Saturday 30 June 2018

GB372 Studley Royal Park and Fountains Abbey available for swap

GB372-01 Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Park (0 available)
03/08/18 1 postcard on its way to Shelly (received) in exchange for Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos (Completed)

Wednesday 20 June 2018

1509 CN - Hubei Shennongjia (2016)

Brief Description

"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."

"湖北神农架神农架位于中国中东部湖北省。这处遗产地由两部分构成:西边的神农顶/巴东和东边的老君山。这里有中国中部地区最大的原始森林,是中国大蝾螈、川金丝猴、云豹、金钱豹、亚洲黑熊等许多珍稀动物的栖息地。湖北神农架是中国三大生物多样性中心之一,在19和20世纪期间曾是国际植物收集探险活动的目的地,在植物学研究史上占据重要地位。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1509