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Sept. 22 - Sept. 26, 2025HANGZHOU·CHINA

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Meet Jiangxi on Cultural and Natural Heritage Day

Meet Jiangxi on Cultural and Natural Heritage Day

The International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage has an image gallery on natural and cultural heritage sites of Jiangxi Province to celebrate this year's Cultural and Natural Heritage Day.
Satellite Imagery of Wetlands in China

Satellite Imagery of Wetlands in China

China's wetlands conservation efforts have illustrated its genuine commitment to ensuring harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.
From Space to Sites: Satellites in Support of China's Heritage

From Space to Sites: Satellites in Support of China's Heritage

The first UNESCO Category 2 Centre is preparing a photo show of several China’s well-known Cultural and Natural Heritage Sites.
Rare Orchid Blooms in Southwest China

Rare Orchid Blooms in Southwest China

In mid-July, a group of bird lovers set out in the primitive forest of the Gaoligong Mountains in southwest China. They confirmed Corybas sinii as an endangered orchid species.
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Shennongjia Biosphere Reserve

Shennongjia Biosphere Reserve

It located in Hubei Province. Featuring an intact subtropical forest ecosystem, it is the only well-preserved natural resources including valuable and rare animals and plants. There are over 20 peaks in the reserve, and the highest peak is called Shennongding (Shennong Peak) with 3105.4 meters above sea level-the First Peak in Central China, which makes Shennongjia has a nickname of the Roof of Central China. (Credit: CAI Shi)
Bogeda Biosphere Reserve

Bogeda Biosphere Reserve

It is located in the east part of the Tianshan Mountains on the southern brim of the Kurbantungut desert of the Zhunger Basin. This biosphere reserve encompasses glaciers, (sub-) alpine meadows, forests, steppes, deserts, sand dunes and alluvial plains. One habitat of special interest is the mid-mountain forest which prevents floods and erosion and represents an important water reservoir for the area.
Wuyishan Biosphere Reserve

Wuyishan Biosphere Reserve

It sits on the highest section of north Wuyi Mountain Range in Fujian Province. Established in 1979, the Reserve joined the International Man and Biosphere Reserve Network of UNESCO in 1986 as the biggest and the most comprehensive extant semi-subtropical forest system in Southeast China. It is called a rare species database and "Origin of Model Specimen". (Credit: WU Guangming)
Xilin Gol Biosphere Reserve

Xilin Gol Biosphere Reserve

It is situated in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It was established as China's first grassland biosphere reserve in 1987 to protect the biodiversity of a typical steppe ecosystem and to develop models of sustainable grassland resource use for improved well-being of the local people. The area is extensively grazed by wild herbivores and domestic livestock managed mainly by sedentary herders.
Fanjingshan Biosphere Reserve

Fanjingshan Biosphere Reserve

It is located in Guizhou Province, favoring highly diverse types of vegetation and relief. It is an island of metamorphic rock in a sea of karst, home to many plant and animal species that originated in the Tertiary period, between 65 million and 2 million years ago. Fanjingshan has the largest and most contiguous primeval beech forest in the subtropical region. (Credit: ZHOU Haixiang)
Wolong Biosphere Reserve

Wolong Biosphere Reserve

It is located in Sichuan Province, covering an area of about 700,000 hectares. Established in 1963, the Reserve joined the International Man and Biosphere Reserve Network of UNESCO in 1980. It is considered to be the real hometown of wild pandas. It is a newly built panda center that focuses on panda wilderness training programs.
Dinghushan Biosphere Reserve

Dinghushan Biosphere Reserve

Situated in the Guangdong Province, it is mostly covered by (sub-) tropical forest. In contrast to the disturbed surrounding forests, the Reserve comprises rare primary forests of at least 400 years age. Dinghushan was China's first Nature Reserve and had a significant importance in the conservation of the ecosystems over the last 40 years. (Credit: CAI Shi)
Changbaishan Biosphere Reserve

Changbaishan Biosphere Reserve

It is located in Jilin Province and covers 16 dormant and active volcanoes and their crater lakes. The highest peak on the Chinese side of Mount Changbai's ridge is 'White Cloud Peak' at 2,691 m and in its caldera can be found 'Heavenly Lake', hot springs and waterfalls. (Credit: SU Guangming)
Shennongjia Biosphere Reserve
Bogeda Biosphere Reserve
Wuyishan Biosphere Reserve
Xilin Gol Biosphere Reserve
Fanjingshan Biosphere Reserve
Wolong Biosphere Reserve
Dinghushan Biosphere Reserve
Changbaishan Biosphere Reserve
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