, Yao, etc., and was elected the “most beautiful place in China” and the “ten most beautiful great forests in China”. They were included in the “World Heritage List” as a world natural heritage in June 2007.

Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries-Wolong, Mt. Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains

The world natural heritage of the Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries includes the Wolong, Siguniang and Jiajin mountains with a total area of 9,245km2, and covers 4 cities and prefectures as well as 12 counties of Chengdu, Aba, Ya’an and Ganzi. Living in the place here are over 30% of the wild giant pandas of the world, the largest and most integral habitat of giant pandas, and also one of the regions with richest plant species except the tropical rainforest. Once selected by the Nature Protection International as one of the 25 global bio-diversification popular attractions, it was determined by the Global Environmental Protection Organization as one of the global 200 ecological regions. In July 2006, it was inscribed in the “World Heritage List” as a world natural heritage.

Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area

Lying in the western part of Hunan Province, it is composed of the Zhangjiajie State Forest Park, Suoxiyu Valley and Tianzi Mountain Nature Reserves. With an area of 360km², the highest peak here has an elevation of 1264.5m. Its quartz sandstone peak forest and karst topography fused together, to structure a rare natural sight. There are 560 scenic sites here, the famous are Jinbian (Golden Staff) Crag, Huangshi (Yellow Lion) Stockade, Huanglong (Yellow Dragon) Spring, Yuanyang (Mandarin Ducks) Waterfall, Ganxi (Dry Stream) Gully, Yuanjiajie (Territory of Yuans’), Xiannü (Fairy) Bridge and other places of tourist interest. Within the scenic interest, there are rare animals and plants such as South China tigers, rhesus monkeys, white storks and giant salamanders (Baby-like Fish), as well as dove trees, gingko trees, yaoshan solo trees and so on. It was put in the “World Natural Heritage List” in 1992.

Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area

Located in Nanping County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, it is a large branch valley on the southern bank of Baihe River in upper reaches of Baishui River. With an elevation of more than 2,000m, it has its forest area accounting for 42%, and originally there were nine Tibetan stockade villages in the valley, hence the name of Jiuzhaigou Valley (Nine Stockade Village Valley). A former forest area amidst lofty mountains and steep ranges, it has an extremely beautiful natural sight, as well as 108 haizi (lakes) distributed inside it, and there are also roaring waterfalls among each of the lakes such as the Shuzheng Waterfall and Norilong Waterfall, which are of a tremendous momentum. There are also giant pandas, golden monkeys, twisted horn gazelles and other rare and precious animals, being natural protection reserves for the giant pandas and golden monkeys. In 1992 it was included in the “World Natural Heritage List”.

Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area

Situated in Songpan County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, it has an area of 700km², and is like a giant golden dragon stretching down, being famous for its colorful pools, snow-clad mountains, forests, gorges and waterfalls. Its main landscapes are concentrated within the Huanglong (Yellow Dragon) Valley that is about 3.6km long, and there are calcium carbonate travertine covering all over the valley in a terraced-field arrangement, to enjoy reputation in the world with its abundant flora and fauna resources, being reputed as “World Wonderful Sight” and “Fairyland on Earth”. In 1992 it was put in the “World Natural Heritage List”.