Huanglong (Sungqu)
Landscape of the Huanglong Valley | |
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UNESCO world heritage | |
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Limestone terraces in autumn |
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National territory: | People's Republic of China |
Type: | nature |
Criteria : | vii |
Surface: | 60,000 ha |
Reference No .: | 638 |
UNESCO region : | Asia and Pacific |
History of enrollment | |
Enrollment: | 1992 (session 16) |
Tibetan name |
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Tibetan script :
གསེར་ མཚོ །
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Wylie transliteration : gser mtsho
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Pronunciation in IPA : [
seːtsʰo ]
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Official transcription of the PRCh : Serco
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THDL transcription : Sertso
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Chinese name |
Traditional :
黃龍 鄉
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Simplified :
黄龙 乡
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Pinyin : Huánglóng Xiāng
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Huanglong is a municipality of the province Songpan County in the Autonomous County Ngawa the Tibetan and Qiang in the province of Sichuan , People's Republic of China . The 2000 census counted 810 residents in Huanglong. Here is an area of historical and scenic interest, which is famous for its lime sinter basins. Huanglong was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1992 .
Administrative structure
Huanglong is made up of three villages. These are:
- Dawan Village (大 湾村), seat of the municipal government;
- Jianxin Village (建 新村);
- Village Sansheyi (三舍驿村);
Web links
Commons : 黃龍 - album with pictures, videos and audio files
- The most expensive sights in China
- Entry on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website ( English and French ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ UNESCO World Heritage Center: Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area. Retrieved August 13, 2017 .
Coordinates: 32 ° 44 ' N , 103 ° 50' E