Wulingyuan
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| State Party |  China |
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| Type | Natural | |
| Criteria | vii | |
| Identification | #640 | |
| Region2 | Asia-Pacific | |
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| Formal Inscription: | 1992 16th WH Committee Session |
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| WH link: | http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/640 | |
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1 Name as officially inscribed on the WH List |
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Wulingyuan (Chinese: 武陵源; pinyin: Wǔlíng Yuán) is a scenic and historic interest area in Hunan Province, China famous for its approximately 3,100 tall quartzite sandstone pillars, some over 200 meters in height, and are a kind of Karst formation. It is a part of Zhangjiajie city, about 270km from the capital of Hunan Province, Changsha. Its latitude and longitude are 29°16'-29°24'N, 110°22'-110°41'E. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992.
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