Exploration of Landscape Heritage Protection Paths Based on Protected Area System in China

The construction of the protected area system with national parks as the core has entered the critical period in China. How to integrate various existing protected areas in the practical and technological levels has attracted wide attention. It is urgent to study how to preserve the landscape heritage with national representation and Chinese characteristics in the new protected area system. This research analyzes the role and status of landscape heritage in the evolution of Chinese traditional view of nature, and studies the historical experiences and current problems of the landscape heritage conservation system. It concludes that landscape heritage is a core conservation object of China’s protected areas and should be conserved in the protected area system. This research proposes several suggestions, including scientifically establishing evaluation criteria of landscape heritages, protecting landscape heritages with national representation as national parks, using suitable methods to manage landscape heritages while maintaining the protection level, improving the landscape heritages management system based on current scenic areas management system. The research can provide references for integrating landscape heritage into the system of protected areas in China.