Hubei Shennongjia World Heritage Site

Official name

Hubei Shennongjia | UNESCO

Country

China | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

31.4697° Lat, 110.2077° Lon | Map

Code

1509

Time Zone

Asia/Shanghai (CST, +0800)

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Category

Natural

Description

Inscribed 2016. Located in Hubei Province, in central-eastern China, the site consists of two components: Shennongding/Badong to the west and Laojunshan to the east. It protects the largest primary forests remaining in Central China and provides habitat for many rare animal species, such as the Chinese Giant Salamander, the Golden or Sichuan Snub-nosed Monkey, the Clouded Leopard, Common Leopard and the Asian Black Bear. Hubei Shennongjia is one of three centres of biodiversity in China. The site features prominently in the history of botanical research and was the object of international plant collecting expeditions in the 19th and 20th centuries.