1418 JP - Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration (2013)

Brief Description

"The beauty of the solitary, often snow-capped, stratovolcano, known around the world as Mount Fuji, rising above villages and tree-fringed sea and lakes has long inspired artists and poets and been the object of pilgrimages. Its representation in Japanese art goes back to the 11th century but 19th century wood block prints have made Fujisan become an internationally recognized icon of Japan and have had a deep impact on the development of Western art. The inscribed property consists of 25 sites which reflect the essence of Fujisan’s sacred landscape. In the 12th century, Fujisan became the centre of training for ascetic Buddhism, which included Shinto elements. On the upper 1,500-metre tier of the 3,776m mountain, pilgrim routes and crater shrines have been inscribed alongside sites around the base of the mountain including Sengen-jinja shrines, Oshi lodging houses, and natural volcanic features such as lava tree moulds, lakes, springs and waterfalls, which are revered as sacred."

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1418

1418-001     Fujisan Moutain Area
1418-002     Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha Shrine
1418-003     Yamamiya Sengen-jinja Shrine
1418-004     Murayama Sengen-jinja Shrine
1418-005     Suyama Sengen-jinja Shrine
1418-006     Fuji Sengen-jinja Shrine (Subashiri Sengen-jinja Shrine)
1418-007     Kawaguchi Asama-jinja Shrine
1418-008     Fuji Omuro Segen-jinja Shrine
1418-009     “Oshi” Lodging House (Former House of the Togawa Family)
1418-010     “Oshi” Lodging House (House of the Osano Family)
1418-011     Lake Yamanakako
1418-012     Lake Kawaguchiko
1418-013     Oshino Hakkai springs (Deguchiike Pond)
1418-014     Oshino Hakkai (Okamaike Pond)
1418-015     Oshino Hakkai (Sokonashiike Pond)
1418-016     Oshino Hakkai (Choshiike Pond)
1418-017     Oshino Hakkai (Wakuike Pond)
1418-018     Oshino Hakkai (Nigoriike Pond)
1418-019     Oshino Hakkai (Kagamikke Pond)
1418-020     Oshino Hakkai (Shobuike Pond)
1418-021     Funatsu lava tree molds
1418-022     Yoshida lava tree molds
1418-023     Hitoana Fuji-ko Iseki
1418-024     Shiraito no Taki waterfalls
1418-025     Mihonomatsubara pine tree grove

Fujisan Moutain view from Lake Kawaguchiko

CN5534 Xinjiang Tianshan available for swap

CN5534-3-01 Tianshan Tianchi National Park (0 available)

10/08/12 1 postcard on its way to famalubel (received) in exchange for Churches of Valley de Boi (Completed)

CN5534-3-02 Tianshan Tianchi National Park (0 available)

20/09/12 1 postcard on its way to Diaboluke (received) in exchange for Jerash (Completed)

CN5534-4-01 Bayinbuluke National Nature Reserve (0 available)19/03/12 1 postcard on its way to Childish (received) in exchange for another unesco tentative (Completed)

CN5534-4-02 Bayinbuluke National Nature Reserve (0 available)

10/08/12 1 postcard on its way to famalubel (received) in exchange for Churches of Valley de Boi (Completed)

CN5534-5-01 Sayram National Park 赛里木国家公园(0 available)

10/08/12 1 postcard on its way to famalubel (received) in exchange for Churches of Valley de Boi (Completed)

CN5534-5-02 Sayram National Park 赛里木国家公园(0 available)

20/09/12 1 postcard on its way to Diaboluke (received) in exchange for Azraq (Completed)

CN5816 - Archaeological Sites of the Ancient Shu State: Site at Jinsha and Joint Tombs of Boat- shaped Coffins in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province; Site of Sanxingdui in Guanghan City, Sichuan Province 29C.BC-5C.BC (2013)

Archaeological Sites of the Ancient Shu State: Site at Jinsha
Joint Tombs of Boat- shaped Coffins in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province;
Site of Sanxingdui in Guanghan City, Sichuan Province 29C.BC-5C.BC

 Archaeological Sites of the Ancient Shu State: Site at Jinsha

Site of Sanxingdui in Guanghan City, Sichuan Province

 

黄金面具

青铜人头

青铜神树

青铜立人像

青铜参目面具
 

1414 CN - Xinjiang Tianshan (2013)

Brief Description

"Xinjiang Tianshan comprises four components—Tomur, Kalajun-Kuerdening, Bayinbukuke and Bogda— that total 606,833 hectares. They are part of the Tianshan mountain system of Central Asia, one of the largest mountain ranges in the world. Xinjiang Tianshan presents unique physical geographic features and scenically beautiful areas including spectacular snow and snowy mountains glacier-capped peaks, undisturbed forests and meadows, clear rivers and lakes and red bed canyons. These landscapes contrast with the vast adjacent desert landscapes, creating a striking visual contrast between hot and cold environments, dry and wet, desolate and luxuriant. The landforms and ecosystems of the site have been preserved since the Pliocene epoch and present an outstanding example of ongoing biological and ecological evolutionary processes. The site also extends into the Taklimakan Desert, one of the world’s largest and highest deserts, known for its large dune forms and great dust storms. Xinjiang Tianshan is moreover an important habitat for endemic and relic flora species, some rare and endangered."

