PARIS, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- UNESCO has designated 26 new biosphere reserves in 21 countries, including two in China, bringing the world network of biosphere reserves to 785 sites across 142 countries, the organization announced Saturday.
The new Chinese sites are the Daqingshan Biosphere Reserve in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and the Zhouzhi Biosphere Reserve in Shaanxi Province.
