1442 CN - Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor (2014)

Brief Description

"This property is a 5,000 km section of the extensive Silk Roads network, stretching from Chang’an/Luoyang, the central capital of China in the Han and Tang dynasties, to the Zhetysu region of Central Asia. It took shape between the 2nd century BC and 1st century AD and remained in use until the 16th century, linking multiple civilizations and facilitating far-reaching exchanges of activities in trade, religious beliefs, scientific knowledge, technological innovation, cultural practices and the arts. The thirty-three components included in the routes network include capital cities and palace complexes of various empires and Khan kingdoms, trading settlements, Buddhist cave temples, ancient paths, posthouses, passes, beacon towers, sections of The Great Wall, fortifications, tombs and religious buildings."

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1442

1. Central China - ancient imperial capitals in the Central and Guanzhong Plains of China.

• Luoyang City of the Eastern Han to Northern Wei Dynasty, Luoyang, Henan Province 汉魏洛阳城遗址
• Dingding Gate, Luoyang City of the Sui and Tang Dynasty, Luoyang, Henan Province  隋唐洛阳城定鼎门遗址
• Longmen Grottoes (a preexisting World Heritage Site), Luoyang, Henan Province
• Hangu Pass, Lingbao, Henan Province 新安汉函谷关遗址
• Shihao section of Xiaohan Route, Xin'an County, Henan Province 崤函古道石壕段遗址
• Weiyang Palace, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 汉长安城未央宫遗址
• Daming Palace, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 唐长安城大明宫遗址
• Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 大雁塔
• Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 小雁塔
• Xingjiao Temple, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 兴教寺塔
• Bin County Cave Temple, Bin County, Shaanxi Province 彬县大佛寺石窟
• Tomb of Zhang Qian, Chenggu County, Shaanxi Province 张骞墓
• Maijishan Cave Temple Complex, Tianshui, Gansu Province 麦积山石窟

2. Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province, connecting China Proper and Xinjiang.

• Bingling Cave Temple Complex, Yongjing County, Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province 炳灵寺石窟
• Yumen Pass, Dunhuang, Gansu Province 玉门关遗址
• Xuanquanzhi Posthouse, Dunhuang, Gansu Province 悬泉置遗址
• Mogao Caves (already inscribed on the World Heritage List), Dunhuang, Gansu Province
• Suoyang City Ruins, Anxi, Gansu Province 锁阳城遗址

3. North and South of Tianshan Mountains in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China

• Qocho (Gaochang) City Ruins, Turpan, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 高昌故城
• Yar City Site of Bashbaliq City (Jiaohe Ruins), Turpan, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 交河故城
• Beshbalik City Ruins, Jimsar County, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 北庭故城遗址
• Kizil Gaha Beacon Tower, Kuqa, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 克孜尔尕哈烽燧
• Kizil Caves, Kuqa, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 克孜尔千佛洞
• Subash Buddhist Temple Ruins, Kuqa, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 苏巴什佛寺遗址 

4. Zhetysu Region of the Ili and Talas Valleys of Kazakhstan and the Chuy Valley of Kyrgyzstan

• Site of Kayalyk, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan
• Karamergen, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan
• Talgar, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan
• Aktobe, Jambyl Province, Kazakhstan
• Kulan, Jambyl Province, Kazakhstan
• Akyrtas, Jambyl Province, Kazakhstan
• Ornek, Jambyl Province, Kazakhstan
• Kostobe, Jambyl Province, Kazakhstan
• Suyab (Site of Ak-Beshim), Chuy Province, Kyrgyzstan
• City of Balasagun (Site of Burana), Chuy Province, Kyrgyzstan
• City of Nevaket (Site of Krasnaya Rechka), Chuy Province, Kyrgyzstan 

隋唐洛阳城定鼎门遗址

Daming Palace, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 唐长安城大明宫遗址

Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 大雁塔

Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 小雁塔

Ancient City of Gaochang 高昌故城

Ancient City of Jiao River 交河故城

Kizil Grottoes 克孜尔千佛洞

IT1390 Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato available for swap

