Dinghushan
Biosphere Reserve Information
China
1979
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Situated in the Guangdong Province in southern China, the Dinghushan Biosphere Reserve comprises low mountains and hilly lands of the Dayunwu Mountain Range. The range runs from northeast to southwest with Jilong Mountain constituting its highest point, rising 1000.3 metres above sea level. More than twenty hills of this range are located within the reserve. Dinghushan was China’s first Nature Reserve and has played a significant role in the conservation of ecosystems over the last forty years. The biosphere reserve is also known as a major Buddhist centre in South-East Asia
Administrative Authorities
The Dinghushan Arboretum, the Dinghushan Coordinate Agency of Guangdong Province, the South China Institute of Botany and the Academia Sinica
Contact
Contact Address
Telephone
N/A
(+86) 758 2621116
Fax
(+86) 758 2623242
Website
Location
Latitude
23°10'00''N - 23°11'00''N
Longitude
112°31'00''E - 112°34'00''E
Area (hectares)
Surface Area
1,133
Core Area
625
Buffer Area
350
Transition Area
158
Map
Last updated: 2015