Honghe Hani Rice Terraces
Also known as Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces, Hani Terraces, Honghe Hani Rice Terraces, Yuanyang Rice Terraces
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (v).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
China
Inscribed
2013
Area
16,603 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Honghe Hani Rice Terraces is about 50 km south-west of Gejiu. The nearest other World Heritage site is Chengjiang Fossil Site, about 170 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Gejiu · about 149,000 peopleabout 50 km north-east
- Mengzi · about 303,000 peopleabout 75 km east
- Yuxi · about 396,000 peopleabout 140 km north
- Lao Chi · about 67,000 peopleabout 140 km south-east
- Wenshan · about 152,000 peopleabout 160 km east
- Simao · about 163,000 peopleabout 180 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ChinaNatural174 km away
ChinaCultural296 km away
LaosCultural364 km away
VietnamCultural395 km away
LaosCultural412 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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