In 2004, the establishment of Shaanxi Longxian Qinling Fine Scaled Salmon Provincial Nature Reserve was approved, which is a nature reserve mainly focusing on the protection of Qinling Fine Scaled Salmon, a key animal of national Grade II protection, and its aquatic ecosystem. The reserve is located in the Guanshan Mountain Range in Long County, with geographic coordinates of 106°26′32″~106°6′11″East longitude and 34°35′17″~35°8′16″North latitude. The total area of the reserve is 6,559 hectares, of which the core area is 1,376 hectares; the buffer area is 3,197 hectares; and the experimental area is 1,986 hectares.

Since its establishment, the Longxian Qinling Salmon Provincial Nature Reserve in Shaanxi Province has taken a series of effective measures to protect the rare and endangered species mainly targeting the Qinling salmon, and to improve the ecosystems such as forest resources in the reserve. The basic work of the reserve, such as the background survey, comprehensive scientific investigation report and master plan, has been basically completed. The boundaries of the reserve are clear, the land ownership is clear, and the core area, buffer area and experimental area are reasonably divided, which is in line with the conditions of a national nature reserve. (In the project)

In 2006, after nearly two years of efforts, Zhangjiachuan Autonomous County Qinling Chinook Salmon Nature Reserve construction project was approved by the Provincial Department of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry to establish the project. In order to reasonably protect and save the Qinling salmon resources in Zhangjiachuan Autonomous County, the municipal government applied to the provincial government for the establishment of a provincial-level Qinling salmon nature reserve in Zhangjiachuan County, and the project can be implemented after the approval of the provincial government. The Fishery Project Review Committee of the Provincial Department of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry considers that the project is reasonably designed, which not only protects the survival of aquatic wildlife and its reasonable utilization by human beings, but also realizes the ecological harmony between human beings and fish as well as the sustainable development of the economy. Qinling Chinook Salmon Nature Reserve is located in the Malu River Basin in Zhangjiachuan, with a total area of 85 square kilometers, of which the core area is 19.5 square kilometers, accounting for 22.9%, the buffer area is 62 square kilometers, accounting for 72.9%, and the experimental area is 3.5 square kilometers, accounting for 4.2%. The total investment of the project planning and design is 5.68 million RMB. The project has been reported to the State Ministry of Agriculture, waiting for the establishment of the project. The Qinling Chinook salmon nature reserve project will create a favorable environment for aquatic wildlife and play a positive role in saving the Chinook salmon.