China is among countries that have the most abundant forest scenery resources. Stretching from the shore of the East China Sea to the Tibetan Plateau，also known as the “roof of the world”，and from tropical rain forests to cold coniferous forests，China has forested lands of 280 million hm² that feature colorful forest landscapes. These landscapes are integrated with other spectacular natural scenery such as unique karst landforms，majestic icy glaciers，wonderful lakes and islands，and stunning valleys and waterfalls，as well as deep cultural deposits，which are made up of the most important components of China’s natural and cultural heritage. In order to scientifically protect and actively utilize its abundant forest scenery resources，China began to develop forest parks in the late 1970s and early 1980s，and established its first national forest park-Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in 1982. At present，China has developed a forest park system that spreads out across 31 provinces，autonomous regions，and municipalities（excluding Hong Kong，Macao，and Taiwan，hereafter the same）that consists of national forest parks，provincial forest parks，and local forest parks，with national forest parks being the backbone of the whole system. The development of China’s forest park system has played an essential role in the protection of the country’s natural and cultural heritage，and has also promoted the development of China’s forest tourism industry，which，to a large degree，has met the increasing public demand for outdoor recreation. In order to provide a scientific base for the future construction of forest parks and the development of the forest tourism industry，we collected a large amount of data on the aforementioned four indicators and systematically examined the changing patterns of these indicators.