LOCATED in central China's HubeiProvince, the site consists of two components: Shennong Top/Badong to the west and Laojunshah Mountain to the east. It protects the largest primary forests remaining in central China ...LOCATED in central China's HubeiProvince, the site consists of two components: Shennong Top/Badong to the west and Laojunshah Mountain to the east. It protects the largest primary forests remaining in central China and provides habitat for many rare animal species, such as the Chinese giant salamander, the golden snub-nosed monkey, the clouded leopard, the common leopard and the Asian black bear. Hubei Shennongjia is one of three centers of biodiversity in China. The site features prominently in the history of botanical research and was the object of international plant collecting expeditions in the 19th and 20th centuries.展开更多
文摘LOCATED in central China's HubeiProvince, the site consists of two components: Shennong Top/Badong to the west and Laojunshah Mountain to the east. It protects the largest primary forests remaining in central China and provides habitat for many rare animal species, such as the Chinese giant salamander, the golden snub-nosed monkey, the clouded leopard, the common leopard and the Asian black bear. Hubei Shennongjia is one of three centers of biodiversity in China. The site features prominently in the history of botanical research and was the object of international plant collecting expeditions in the 19th and 20th centuries.