China's First National Park

In October China designated its first National Park in what is to be a system modeled off the US NPS. This is a positive step for conservation which has not traditionally been a high priority.

Please see:
MacLeod, Calum. "China designates first of planned national parks." USA Today, 21 November 2008.
Liang, Chen. "Why China needs more national parks." China Daily, 11 November 2008.