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PARIS, France, August 3, 2021 (ENS) – Sheltering endangered animals, birds and butterflies, giant trees, pristine waters – five natural sites are so precious to the world that they deserve the protection of World Heritage status, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has decided. The five are now on the list, bringing the number of World Heritage natural sites to 218.
During its two-week-long 44th session that concluded Friday, held online and chaired by China from Fuzhou, the 21-country World Heritage Committee examined nominations submitted in 2020, when the session had to be postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and in 2021.
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The UNESCO World Heritage Committee voted on Sunday to inscribe in its catalogue Quanzhou in China, Kakatiya Rudreshwara Temple in India, Trans-Iranian Railway in Iran, and Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro in Spain.Â
Meeting online in this yearâs host city of Fuzhou, China, the world body chose the newly added sites for their cultural, historical or scientific significance. Â
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Qingjing Mosque in Emporium of the World, Song-Yuan China.
In China, Quanzhouâs Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan, thrived during a highly significant period for maritime trade in Asia. Â
According to UNESCO, the site illustrates the âvibrancy of the cityâ as a maritime centre of commerce between the 10th and 14th centuries and âits interconnection with the Chinese hinterlandâ.Â