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Protected Areas Of China
This is a list of the nationally-designated protected areas of China. 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 fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protected Areas
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international organizations involved. Generally speaking though, protected areas are understood to be those in which human presence or at least the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood, non-timber forest products, water, ...) is limited. The term "protected area" also includes marine protected areas, the boundaries of which will include some area of ocean, and transboundary protected areas that overlap multiple countries which remove the borders inside the area for conservation and economic purposes. There are over 161,000 protected areas in the world (as of October 2010) with more added daily, representing between 10 and 15 percent of the world's land surface area. As of 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xibaipo - Tianguishan Scenic And Historic Area
Xibaipo () is a township-level division of Pingshan County, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China. The Hebei Xibaipo, Xishan District of Hutuo River north of the small village, not only beautiful and fertile soil. Once the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and Chairman Mao have commanded the three major battles that shocked both China and the world, such as Liao, Huaihai and Ping and Tianjin, held the great historic significance of the second Plenary Session of the 7th CCP Central Committee and the national land conference, emancipated all China, and therefore had the reputation of "new China coming from here" and "the destiny of China to this village".As one of the revolutionary sites in China, it is a national key cultural relic protection unit and a national AAAAA level tourist attraction. History Xibaipo, a small mountain village on the North Bank of the Hutuo River in the west of Hebei Province, is considered beaut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zalantun Scenic And Historic Area
Zalantun (Manchu ' or ') or Zhalantun (; Mongolian: ''Жалан-Айл хот''), is a city with an estimated population of 132,408 and administrative division of Hulunbuir Prefecture-level city, Inner Mongolia, China. It is in the northeastern part of Inner Mongolia, in the southeastern foothills of the Greater Khingan mountains, bordering Heilongjiang province to the east. It is an area which has a number of forests and streams, as well as the Yalu River, not to be confused with the Yalu River on the Sino-Korean border. It is known for its hunting and fishing. History Zalantun was formerly known as Butha (), and the city was made into an administrative centre in the Kangxi era. In 1929, Buteha was renamed as Yalu county () because the Yalu River runs through it, but in 1933 it became the Zalantun Banner (). In 1983, Zalantun ceased to be a banner and became a part of Hulunbuir, remaining so today. Climate Zalantun has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Its border includes most of the length of China's border with the country of Mongolia. Inner Mongolia also accounts for a small section of China's border with Russia (Zabaykalsky Krai). Its capital is Hohhot; other major cities include Baotou, Chifeng, Tongliao, and Ordos. The autonomous region was established in 1947, incorporating the areas of the former Republic of China provinces of Suiyuan, Chahar, Rehe, Liaobei, and Xing'an, along with the northern parts of Gansu and Ningxia. Its area makes it the third largest Chinese administrative subdivision, constituting approximately and 12% of China's total land area. Due to its long span from east to west, Inner Mongolia is geographically divided into eastern and western divisions. The eastern division is often included in Northeastern China (Dongbei) with major cities including Tongliao, Chifeng, Hai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qikou Scenic And Historic Area
Qikou may refer to: *Qikou, Liaoning (旗口镇), a town of Dashiqiao City, Liaoning, China * Qikou, Lin County, Shanxi (碛口镇), a town in Lin County, Shanxi Lin County or Linxian () is a county in the west of Shanxi province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the west. It is under the administration of Lüliang Lüliang or Lyuliang () is a prefecture-level city in the west of Shanxi province, P ..., China * Qikou, Huanghua (歧口村), a village of Nanpaihe Town (南排河镇), Huanghua City, Hebei, China {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bei Wudang Shan
