National Parks of China
- The first batch of national key parks:
- Temple of Heaven Park, Beijing
- Beihai Park, Beijing
- Beijing Zoo
- Beijing Botanical Garden
- Lingering Garden, Suzhou
- Master of the Nets Garden, Suzhou
- Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty, Suzhou
- Lion Grove, Suzhou
- Garden of Cultivation, Suzhou
- Couple’s Garden, Suzhou
- Tuisi Garden, Suzhou
- Canglang Pavilion, Suzhou
- Dongling (Fuling) Park, Shenyang
- Beiling (Zhaoling) Park, Shenyang
- Baotu Spring Park, Jinan
- Ge Garden, Yangzhou
- He Garden, Yangzhou
- World Sculpture Park, Changchun
In February 2007 the Ministry of Construction approved 20 parks as the first batch of national key parks. Under its trial measures a national key park must meet one of five criteria:
- a long history, representing the finest gardens of an era, of high historical value;
- a park built to suit its natural and cultural setting, showing the art of Chinese landscape design, of high artistic value;
- cultural landscapes linked to Chinese history, major events or important figures, of high cultural value;
importance for research and conservation of endangered species, education and biodiversity; or rich historical remains, flora and fauna and unique geology of high conservation value.