China Biosphere Reserve Network (CBRN) is a network established by the Chinese National Committee for UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme in 1993. Membership in the CBRN serves as a prerequisite for joining the

World Network of Biosphere Reserves The UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) covers internationally designated protected areas, known as biosphere or nature reserves, which are meant to demonstrate a balanced relationship between people and nature (e.g. encourage susta ...

(WNBR). At present there are 200 members in the CBRN, including 34 UNESCO Biosphere Reserves. Note: "China Biosphere Reserve" is a nominal designation granted to the member reserves. *

Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...

(2) ** Songshan National Nature Reserve ** Baihuashan National Nature Reserve *

Tianjin Tianjin is a direct-administered municipality in North China, northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the National Central City, nine national central cities, with a total population of 13,866,009 inhabitants at the time of the ...

(2) ** Paleocoast and Wetland National Nature Reserve ** Jixian Middle-Upper Proterozoic Stratigraphic Section National Nature Reserve *

Hebei Hebei is a Provinces of China, province in North China. It is China's List of Chinese administrative divisions by population, sixth-most populous province, with a population of over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. It bor ...

(4) ** Changli Huangjin Hai'an National Nature Reserve ** Wulingshan National Nature Reserve ** Hengshuihu National Nature Reserve ** Liujiang Pendi Geosites National Nature Reserve *

Shanxi Shanxi; Chinese postal romanization, formerly romanised as Shansi is a Provinces of China, province in North China. Its capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-level cities are Changzhi a ...

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(5) ** Shedao, Laotieshan National Nature Reserve (WNBR) ** Baishilazi National Nature Reserve ** Yiwulüshan National Nature Reserve ** Liaohekou National Nature Reserve ** Chengshantou Coastal Landforms National Nature Reserve *

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(5) ** Changbaishan National Nature Reserve (WNBR) ** Yitong Volcano Group National Nature Reserve ** Longwan National Nature Reserve ** Xianghai National Nature Reserve ** Wangqing National Nature Reserve *

Heilongjiang Heilongjiang is a province in northeast China. It is the northernmost and easternmost province of the country and contains China's northernmost point (in Mohe City along the Amur) and easternmost point (at the confluence of the Amur and Us ...

(11) ** Fenglin National Nature Reserve (WNBR) ** Wudalianchi National Nature Reserve (WNBR) ** Zhalong National Nature Reserve ** Xingkaihu National Nature Reserve (WNBR) ** Liangshui National Nature Reserve ** Huzhong National Nature Reserve ** Wuyiling National Nature Reserve ** Cuibei Wetland National Nature Reserve ** Honghe National Nature Reserve ** Zhenbaodao Wetland National Nature Reserve ** Naolihe National Nature Reserve *

Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...

(2) ** Chongming Dongtan Birds National Nature Reserve, Chongming County ** Jiuduansha Wetland National Nature Reserve *

Jiangsu Jiangsu is a coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province in East China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its capital in Nanjing. Jiangsu is the List of Chinese administra ...

(4) ** Yancheng Littoral Mudflats and Valuable Fowls National Nature Reserve (WNBR) **

Dafeng Père David's Deer National Nature Reserve Dafeng District () is a coastal District of the People's Republic of China, district in Yancheng, Jiangsu province, China. Located on the Jiangsu North Plain with a coastline of , Dafeng was historically one of the largest salt-making areas in Ch ...

** Nanjing Yangtze Finless Porpoise Provincial Nature Reserve ** Zhenjiang Yangtze River Porpoises Provincial Nature Reserve *

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(7) ** Tianmushan National Nature Reserve (WNBR) ** Nanji Liedao Marine National Nature Reserve (WNBR) ** Lin'an Qingliangfeng National Nature Reserve **Shangougou scenic zone of Zhejiang Jingshan (Shangougou) National Forest Park **Qianjiangyuan park area of Zhejiang Qianjiangyuan - Baishanzu National Park System Pilot Site **Xianju National Park (note: not a component of the National Park System of China, covered: Xianju NSHA/NFP, Xianju Shenxianju NGP & Kuocangshan PNR) **Baishanzu park area of Zhejiang Qianjiangyuan - Baishanzu National Park System Pilot Site *

Anhui Anhui is an inland Provinces of China, province located in East China. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze and Huai rivers, bordering Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the east, Jiang ...

(4) ** Yaoluoping National Nature Reserve ** Shengjinhu National Nature Reserve ** Tongling Freshwater Dolphins National Nature Reserve ** Huangshan National Scenic and Historic Area (WNBR) *

Fujian Fujian is a provinces of China, province in East China, southeastern China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capital is Fuzhou and its largest prefe ...