The North Wudang Mountain or Mount Beiwudang (), also known as Zhenwu Mountain (), is located in Fangshan County, Lüliang, Shanxi Province, China. In ancient times, North Wudang Mountain was known as Longwang (Dragon King) Mountain. It is one of the holy places of Taoism. North Wudang Mountain combines the majesty of Mount Tai with the strangeness of Huangshan Mountain, the dangers of Huashan Mountain Mount Hua () is a mountain located near the city of Huayin in Shaanxi Province, about east of Xi'an. It is the "Western Mountain" of the Five Great Mountains of China and has a long history of religious significance. Originally classified as ..., the glorious beauty of Emei Mountain and the quiet contemplativeness of Qingcheng Mountain. To all four sides, the main peaks are practically surrounded by steep wall cliffs. It is only possible to climb up to the misty top by a single manmade trail. Every step along the path to the apex, one can hear the frustrated melody of the " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hukou Waterfall
The Hukou Waterfall (), is the largest waterfall on the Yellow River, the second largest waterfall in China (after the Huangguoshu Waterfall in Guizhou), and the world's largest yellow waterfall. It is located at the intersection of the provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi, to the west of Fenxi County, and to the east of Yichuan County where the middle reaches of the Yellow River flow through Jinxia Grand Canyon. The width of the waterfall changes with the season, usually wide but increasing to during flood season. It has a height of over . When the Yellow River approaches the Hukou Mountain, blocked by mountains on both sides, its width is abruptly narrowed down to . The water's velocity increases, and then plunges over a narrow opening on a cliff, forming a waterfall high and wide, as if water were pouring down from a huge teapot. Hence it gets the name ''Hukou'' (literally, "flask mouth") Waterfall. In the middle of the river, about from the Hukou Waterfall, an enormou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Heng (Shanxi)
Mount Heng, also known by its Chinese name Hengshan, is a mountain in north-central China's Shanxi Province, known as the northern mountain of the Five Great Mountains of China. Heng Shan in Shanxi Province is sometimes known as the Northern Heng Shan, and the one in Hunan Province as Southern Heng Shan. Both mountains have the same pronunciation in Chinese, and the Southern Heng Shan is also one of the Five Sacred Mountains. History Like the other mountains in China with strong Taoist presence, Heng Shan has been considered a sacred mountain since the Zhou Dynasty. Due to its northerly location, often under control of non-Chinese nations, the mountain has a weaker history of pilgrimage than its four fellows. Indeed, to this day it is the least-visited and least-developed of the five, also the smallest in area. Because of this, Hengshan is not nearly as religiously important in China as the other Taoist mountains.Goosseart (2008), p. 481. But as a further consequence, it is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wutai Shan
Mount Wutai, also known by its Chinese name Wutaishan and as is a sacred Chinese Buddhism, Buddhist site at the headwaters of the Qingshui (Shanxi), Qingshui in Shanxi Province, China. Its central area is surrounded by a cluster of flat-topped peaks roughly corresponding to the cardinal directions. The north peak (Beitai Ding or Yedou Feng) is the highest () and is also the highest point in northern China. As host to over 53 sacred monasteries, Mount Wutai is home to many of China's most important monasteries and temples. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2009 and named a AAAAA Tourist Attractions of China, AAAAA tourist attraction by China's China National Tourism Administration, National Tourism Administration in 2007. Significance Mount Wutai is one of the Sacred Mountains of China#The Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism in China, Four Sacred Mountains in Chinese Buddhism. Each of the mountains is viewed as the bodhimaṇḍa () of one of the four great bodh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanxi
Shanxi (; ; formerly romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-level cities are Changzhi and Datong. Its one-character abbreviation is "" (), after the state of Jin that existed there during the Spring and Autumn period. The name ''Shanxi'' means "West of the Mountains", a reference to the province's location west of the Taihang Mountains. Shanxi borders Hebei to the east, Henan to the south, Shaanxi to the west and Inner Mongolia to the north. Shanxi's terrain is characterised by a plateau bounded partly by mountain ranges. Shanxi's culture is largely dominated by the ethnic Han majority, who make up over 99% of its population. Jin Chinese is considered by some linguists to be a distinct language from Mandarin and its geographical range covers most of Shanxi. Both Jin and Mandarin are spoken in Shanx ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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