Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries
Also known as Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains, Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criterion (x).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
China
Inscribed
2006
Area
924,500 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries is about 95 km north of Yaan. The nearest other World Heritage site is Qingcheng and Dujiangyan, about 55 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Yaan · about 340,000 peopleabout 95 km south
- Chengdu · about 4,123,000 peopleabout 100 km east
- Rongzhag · about 70,000 peopleabout 100 km west
- Deyang · about 152,000 peopleabout 140 km east
- Leshan · about 1,157,000 peopleabout 160 km south-east
- Mianyang · about 1,396,000 peopleabout 180 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ChinaCultural55 km away
ChinaMixed161 km away
ChinaNatural226 km away
ChinaNatural276 km away
ChinaCultural288 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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