Abstract: China has put forward the reform goal of forming the "nature reserve system with national park as the main body".The connotation and extension of the nature reserve system should be clarified from the aspects of definition,goal and geo-spatial scope,and the status of "subject" and "foundation" of it should be defined from the point of view of essence rather than form.To examine the legislation of the National Parks Law which has been included in the legislative plan with the theory of the legal system,we should plan the legislation,clarify the ownership of the legal department,and co-integrate the inherent relevance of the relevant separate laws in the legal system.A special "Law on the Protection of Nature" should be formulated to provide a guarantee of the rule of law for the realization of the goal of reform.The emphasis of legislation should include defining the Nature Reserve Law as the basic and policy law in the field of nature protection,establishing the legal standard for the classification of types of nature reserves,and defining the status and relationship of various types of nature reserves.

Key words: nature reserve, national park, natural preservation areas, main body