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List of protected areas of China

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China has more than 10,000 protected areas, covering eighteen percent of the country's land.[1] There are many forms of protected areas in China. Based on their relative importance, each type of protected area can be further graded into two to three levels (national, provincial and prefectural/county level). Nevertheless, the highest rank for "pocket nature preserve" (social and mass-based), "no-hunting area", "no-fishing area", "no-logging area", "wild medicinal material resources conservation area", "crop germplasm resources conservation area", "forest tree germplasm resources conservation area" or "source water protection area" is practically restricted to provincial level. The local government at county level is also responsible for the delimitation and declaration of "basic farmland protection area" and "basic grassland".

Take note that many protected areas in China have multiple official designations, and the statutory boundaries of these multi-designated PAs may be identical or may vary one from the other. For instance, the boundaries of Huangshan NSHA coincide with those of the Huangshan NGP, whereas Fujian province's Wuyi Mountains NNR, NSHA and NFP are adjacent to each other. In Heilongjiang, 27,642.14 hectares out of 115,340.27 hectares of Huzhong NFP are intersected with the experiment zone of Huzhong NNR.

Following is a list of the protected areas in China.[2][3][4][5][6]

National Park Candidate Regions

  • Ratified by: State Council
  • Number of Est. NPs (unit): 5 (as at September 30, 2021)
  • Area of Est. NPs (10,000 km2): 23 (as of 2021)
  • Total Number of NPCRs (unit, incl. est. NPs): 49 (as at September 17, 2022)
  • Sanjiangyuan National Park/NPCR, coverage:
    • Hoh Xil NNR, Qinghai
    • Sanjiangyuan NNR, Qinghai
    • Gyaring Hu Ngoring Hu Gymnocypris eckloni et Platypharodon extremus NAGRCA, Qinghai
    • Togtun He Endemic Fishes NAGRCA, Qinghai
    • Qumar He Endemic Fishes NAGRCA, Qinghai
    • Yanzhangguaxia Endemic Fishes NAGRCA, Yushu Prefecture, Qinghai
  • Giant Panda National Park/NPCR, coverage:
    • Wolong NNR, Sichuan
    • Fengtongzhai NNR, Sichuan
    • Tangjiahe NNR, Sichuan
    • Longxi - Hongkou NNR, Sichuan
    • Wanglang NNR, Sichuan
    • Baishuihe NNR, Sichuan
    • Xuebaoding NNR, Sichuan
    • Xiaozhaizigou NNR, Sichuan
    • Liziping NNR, Sichuan
    • Qianfoshan NNR, Sichuan
    • Qingmuchuan NNR, Shaanxi
    • Baishuijiang NNR, Gansu
    • Huanglongsi SHA of Huanglongsi - Jiuzhaigou NSHA, Sichuan
    • Qingcheng Houshan Scenery Area of Qingchengshan - Dujiangyan NSHA, Sichuan
    • Xiling Xueshan NSHA, Sichuan
    • Bailonghu NSHA, Sichuan
    • Longmenshan NSHA, Sichuan
    • Longmenshan NGP, Sichuan
    • Anxian Bioherm NGP, Sichuan
    • Huanglong NGP, Sichuan
    • Dujiangyan NFP, Sichuan
    • Wawushan NFP, Sichuan
    • Xiling NFP, Sichuan
    • Jiajinshan NFP, Sichuan
    • Longcanggou NFP, Sichuan
    • Longmenshan NFP, Sichuan
    • Qianfoshan NFP, Sichuan
    • Erlangshan NFP, Sichuan
    • Jiguanshan NFP, Sichuan
    • Qingjianghe Endemic Fishes NAGRCA, Sichuan
    • Baishuijiang Schizothorax davidi NAGRCA, Gansu
  • Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park/NPCR, coverage:
    • Hunchun Northeast China Tiger NNR, Jilin
    • Wangqing NNR, Jilin
    • Muling Japanese Yew NNR, Heilongjiang
    • Laoyeling Northeast China Tiger NNR, Heilongjiang
    • Tumenjiang NFP, Jilin
    • Lanjia Daxiagu NFP, Jilin
    • Jingpohu NFP, Heilongjiang
    • Liufengshan NFP, Heilongjiang
    • Wangqing Gayahe NWP, Jilin
    • Hunchunhe Chum Salmon NAGRCA, Jilin
  • Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park/NPCR, coverage:
    • Bawangling NNR
    • Jianfengling NNR
    • Wuzhishan NNR
    • Diaoluoshan NNR
    • Yinggeling NNR
    • Jianfengling NFP
    • Diaoluoshan NFP
    • Limushan NFP
    • Bawangling NFP
  • Wuyishan National Park/NPCR, coverage:
    • Wuyishan NNR, Fujian
    • Jiangxi Wuyishan NNR, Jiangxi
    • Wuyishan NSHA, Fujian
    • Wuyishan NFP, Fujian
    • Wuyi Tianchi NFP, Fujian
    • Ehushan NFP, Jiangxi
    • Jiuquxi Spinibarbus caldwelli NAGRCA, Fujian
  • Zhejiang Qianjiangyuan - Baishanzu National Park System Pilot Site/NPCR
  • Hubei Shennongjia National Park System Pilot Site/NPCR[7]
  • Hunan Nanshan National Park System Pilot Site/NPCR
  • Yunnan Bodaco National Park System Pilot Site/Shangêlila NPCR
  • Qilianshan National Park System Pilot Site/NPCR
  • Yanshan - Saihanba NPCR (Beijing, Hebei)
  • Taihangshan NPCR (Shanxi, Henan)
  • Hulunbuir NPCR (Inner Mongolia)
  • Daqingshan NPCR (Inner Mongolia)
  • Badain Jaran NPCR (Inner Mongolia)
  • Songnen the Land of Crane NPCR (Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Heilongjiang)
  • Da Hinggan Ling NPCR (Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang)
  • Helanshan NPCR (Inner Mongolia, Ningxia)
  • Liaohekou NPCR (Liaoning)
  • Changbaishan NPCR (Jilin)
  • Xiao Hinggan Ling NPCR (Heilongjiang)
  • Nan- Bei-ji Liedao NPCR (Zhejiang)
  • Huangshan NPCR (Anhui)
  • Jinggangshan NPCR (Jiangxi, Hunan)
  • Huanghekou NPCR (Shandong)
  • Changdao NPCR (Shandong)
  • Zhangjiajie (Hunan)
  • Nanling NPCR (Guangdong)
  • Danxiashan NPCR (Guangdong)
  • Southwest Karst NPCR (Guangxi, Guizhou)
  • Tropical Marine NPCR (Hainan)
  • Konggar Shan NPCR (Sichuan)
  • Zoigê NPCR (Sichuan, Gansu)
  • Fanjingshan NPCR (Guizhou)
  • Ailaoshan NPCR (Yunnan)
  • Asian Elephant NPCR (Yunnan)
  • Gaoligongshan NPCR (Yunnan, Tibet)
  • Yarlung Zangbo Daxiagu NPCR (Tibet)
  • Qomolangma Feng NPCR (Tibet)
  • Qangtang NPCR (Tibet)
  • Kangrinboqê NPCR (Tibet)
  • Qinling NPCR (Shaanxi)
  • Liupanshan NPCR (Gansu, Ningxia)
  • Qinghaihu NPCR (Qinghai)
  • Altai Shan NPCR (Xinjiang)
  • Tianshan NPCR (Xinjiang)
  • Tarim NPCR (Xinjiang)
  • Kulunshan NPCR (Xinjiang)
  • Karameili NPCR (Xinjiang)