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1414 

1414-001     Tomur 托木尔峰自然保护区 （托木尔峰，科其喀尔峰，汗腾格里峰，台兰峰）
1414-002     Kalajun-Kuerdening 喀拉峻-库尔德宁自然保护区 (雪岭云杉)
1414-003     Bayinbuluke 巴音布鲁克自然保护区 （开都河）
1414-004     Bogda 天山天池国家公园 博格达峰自然保护区

Mount Tomur 托木尔峰

汗腾格里峰

Bayinbuluke National Nature Reserve 巴音布鲁克自然保护区-Swan lake天鹅湖

Bayinbuluke National Nature Reserve 巴音布鲁克自然保护区-开都河

Tianshan Tianchi National Park 天山天池国家公园

1427 IT - Mount Etna (2013)

Brief Description

"Mount Etna is an iconic site encompassing 19,237 uninhabited hectares on the highest part of Mount Etna, on the eastern coast of Sicily. Mount Etna is the highest Mediterranean island mountain and the most active stratovolcano in the world. The eruptive history of the volcano can be traced back 500,000 years and at least 2,700 years of this activity has been documented. The almost continuous eruptive activity of Mount Etna continues to influence volcanology, geophysics and other Earth science disciplines. The volcano also supports important terrestrial ecosystems including endemic flora and fauna and its activity makes it a natural laboratory for the study of ecological and biological processes. The diverse and accessible range of volcanic features such as summit craters, cinder cones, lava flows and the Valle de Bove depression have made the site a prime destination for research and education."

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1427

1424 PL/UA - Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine (2013)

Brief Description

"Situated in the eastern fringe of eastern Europe, the transnational property numbers a selection of 16 tserkvas, churches, built of horizontal wooden logs between the 16th and 19th centuries by communities of the Eastern Orthodox and Greek Catholic faiths. They represent the cultural expression of four ethnographic groups and the formal, decorative and technical characteristics they developed over time. The tserkvas bear testimony to a distinct building tradition rooted in Orthodox ecclesiastic design interwoven with elements of local tradition, and symbolic references to their communities’ cosmogony. The tserkvas are built on a tri-partite plan surmounted by open quadrilateral or octagonal domes and cupolas. They feature wooden bell towers, iconostasis screens, and interior polychrome decorations as well as churchyards, gatehouses and graveyards."

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1424

PL-1424-001     Brunary Wyżne-Tserkva of Saint Michael the Archangel
PL-1424-002     Chotyniec-Tserkva of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary
UA-1424-003     Drohobych-Tserkva of Saint George
PL-1424-004     Kwiatoń-Tserkva of Saint Paraskeva
UA-1424-005     Matkiv-Tserkva of the Synaxis of the Blessed Virgin Mary
UA-1424-006     Nyzhniy Verbizh-Tserkva of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
PL-1424-007     Owczary-Tserkva of Our Lady’s Protection
UA-1424-008     Potelych-Tserkva of the Descent of the Holy Spirit
PL-1424-009     Powroźnik-Tserkva of Saint James the Less, the Apostle
PL-1424-010     Radruż-Tserkva of Saint Paraskeva
UA-1424-011     Rohatyn-Tserkva of the Descent of the Holy Spirit
PL-1424-012     Smolnik-Tserkva of Saint Michael the Archangel
PL-1424-013     Turzańsk-Tserkva of Saint Michael the Archangel
UA-1424-014     Uzhok-Tserkva of the Synaxis of the Archangel Michael
UA-1424-015     Yasynia-Tserkva of Our Lord’s Ascension
UA-1424-016     Zhovkva-Tserkva of the Holy Trinity

Courtesy of Martuchaa from Postcrossing forum

PL-1424-001     Brunary Wyżne-Tserkva of Saint Michael the Archangel

 

 

Courtesy of BlueHydrangea from Postcrossing forum

PL-1424-002     Chotyniec-Tserkva of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary

 

Courtesy of knyazna from postcrossing forum

UA-1424-003     Drohobych-Tserkva of Saint George

 

Courtesy of BlueHydrangea from Postcrossing forum

PL-1424-004     Kwiatoń-Tserkva of Saint Paraskeva

Courtesy of knyazna from postcrossing forum

UA-1424-005     Matkiv-Tserkva of the Synaxis of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Courtesy of Martuchaa from Postcrossing forum

PL-1424-007     Owczary-Tserkva of Our Lady’s Protection

Courtesy of knyazna from postcrossing forum

UA-1424-008     Potelych-Tserkva of the Descent of the Holy Spirit

Courtesy of BlueHydrangea from Postcrossing forum

PL-1424-009     Powroźnik-Tserkva of Saint James the Less, the Apostle

Courtesy of sebiusz from postcrossing forum

PL-1424-010     Radruż-Tserkva of Saint Paraskeva

 

 Courtesy of wanda164 from postcrossing forum

PL-1424-012     Smolnik-Tserkva of Saint Michael the Archangel

Courtesy of knyazna from postcrossing forum

UA-1424-016     Zhovkva-Tserkva of the Holy Trinity