my country ranks first in the world in the number of world natural heritage, natural and cultural heritage
2022-06-13 09:11:28Source: Xinhua News Agency
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 11 (Reporter Hu Lu) June 11 this year is my country’s Cultural and Natural Heritage Day. The reporter learned from the State Forestry and Grassland Administration on the 11th that as of now, the number of world natural heritages in my country has reached 14, and the number of natural and cultural heritages has reached 4, ranking first in the world, and the overall protection is in good condition.
According to the relevant person in charge of the State Forestry and Grassland Administration, the world heritage includes three categories: world natural heritage, world natural and cultural heritage, and world cultural heritage. my country has 56 world heritage sites, including 18 world natural heritage sites and dual heritage sites, with a total area of 70,600 square kilometers.
“These heritage sites have effectively protected the most representative geological relics in China, the most beautiful mountains, forests, lakes, and the most rare and endangered species of animals and plants.” The person in charge said that the 18 heritage sites have also protected more than 200 There are cultural relics protection units, intangible cultural heritage, many famous historical and cultural cities, towns, villages and traditional villages, bringing in an average of more than 14 billion yuan of tourism revenue to the local area every year.
He also said that this year marks the 35th anniversary of my country’s first batch of world heritage sites inscribed on the World Heritage List. In the past 35 years, China’s world heritage cause has grown from scratch, from small to large, especially since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, my country has accelerated the construction of a system of natural reserves with national parks as the main body, and formed a system of natural reserves to protect and manage the world. The effective mechanism of heritage has effectively promoted the coordinated protection of nature reserves and natural heritage. According to the 2020 World Heritage Outlook assessment report of the World Conservation Union (IUCN), among the world natural heritage and dual heritage sites, 63% of the world’s overall conditions are in “good” and “good” status, and 89% in China. . The overall protection status of 18 world natural heritage sites and dual heritage sites is good, which is better than the international average.