4 sites added to World Heritage list
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THE UN’s cultural agency added four new sites in China, India, China and Micronesia to its World Heritage list.
The sites named by UNESCO include the Zuojiang Huashan rock art cultural landscape in China, the so-called qanat water systems in Iran, and the archaeological site of Nalanda Mahavihara in India.
The landscape in China is all that remains today of the bronze age culture — known as “bronze drum” after its most characteristic artifacts — once prevalent across the country’s south, the agency said in a statement.
The site in Iran is an example of an ancient water-supply system — known as qanat — suited for the most arid areas.
The fourth site is Nan Madol — a ceremonial center of eastern Micronesia in the Federated States of Micronesia containing mediaeval palaces and tombs.
The Micronesian site is a series of 99 artificial islets built with walls of basalt and coral boulders.
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