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 reserves, which are meant to demonstrate a balanced relationship between people and nature (e.g. encourage sustainable dev ...

. At present there are 141 members in the CBRN, including 28 UNESCO Biosphere Reserves. Note: "China Biosphere Reserve" is a nominal designation granted to the member reserves. *

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

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

Tianjin Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popul ...

(2) ** Paleocoast and Wetland National Nature Reserve **

Jixian Middle-Upper Proterozoic Stratigraphic Section National Nature Reserve Jixian may refer to the following places and jurisdictions in China : * Jixian County (集贤县), Heilongjiang * Ji County, Shanxi (吉县), or Jixian * Ji County, Tianjin (蓟县), or Jixian * Ji County, Henan (汲县), or Jixian, now Weihui C ...

Hebei Hebei or , (; alternately Hopeh) is a northern province of China. Hebei is China's sixth most populous province, with over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. The province is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, an ...

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

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-lev ...

(3) ** Pangquangou National Nature Reserve **

Lishan National Nature Reserve Lishan may refer to: *Lishán Didán, modern Jewish Aramaic language People's Republic of China *Lishan District (立山区), Anshan, Liaoning * Mount Li (骊山), near Xi'an * Lishan, Sui County (), town in Sui County, Suizhou, Hubei * Lishan, H ...

** Wutaishan Meadow Provincial Nature Reserve *

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 ...

(19) ** Xilin Gol Grassland National Nature Reserve ** Saihan Ul National Nature Reserve ** Dalai Hu National Nature Reserve ** Bayan Obo National Nature Reserve ** Heilihe National Nature Reserve ** Daheishan National Nature Reserve ** Horqin National Nature Reserve ** Xi Ordos National Nature Reserve **

Nei Mongol Helanshan National Nature Reserve Nei or NEI may refer to: *Nei, Iran, a village in Ardabil Province, Iran *Nei, a character in the ''Phantasy Star II'' roleplaying game * Nutrition and Education International *Nuclear Energy Institute, American nuclear industry lobbying group * ...

** Nei Mongol Darbin Hu National Forest Park ** Nei Mongol Huanggangliang National Forest Park ** Dali Nur National Nature Reserve ** Gogostai Haan Autonomous Regional Nature Reserve ** Tumuji National Nature Reserve ** Huihe National Nature Reserve ** Honggolj Mongolian Scots Pine Forest National Nature Reserve ** Da Hinggan Ling Hanma National Nature Reserve ** National Alxa Bactrian Camel Genetic Resources Conservation Area ** National Inner Mongolia Cashmere Goat(Alxa Type)Genetic Resources Conservation Area *

Liaoning Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmost ...

(5) ** Shedao - Laotieshan National Nature Reserve ** Baishilazi National Nature Reserve ** Yiwulüshan National Nature Reserve ** Shuangtaihekou National Nature Reserve ** Chengshantou Coastal Landforms National Nature Reserve *

Jilin Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea (Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Prim ...

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Changbaishan National Nature Reserve Paektu Mountain (), also known as Baekdu Mountain and in China as Changbai Mountain ( zh, s=长白山, t=長白山; Manchu: Golmin Šanggiyan Alin), is an active stratovolcano on the Chinese–North Korean border. At , it is the highest moun ...

** Yitong Volcano Group National Nature Reserve **

Longwan National Nature Reserve Longwan District () is an outlying district of the city of Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China. It has a population of some 200,000 people in 2000 but grew to almost 750,000 people in 2010 due to rapid urbanization. It is famous for private enter ...

** Xianghai National Nature Reserve *

Heilongjiang Heilongjiang () formerly romanized as Heilungkiang, is a province in northeast China. The standard one-character abbreviation for the province is (). It was formerly romanized as "Heilungkiang". It is the northernmost and easternmost province ...

(8) ** Fenglin National Nature Reserve ** Wudalianchi National Nature Reserve ** Zhalong National Nature Reserve ** Xingkaihu National Nature Reserve ** Liangshui National Nature Reserve ** Huzhong National Nature Reserve **

Wuyiling National Nature Reserve Wuyiling District () is a district of the prefecture-level city of Yichun, Heilongjiang Heilongjiang () Postal romanization, formerly romanized as Heilungkiang, is a Provinces of China, province in northeast China. The standard one-character ...

** Cuibei Wetland Provincial Nature Reserve *

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...

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

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, Postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an Eastern China, eastern coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is o ...

(2) ** Yancheng Littoral Mudflats and Valuable Fowls National Nature Reserve ** Dafeng Père David's Deer National Nature Reserve *

Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiang ...

