761 GM - Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites (2003)

Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites

James Island and Related Sites present a testimony to the main periods and facets of the encounter between Africa and Europe along the River Gambia, a continuum stretching from pre-colonial and pre-slavery times to independence. The site is particularly significant for its relation to the beginning of the slave trade and its abolition. It also documents early access to the interior of Africa.

詹姆斯岛及附近区域

詹姆斯岛及附近区域位于冈比亚河(the River Gambia)沿岸，为非洲与欧洲关系发展史提供了证据，其历史从前殖民地时代开始延续到前奴隶贸易时代，一直到冈比亚独立。这里与奴隶贸易的兴起及废除有着密切关系，同时还记录了早期伸向非洲大陆内陆的重要通道。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/761

• 761-001 James Island
• 761-002 Six-Gun Battery
• 761-003 Fort Bullen
• 761-004 Ruins of San Domingo
• 761-005 Remains of Portuguese Chapel
• 761-006 CFAO Building
• 761-007 Maurel Frères Building

761-001 James Island

1103 KZ - Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi (2003)

 Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi

The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, in the town of Yasi, now Turkestan, was built at the time of Timur (Tamerlane), from 1389 to 1405. In this partly unfinished building, Persian master builders experimented with architectural and structural solutions later used in the construction of Samarkand, the capital of the Timurid Empire. Today, it is one of the largest and best-preserved constructions of the Timurid period.

霍贾•艾哈迈德•亚萨维陵墓

霍贾·艾哈迈德·亚萨维陵墓，位于突厥斯坦（以前称为亚瑟市），建造于帖木儿时期，即公元1389年至1405年。就是从这座未完工的建筑中，波斯高明的建筑者们试验了各种建筑方法，后来使用到了帖木儿王国都城撒马尔罕的建造中。今天，霍贾·艾哈迈德·亚萨维陵墓成为了帖木儿时期规模最大、保存最完整的建筑之一。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1103

1096 IL - White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement (2003)

Brief Description

"Tel Aviv was founded in 1909 and developed as a metropolitan city under the British Mandate in Palestine. The White City was constructed from the early 1930s until the 1950s, based on the urban plan by Sir Patrick Geddes, reflecting modern organic planning principles. The buildings were designed by architects who were trained in Europe where they practised their profession before immigrating. They created an outstanding architectural ensemble of the Modern Movement in a new cultural context."

特拉维夫白城——现代运动
"特拉维夫建于1909年，并逐渐发展成为驻巴勒 斯坦英军控制下的一个大都市。在20世纪30年代初到50年代间，白城在帕特莱克爵士的城市规划基础上建成，体现了现代城市发展规划的基本原则。城中的建 筑物由在欧洲培训和实习的建筑设计师设计而成，他们以全新的文化理念创造了一个杰出的“现代运动”的建筑群。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1096

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1077 IR - Takht-e Soleyman (2003)

 The archaeological site of Takht-e Soleyman, in north-western Iran, is situated in a valley set in a volcanic mountain region. The site includes the principal Zoroastrian sanctuary partly rebuilt in the Ilkhanid (Mongol) period (13th century) as well as a temple of the Sasanian period (6th and 7th centuries) dedicated to Anahita. The site has important symbolic significance. The designs of the fire temple, the palace and the general layout have strongly influenced the development of Islamic architecture.

塔赫特苏莱曼

塔赫特苏莱曼考古遗址在伊朗的西北部，坐落于一个火山地区的山谷中。该遗址包括了索罗亚斯德教避难所的主要部分、伊卡哈尼德（蒙古）13世纪重建地区的一部分、以及萨桑时代（6世纪到7世纪）一些属于阿纳海塔的庙宇，具有十分重要的象征意义。其中火庙宫殿的设计和总体布局都对伊斯兰教建筑的发展产生了深远影响。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1077

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208 AF - Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (2003)

Brief Description

The cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the Bamiyan Valley represent the artistic and religious developments which from the 1st to the 13th centuries characterized ancient Bakhtria, integrating various cultural influences into the Gandhara school of Buddhist art. The area contains numerous Buddhist monastic ensembles and sanctuaries, as well as fortified edifices from the Islamic period. The site is also testimony to the tragic destruction by the Taliban of the two standing Buddha statues, which shook the world in March 2001.

