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Liaoning sanctuaries secure world heritage status
UNESCO recently added two migratory bird sanctuaries in Northeast China's Liaoning province to the World Heritage List during the 46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in New Delhi, India. Snake Island in the Laotieshan National Nature Reserve and the Dandong Yalu River Estuary secured the spot thanks to their cultural, historical and scientific significance.
Shanghai Chongming Dongtan added to World Heritage List
Shanghai Chongming Dongtan Bird National Nature Reserve, an estuarine wetland in Chongming Island in Shanghai, was among the five new sites added to the World Heritage List in the nomination of the Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of the Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase II) on Friday.
