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Lushan Quaternary Glaciation National Geopark

Cultural World Heritage property in China, inscribed in 1996 under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi).

Lushan Quaternary Glaciation National Geopark, China
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State Party
China
Year of inscription
1996
Criteria
iiiiiivvi
Location
Jiangxi
What it is
nature reserve, geopark
Reference
WHC 778 · Wikidata Q4047

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.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
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Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

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