Park of China
National key parks of China, named by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (formerly the Ministry of Construction) in four batches: 63 parks.
First batch (20)
- Summer Palace, Beijing
- Temple of Heaven Park, Beijing
- Beihai Park, Beijing
- Beijing Zoo
- Beijing Botanical Garden
- Humble Administrator’s Garden, Suzhou
- 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
Second batch (26)
- Congtai Park, Handan
- Tiger Hill, Suzhou
- Slender West Lake Park, Yangzhou
- Hongmei Park, Changzhou
- Xuanwu Lake Park, Nanjing
- Plum Garden, Wuxi
- Xihui Park, Wuxi
- Jinshan Park, Zhenjiang
- Fushan Park, Quzhou
- Lianhuazhuang Park, Huzhou
- Huancheng Park, Hefei
- Xiamen Botanical Garden
- Xiamen Garden Expo Park
- Zhongshan Park, Xiamen
- Luoxing Pagoda Park, Fuzhou
- East Lake Park, Quanzhou
- South Lake Park, Jiujiang
- Daming Lake, Jinan
- Zhongshan Park, Wuhan
- Yellow Crane Tower Park, Wuhan
- Nanshan Botanical Garden, Chongqing
- Eling Park, Chongqing
- Yuexiu Park, Guangzhou
- Fairy Lake Botanical Garden, Shenzhen
- International Garden and Flower Expo Park, Shenzhen
- Lianhuashan Park, Shenzhen
Third batch (10)
- Zhongshan Park, Beijing
- Jingshan Park, Beijing
- Fragrant Hills Park, Beijing
- Purple Bamboo Park, Beijing
- Taoranting Park, Beijing
- Chongqing Zoo
- Zhongshan Park, Yinchuan
- Liuhou Park, Liuzhou
- Hunan Martyrs’ Park, Changsha
- Jiangshouju Garden, Xinjiang County (Shanxi)
Fourth batch (7)
- Longtan Park, Liuzhou
- Stele Forest Park, Taiyuan
- Bishagang Park, Zhengzhou
- People’s Park, Zhengzhou
- Jiefang Park, Wuhan
- Bailuzhou Park, Xiamen
- Yandi Park, Baoji
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.