Huanglong
Also known as Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area, Huanglong, Huánglóng, Huanglonggou, Huanglongsi, Parc national de Huanglongsi - Jiuzhaigou, Région d'intérêt panoramique et historique de Huanglong, Réserve naturelle de Huanglong, 黃龍, 黄龙
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criterion (vii).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
China
Inscribed
1992
Area
60,000 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Huanglong is about 170 km north-west of Mianyang. The nearest other World Heritage site is Jiuzhaigou Valley, about 50 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Mianyang · about 1,396,000 peopleabout 170 km south-east
- Deyang · about 152,000 peopleabout 190 km south
- Minxian · about 68,000 peopleabout 190 km north
- Guangyuan · about 437,000 peopleabout 190 km east
- Chengdu · about 4,123,000 peopleabout 230 km south
- Langzhong · about 61,000 peopleabout 240 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ChinaNatural51 km away
ChinaCultural205 km away
ChinaNatural226 km away
ChinaMixed355 km away
ChinaCultural381 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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