(7) ** Wuyishan National Nature Reserve (WNBR) ** Longqishan National Nature Reserve ** Meihuashan National Nature Reserve ** Fujian Fuzhou National Forest Park ** Emeifeng National Nature Reserve ** Tianbaoyan National Nature Reserve ** Liangyeshan National Nature Reserve *

Jiangxi ; Gan: ) , translit_lang1_type2 = , translit_lang1_info2 = , translit_lang1_type3 = , translit_lang1_info3 = , image_map = Jiangxi in China (+all claims hatched).svg , mapsize = 275px , map_caption = Location ...

(7) ** Poyanghu Migratory Birds National Nature Reserve ** Taohongling Sika Deer National Nature Reserve ** Jiulianshan National Nature Reserve ** Jiangxi Wuyishan National Nature Reserve ** Jinggangshan National Nature Reserve (WNBR) ** Wuzhifeng Provincial Nature Reserve ** Guanshan National Nature Reserve *

Shandong Shandong is a coastal Provinces of China, province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural ...

(3) ** Huanghe Sanjiaozhou National Nature Reserve ** Shanwang National Geological Park ** Kunyushan National Nature Reserve *

Henan Henan; alternatively Honan is a province in Central China. Henan is home to many heritage sites, including Yinxu, the ruins of the final capital of the Shang dynasty () and the Shaolin Temple. Four of the historical capitals of China, Lu ...

(6) ** Baotianman National Nature Reserve (WNBR) ** Jigongshan National Nature Reserve ** Liankangshan National Nature Reserve ** Xiaoqinling National Nature Reserve ** Dongzhai National Nature Reserve ** Huanghe Wetland National Nature Reserve (Sanmenxia section) *

Hubei Hubei is a province of China, province in Central China. It has the List of Chinese provincial-level divisions by GDP, seventh-largest economy among Chinese provinces, the second-largest within Central China, and the third-largest among inland ...

(7) ** Shennongjia National Nature Reserve (WNBR) ** Changjiang Tian'ezhou Whitefin Dolphin National Nature Reserve ** Whitefin Dolphin National Nature Reserve at Xinluo Section of Yangtze River ** Wufeng Houhe National Nature Reserve ** Dalaoling National Nature Reserve ** Hewangmiao Yangtze Finless Porpoise Provincial Nature Reserve ** Qizimeishan National Nature Reserve *

Hunan Hunan is an inland Provinces of China, province in Central China. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the Administrative divisions of China, province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Gu ...

(5) ** Badagongshan National Nature Reserve ** Hupingshan National Nature Reserve ** Jiuyishan National Nature Reserve ** Hunan Nanshan National Park System Pilot Site ** Zhangjiajie Chinese Giant Salamander National Nature Reserve *

Guangdong ) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...

(17) ** Dinghushan National Nature Reserve (WNBR) ** Nanling National Nature Reserve ** Chebaling National Nature Reserve (WNBR) * ** Neilingdingdao - Futian National Nature Reserve ** Huidong Gangkou Sea Turtles National Nature Reserve **

Shenzhen Shenzhen is a prefecture-level city in the province of Guangdong, China. A Special economic zones of China, special economic zone, it is located on the east bank of the Pearl River (China), Pearl River estuary on the central coast of Guangdong ...

CAS Xianhu Botanical Garden ** Zhujiangkou Chinese White Dolphin National Nature Reserve, Pearl River (Zhūjiāng) ** Leizhou Valuable and Rare Marine Organisms National Nature Reserve ** Shixing Nanshan Provincial Nature Reserve ** Xiangtoushan National Nature Reserve ** Zhanjiang Mangrove Forest National Nature Reserve ** Danxiashan National Nature Reserve ** Xuwen Coral Reef National Nature Reserve ** Leizhou Wushi National Marine Park ** Nanpeng Liedao National Nature Reserve ** Nanxiong Xiaoliukeng - Qingzhangshan Provincial Nature Reserve ** Zhuhai Qi'ao-Dangandao Provincial Nature Reserve *

Guangxi Guangxi,; officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam (Hà Giang Province, Hà Giang, Cao Bằn ...

Hainan Hainan is an island provinces of China, province and the southernmost province of China. It consists of the eponymous Hainan Island and various smaller islands in the South China Sea under the province's administration. The name literally mean ...

(4) ** Sanya Coral Reef National Nature Reserve ** Datian National Nature Reserve ** Jianfengling National Nature Reserve ** Dazhoudao Marine Ecosystem National Nature Reserve *

Sichuan Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capital city is Cheng ...

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Wolong National Nature Reserve Wolong National Nature Reserve (from Chinese ), officially known as Wolong Special Administrative Region, is a national protected area located in Wenchuan County in China. Established in 1963 with an initial size of about , the reserve was fur ...

