World Cultural and Natural Heritage site in China: Mount Wuyi(1)

“双遗产”名山在中国——武夷山（1）

Aerial photo taken on June 6, 2022 shows the scenery of Mount Wuyi in southeast China's Fujian Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

WUYISHAN, June 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mount Wuyi, located in China's southeast province of Fujian, is a landscape of great beauty, in which the peaks and rocks of grotesque shapes are girded by clear streams and embraced by green trees and bamboo plants. Acting as a habitat for a large number of wildlife, it is of enormous importance for biodiversity conservation.

There are a series of exceptional archaeological sites at Mount Wuyi, including the remains of ancient Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD) and a number of temples and ancient Confucian academies.

With its natural and cultural values well interconnected, Mount Wuyi was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage List in 1999.

Aerial photo taken on June 6, 2022 shows the scenery of Mount Wuyi in southeast China's Fujian Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

Tourists visit the ancient relic of rock shelters with wooden boat coffins of Mount Wuyi in southeast China's Fujian Province, June 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

Photo taken on June 6, 2022 shows the gate to a scenic area of Mount Wuyi in southeast China's Fujian Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

Aerial photo taken on June 6, 2022 shows the Nine-Bend River of Mount Wuyi in southeast China's Fujian Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)