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China Danxia

Natural World Heritage property in China, inscribed in 2010 under criteria (vii), (viii).

China Danxia, China
Photo: Doctoroftcm · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang MountainsAncient City of Ping YaoAncient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and HongcunBadain Jaran DesertBaekje Historic AreasBaganBan ChiangCapital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo KingdomCentral Axis of BeijingChampasak cultural landscapeChangdeokgungChengde Mountain Resort and its outlying templesChengjiang Fossil SiteChina DanxiaChitwan National ParkCitadel of the Hồ DynastyClassical Gardens of SuzhouCultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu’erDazu Rock CarvingsFanjingshanFujian Tulou sitesGetbol, Korean Tidal FlatsGochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen SitesGoguryeo tombsGrand CanalGulangyuGusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of RyukyuHa Long BayHistoric Centre of MacaoHistoric Monuments and Sites in KaesongHistoric Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic TownsHoh XilHội AnHonghe Hani Rice TerracesHuanglongHuangshanHubei ShennongjiaHwaseong FortressImperial Citadel of Thang LongImperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and ShenyangImperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing DynastiesJeju Volcanic Island and Lava TubesJingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry SitesJiuzhaigou ValleyJongmyoKaiping Diaolou and VillagesKathmandu ValleyKaziranga National ParkKhangchendzonga National ParkKonark Sun TempleLiangzhu siteLongmen GrottoesLuang PrabangLushan Quaternary Glaciation National GeoparkMahabodhi TempleMaidamManas National ParkMausoleum of the First Qin EmperorMigratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I)Mogao CavesMosque City of BagerhatMount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic AreaMount SanqingMount TaiMount WutaiMỹ SơnNalanda MahaviharaNamhansanseongOld Town of LijiangPhong Nha–Ke Bang National ParkPhu Phrabat, a testimony to the Sīma stone tradition of the Dvaravati periodPlain of JarsPyu Ancient CitiesQingchengshan-Dujiangyan National ParkQuanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan ChinaRice Terraces of the Philippine CordillerasRock Paintings of Hua MountainSagarmatha National ParkSansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in KoreaSantiniketanSi Thep historical parkSichuan Giant Panda SanctuariesSilk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan CorridorSomapura MahaviharaSouth China KarstSummer PalaceSundarbans National ParkSundarbans Reserved ForestTemple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in QufuTemple of HeavenThe Complex of Yen Tu Monuments and LandscapeThe Great WallThree Parallel Rivers National ParkThungyai Naresuan Wildlife SanctuaryTràng AnTusi SitesViganWest Lake Cultural Landscape of HangzhouWestern Xia MausoleumsWorld Heritage Sites in TibetWulingyuanWuyi MountainsXanaduYinxuYungang GrottoesZhoukoudian site28.422° N, 106.043° E
State Party
China
Year of inscription
2010
Criteria
viiviii
Area of property
82,151 ha
What it is
Danxia landform
Component parts
9 (serial property)
Official website
dxdm.com/En/index.aspx
Reference
WHC 1335 · Wikidata Q1286650

Why it is on the List

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(viii)An outstanding record of the major stages of Earth’s history: the record of life, geological processes or landforms.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Dazu Rock Carvings, China147 kmDazu Rock CarvingsChina · 1999CulturalMount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area, China254 kmMount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic AreaChina · 1996MixedFanjingshan, China274 kmFanjingshanChina · 2018NaturalQingchengshan-Dujiangyan National Park, China365 kmQingchengshan-Dujiangyan National ParkChina · 2000CulturalTusi Sites, China388 kmTusi SitesChina · 2015CulturalSichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries, China398 kmSichuan Giant Panda SanctuariesChina · 2006Natural
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