National Culture Park System Pilot Program

  • Great Wall National Culture Park System Pilot Site
  • Grand Canal National Culture Park System Pilot Site
  • Long March National Culture Park System Pilot Site
  • Yellow River National Culture Park System Pilot Site
  • Yangtze River National Culture Park System Pilot Site

National Nature Reserves of China

  • Ratified by: State Council
  • Number of NNRs (unit): 474 (as at May 31, 2018)
  • Area of NNRs (10,000 ha): 9,745 (as of 2017)
  • Total Number of NRs (unit): 2,694 (as of 2024)
  • Area of NRs (10,000 ha): 14914.99 (as of 2024)
  • Percentage of Terrestrial NR in the Land Area (%): 14.86 (as of 2017)

National Scenic and Historic Areas of China

State Key Protected Fossils' Concentration Origins of China

National Typical Earthquake Sites of China

†: The official name is yet to be verified.

National Geoparks of China

†: From May 23, 2009, onwards, the approval process for awarding the NGP qualifications and naming the NGPs are treated separately by the State Forestry and Grassland Administration. Each NGP-prequalified unit is required to complete a site development within the three-year time limit before gaining formal status as a NGP.

National Mining Parks of China (disbanded)

  • Number of NMPs (unit): 0 (87 before July 24, 2019)

Note: The former NMPs would either be incorporated into existing protected areas or redesignated as other categories of national-level nature parks. The work is still in progress.

National Ecoparks of China

National Forest Parks of China

National Wood (Flower) Parks of China

State Key Parks of China

National Urban Wetland Parks of China

National Wetland Parks of China

Note 1: Sites promoted to national-level on the basis of existing provincial wetland park since the implementation of revised Wetlands Conservation and Management Provisions on January 1, 2018.

Note 2: One of the disqualified pilot sites is yet to be verified due to lack of supporting documentation.

National Water Parks of China

National Grassland Parks of China

National Desert (Rocky Desert) Parks of China

Note 1: The above-mentioned "desert" generally refers to "sandy desert", unless otherwise noted.

Note 2: The above-mentioned "rocky desert" generally refers to "karst rocky desert", unless otherwise noted.

National Closed Sandified Land Protected Areas of China

National Special Marine Protected Areas (Marine Parks) of China

+1/+2/+3/+4/+5: one identical institution under two different names.

+i: partially overlapped.

