China's Guangdong Province will build two national parks, namely the national parks of Nanling and Pearl River Estuary, according to the Forestry Administration of Guangdong.

Aerial photo taken on May 27, 2018 shows participants in a semi-marathon on the Danxia Mountain in Renhua County of Shaoguan City, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

The provincial government has established a leading group to coordinate the construction of the two parks.

According to the group, Nanling national park will cover nine county-level regions and 30 villages and townships in the cities of Shaoguan and Qingyuan, with a total area of about 2,121 square km. The park will encompass 18 natural reserves and state-owned forest farms.

The planning of Pearl River Estuary national park has not been revealed.

Guangdong has established 1,359 natural reserves that are above the county-level, the most among provincial-level regions in China.