Shaoguan (CNS) -- China's six areas of typical Danxia landform, featuring red sandstone and steep cliffs, were formally identified World Natural Heritage at a license awarding ceremony in south China's Guangdong Province on Monday.
The six Danxia landform areas are Mountain Langshan (Hunan Province), Mountain Danxiashan (Guangdong Province), Taining (Fujian Province), Mountain Longhushan (Jiangxi Province), Mountain Chishui (Guizhou Province), and Mountain Jianglangshan (Zhejiang Province).
Representatives of the six awarded administrations took the oath to abide by the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
The China Danxia World Natural Heritage Protection Committee, dedicated to preservation and scientific management of the heritage, has been established.
The decision to include China Danxia Landform in the World Heritage List was made by the World Heritage Committee at its 34th convention held in Brasilia, capital of Brazil, on August 1, 2010.
The six Danxia landform areas had become the 40th World Heritage and the 8th World Natural Heritage in China.
