BEIJING, June 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- China is now home to 14 world natural heritage sites and four cultural and natural heritage sites, both leading the world in terms of quantity.
These heritage sites effectively protected China's representative geological relics, the gorgeous mountains, forests and lakes, along with the rare and endangered animal and plant species, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration said.
The four World Cultural and Natural (mixed) Heritage sites in China are Mount Taishan, Mount Huangshan, Mount Emei -- Leshan Giant Buddha, and Mount Wuyi.
Aerial photo taken on May 26, 2022 shows tourists viewing sunrise in Mount Taishan in east China's Shandong Province. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)
Aerial photo taken on May 24, 2022 shows the senery of Mount Taishan in east China's Shandong Province. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)
Photo taken on Feb. 5, 2022 shows the snowy scenery of Mount Huangshan. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)
Photo taken on June 2, 2022 shows the scenery of Mount Huangshan. (Photo by Xu Gaoyun/Xinhua)
Aerial photo taken on June 6, 2022 shows the scenery of Mount Emei in southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
Photo taken on April 1, 2019 shows the Leshan Giant Buddha in southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
Aerial photo taken on June 6, 2022 shows the scenery of Mount Wuyi in southeast China's Fujian Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)
Aerial photo taken on April 18, 2022 shows the archaeological site of a protection area for the remains of ancient Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD) to the southeast of Mount Wuyi, in southeast China's Fujian Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)■
