Table 3 Sites of international importance for waterbirds and their current protection status

Yalu Jiang estuarine wetland (YLJ), Liaoning

39°51′

124°11′

Yalu Jiang Estuary National Nature Reserve

Intertidal mudflat and aquaculture pond

National Nature Reserve

39°52′

124°13′

Yalu Jiang West + Ash pond

Intertidal mudflat, ash storage pool

40°24′

124°48′

Yalu River in Dandong

River

40°01′

124°00′

Helong Reservoir

Reservoir and rice field

Zhuanghe Bay (ZHB), Liaoning

39°40′

123°00′

Zhuanghe river mouth + Geli Island

Intertidal mudflat, aquaculture pond

39°36′

122°54′

Zhuanghe Port + Xiaotangfu Village

Intertidal mudflat, aquaculture pond

Jinzhou Bay (JZB), Liaoning

39°06′

121°40′

Maoyingzi Dumping Area

Intertidal mudflat, dumping area

Shuangtaizihekou National Nature Reserve (STZ), Liaoning

40°50′

121°30′

Shuangtaizihekou National Nature Reserve

Intertidal mudflat and pond

National Nature Reserve

Ramsar Site

Tianjin coast (TJ)

38°46′

117°35′

Beidagang Wetland Provincial Nature Reserve

Reservoir and pond

Provincial Nature Reserve

38°50′

117°37′

Coast from Qingtuozi to Tangjiahekou

Intertidal mudflat

Cangzhou coast (CZ), Hebei

38°23′

117°41′

Nandagang Wetland and Bird Provincial Nature Reserve

Reservoir

Provincial Nature Reserve

38°31′

117°39′

Coast of Huanghua Port and Huanghua

Intertidal mudflat and pond

38°11′

117°44′

Haixing Wetland and Bird Provincial Nature Reserve

Reservoir, lake, intertidal mudflat

Provincial Nature Reserve

Yellow River Delta (YRD), Shandong

38°00′

118°50′

Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve

Intertidal mudflat, reed field, pond

National Nature Reserve

Ramsar Site

37°29′

118°51′

Guangbei Reservoir + coastal mudflat

Reservoir and intertidal mudflat

37°23′

118°49′

Swan Lake

Lake

Lianyungang coast (LYG), Jiangsu

34°47′

119°14′

Linhong mouth

Intertidal mudflat and aquaculture pond

34°31′

119°38′

Liezi mouth

Intertidal mudflat and aquaculture pond

Dongtai coast (DT), Jiangsu

32°45′

120°57′

Tiaozini Reclamation District, Jianggang, Dongtai

Intertidal mudflat, reclamation district

Rudong coast (RD), Jiangsu

32°34′

121°02′

Xiaoyangkou, Rudong

Intertidal mudflat

32°30′

121°10′

Fengli Town, Rudong

Intertidal mudflat

Dongling coast (DL), Rudong, Jiangsu

32°13′

121°27′

Dongling Kuqu Industrial Area

Intertidal mudflat, aquaculture pond

Nanhui coast (NH), Shanghai

30°55′

121°57′

Eastern tidal flat of Nanhui

Intertidal mudflat and reed field

Chongming Dongtan National Nature Reserve (CMDT), Shanghai

31°30′

121°58′

Chongming Dongtan Bird National Nature Reserve

Intertidal mudflat, reed field

National Nature Reserve

Ramsar Site

Jiuduansha Wetland National Nature Reserve (JDS), Shanghai

31°11′

122°02′

Jiuduansha Wetland National Nature Reserve

Intertidal mudflat

National Nature Reserve

Wenzhou Bay (WZB), Zhejiang

27°56′

120°52′

Wenzhou Bay

Reclamation pond, intertidal mudflat

Minjiang Estuary National Nature Reserve (MJE), Fujian

26°00′

120°00′

Minjiang Estuary National Nature Reserve

Intertidal mudflat

National Nature Reserve

Xinghua Bay (XHB), Fujian

25°28′

119°12′

Jiangkou town, Hanjiang district, Putian

Intertidal mudflat, aquaculture pond

Quanzhou Bay (QZB), Fujian

24°50′

118°46′

Quanzhou Bay and Jinjiang Estuary

Intertidal mudflat, pond

Dadeng Island and Weitou Bay (DWB), Fujian

24°32′

118°32′

Dadeng Island in Xiamen and Weitou Bay in Quanzhou

Intertidal mudflat and saltworks

Haifeng Nature Reserve (HF), Guangdong

22°52′

115°19′

Haifeng Bird Provincial Nature Reserve

Intertidal mudflat, mangrove and aquaculture pond

Provincial Nature Reserve

Deep Bay, Shenzhen side (SZ)

22°32′

114°00′

Shenzhen side of Deep Bay, including Futian National Nature Reserve

Intertidal mudflat, mangrove and aquaculture pond

National Nature Reserve

Deep Bay, Hong Kong side (HK)

22°30′

114°00′

Hong Kong side of Shenzhen Bay(Deep Bay), including Mai Po Nature Reserve

Intertidal mudflat, aquaculture pond and mangrove

National Nature Reserve Ramsar Site

Nansha Wetland (NS), Guangdong

22°36′

113°40′

Nansha Wetland Park

Ponds, mangrove

Wetland Park

Xitou coast (XT), Guangdong

21°37′

111°47′

Coast of Santouzui Village, Xitou, Yangxi county

Intertidal mudflat, mangrove and aquaculture pond

Dongfang Nature Reserve (DF), Hainan

19°13′

108°39′

Coast of Sibi villiage, Sigeng, Dongfang City

Intertidal mudflat, mangrove

Provincial Nature Reserve

Beihai coast (BH), Guangxi

21°24′

109°11′

Coast of Yintan and Daguansha, Beihai

Intertidal mudflat, aquaculture pond and mangrove