(4) ** Tianmushan National Nature Reserve ** Nanji Liedao Marine National Nature Reserve ** Lin'an Qingliangfeng National Nature Reserve ** Shangougou Scenic Area *

Anhui Anhui , (; formerly romanized as Anhwei) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the East China region. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze River ...

(3) ** Yaoluoping National Nature Reserve ** Shengjinhu National Nature Reserve ** Tongling Freshwater Dolphins National Nature Reserve *

Fujian Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of 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 capi ...

(6) ** Wuyishan National Nature Reserve ** Longqishan National Nature Reserve ** Meihuashan National Nature Reserve **

Fujian Fuzhou National Forest Park Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of 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 capi ...

** Emeifeng Provincial Nature Reserve ** Tianbaoyan National Nature Reserve *

Jiangxi Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east of the People's Republic of China. Its major cities include Nanchang and Jiujiang. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze river in the north int ...

(6) ** Poyanghu Migratory Birds National Nature Reserve ** Taohongling Sika Deer National Nature Reserve ** Jiulianshan National Nature Reserve **

Jiangxi Wuyishan National Nature Reserve Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east of the People's Republic of China. Its major cities include Nanchang and Jiujiang. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze river in the north into hi ...

Jinggangshan National Nature Reserve Jinggangshan or Jinggang Shan() may refer to: * Jinggangshan Mountains * Jinggangshan City, named after the mountains * ''Jinggang Shan'' (999), a Chinese military Type 071 amphibious transport dock * BAW Jinggangshan The Jinggangshan () was th ...

** Wuzhifeng Provincial Nature Reserve *

Shandong Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizati ...

(2) ** Huanghe Sanjiaozhou National Nature Reserve ** Shanwang Paleofossil National Nature Reserve *

Henan Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is al ...

(2) ** Baotianman National Nature Reserve ** Jigongshan National Nature Reserve *

Hubei Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The prov ...

(3) ** Shennongjia National Nature Reserve ** Changjiang Tian'ezhou White-fin Dolphin National Nature Reserve **

White-fin Dolphin National Nature Reserve at Xinluo Section of Yangtze River Whitefin may refer to: Animals *Whitefin chimaera *Whitefin dogfish *Whitefin dolphin *Whitefin hammerhead *Whitefin shark *Whitefin sharksucker *Whitefin shiner *Whitefin surgeonfish *Whitefin swellshark *Whitefin topeshark *Whitefin trevally Oth ...

Hunan Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to ...

(1) ** Badagongshan National Nature Reserve *

Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...

(10) ** Dinghushan National Nature Reserve ** Nanling National Nature Reserve ** Chebaling National Nature Reserve ** Neilingdingdao-Futian National Nature Reserve ** Huidong Gangkou Sea Turtle National Nature Reserve **

Shenzhen Shenzhen (; ; ; ), also historically known as Sham Chun, is a major sub-provincial city and one of the special economic zones of China. The city is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern province ...

CAS Xianhu Botanical Garden ** Zhujiangkou Chinese White Dolphin National Nature Reserve **

Leizhou Valuable and Rare Marine Organisms National Nature Reserve Leizhou () is a county-level city in Guangdong Province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Zhanjiang. The city was formerly known as Haikang County ( postal: Hoihong); it was upgraded into a city in 1994. G ...

** Shixing Nanshan Provincial Nature Reserve ** Xiangtoushan National Nature Reserve *

Guangxi Guangxi (; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the People's Republic ...

(9) ** Shankou Mangrove Ecosystem National Nature Reserve ** Damingshan National Nature Reserve ** Huaping National Nature Reserve ** Mao'ershan National Nature Reserve ** Beilunhekou National Nature Reserve **

Longgang National Nature Reserve Longgang may refer to the following locations in mainland China or Taiwan: County-level divisions *Longgang, Zhejiang () * Longgang District, Huludao (), Liaoning *Longgang District, Shenzhen (), Guangdong Towns *Longgang, Jiangsu (), in Yandu Dis ...

** Dayaoshan National Nature Reserve ** Mulun National Nature Reserve ** Jiuwanshan National Nature Reserve *

Hainan Hainan (, ; ) is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of various islands in the South China Sea. , the largest and most populous island in China,The island of Taiwan, which is slightly l ...

(3) ** Sanya Coral Reef National Nature Reserve **

Datian National Nature Reserve Datian may refer to the following locations in China: *Datian County (大田县), of Sanming, Fujian *Datian Station (大田站), freight station of the Guangzhou–Zhuhai Railway in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong * Datian Subdistrict (� ...

** Jianfengling National Nature Reserve *

Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...

