Hani rice terraces and Fuji on UNESCO list
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June 23, 2013, Sunday
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TERRACED rice paddies in China's Yunnan Province and Japan's Mount Fuji were among cultural jewels granted World Heritage status by UNESCO yesterday.
The terraced rice fields of Honghe Hani reflects "in an exceptional way a specific interaction with the environment mediated by integrated farming and water management systems," UNESCO said. "Carved out of dense forest over the past 1,300 years by Hani people ... the irrigated terraces support paddy fields overlooking narrow valleys," it added.
Fujisan, the highest mountain in Japan at 3,776 meters is one of the country's most recognizable sights. It "has inspired artists and poets and been the object of pilgrimage for centuries," UNESCO said.
UNESCO is holding its 37th annual session in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
The terraced rice fields of Honghe Hani reflects "in an exceptional way a specific interaction with the environment mediated by integrated farming and water management systems," UNESCO said. "Carved out of dense forest over the past 1,300 years by Hani people ... the irrigated terraces support paddy fields overlooking narrow valleys," it added.
Fujisan, the highest mountain in Japan at 3,776 meters is one of the country's most recognizable sights. It "has inspired artists and poets and been the object of pilgrimage for centuries," UNESCO said.
UNESCO is holding its 37th annual session in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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