Geographic wonder a heritage site
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File photo shows scenery of Mountain Longhushan in east China's Jiangxi Province. The World Heritage Committee decided to include China Danxia Landform in the World Heritage List at its 34th meeting being held in Brasilia, capital of Brazil, on Aug. 1, 2010. The six Danxia landform areas are: Mountain Langshan (Hunan Province), Mountain Danxiashan (Guangdong Province), Taining (Fujian Province), Mountain Longhushan and Guifeng (Jiangxi Province), Chishui (Guizhou Province), Mountain Jianglangshan (Zhejiang Province). [Xinhua] |
UNESCO named the China Danxia Landform to its World Heritage list Monday, making it the country's 40th property on the United Nations' list.
The Danxia Landform consists mainly of red bedrock characterized by spectacular red cliffs. These rugged landscapes have helped conserve sub-tropical evergreen forests, as well as a host of many species of flora and fauna, about 400 of which are considered rare or threatened, UNESCO said.
The site comprises six areas found in sub-tropical Southwest China, including Langshan Mountain and Wanfoshan Mountain (Hunan Province), Danxiashan Mountain (Guangdong Province), Taining and Guanzhoushan (Fujian Province), Longhushan and Guifeng Mountain (Jiangxi Province), Chishui Mountain (Guizhou Province), Fangyan and Jianglangshan Mountain ( Zhejiang Province).
The historic monuments of Dengfeng in Central Henan Province were added Saturday to the World Cultural Heritage List.
Experts cautioned that a stamp by UNESCO means not only honor for a site, but also millions of visitors that may bring difficulties in protecting the site's cultural heritage.
Sun Keqin, a professor with the China University of Geosciences, told the Global Times, "The success of listing China's natural sites on the World Heritage List will promote economic development and strengthen people's awareness in heritage protection. But risks of over-development of such heritage sites exist as well, such as building elevators or cableways for tourists' convenience in some natural sites in China."
Sun suggested that a specific fund for heritage protection be established to attract donations and financing, so tickets sales aren't the only way of earning money for protection, and
Sun said local governments should control the number of tourists to limit pressure on the site.
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