IT1390-1 Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato (1 available) Please note this is not a postcard but advertisement card from tourism centre

IT1390-2 Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato (1 available) Please note this is not a postcard but advertisement card from tourism centre

IT1390-3 Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato (1 available) Please note this is not a postcard but advertisement card from tourism centre

IT1390-4 Grinzane Cavour Castle (1 available)

IT1390-5 Grinzane Cavour Castle (0 available)

09/02/20 1 postcard on its way to belenpp (received) in exchange for Monasterio de San Millán de Suso (Completed)

IT823 - Residences of the Royal House of Savoy available for swap

IT823-1 Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (0 available)

28/08/18 1 postcard on its way to Christa (received) in exchange for Stevns Klint (Completed)

10/08/2020 1 postcard on its way to linda718 (received) in exchange for White Sands (Completed)

IT823-2 Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (1 available)

IT824 - Padua Botanical Garden available for swap

IT824  - Padua Botanical Garden (0 available)

31/12/2019 one card on its way to Javier (received) in Spain in exchange for a card of Risco Caido and the Sacred Mountains of Gran Canaria Cultural Landscape (Completed)

IT394 - Venice available for swap

IT394-1 Venice-Murano (0 available )

10/01/20 1 postcard on its way to SilviaRegina (received) in exchange for Brazil - Paraty (Completed)

IT826 - Cinque Terre available for swap

IT826 - Cinque Terre - Corniglia（0 available）

10/01/20 1 postcard on its way to SilviaRegina (received) in exchange for Brazil - Paraty (Completed)

VA91 Historic Centre of Rome available for swap

VA91-016 Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura (1 available)

1485 GB - The Forth Rail Bridge (2015)

Brief Description

"This railway bridge spanning the estuary of the Forth River in Scotland is the world’s longest multi-span cantilever bridge. It opened in 1890 and continues to carry passengers and freight. Its distinctive industrial aesthetic is the result of a forthright and unadorned display of its structural components. Innovative in style, materials and scale, the Forth Bridge is an important milestone in bridge design and construction during the period when railways came to dominate long-distance land travel. "

弗斯桥

这座横跨苏格兰福斯河口三角湾的铁路桥是世界上最长的多跨度悬臂桥。这座桥1890年开通，一直是客货运主干道。各种未经装饰的建筑结构元素的直接呈现构成了它独具特点的工业设计美学。在风格、材料和规模上的创新使弗斯桥成为以铁路为陆路长途运输主要交通方式时代桥梁建设与设计的重要里程碑。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1485

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1248 CN - South China Karst (2007)

Brief Description

"The South China Karst region extends over a surface of half a million km2 lying mainly in Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi provinces. It represents one of the world’s most spectacular examples of humid tropical to subtropical karst landscapes. The stone forests of Shilin are considered superlative natural phenomena and a world reference with a wider range of pinnacle shapes than other karst landscapes with pinnacles, and a higher diversity of shapes and changing colours. The cone and tower karsts of Libo, also considered the world reference site for these types of karst, form a distinctive and beautiful landscape. Wulong Karst has been inscribed for its giant dolines (sinkholes), natural bridges and caves."

中国南方喀斯特
"中国南方喀斯特地区主要分布在云南、贵州和广西等省份，占 地面积超过50万平方公里。中国南部喀斯特地貌丰富多样，富于变幻，举世无双。这处遗产呈连续性分布，主要可分为三个区域：荔波喀斯特、石林喀斯特和武隆 喀斯特。中国南方喀斯特地形是全球湿润热带及亚热带喀斯特地形的典型代表。石林喀斯特被誉为自然奇观，是世界级参照标准。石林包括由含白云石的石灰石构成 的乃古石林和在湖泊中生成的苏依山石林。同其他喀斯特地形相比，石林喀斯特的石峰更加丰富多彩，形状和颜色也更富于变化。荔波喀斯特的特点是锥形和塔形地 貌，构成了独特、美丽的风景，同样是同类型喀斯特地貌的世界级标准。武隆喀斯特因其巨大的石灰坑、天然桥梁和天然洞穴而列入了世界遗产。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1248

