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Wulingyuan

Natural World Heritage property in China, inscribed in 1992 under criterion (vii).

Wulingyuan, China
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
China
Year of inscription
1992
Criteria
vii
Area of property
26,400 ha
Location
Hunan, Zhangjiajie
What it is
protected area
Reference
WHC 640 · Wikidata Q4187

Why it is on the List

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

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