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CulturalRef. 703

Chengde Mountain Resort and its outlying temples

Cultural World Heritage property in China, inscribed in 1994 under criteria (ii), (iv).

Chengde Mountain Resort and its outlying temples, China
Photo: takwing.kwong · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
China
Year of inscription
1994
Criteria
iiiv
Location
Chengde
What it is
Chinese garden, Chinese AAAAA-rated tourist attraction
Component parts
2 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 703 · Wikidata Q1046818

Why it is on the List

(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.
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