Shanghai Chongming Dongtan added to World Heritage List

chinadaily.com.cn| July 29, 2024

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Shanghai Chongming Dongtan Bird National Nature Reserve. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Shanghai Chongming Dongtan Bird National Nature Reserve, an estuarine wetland in Chongming Island in Shanghai, was among the five new sites added to the World Heritage List in the nomination of the Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of the Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase II) on July 26.

The nomination successfully passed the review process by the World Heritage Committee to be included on the World Heritage List by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, said the National Forestry and Grassland Administration.

The decision was announced during the 46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee held in New Delhi, India.

According to the administration, the sanctuaries provide breeding, resting and wintering grounds for tens of millions of waterbirds.

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Shanghai Chongming Dongtan Bird National Nature Reserve. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

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Shanghai Chongming Dongtan Bird National Nature Reserve. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

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Shanghai Chongming Dongtan Bird National Nature Reserve. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

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Shanghai Chongming Dongtan Bird National Nature Reserve. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

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Shanghai Chongming Dongtan Bird National Nature Reserve. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

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Shanghai Chongming Dongtan Bird National Nature Reserve. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

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Shanghai Chongming Dongtan Bird National Nature Reserve. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

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Shanghai Chongming Dongtan Bird National Nature Reserve. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

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Shanghai Chongming Dongtan Bird National Nature Reserve. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

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Shanghai Chongming Dongtan Bird National Nature Reserve. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

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Shanghai Chongming Dongtan Bird National Nature Reserve. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

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