Nature reserves refer to natural ecological systems of representative nature, areas where wild life and plants, which are rare and on the verge of distinction, are concentrated, and land, land water or sea areas with natural ruins subject to special protection--which are set up according to the law for special protection and management.
Nature reserves are divided into nine types in three categories in terms of objects to be protected. They are: natural ecological systems (including the five kinds: forests, grasslands and grassy areas, deserts, inland wetland, and water, sea and coastal ecological systems), wild animals and plants, and natural ruins (including geological and palaeontological ruins).
China’s nature reserves come in nine kinds: forests, grasslands and grassy areas, deserts, inland wetland, and water, sea and coastal ecological systems, wild animals and plants, geological and palaeontological ruins.
(CIIC)
