A cloud “waterfall” appears in Mount Sanqingshan, a famous Taoist sacred mountain in Shangrao City, east China’s Jiangxi Province.
Source: Stunning cloud ‘waterfall’ appears in Mount Sanqingshan, E China
Category: China
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China sees significant progress in safeguarding cultural relics: report; CGTN
Photo: CFP China has made remarkable improvement in the excavation, utilization and protection of cultural relics since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012, according to a report from the State Council.
Source: China sees significant progress in safeguarding cultural relics: report
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Take a look at a fairyland on earth; CGTN
Photo: CGTN Located in Songpan County, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area is known for its open-air calcified colorful ponds, virgin forests and snow-capped mountains.
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Treasure of Nature: Wonderland famous for peaks and high biodiversity; Xu Chenlu; CGTN
Photo: VCG Stretching over more than 26,000 hectares in central China’s Hunan Province, the main draw of Zhangjiajie is the Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area.
Source: Treasure of Nature: Wonderland famous for peaks and high biodiversity
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Quanzhou: Emporium of the World Inscribed onto UNESCO World Heritage List; Unesco
Photo: Municipality of Quanzhou On 25 July 2021, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee inscribed Quanzhou: Emporium of the World, China onto UNESCO’s World Heritage List during its 44th session held online and chaired from Fuzhou, China.
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Grand celebrations showcase confidence; Chen Xi; Global Times
Photo: Quanzhou World Cultural Heritage Nomination Office Addressing a grand ceremony to celebrate the centennial of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing on Thursday marked by palpable joy and thundering cheers of a large crowd representing all sectors of Chinese society, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, highlighted remarkable achievements of the past century, drew a promising future for the country’s…
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Treasure of Nature: Natural landscapes formed by rock and rain; Xu Chenlu; CGTN
Photo: VCG Among the World Heritage sites in China, the South China Karst stands out as a spectacular example of humid tropical to subtropical karst landscapes.
Source: Treasure of Nature: Natural landscapes formed by rock and rain
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Treasure of Nature: Giant park with peculiar-shaped peaks and pillars; Xu Chenlu; CGTN
Photo: VCG Mount Sanqingshan National Park is one of China’s most famous scenic spots with a lot of granite cliffs and pillars that have peculiar shapes resembling human or animal silhouettes. The park is located in Shangrao City of eastern Jiangxi Province.
Source: Treasure of Nature: Giant park with peculiar-shaped peaks and pillars
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Extended 44th session of UNESCO World Heritage Committee kicks off in Fuzhou, SE China; Hong Yaobin; CGTN
Photo: CFP The extended 44th session of the World Heritage Committee kicked off on Friday in Fuzhou, capital city of southeast China’s Fujian Province. At the session, the ancient port city of Quanzhou, about 180km from Fuzhou, will be assessed for World Heritage status with the application for “Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China”.
Source: Extended 44th session of UNESCO World Heritage Committee kicks off in Fuzhou, SE China
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Coastal bird sanctuaries a World Heritage candidate; Tang Wanli; China Daily
Photo: Chen Guoyuan China will apply to make the second phase of its migratory bird sanctuaries, which lie along the coast of the Yellow Sea and Bohai Gulf, a UNESCO World Heritage site before February, aiming to further protect wildlife in the world’s largest intertidal wetland system.
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The Tea Sommelier Seeking Out China’s Rarest Brews; Marina Wang; Atlas Obscura
Photo: Atlas Obscura Shunan Teng is on a mission to preserve and promote legendary teas.
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A 600-foot ‘garbage belt’ has taken over a Chinese UNESCO world heritage site and is overwhelming local herders tasked with cleaning it up; Matthew Loh; Insider
Photo: Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images Years of trash building up in the tourist-filled region has littered the region with swathes of plastic bags, paint buckets, cans, and even dead sheep and yaks.
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Beijing celebrates city’s World Heritage sites; Wang Kaihao; China Daily
Photo: China.org.cn Beijing hosted a series of events on Thursday to celebrate China’s Cultural and National Heritage Day.
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Snapshots of Tibet; Xu Lin; China Daily
Photo: Xu Lin/China Daily Known as “the roof of the world”, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has long been an ideal and mysterious destination for visitors who are passionate about exploring remote lands.
Source: Snapshots of Tibet
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