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UNESCO Committee Names Hubei’s Shennongjia a World Heritage Site

Carlene Vision   |

Jul 19, 2016 09:41 AM EDT

During the 40th World Heritage Committee session held on Sunday, July 17, in Istanbul, UNESCO decided to include Hubei province's nature sanctuary Shennongjia in its list of World Heritage Sites. The diversity found in the area's biological and ecological system prompted the organization to recognize the wildlife zone as a significant site. Shennongjia, to date, is China's 50th site to be included in the world-renowned list.