National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Areas of China

  • Ratified by: Ministry of Agriculture
  • Number of NAGRCAs (unit): 535 (as at October 31, 2017)
  • Total Number of AGRCAs (unit): TBV
  • Hebei
    • Fuping Chinese Softshell Turtle National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Pelodiscus sinensis]
    • Hengshuihu National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Baiyangdian National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Qinhuangdao Waters National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Changli Waters National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Nandaihe Waters National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Nandagang National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Luanhe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Liuhe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Baipohu Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Shazhanghe Redfin Culter and Oriental River Prawn National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Chanodichthys erythropterus]-[Macrobrachium nipponense]
    • Yongnianwa Asian Swamp Eel and Pond Loach National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Monopterus albus]-[Misgurnus anguillicaudatus]
    • Shanhaiguan Waters National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Yongdinghe Chinese Softshell Turtle, Oriental River Prawn and Yellow Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Tachysurus fulvidraco]
    • Guyuan Shandianhe Drainage System Bashang High-back Wild Goldfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Carassius auratus var. Bashang high-back type]
    • Qianxi Lixianghu Reddish Dark Brown Carp and Yellow Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Cyprinus rubrofuscus]
    • Caofeidian Chinese Mitten Crab National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Eriocheir sinensis]
    • Xiangyundao Waters National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Shijiazhuang Zhongshanhu Oriental River Prawn and Yellow Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
  • Shanxi
    • Shengtianhu Chinese Catfish and Huanghe Carp National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Silurus asotus]-[Cyprinus rubrofuscus var. Huanghe]
    • Qinhe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Yumenkou to Sanmenxia Section of Middle Yellow River (trans-provincial NAGRCA, shared with Henan and Shaanxi)
  • Inner Mongolia
    • Lanzhou Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Ordos Section of Yellow River [Silurus lanzhouensis]
    • Taimen National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Genhe Section of Ergun River [Hucho taimen]
    • Hulunhu Redfin Culter National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Dal Nur Amur Ide National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Leuciscus waleckii]
    • Hureet Hu National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Ganhe Taimen and Lenok National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Brachymystax lenok]
    • Holin He Yellow Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Taimen and Lenok National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Zalantun City Section of Chaor River
    • Dayanhe National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
  • Liaoning
    • Shuangtaizihekou Jellyfish Haizhe and Chinese Mitten Crab National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Rhopilema esculentum]
    • Sanshandao Waters National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Haiyangdao National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Dalian Yuandao Waters National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Dalian Zhangzidao Waters National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Dalian Yuyanjiao Waters National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Hunheyuan Lenok National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
  • Jilin
    • Mijianghe Chum Salmon National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Oncorhynchus keta]
    • Korean Taimen National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Ji'an Section of Yalu River [Hucho ishikawae]
    • Ussuri Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Da'an Section of River Nenjiang [Pelteobagrus ussuriensis]
    • Siniperca scherzeri et Thymallus yaluensis National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Yunfeng Section of Yalu River (Siniperca scherzeri: leopard mandarin fish)
    • Blackspotted Pike National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Upper Mudan River [Esox reicherti]
    • Hunchunhe Chum Salmon National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Songhuajiang Toudaojiang Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Songhuajiang Ningjiang Section National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Erlonghu National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Xibeichahe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Nenjiang Zhenlai Section National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Xiaoshihe Coldwater Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Yuelianghu National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Dahuangnihe Barbel Steed National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Hemibarbus labeo]
    • Hanihe Korean Lamprey National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Eudontomyzon morii]
    • Chinese Hooksnout Carp National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Linjiang Section of Yalu River [Opsariichthys bidens]
    • Songyuan Songhuajiang Yellowfin National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Xenocypris macrolepis]
    • Zhu'erduohe Amur Minnow National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Rhynchocypris lagowskii]
    • Helong Hongqihe Masu Salmon Landlocked Type National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Oncorhynchus masou]
    • Tonghua Hanihe National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Nenjiang Qian Gorlos Section National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Huinan Huifahe Amur Ide National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Baijianghe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Northern Lampreys National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Jilin Section of Songhua River [Petromyzontid lampreys genus Lethenteron, incl. Arctic and Far Eastern brook lampreys]
    • Qian Gorlos Qagan Hu Mongolian Redfin National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Chanodichthys mongolicus]
    • Qian Gorlos Xinmiaopao Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Songhuahu Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Jilin Jinjiang Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
  • Heilongjiang
    • Amur Whitefish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Luobei Section of Heilong River [Coregonus ussuriensis]
    • Panguhe Lenok and Burbot National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Lota lota]
    • Blackspotted Pike and Amur Ide National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Jiayin Section of Heilong River
    • Songhuajiang Ussuri Catfish and Smallscale Yellowfin National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Plagiognathops microlepis]
    • Heilongjiang Lijiadao Topmouth Culter National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Culter alburnus]
    • Heilongjiang Humawan Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Hailanghe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Songhuajiang Zhaodong Section National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Heilongjiang Tongjiang Section National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Songhuajiang Mulan Section National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Heilongjiang Xunke Section National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Amur Sturgeon and Kaluga National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Fuyuan Section of Heilong River [Acipenser schrenckii]-[Huso dauricus]
    • Pacific Redfin and Pacific Salmons National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Dongning Section of Suifen River [Tribolodon brandtii, incl. 3 migrating groups with gold, silver and black variations in skin color]-[Salmonid fishes genus Oncorhynchus, incl. chum, masu and humpback salmons]
    • Mangniuhe National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Nenjiang Woduhe Amur Grayling and Taimen National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Thymallus grubii]
    • Spotted Steed National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Zhaoyuan Section of Songhua River [Hemibarbus maculatus]
    • Mandarin Fish and Yellowfin National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Shuangcheng Section of Songhua River [Siniperca chuatsi]
    • Xingkaihu Topmouth Culter National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Taimen and White Amur Bream National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Sipai Section of Wusuli River [Parabramis pekinensis]
