China
Hubei Shennongjia
Hubei Shennongjia by Roman Bruehwiler
Hubei Shennongjia is a forested mountain massif mostly known for its floral diversity.
The conservation area protects the largest primary forests in Central China. It is a place of significant scientific interest particularly for botanists, with many endemic plant and tree species. Endangered mammal species found here include the Golden Snub-nosed Monkey.
Community Perspective: Zoë managed to visit Shennongjia, including the peak of Shennongding, as part of a small group tour – the only realistic way to visit at the moment.
Site Info
Official Information
- Full Name
- Hubei Shennongjia (ID: 1509)
- Country
- China
- Status
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Inscribed 2016
Site history
History of Hubei Shennongjia
- WHS Type
- Natural
- Criteria
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Links
- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
All Links
UNESCO.org
- whc.unesco.org — whc.unesco.org/
News Article
- May 5, 2018 xinhuanet.com — Shennongjia UNESCO site limits daily visitor number
- Aug. 11, 2016 ecns.cn — Will World Heritage list do more harm than good for Shennongjia Forestry District?
Community Information
- Community Category
- Wildlife habitat: Flora
Travel Information
Recent Connections
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Yangtze Basin
This vast forest area in the middle rea… -
UNESCO Triple Crown
See en.hubei.gov.cn
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Strict Nature Reserve
Fully. No restrictions seem to insist. …
Connections of Hubei Shennongjia
- Geography
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Yangtze Basin
This vast forest area in the middle reaches of the Yangtze basin is known for its biodiversity and unique flora and fauna.
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- Ecology
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Salamanders
Chinese Giant Salamander -
Bears
Asian Black Bear -
Eagles
Golden Eagle (Official description) -
Strict Nature Reserve
Fully. No restrictions seem to insist. "The property is currently well equipped to deal with visitors, with 350 tour guides, a museum, exhibition centre, 4 search and rescue centres, 95 viewing platforms, 17 shops, 45 parking lots, 48 washrooms and over 3,000 signs and notices." (UNEP-WCMC) -
Virgin Forests
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- World Heritage Process
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Minor modifications after inscription
2021: Plus 8%, adding Wulipo National Nature Reserve
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- WHS on Other Lists
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Ramsar Wetlands
Hubei Dajiu Lake Wetland -
World Biosphere Reserves
Shennongjia National Nature Reserve -
Global Geoparks
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IUCN Green List
Shennongjia National Park -
Centres of Plant Diversity
EA19 Shennongjia - "The property exhibits high levels of species richness, especially among vascular plants, and remarkably contains more than 63% of the temperate genera found across all of China, a megabiodiverse country with the world’s greatest diversity of temperate plant genera." -
UNESCO Triple Crown
See en.hubei.gov.cn
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- Timeline
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Early Pleistocene
the area acted as a refuge during the "Quaternary Ice Ages" (Quaternary Glaciation is also called the Pleistocene Glaciation)
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- Visiting conditions
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Visitor Limits
From May 2018, "The tourism area, covering only 3.5 percent of the park, has six scenic spots. The Shennongding scenic spot has limited the daily number of visitors at 14,800, which is the highest visitor cap among all spots. The Tianshengqiao scenic spot has the lowest daily cap, with 4,770 people."
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News
- xinhuanet.com 05/05/2018
- Shennongjia UNESCO site limits dai…
- ecns.cn 08/11/2016
- Will World Heritage list do more h…
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Some places just take a lot of effort if one wants to visit individually and I feared this would be the same. I hate tours in China and they tend to spend more time on shopping stops than sights, but there is a tour from Enshi that takes you to this and other places worth seeing, if only I had done all this before. The tours hardly touch the area at Shengnongjia so actually don't do this! You can either come in by bus from Yichang East (the airport shuttle's first stop), 3 and a half hours max with mostly G standard roads, or you can fly in from Shanghai/Wuhan to Hongping airport which is another hour from the scenery areas. The bus stops at a town called Muyu and has several rides a day. In the busy time you can also find minivans going back to Yichang. The official bus terminal even hands out these cards of the drivers if you want an alternative transport. You don't actually need to stay in Muyu but it's a good hub. If you spend more time at the other areas you can stay at a hotel over there which saves some time coming back to Muyu at the day but obviously you would have to arrange transportation or have your own car.
Muyu has lots of hotels and tour drivers, so I tagged on with a group of people from Canton and each paid 100 RMB for the day, excluding entrance …
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It is located in western Hubei, not easy to arrive here by bus or by train, it takes 3 or 4 hours from Yichang, the nearest big city. Tickets are very expensive, especially considering the poor service, not a good experience. Car hiring are highly recommended, and don't trust the local drivers easily.
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