Yunnan fossil site placed on elite list
By Cheng Yingqi in Beijing and Guo Anfei in Yuxi, Yunnan | China Daily | Updated: 2012-07-02 07:48
An area in Southwest China that boasts fossils dating back as far as 530 million years has been included on the World Heritage List.
The Chengjiang Fossil Site was among 36 sites being considered for the list by UNESCO's World Heritage Committee during its meeting from June 24 to July 6 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The natural area in Yuxi, Yunnan province, has become the second site in China to be included on the protected list in three days, according to a statement released on Sunday by the city of Yuxi.
On Friday, the Site of Xanadu in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region was included as a cultural site.
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