Terracottas, silk road, ancient capital - Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor 441; Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan...

Incredible reddish landforms - China Danxia 1335; Chinese Zhusuan, knowledge and practices of mathematical calculation through the abacus...

A river that combines geological, historical, cultural and industrial values - Upper Middle Rhine Valley 1066;...

Easily world's most picturesque village - Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape 806; Regional Centres for Craftsmanship:...

Mirror lakes, green hills, white glaciers - Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape 806 What and Why Salzkammergut is...

Beautiful vineyards in a river valley - Wachau Cultural Landscape 970 What and Why Dominated by the Benedictine (Latin: Benedicti) abbey...

Leisure lake with a long history - Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape 772 What and Why Honestly one of those rare UNESCO WHS that...

One of the most beautiful libraries in the world - Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment 758; Folk art...

Sakura trees along traditional pilgrimage routes - Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range 1142; Traditional skills,...

Hike towards Mars from Earth - Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island 1317; Maloya 00249 Piton de la Fournaise (from internet)...

Ancient Japanese-cedar forest and sea turtle breeding nest - Yakushima 662; Washoku, traditional dietary cultures of the Japanese,...

Famous rainforest sanctuary of large mammals, including gibbons, bears, elephants and tigers - Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife...

One of the four sacred mountains and origins of martial arts in China - Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area...

The city of the Chinese icon: panda and the UNESCO city of gastronomy - Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System 1001;...

The hillside that produces the fine bubbles - Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars 1465; Gastronomic meal of the French 00437 What and...

Lakes, forests, fells, Beatrix Potter & William Wordsworth - The English Lake District 422 What and Why The Lake District is a scenic...

The largest continental ice-shelf - Los Glaciares National Park 145; Filete porteño in Buenos Aires, a traditional painting technique 01069 Perito Moreno What and Why Los Glaciares National Park ( Spanish : Parque Nacional Los Glaciares ) is a massive national park in Patagonia , Argentina that houses the gigantic ice-caps in continental land. The entire park is around 7,000 km2, which is more than six Hong Kong (Cantonese: 香港, Hoenggong ) packed together. These massive

The roaring, gigantic waterfall system - Iguazú National Park 303; Iguaçu National Park 355 Iguazú - Argentinian side What and Why Upon seeing the spectacular Iguazú , the former American First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt reportedly exclaimed, ' Poor Niagara ! '. When we were touring and told some of our friends we would be visiting Iguazú, they echoed and claimed, ' You won't need to visit another waterfall after that. '. You can imagine the sheer majepsty and greatness of thi

Park of fire and water; and perhaps the origin of the end of the world - Yellowstone National Park 28 Yellowstone signboard What and Why The fact that I have to do a Part II of this UNESCO WHS shows how much is there to offer from this Park. The Yellowstone volcano is the largest volcanic system in North America and is termed as a ' supervolcano ' because the caldera was formed by exceptionally large explosive eruptions and is one of the seven in the world. The magma chambe

Park of fire and water; and perhaps the origin of the end of the world - Yellowstone National Park 28 Prismatic Spring What and Why Yellowstone National Park possesses two firsts in history: the first national park in the world in 1872 (this might be disputed depending on definition) and the first UNESCO WHS together with 11 others, inscribed in 1978. The park is well known for its geothermal features and extensive wildlife and is so huge (close to 9000 km2, around the siz