    • Huangnihe Fangzheng Prussian Carp National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Carassius gibelio var. Fangzheng]
    • Fabielahe Mandarin Fish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Kaluga National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Tongjiang Section of Heilong River
    • Ougenhe Blackspotted Pike National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Nenjiang Songhuajiang Sanchaheko Silver Carp and Topmouth Culter National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Hypophthalmichthys molitrix]
    • Wusulijiang (Hulin Section) Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
  • Shanghai
  • Jiangsu
    • Haizhouwan Fleshy Prawn National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Penaeus chinensis]
    • Taihu Icefishes, Topmouth Culter and Siberian Prawn National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area, Lake Taihu [Salangids genera Neosalanx & Protosalanx]-[Exopalaemon modestus]
    • Hongzehu Oriental River Prawn and Asian Clam National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Corbicula fluminea]
    • Yangchenghu Chinese Mitten Crab National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Chinese Mitten Crab and Mandarin Fish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Jingjiang Section of Yangtze River
    • Jiangjiasha Zhugensha Korean Mud Snail and Asiatic Hard Clam National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Bullacta exarata]-[Meretrix meretrix]
    • Changjiang Dashengguan Chinese Longsnout Catfish and Bronze Gudgeon National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Leiocassis longirostris]-[Coreius heterodon]
    • Guchenghu Chinese Mitten Crab National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Gaoyouhu Clearhead Icefish and Lake Anchovy National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Protosalanx hyalocranius]-[Coilia nasus taihuensis]
    • "Four Major Domestic Carps" National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Yangzhou Section of Yangtze River [Cyprinids genera Mylopharyngodon, Ctenopharyngodon & Hypophthalmichthys, incl. black, grass, silver and bighead carps]
    • Baimahu Pond Loach and Dark Sleeper National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Odontobutis obscura]
    • Luomahu National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Gehu National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Changdanghu National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Shaobohu National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Changyanghu National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Sheyanghu National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Baoyinghu National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Japanese Grenadier Anchovy National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Rugao Section of Yangtze River
    • Taihu Oriental River Prawn and Chinese Mitten Crab National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Rudong Grand Razor Shell and Antique Mactra National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Solen grandis]-[Mactra antiquata]
    • Hongzehu Icefishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Luomahu Oriental River Prawn National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Taihu Lake Anchovy and Asian Clam National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Dianshanhu Asian Clam and Tommouth Culter National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Changjiang Japanese Grenadier Anchovy National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area (trans-provincial NAGRCA, shared with Shanghai and Anhui)
    • Gehu Cultrinae Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Cyprinids genera Culter & Chanodichthys, incl. topmouth culter, Mongolian redfin and "humpback"]
    • Gaoyouhu Asian Clam and Siberian Prawn National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Obscure Pufferfish and Japanese Grenadier Anchovy National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Yangzhong Section of Yangtze River [Takifugu obscurus]
    • Yixing Tuanjiu Dongjiu Topmouth Culter National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Hongzehu Palaemonid Prawns National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [subfamily Palaemoninae, incl. Siberian and Oriental river prawns]
    • Hongzehu Mandarin Fish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Jinshahu Yellow Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Gaoyouhu Oriental River Prawn National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Hongzehu Yellow Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
  • Zhejiang
  • Anhui
    • Bohu Siberian Prawn and Oriental River Prawn National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Chinese Longsnout Catfish, Chinese Large-mouth Catfish and Mandarin Fish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Anqing Section of Yangtze River [Silurus meridionalis]
    • Wuchanghu Chinese Softshell Turtle and Asian Swamp Eel National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Poganghu Yellow Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Jiaoganghu Foxnut National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Euryale ferox]
    • Huishuihe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • "Four Major Domestic Carps" National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Anqing Section of Yangtze River
    • Changjiang Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Chengxihu National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Qiupuhe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Chengdonghu National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Xizihu National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Wanfohu National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Chinese Longsnout Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Huainan Section of River Huaihe
    • Qinglonghu Spinibarbus caldwelli National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Longwohu Smallscale Yellowfin National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Chihe Topmouth Culter National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Changjianghe Freshwater Minnow and Chinese Hooksnout Carp National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Zacco platypus]
    • Huaihong Xinhe Neosalanx taihuensis National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Changjiang Japanese Grenadier Anchovy National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area (trans-provincial NAGRCA, shared with Shanghai and Jiangsu)
    • Manshuihe Mongolian Redfin National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Dengyuanhe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Huangguhe Cyprinids genera Acrossocheilus and Onychostoma National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area (incl. Acrossocheilus wenchowensis, Acrossocheilus hemispinus, Acrossocheilus parallens & Onychostoma elongatum)
    • Huaihe Jingtuxia Reddish Dark Brown Carp and Chinese Longsnout Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Huangpenhe Gobies and Oriental River Prawn National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Gobiid fishes genus Rhinogobius, incl. Rhinogobius giurinus & Rhinogobius cliffordpopei]
    • Huatinghu David's Yellowfin National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Xenocypris davidi]
    • Solenia oleivora National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Fuyang Section of River Huaihe
    • Rhynchocypris oxycephalus, Acrossocheilus fasciatus et Zacco platypus National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Shexian Section of Xin'an River (Rhynchocypris oxycephalus: Chinese minnow; Zacco platypus: freshwater minnow)
    • Huanghe Carp National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Dangshan Section of Abandoned Yellow River
  • Fujian
    • Guanjingyang Large Yellow Croaker National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Pseudosciaena crocea]
    • Xixi Chinese Softshell Turtle National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Zhanggang Antique Mactra National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Tingjiang Zig-zag Eel National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Mastacembelus armatus]
    • Jiuquxi Spinibarbus caldwelli National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Huyangxi Spinibarbus caldwelli National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Luokouxi David's Yellowfin National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Jianxi Smallscale Yellowfin National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Nanpuxi Acrossocheilus hemispinus National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Songxihe Acrossocheilus paradoxus National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Maxi Acrossocheilus hemispinus National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area, Shunchang
  • Jiangxi
    • Poyanghu Mandarin Fish and Topmouth Culter National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Taojiang Spinibarbus caldwelli National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Lushanxihai Yellowcheek National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Elopichthys bambusa]
