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Mount Tai

Mixed World Heritage property in China, inscribed in 1987 under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii).

Mount Tai, China
Photo: Charlie fong · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
China
Year of inscription
1987
Type
Mixed
Area of property
42,600 ha
Location
Shandong
What it is
mountain, Chinese AAAAA-rated tourist attraction
Elevation
1,545 m
Reference
WHC 437 · Wikidata Q216059

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(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.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.
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