Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area

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Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area is a renowned UNESCO World Heritage Site in China famous for its thousands of quartzite sandstone pillars, deep ravines, caves, and rich biodiversity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
protected area
scenic area
administrativeDistrict Wulingyuan District
area 264 square kilometers
biodiversitySignificance habitat for many rare and endangered species
climate subtropical monsoon climate
conservationStatus national key scenic area of China
contains Suoxi Valley Nature Reserve
Tianzi Mountain Nature Reserve
Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area self-linksurface differs
surface form: Yangjiajie Scenic Area

Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area self-linksurface differs
surface form: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park
country China
geologicalAge Devonian period
geologicalComposition quartzite sandstone
governingBody local government of Zhangjiajie City
hasAttraction Avatar Hallelujah Mountain
Baofeng Lake
Golden Whip Stream
Tianzi Mountain
Yellow Stone Village
inscriptionYear 1992
knownFor deep ravines
dramatic sandstone peak forest landscape
gorges
karst caves
quartzite sandstone pillars
rich biodiversity
locatedIn Hunan Province
China
surface form: People's Republic of China

Zhangjiajie
maxPillarHeight about 200 meters
nearestCity Zhangjiajie
surface form: Zhangjiajie City
notableFauna Chinese giant salamander
clouded leopard
notableFlora dove tree (Davidia involucrata)
numberOfSandstonePillarsAndPeaks over 3000
partOf Wuling Mountains
surface form: Wuling Mountain range
riverSystem Maoyan River
Suoxi River
tourismActivity hiking
photography
sightseeing
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (vii)
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UNESCOWorldHeritageID 640
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Asia-Pacific
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus World Heritage Site
vegetationType subtropical evergreen broadleaf forest

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Hunan Province containsUNESCOSite Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area contains Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park
Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area contains Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Yangjiajie Scenic Area
Zhangjiajie knownFor Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
this entity surface form: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park
Zhangjiajie knownFor Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
Zhangjiajie hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
Zhangjiajie hasTouristAttraction Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
this entity surface form: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park
Wuling Mountains region contains Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
World Heritage Sites in China hasPart Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area