    • Taipohu Pengze Wild-type Goldfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Carassius auratus var. Pengze]
    • Luxihe Largefin Longbarbel Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Hemibagrus macropterus]
    • Fuhe Mandarin Fish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Pingshuihe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Wannianhe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Huishui Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Xinjiang Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Dingjianghe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Upper River Yuanhe
    • "Four Major Domestic Carps" National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Xiajiang Section of River Ganjiang
    • Qinjiang Smallscale Yellowfin National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Shangyoujiang Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Dongjiangyuan Big-headed Turtle National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Platysternon megacephalum]
    • Changjiang Spinibarbus caldwelli National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Ganjiangyuan Blotched Snakehead National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Channa maculata]
    • Xiushuiyuan Spinibarbus caldwelli National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Boyanghe Topmouth Culter and Yellow Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area, De'an
    • Changjiang Balijiang Section Chinese Longsnout Catfish and Chinese Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • "Four Major Domestic Carps" National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Jiangxi Section of Yangtze River
    • Luxi Spiny Paa Frog National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Quasipaa spinosa]
    • Triangle Sail Mussel National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Lower River Xiuhe [Hyriopsis cumingii]
    • Spiny Paa Frog National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area, Yihuang
  • Shandong
    • Kongtong Liedao Japanese Spiky Sea Cucumber National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Apostichopus japonicus]
    • Nansihu Northern Snakehead and Oriental River Prawn National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Channa argus]
    • Changdao Japanese Disc Abalone and Dalian Purple Urchin National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Haliotis discus hannai]-[Mesocentrotus nudus]
    • Haizhouwan Grand Razor Shell National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Laizhouwan Penis Fish and Suminoe Oyster National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Urechis unicinctus]- [Crassostrea rivularis]
    • Jinghaiwan Roughskin Sculpin National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Trachidermus fasciatus]
    • Taishan Red-scaled Fish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area, Mount Taishan [Onychostoma macrolepis]
    • Majiahe Asiatic Hard Clam National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Penglai Bastard Halibut and Marbled Flounder National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Paralichthys olivaceus]-[Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae]
    • Huanghekou Half-smooth Tongue Sole National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Cynoglossus semilaevis]
    • Lingshandao Japanese Disc Abalone and Japanese Spiky Sea Cucumber National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Jingziwan National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Rushanwan National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Qiansandao Waters National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area (Note that there is a dispute between the provinces of Shandong and Jiangsu over ownership of Qiansandao Islands)
    • Xiaoshidao Japanese Spiky Sea Cucumber National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Sanggouwan National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Rongchengwan National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Tao'erhekou Waters National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Qianliyan Waters National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Antique Mactra National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Rizhao Waters
    • Dongpinghu National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Gould's Razor Shell National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Guangrao Waters [Solen strictus]
    • Huanghekou Asiatic Hard Clam National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Changdao Korean Rockfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Sebastes schlegelii]
    • Wulonghe Carp National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area, Wulong River [Cyprinus rubrofuscus var. Wulonghe]
    • Rongcheng Chudao Algae National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Rizhao Fleshy Prawn National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Wudi Northern Mauxia Shrimp National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Acetes chinensis]
    • Yuehu Whiparm Octopus National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Octopus variabilis]
    • Sishui Peach Blossom Jellyfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Craspedacusta sowerbii]
    • National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area along Shandong-Henan Border Sector of Yellow River (trans-provincial NAGRCA, shared with Henan)
    • Tai'an David's Yellowfin National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Deyuehu Spotted Steed and Topmouth Culter National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Majiahe Topmouth Culter and Large-scale Loach National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation [Paramisgurnus dabryanus]
    • Yunmenghu Clearhead Icefish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Yihe Carp and Oriental River Prawn National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area, River Yihe [Cyprinus rubrofuscus var. Yihe]
    • Yellow Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Tai'erzhuang Section of Beijing-Hangzhou Canal
    • Qingshuihe Asian Clam National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Zihe Chinese Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Wenchanghu Barbel Chub National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Squaliobarbus curriculus]
    • Qingyanghe Black Amur Bream National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Megalobrama terminalis]
    • Madahu Oriental River Prawn and Chinese Mitten Crab National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Guangminghu Redfin Culter National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Qingyunhu Neosalanx oligodontis National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Yinan Wenhe Chinese Hooksnout Carp National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
  • Henan
    • Huanghe Carp National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Zhengzhou Section of Yellow River
    • Qihe Wild-type Goldfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area, River Qihe [Carassius auratus var. Qihe]
    • Guangshan Oriental River Prawn National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Suyahu Cockscomb Pearl Mussel National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Cristaria plicata]
    • Nanwanhu National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Danjiang Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Shahe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Pohe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Yihe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Luohe Huanghe Carp National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Laoyahe Spotted Steed National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Yahekou Shuiku Mongolian Redfin National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Yumenkou to Sanmenxia Section of Middle Yellow River (trans-provincial NAGRCA, shared with Shanxi and Shaanxi)
    • Xiaohuanghe Chinese Softshell Turtle National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Ruhe Yellow Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area, River Ruhe [Tachysurus fulvidraco var. Ruhe]
    • Qihe Wild-type Goldfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Hebi Section of River Qihe
    • National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area along Shandong-Henan Border Sector of Yellow River (trans-provincial NAGRCA, shared with Shandong)
    • Banqiaohu National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Luohe Lihe Oriental River Prawn National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Ussuri Catfish and Amur Ide National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Luoning Section of River Luohe
  • Hubei
    • Liangzihu Wuchang Bream National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Megalobrama amblycephala]
