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Honghe Hani Rice Terraces

Cultural World Heritage property in China, inscribed in 2013 under criteria (iii), (v).

Honghe Hani Rice Terraces, China
Photo: Jialiang Gao , www.peace-on-earth.org · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
China
Year of inscription
2013
Criteria
iiiv
Area of property
16,603 ha
Location
Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture
What it is
terrace, cultural heritage of China
Reference
WHC 1111 · Wikidata Q11605230

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.
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