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Danxia receives world recognition from UNESCO

2010-August-3 12:31:53

Danxia receives world recognition from UNESCO

Clockwise from top: Mountain Danxiashan in Guangdong province, Taining in Fujian province and Mountain Chishui in Guizhou province.

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The UNESCO World Heritage Committee decided to include the China Danxia Landform in the World Heritage List at its 34th meeting in Brasilia, capital of Brazil, on August 1, 2010.

"The Danxia Landform of China" is the general name of a group nomination for World Natural Heritages.

The nomination consists of six geologically-related Danxia Landform areas, which collectively feature outstanding universal values of Danxia geomorphology in Southeast China.

Danxia receives world recognition from UNESCO
Mountain Jianglangshan in Zhejiang province

Mountain Jianglangshan in Zhejiang province is on the list. It is the first site in Zhejiang province to be nominated as a World Heritage site.

The other five Danxia Landform areas are: Mountain Langshan and Mountain Wanfoshan (Hunan province), Mountain Danxiashan (Guangdong province), Taining and Guanzhoushan (Fujian province), Mountain Longhushan and Guifeng (Jiangxi province), Mountain Chishui (Guizhou province).

Danxia Landform, a unique type of petrographic geomorphology, can be defined as a land form consisting of red colored sandstones and steep cliffs. The total core area of the landform is 73,945 hectares.

Editor: Li Cheng

 

 
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