    • Xilianghu Mandarin Fish and Yellow Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Yunihu Wuchang Bream National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Changhu Cultrinae Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Cyprinids genera Culter & Chanodichthys, incl. Culter alburnus, Chanodichthys mongolicus, Chanodichthys dabryi, Culter oxycephaloides & Chanodichthys erythropterus]
    • "Four Major Domestic Carps" National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Huangshi Section of Yangtze River
    • Chinese Longsnout Catfish and Darkbarbel Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Shayang Section of River Hanjiang [Pseudobagrus vachellii]
    • Elopichthys bambusa, Ochetobius elongatus et Luciobrama macrocephalus National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Zhongxiang Section of River Hanjiang (Elopichthys bambusa: yellowcheek; Luciobrama macrocephalus: long Spiky-head Carp)
    • Taibaihu National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • "Four Major Domestic Carps" National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Jianli Section of Yangtze River
    • Danjiang Cultrinae Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Cyprinids genera Culter & Chanodichthys, incl. Culter alburnus, Chanodichthys mongolicus, Culter oxycephaloides & Chanodichthys erythropterus]
    • Pohe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Shangjinhu National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Huamahu National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Honghu National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Hanjiang Hanchuan Section National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Juzhanghe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Yuquanhe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Bao'anhu Mandarin Fish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Luhu Mandarin Fish and Cultrinae Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Wuhu Asian Swamp Eel National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Chidonghu White Amur Bream National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Qingjiang Onychostoma simum National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Huiting Shuiku Chinese Softshell Turtle National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Wangmuhu Wuchang Bream and Yangtse Grenadier Anchovy National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Coilia brachygnathus]
    • Wuhu Yellow Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Guanyinhu Mandarin Fish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Hanbeihe Darkbarbel Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Yangchaihu Dark Sleeper and Lesser Spiny Eel National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Macrognathus aculeatus]
    • "Four Major Domestic Carps" National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Qianjiang Section of River Hanjiang
    • Yunshui Topmouth Culter National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Chonghu Yellow Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Miaohu Topmouth Culter National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Yezhuhu Cultrinae Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Cyprinids genera Culter & Chanodichthys, incl. topmouth culter, Mongolian redfin and "humpback"]
    • Cehu Yellow Catfish and Northern Snakehead National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Nanhaihu Yangtse Grenadier Anchovy National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Niulanghu Mandarin Fish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Zhupohu Spotted Steed National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Fuhe Smallscale Yellowfin National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Qianhe Chinese Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Weishui Mandarin Fish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Wangjiahe Cultrinae Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Cyprinids genera Culter & Chanodichthys, incl. Culter alburnus, Chanodichthys mongolicus & Culter oxycephaloides]
    • Duhe Mandarin Fish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Jinhuahu Spotted Steed National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Wangjiadahu Lamprotula fibrosa National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Hongqihu Asian Swamp Eel and Yellow Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Longtanhu Mongolian Redfin National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Smallscale Yellowfin National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Xianjuemiao on Tributary of River Piaoshui
    • Longsaihu Smallscale Yellowfin and Topmouth Culter National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Shatanhe Northern Snakehead National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Wangtianhu Topmouth Culter National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Tiantanghu Cultrinae Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Cyprinids genera Culter & Chanodichthys, incl. topmouth culter, "humpback" and Mongolian redfin]
    • Shengshuihu Yellow Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Pipahu Smallscale Yellowfin National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Fushuihu Cultrinae Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Jinshahu White Amur Bream National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Yanzhihu Yellow Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Dongganghu Asian Swamp Eel National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Nanhu Yellow Catfish and Northern Snakehead National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • White Amur Bream National Aquatic Germplasm Resources at Xiangyang Section of River Hanjiang
    • Neosalanx pseudotaihuensis National Aquatic Germplasm Resources at Xujiahe Waters on Tributary of River Fuhe
    • Topmouth Culter National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Yunyang Section of River Hanjiang
    • Spinibarbus sinensis National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Yidu Section of River Qingjiang
    • Yaohe Pond Loach National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Dafushuihe Leopard Mandarin Fish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Onychostoma macrolepis National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Longbeiwan Section of River Duhe
    • Topmouth Culter National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Heiwuwan Section of Zhashui River
  • Hunan
    • Dongdongtinghu Reddish Dark Brown Carp, Wild-type Goldfish and Yellow Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [carassius auratus]
    • Nandongtinghu Icefishes and Triangle Sail Mussel National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Xiangjiang Wild Carp National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Xiangtan Section of River Xiangjiang [Cyprinus rubrofuscus var. Xiangjiang]
    • Nandongtinghu Chinese Large-mouth Catfish, Oriental River Prawn and Chinese Softshell Turtle National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Nandongtinghu Reeves’ Turtle and Chinese Softshell Turtle National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Mauremys reevesii]
    • Yuanshui Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Lishuiyuan Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • "Four Major Domestic Carps" National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Hengyang Section of River Xiangjiang
    • Liuyanghe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Dongtinghukou Bronze Gudgeon and Yangtse Grenadier Anchovy National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Xiangjiang Spinibarbus caldwelli, Acrossocheilus paradoxus et Sinibrama wui National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Cultrinae Fishes and Yellow Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Chenxi Section of River Yuanshui
    • Cockscomb Pearl Mussel National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Dingcheng Section of River Yuanshui
    • Dongdongtinghu Chinese Mystery Snail National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Cipangopaludina chinensis]
    • Sinipercinae and Cultrinae Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Xinhua Section of River Zishui (major protected targets: big-eye mandarin fish and topmouth culter; other protected species: mandarin fish, Mongolian redfin, etc.)
    • Xenocyprinae Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Zhuzhou Section of River Xiangjiang
    • Leishui Blotched Snakehead National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Spinibarbus sinensis National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Chaling Section of River Mishui
    • Yellow Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Yiyang Section of River Zishui
    • Topmouth Culter National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Xiangxi Section of River Youshui
    • David's Yellowfin National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Shimen Section of River Lishui
    • Anxiang Yangjiahe Section Yangtse Grenadier Anchovy National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Yongshun Sichenghe Rhinogobio typus et Siniperca knerii National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area (Siniperca knerii: big-eye mandarin fish)