巴米扬山谷的文化景观和考古遗迹

巴米扬山谷的文化景观和考古遗址向世人展示了从公元1世纪至13世纪期间以古代巴克特里亚文化为特征的艺术和宗教发展。正是在这一 发展过程中，佛教艺术的干达拉流派兼收并蓄了各种文化影响。这一地区汇集了大量的佛教寺院、庙宇，以及伊斯兰教时期的防御建筑。此遗址同时也见证了塔利班 政权无情摧毁两尊立佛像的暴行。这一事件在2001年3月曾震惊世界。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/208

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1090 CH/IT - Monte San Giorgio (2003)

Brief Description

"The pyramid-shaped, wooded mountain of Monte San Giorgio beside Lake Lugano is regarded as the best fossil record of marine life from the Triassic Period (245–230 million years ago). The sequence records life in a tropical lagoon environment, sheltered and partially separated from the open sea by an offshore reef. Diverse marine life flourished within this lagoon, including reptiles, fish, bivalves, ammonites, echinoderms and crustaceans. Because the lagoon was near land, the remains also include land-based fossils of reptiles, insects and plants, resulting in an extremely rich source of fossils."
圣乔治山

"位于提契诺州卢加诺湖（瑞士）的南面的圣乔治山海拔为1096米，其森林覆盖的山体呈金字塔型。圣乔治山出土的三叠纪海洋 生物（245-230万年前）化石，迄今为止是最好的。它于2003年列入《世界遗产名录》。扩展之后，意大利境内的圣乔治山部分也一起包括进来。扩展部 分的主要特点在于此处三叠纪化石层所含种类丰富并且价值极高。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1090

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View from Switzerland

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View from Italy

925 IN - Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (2003)

Brief Description

"The Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka are in the foothills of the Vindhyan Mountains on the southern edge of the central Indian plateau. Within massive sandstone outcrops, above comparatively dense forest, are five clusters of natural rock shelters, displaying paintings that appear to date from the Mesolithic Period right through to the historical period. The cultural traditions of the inhabitants of the twenty-one villages adjacent to the site bear a strong resemblance to those represented in the rock paintings."

温迪亚山脉的比莫贝卡特石窟
"比莫贝卡特石窟位于印度高原心脏地区南部边缘的温迪亚山脉丘陵地带。在相对密集的森林之上是大量的沙石岩，有五组天然石 窟，里面岩画的历史从中石器时代一直延续到文明历史时代。21个毗邻石窟遗址的村庄居民的文化传统，与石窟岩画中所描绘的内容有极大的相似之处。"
Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/925

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769 RU - Uvs Nuur Basin (2003)

Brief Description

"The Uvs Nuur Basin (1,068,853 ha), is the northernmost of the enclosed basins of Central Asia. It takes its name from Uvs Nuur Lake, a large, shallow and very saline lake, important for migrating birds, waterfowl and seabirds. The site is made up of twelve protected areas representing the major biomes of eastern Eurasia. The steppe ecosystem supports a rich diversity of birds and the desert is home to a number of rare gerbil, jerboas and the marbled polecat. The mountains are an important refuge for the globally endangered snow leopard, mountain sheep (argali) and the Asiatic ibex."

乌布苏盆地
"乌布苏盆地面积1 068 853公顷，是中亚最北部的封闭性盆地，它得名于乌布苏湖。乌布苏湖是一个巨大的浅咸水湖，它是候鸟、水鸟和海鸟的重要栖息地。该地区由12个保护区组 成，这些保护区内拥有亚欧大陆东部的主要生物群系。西伯利亚大草原生态系统为各种各样的鸟类提供了栖息地，沙漠地区里生活着许多珍稀动物，如沙鼠、跳鼠和 斑纹臭鼬，而山区地带则是一些世界濒危动物的避难所，比如雪豹、高山山羊（盘羊）和亚洲野生山羊"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/769

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522 ES - Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza (2003)

Brief Description

"The urban morphology of the two small cities of Úbeda and Baeza in southern Spain dates back to the Moorish 9th century and to the Reconquista in the 13th century. An important development took place in the 16th century, when the cities were subject to renovation along the lines of the emerging Renaissance. This planning intervention was part of the introduction into Spain of new humanistic ideas from Italy, which went on to have a great influence on the architecture of Latin America."