1248-001 Shilin Karst – Naigu Stone Forest
1248-002 Shilin Karst – ‘Suogeyi Village’
1248-003 Libo Karst – ‘Xiaoqijong’
1248-004 Libo Karst – ‘Dongduo’
1248-005 Wulong Karst – Qingkou Giant Doline (Tiankeng)
1248-006 Wulong Karst – Three Natural Bridges
1248-007 Wulong Karst – Furong Cave
1248-001E     Guilin Karst - Putao Fenling Karst Section
1248-002E     Guilin Karst - Lijiang Fengcong Karst 漓江峰丛
1248-003E     Shibing Karst
1248-004E     Jinfoshan Karst 金佛山
1248-005E     Huanjiang Karst

1248-002 Shilin Karst

1248-002 Shilin Karst - Thousand years Linzi

1248-005 Wulong Karst Qingkou Giant Doline (Tiankeng) Wulong County

1248-006 Wulong Karst – Three Natural Bridges Wulong County

1248-006 Wulong Karst – Three Natural Bridges Wulong County

1248-006 Wulong Karst – Three Natural Bridges Wulong County

1248-007 Wulong Karst – Furong Cave Wulong County

1248-002E     Guilin Karst - Lijiang Fengcong Karst 

1248-004E     Jinfoshan Karst 金佛山

1467 DE - Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus (2015)

Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus 

"Speicherstadt and the adjacent Kontorhaus district are two densely built urban areas in the centre of the port city of Hamburg. Speicherstadt, originally developed on a group of narrow islands in the Elbe River between 1885 and 1927, was partly rebuilt from 1949 to 1967. It is one of the largest coherent historic ensembles of port warehouses in the world (300,000 m²). It includes 15 very large warehouse blocks as well as six ancillary buildings and a connecting network of short canals. Adjacent to the modernist Chilehaus office building, the Kontorhaus district is an area of over five hectares featuring six very large office complexes built from the 1920s to the 1940s to house port-related businesses. The complex exemplifies the effects of the rapid growth in international trade in the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries."

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1467

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1466 US - San Antonio Missions (2015)

Description
"The site encompasses a group of five frontier mission complexes situated along a stretch of the San Antonio River basin in southern Texas, as well as a ranch located 37 kilometres to the south. It includes architectural and archaeological structures, farmlands, residencies, churches and granaries, as well as water distribution systems. The complexes were built by Franciscan missionaries in the 18^th century and illustrate the Spanish Crown’s efforts to colonize, evangelize and defend the northern frontier of New Spain. The San Antonio Missions are also an example of the interweaving of Spanish and Coahuiltecan cultures, illustrated by a variety of features, including the decorative elements of churches, which combine Catholic symbols with indigenous designs inspired by nature."

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1466

1466-001     Mission Espada
1466-002     Mission San Juan
1466-003     Mission San José
1466-004     Mission Concepcion
1466-005     Mission Valero
1466-006     Rancho de las Cabras

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1466-004     Mission Concepcion

 1466-005 Mission Valero (The Alamo)

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1466-005 Mission Valero (The Alamo)

1438 VN - Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex (2014)

Trang An Landscape Complex

"Situated near the southern margin of the Red River Delta, the Trang An Landscape Complex is a spectacular landscape of limestone karst peaks permeated with valleys, many of them partly submerged and surrounded by steep, almost vertical cliffs. Exploration of caves at different altitudes has revealed archaeological traces of human activity over a continuous period of more than 30,000 years. They illustrate the occupation of these mountains by seasonal hunter-gatherers and how they adapted to major climatic and environmental changes, especially the repeated inundation of the landscape by the sea after the last ice age. The story of human occcupation continues through the Neolithic and Bronze Ages to the historical era. Hoa Lu, the ancient capital of Viet Nam, was strategically established here in the 10th and 11th centuries AD. The property also contains temples, pagodas, paddy-fields and small villages."
 

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1483

 

(i) the Trang An Ecological Area
(ii) the Tam Coc-Bich Dong River Landscape




(iii) the Hoa Lu Ancient Citadel