    • Yellow Catfish and David's Yellowfin National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Taoyuan Section of River Yuanshui
    • Oriental River Prawn and Chinese Softshell Turtle National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Wuling Section of River Yuanshui
    • Zig-zag Eel and Chinese Barb National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Zixing Section of River Zheshui [Barbodes semifasciolatus]
    • Longshan Xichehe Hemibagrus macropterus et Rhinogobio typus National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area (Hemibagrus macropterus: largefin longbarbel catfish)
    • Zijiang Youxihe Culter oxycephaloides et Chanodichthys mongolicus National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area (Chanodichthys mongolicus: Mongolian redfin)
    • Chinese Large-mouth Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Xiongjiahe Section of Lishui Floodway
    • White Amur Bream and Largefin Longbarbel Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Taohuayuan Section of River Yuanshui
    • Dark Sleeper and David's Yellowfin National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Xinshao Section of River Zishui
    • Topmouth Culter National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Anxiang Section of Hudu River
    • Yellow Catfish and David's Yellowfin National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Linwu Section of Wushui River of River Beijiang
    • Chinese Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Estuary Section of Miluo River
    • Spinibarbus caldwelli et Culter oxycephaloides National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Shuangpai Section of River Xiaoshui of River Xiangjiang
    • Leopard Mandarin Fish and Yellow Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Pingjiang Section of Miluo River
  • Guangdong
    • Xijiang Black Amur Bream National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Shang- Xia-chuandao Chinese Spiny Lobster National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Panulirus stimpsoni]
    • Shikuhe Spotted Longbarbel Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Hemibagrus guttatus]
    • Liuxihe Spinibarbus caldwelli National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Zengjiang Spinibarbus caldwelli et Mastacembelus armatus National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area (Mastacembelus armatus: zig-zag eel)
    • Hailingwan Suminoe Oyster National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Xijiang Barbel Chub and Hainan Culter National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Culter recurviceps]
    • Xijiang Zhaoqing Section National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Beijiang Yingde Section National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Rongjiang Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Lingjiang Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Xinfengjiang National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Jianjiangkou Soletellina acuta National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Tanjiang Black Amur Bream National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Shanwei Jieshiwan Flathead Grey Mullet and Redtail Prawn National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Mugil cephalus]-[Penaeus penicillatus]
    • Youshuhe Blotched Snakehead National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Lijiang Zig-zag Eel and Yellow Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
  • Guangxi
  • Hainan
    • Xisha Dongdao Waters National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Wanquanhe National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
  • Chongqing
    • "Four Major Domestic Carps" National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Chongqing Section of Yangtze River
    • Jialingjiang Hechuan Section National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
  • Sichuan
    • Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Upper Yellow River (trans-provincial NAGRCA, shared with Gansu and Qinghai)
    • Datongjianghe Rock Carp National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Procypris rabaudi]
    • Qijiang Yellow Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Qujiang Tachysurus fulvidraco et Onychostoma simum National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area (Tachysurus fulvidraco: yellow catfish)
    • Jialingjiang Procypris rabaudi et Spinibarbus sinensis National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area (Procypris rabaudi: rock carp)
    • Zijiang National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Yilonghe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Mengxihe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Tonghe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Jialingjiang Nanbu Section National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Gouxihe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Longtanhe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Bahe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Houhe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Elongate Loach and Largefin Longbarbel Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Yuechi Section of River Qujiang [Leptobotia elongata]
    • Enyanghe Chinese Softshell Turtle National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Lijiahe Wild-type Goldfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Jiange Section of River Xihe
    • Nanhe Onychostoma simum et Pseudobagrus vachellii National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area (Pseudobagrus vachellii: darkbarbel catfish)
    • Jiaojiahe Schizothorax davidi National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Qingjianghe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Minjiang Chinese Longsnout Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Yingtouhe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Laixihe Topmouth Culter and Mongolian Redfin National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Bahe Procypris rabaudi et Bangana rendahli National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area (Procypris rabaudi: rock carp)
    • Xiaoshuihe National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Dahonghehe National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Kaijiang National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Zhenxihe Chinese Large-mouth Catfish and Topmouth Culter National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Chajiang National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Pingtonghe Cyprinid Fishes Genus Schizothorax National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area (incl. Schizothorax davidi & Schizothorax sinensis)
  • Guizhou
    • Jinjianghe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Mengjiang Bawanghe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Taipinghe Minxiaohe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Wuyanghe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Matihe Chinese Catfish and Yellow Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Longchuanhe Pseudogyrinocheilus prochilus et Siniperca chuatsi National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area (Siniperca chuatsi: mandarin fish)
    • Liuchonghe Cyprinid Fishes Genus Schizothorax National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area (incl. Schizothorax grahami & Schizothorax kozlovi)
    • Youshanhe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Longdijiang Yellow Catfish and Chinese Large-mouth Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Yinjianghe Pseudogyrinocheilus prochilus National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Wujiang Yellow Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Furongjiang Chinese Large-mouth Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Wengmihe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Jiupan Section of Beipan River
    • Songtaohe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Xieqiaohe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Majinghe Spinibarbus sinensis National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Qingshuijiang Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Ximihe Acrossocheilus yunnanensis National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Furongjiang Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Zuomahe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Longjianghe Spinibarbus caldwelli National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Longjianghe Prenant's Schizothoracin National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Schizothorax prenanti]
    • Darkbarbel Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Huangping Section of Wuyang River
  • Yunnan
    • Mijuhe Dali Schizothoracin National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Zacco taliensis]
    • Nanpenghe Neolissochilus baoshanensis National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Yuanjiang Carp National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area, River Yuanjiang [Cyprinus rubrofuscus]