乌韦达和巴埃萨城文艺复兴时期的建筑群

"在西班牙南部坐落着两个小城——乌韦达和巴埃萨，对于当地城市形态学的研究可以追溯到公元9世 纪摩尔人统治时期以及公元13世纪的收复领土时期。到了公元16世纪，随着文艺复兴运动的发展，当地也出现了文艺复兴的形势，使这两个小城得到了重大发 展。这种有计划的影响其实就是新人文主义思想从意大利被介绍到了西班牙，这一思想后来从西班牙带到了拉丁美洲，对那里的建筑一直产生着巨大影响。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/522

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951 VN - Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park (2003)

Brief Description

"The karst formation of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park has evolved since the Palaeozoic (some 400 million years ago) and so is the oldest major karst area in Asia. Subject to massive tectonic changes, the park’s karst landscape is extremely complex with many geomorphic features of considerable significance. The vast area, extending to the border of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, contains spectacular formations including 65 km of caves and underground rivers."

丰芽格邦国家公园
"丰芽格邦国家公园的喀斯特地貌的形成是从古生代（大约4亿年前）开始的，是亚洲最古老的喀斯特地貌。由于剧烈的地壳运动，丰芽格邦国家公园的喀斯特地貌异常复杂，具有许多重要的地貌特征。公园的喀斯特地貌面积广阔，一直延伸到老挝边界，沿途65公里布满了岩洞和地下河。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/951

Entrance to Phong Nha grotto

Phong Nha wonder

legend Phong Nha

Phong Nha Buddha grandmother

Phong Nha grotto

Phong Nha grotto

Road to Tien Son cave

Tien Son grotto

1116 AR - Quebrada de Humahuaca (2003)

Brief Description

"Quebrada de Humahuaca follows the line of a major cultural route, the Camino Inca, along the spectacular valley of the Rio Grande, from its source in the cold high desert plateau of the High Andean lands to its confluence with the Rio Leone some 150 km to the south. The valley shows substantial evidence of its use as a major trade route over the past 10,000 years. It features visible traces of prehistoric hunter-gatherer communities, of the Inca Empire (15th to 16th centuries) and of the fight for independence in the 19th and 20th centuries."

塔夫拉达•德乌玛瓦卡

"塔夫拉达•德乌玛瓦卡遗产地沿一条主要的文化路线——卡米诺印加分布。其源头起自安蒂恩高原(the High Andean lands)上寒冷的荒原，沿格兰德河谷 (the Rio Grande) 延伸，直到南部150公里与莱昂河(the Rio Leone) 汇合处。山谷里的遗迹向世人展示了过去一万年间，它被作为主要的商业通道的历史。有多出明显的遗迹表明，这里曾先后是史前的狩猎军体聚集地，还是印加帝国 时代（公元15-16世纪）和19至20世纪人们为独立而斗争的战场。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1116

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Purmamarca Jujuy Province

1083 CN - Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan rotected Areas (2003)

Brief Description

"Consisting of eight geographical clusters of protected areas within the boundaries of the Three Parallel Rivers National Park, in the mountainous north-west of Yunnan Province, the 1.7 million hectare site features sections of the upper reaches of three of the great rivers of Asia: the Yangtze (Jinsha), Mekong and Salween run roughly parallel, north to south, through steep gorges which, in places, are 3,000 m deep and are bordered by glaciated peaks more than 6,000 m high. The site is an epicentre of Chinese biodiversity. It is also one of the richest temperate regions of the world in terms of biodiversity."

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1083

01-高黎贡山-高黎贡山自然保护区（核心区分3块）Gaoligongshan
02-白马梅里-白马雪山自然保护区 Baima-Meili Snow Mountains
03-哈巴雪山-哈巴啊雪山自然保护区 Haba Snow Mountain
04-红山区-普达措国家公园（碧塔海 / 属都湖 / 纳帕海）Hongshan Mountain
05-云岭-云岭自然保护区 Yunling Mountain
06-老窝山 Laowo Mountain
07-老君山 Laojun Mountain
08-千湖山 Qianhu Mountain

怒江第一湾

梅里雪山卡瓦格博峰

梅里雪山卡缅茨姆峰-神女峰

白马雪山

虎跳峡

千湖山区

红山区-属都湖

黎明丹霞地貌

明永冰川

白马雪山

松赞林寺

梅里雪山

塔城金丝猴保护区

10 cards from Yunnan Nujiang