The Shennongjia National Park pilot program has been officially approved, the Information Office of Hubei Provincial Government held a press conference announced on June 15, 2016.
In addition, the result of Shennongjia’s application for World Natural Heritage area will be released next month at the 40th World Heritage Conference.
Shennongjia is located in northwestern Hubei province. The region's forest coverage rate is over 90 percent, and nature reserve forest coverage is up to 96 percent.
National Park network was created by the United States 100 years ago to protect natural resources, which now has become a globally recognized model.
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