(WNBR) ** Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve (WNBR) ** Huanglongsi Provincial Nature Reserve (WNBR) ** Yading National Nature Reserve (WNBR) ** Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve ** Changning Zhuhai National Nature Reserve ** Miyaluo Provincial Scenic and Historic Area ** Longxi - Hongkou National Nature Reserve ** Dongyanggou Provincial Nature Reserve ** Maozhai Provincial Nature Reserve ** Micangshan National Nature Reserve ** Xuebaoding National Nature Reserve ** Baiyang Provincial Nature Reserve *

Guizhou ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = , image_map = Guizhou in China (+all claims hatched).svg , mapsize = 275px , map_alt = Map showing the location of Guizhou Province , map_caption = Map s ...

(10) ** Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve (WNBR) ** Maolan National Nature Reserve (WNBR) **

Xishui Mid-subtropical Evergreen Broad-leaved Forest National Nature Reserve Xishui may refer to several places in China: * Xishui County, Guizhou (习水县), county of Zunyi, Guizhou * Xishui County, Hubei (), county of Huanggang, Hubei {{Geodis ...

** Chishui Spinulose Tree Fern National Nature Reserve ** Mayanghe National Nature Reserve ** Weining Caohai National Nature Reserve ** Leigongshan National Nature Reserve ** Kuankuoshui National Nature Reserve ** Dashahe National Nature Reserve ** Fodingshan National Nature Reserve *

Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...

(7) ** Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve (WNBR) ** Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve (WNBR) ** Tongbiguan Provincial Nature Reserve ** Xishuangbanna Nabanhe Liuyu National Nature Reserve ** Yunlong Tianchi National Nature Reserve ** Cangshan Erhai National Nature Reserve ** Huize Black-necked Crane National Nature Reserve *

Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ), or Greater Tibet, is a region in the western part of East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are other ethnic groups s ...

(1) ** Qomolangma Feng National Nature Reserve (WNBR) *

Shaanxi Shaanxi is a Provinces of China, province in north Northwestern China. It borders the province-level divisions of Inner Mongolia to the north; Shanxi and Henan to the east; Hubei, Chongqing, and Sichuan to the south; and Gansu and Ningxia to t ...

(12) ** Foping National Nature Reserve (WNBR) ** Taibaishan National Nature Reserve ** Changqing National Nature Reserve ** Hanzhong Crested Ibis National Nature Reserve ** CAS

Qinling Botanical Garden ** Niubeiliang National Nature Reserve (WNBR) ** Tianhuashan National Nature Reserve ** Pingheliang National Nature Reserve ** Hancheng Huanglongshan Brown Eared-Pheasant National Nature Reserve ** Hualongshan National Nature Reserve ** Huangbaiyuan National Nature Reserve ** Zhouzhi National Nature Reserve *

Gansu Gansu is a provinces of China, province in Northwestern China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeastern part of the province. The seventh-largest administrative district by area at , Gansu lies between the Tibetan Plateau, Ti ...

(5) ** Baishuijiang National Nature Reserve (WNBR) ** Qilianshan National Nature Reserve ** Anxi Extreme-arid Desert National Nature Reserve ** Lianhuashan National Nature Reserve ** Yanchiwan National Nature Reserve *

Qinghai Qinghai is an inland Provinces of China, province in Northwestern China. It is the largest provinces of China, province of China (excluding autonomous regions) by area and has the third smallest population. Its capital and largest city is Xin ...

(1) ** Sanjiangyuan National Park *

Ningxia Ningxia, officially the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region in Northwestern China. Formerly a province, Ningxia was incorporated into Gansu in 1954 but was later separated from Gansu in 1958 and reconstituted as an autonomous ...

(2) ** Helanshan National Nature Reserve ** Yunwushan National Nature Reserve *

Xinjiang Xinjiang,; , SASM/GNC romanization, SASM/GNC: Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Sinkiang, officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People' ...

(9) ** Chinese Temperate Desert Region and the North Foot of Bogda Peak Biosphere Reserve (WNBR) ** Altun Shan National Nature Reserve ** Hanas National Nature Reserve ** Tarim Euphrates Poplar National Nature Reserve ** Qitai Desert Type Grassland Autonomous Regional Nature Reserve ** Middle Tianshan Künes Mountain-Meadow Type Grassland Autonomous Regional Nature Reserve ** Altai Shan Liangheyuan Autonomous Regional Nature Reserve ** Bulgan He Eurasian Beaver National Nature Reserve ** Karameili Shan Wild Ungulates Autonomous Regional Nature Reserve

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Biosphere The biosphere (), also called the ecosphere (), is the worldwide sum of all ecosystems. It can also be termed the zone of life on the Earth. The biosphere (which is technically a spherical shell) is virtually a closed system with regard to mat ...

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