    • Binglangjiang Pseudecheneis sulcata et Pseudexostoma yunnanense National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area (Pseudecheneis sulcata: sucker throat catfish)
    • Lancangjiang Pangasius micronemus, Clupisoma sinense et Wallago attu National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area (Pangasius micronemus: shortbarbel pangasius; Wallago attu: wallago)
    • Dianchi National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Fuxianhu Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Baishuijiang Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Middle and Upper River Nujiang
    • Chenghaihu Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Nanlahe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Gulahe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Puwenhe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Guanzhaihe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Nantinghe Downstream Section National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
  • Tibet
    • Pagsumco Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Nyang He Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Xizang Brown Trout National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area, Yadong [Salmo trutta fario] (note: introduced from Europe by British in the 19th century)
    • Yarlung Zangbo Jiang Cyprinid Fishes Genus Schizothorax National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Mêtog Dêrgang He Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
  • Shaanxi
    • Heihe Onychostoma macrolepis National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Northern Snakehead National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Qiachuan Section of Yellow River
    • Jialingjiangyuan Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Wangchuanhe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Kuyuhe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Hanjiang Xixiang Section National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Weihe National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Huanghetan Chinese Softshell Turtle National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Baohe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Yumenkou to Sanmenxia Section of Middle Yellow River (trans-provincial NAGRCA, shared with Shanxi and Henan)
    • Juhe Shangyou National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Danjiangyuan National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Qianhe National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Xushuihe National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Ganyuhe Qinling Lenok National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Brachymystax tsinlingensis]
    • Renhe Onychostoma macrolepis National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Baoji Tongguanhe Qinling Lenok National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Weihe Meixian Section National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Xiliuhe National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Huanghe Carp and Lanzhou Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Longmen Section of Yellow River in Hancheng of Shaanxi [Cyprinus rubrofuscus var. Huanghe]
  • Gansu
    • Huanghe Liujiaxia Lanzhou Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Upper Yellow River (trans-provincial NAGRCA, shared with Sichuan and Qinghai)
    • Baishuijiang Schizothorax davidi National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Taohe Wide-tooth Schizothoracin National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Platypharodon extremus]
    • Daxiahe Yellow River Schizothoracin National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Schizopygopsis pylzovi]
    • Yongninghe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Bailongjiang Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Taohe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Huanghe Heishanxia Section National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Shulehe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Taohe Dingxi Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Jingtai Section of Yellow River
    • Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Liangdang Section of Jialing River
    • Yemuhe Yangshahe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Headwaters of River Weihe
    • Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Gannan Section of River Taohe
    • Gansu Tanchang National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Daxihe Chinese Softshell Turtle National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Zhangjiachuan Qinling Lenok National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Huanghe Gansu Pingchuan Section National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Baiyin District Section of Yellow River
    • Qinling Lenok National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area, Huating
  • Qinghai
    • Przewalski's Naked Carp National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area, Qinghai Lake [Gymnocypris przewalskii]
    • Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Upper Yellow River (trans-provincial NAGRCA, shared with Sichuan and Gansu)
    • Gyaring Hu Ngoring Hu Gymnocypris eckloni et Platypharodon extremus National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area (Platypharodon extremus: wide-tooth schizothoracin)
    • Markog He Schizothorax davidi National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Jainca Section of Yellow River
    • Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Guide Section of Yellow River
    • Gêqu He Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Togtun He Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Datonghe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Heihe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Qumar He Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Golmud He National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Sunmco National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Yanzhangguaxia Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area, Yushu Prefecture4
  • Ningxia
    • Lanzhou Catfish National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Zhongwei-Zhongning Section of Yellow River
    • Rhinogobio nasutus National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Qingtongxia-Shizuishan Section of Yellow River
    • Xiji Zhenhu Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Shahu Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Huanghe Carp National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Yuanzhou Section of Qingshui River
  • Xinjiang
    • Kanas Hu Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Yarkant He Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Ebi Hu Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Ulungur Hu Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Küirtix He Arctic Grayling National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Thymallus arcticus]
    • Bosten Hu National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Kaiduhe Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Kaba He National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Koksu Section of Ertix River
    • Künes He Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Tekes He Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
    • Küirtix He Endemic Fishes National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area
  • Bohai Sea
  • East China Sea
  • South China Sea
    • Beibuwan Crimson Sea Bream and Redtail Prawn National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area [Parargyrops edita]
    • National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Conservation Area at Yongle Atoll Waters of Xisha Islands

National Domestic Animal Genetic Resources Conservation Areas of China

See also

References

  1. ↑ Fan, Xinyue; Xu, Weihua; Zang, Zhenhua; Ouyang, Zhiyun (January 2023). "Representativeness of China's Protected Areas in Conserving Its Diverse Terrestrial Ecosystems". Ecosystem Health and Sustainability. 9: 0029. doi:10.34133/ehs.0029.
  2. ↑ "Map of Nature Reserve in China". UNESCO. 2021-06-11. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  3. ↑ "China Protected Areas Leadership Alliance Project: Strengthening Leadership Capacity for Effective Management of China's Protected Areas" (PDF). East-West Center. China State Forestry Administration, The Nature Conservancy China Program, and East-West Center. May 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ "National Parks of China". National Parks Worldwide. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  5. ↑ Ibisch, Pierre L.; Kreft, Stefan; Nowicki, Christoph. "Protected areas in Jiangxi Province, China". www.marisco.training (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  6. ↑ "China". Atlas of Marine Protection. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 "16 protected and conserved areas in China, France, Mexico, Peru and Zambia achieve IUCN Green List Status". IUCN. Retrieved 2025-08-21.


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