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Wolong National Nature Reserve Wolong National Nature Reserve (), also known as Wolong Special Administrative Region (), is a protected area located in Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China. Established in 1963 with an initial size of about 20,000 hect ...

** Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve **

Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area Huanglong () is a scenic and historic interest area in the northwest part of Sichuan, China. It is located in the southern part of the Minshan mountain range, north-northwest of the capital Chengdu. This area is known for its colorful travertine p ...

** Yading National Nature Reserve ** Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve ** Changning Zhuhai National Nature Reserve ** Miyaluo Provincial Park ** Longxi - Hongkou National Nature Reserve ** Dongyanggou Provincial Nature Reserve ** Maozhai Provincial Nature Reserve ** Micangshan National Nature Reserve *

Guizhou Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the autonomous region of Guangxi to t ...

(8) ** Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve ** Maolan National Nature Reserve ** Xishui Mid-subtropical Evergreen Broad-leaved Forest National Nature Reserve ** Chishui Spinulose Tree Fern National Nature Reserve ** Mayanghe National Nature Reserve ** Weining Caohai National Nature Reserve ** Leigongshan National Nature Reserve ** Kuankuoshui National Nature Reserve *

Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is ...

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Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve The Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve (GNNR) is a protected area comprising the Gaoligong Mountains and the nearby Nu Jiang Reserve in the western Yunnan Province of China, near the international border with Burma. It covers a vast stretch of ...

** Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve *

Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa people, ...

(1) ** Qomolangma Feng National Nature Reserve *

Shaanxi Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see #Name, § Name) is a landlocked Provinces of China, province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichu ...

(6) ** Foping National Nature Reserve ** Taibaishan National Nature Reserve **

Changqing National Nature Reserve Changqing National Nature Reserve () is located near Huayang Village in the Qin Mountains of Shaanxi province of China. * Location: south of Xi'an * Area: * Highest point: * Year established: 1995 Flora and fauna *Crested ibis, ''Nipponia nip ...

Hanzhong Crested Ibis National Nature Reserve Hanzhong (; abbreviation: Han) is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Shaanxi province, China, bordering the provinces of Sichuan to the south and Gansu to the west. The founder of the Han dynasty, Liu Bang, was once enfeoffed as the ...

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Qinling Botanical Garden (aka Qinling National Botanical Gardens) ** Niubeiliang National Nature Reserve *

Gansu Gansu (, ; alternately romanized as Kansu) is a province in Northwest China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeast part of the province. The seventh-largest administrative district by area at , Gansu lies between the Tibet ...

(4) ** Baishuijiang National Nature Reserve ** Qilianshan National Nature Reserve ** Anxi Extreme-arid Desert National Nature Reserve **

Lianhuashan National Nature Reserve Lianhuashan may refer to: ;Guangdong, China *Lotus Hill, hill in Panyu, Guangzhou *Lianhuashan Park, hill and urban park in Shenzhen See also *Lin Fa Shan Lin Fa Shan ( Chinese: 蓮花山) is the seventh highest mountain in Hong Kong. With a ...

Ningxia Ningxia (,; , ; alternately romanized as Ninghsia), officially the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (NHAR), is an autonomous region in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. Formerly a province, Ningxia was incorporated into Gansu in ...

(2) ** Helanshan National Nature Reserve ** Yunwushan Grassland Autonomous Regional Nature Reserve *

Xinjiang Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...

(7) ** Chinese Temperate Desert Region and the North Foot of Bogda Peak Biosphere Reserve **

Altun Shan National Nature Reserve Altun Shan National Nature Reserve () (literally, "O You Golden Mountain") is a large, arid area in the southeast of Xinjiang Autonomous Region, on the northern edge of the Tibetan plateau and the southern edge of the Tarim Basin in northwest China ...

** Hanas National Nature Reserve **

Tarim Euphrates Poplar National Nature Reserve Tarim may refer to: *Tarim, Hadhramaut, a city in Yemen *Tarim District, Yemen * Tarim River, China *Tarim Basin, China ** Tarim mummies, a series of mummies which have been excavated at Niya, an oasis in the Tarim Basin *Tarim, the monotheistic go ...

** Qitai Desert-Steppe Type Grassland Autonomous Regional Nature Reserve ** Xinyuan Mountain-Meadow Type Grassland Autonomous Regional Nature Reserve ** Altai Shan Headwaters of the Ertis and Ulungur Rivers Autonomous Regional Nature Reserve

References

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Biosphere The biosphere (from Greek βίος ''bíos'' "life" and σφαῖρα ''sphaira'' "sphere"), also known as the ecosphere (from Greek οἶκος ''oîkos'' "environment" and σφαῖρα), is the worldwide sum of all ecosystems. It can also be ...