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Members of the 30th session of the World Heritage
Committee (WHC) agreed on Wednesday to put China｀s giant panda habitat
on the World Heritage List.
Chinese governments of all levels have made long-time effort in
protecting the rare giant pandas and their habitat, which covers an
area of 9,245 square km between Da Duhe and Minjiang in southwest
Sichuan Province.
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Another Chinese site applying for inscription,
the ruins of the Shang Dynasty capital in Anyang city, Henan Province,
is pending for discussion
The 30th session of the World Heritage Committee unanimously agreed
to include the Panda Habitat into the List, Wang Fengwu, member of
the Chinese delegation to the meeting.
Till now, the number of Chinese sites on the World Heritage List
gets the 3rd of world, and is behind Spain and Italy.
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