Chishui ﹞ Guizhou
State Party
Name of Property
County, Province
Central
Geographical Coordinates
(Western part)
(Eastern part)Area of Nominated Site (ha.)
Textual description of the boundary(ies) of the nominated property
The boundary of the nominated area and proposed buffer zone of the Chishui Danxia Nominated Site is clearly labeled on the maps and actual spots. In the boundary of nominated areas, they mainly remain the integrities of natural geomorphology and ecosystem, and prohibit all human activities with negative impacts on the nominated areas in exception of scientific researches. In buffer zone, the contents and patterns of human activities are also controlled to in some extent.
The delimitation of boundary for the Chishui Danxia Nominated Site mainly accord to the integrity of Danxia landform development and distribution, forest ecosystem and habitat of rare and endangered species. Rivers and ridgelines are regarded as natural lines, and the delimitation of boundary tries to avoid enclosing the modern artificial construction, settlements, mining and hydropower stations.Chishui Danxia Nominated Site mainly contains Shizhangdong and Bing'an Scenic Spot in Chishui National Park, Chishui Alsophila spimdosa Nature Reserve, Chishui Bamboo National Forest Park and part of the Xishui subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest Nature Reserve. The delimitation of boundary for buffer zone not only accord to with the integrality of Danxia landform development and distribution, but also accord with to the factors of protection of the Nominated Site, such as avoiding the influence of human activities. As well as nominated site, rivers, roads, ridgelines and Phase-changed lines are regarded as natural lines. The western boundary keeps coherence with the boundary of Chishui National Park.The southern boundary keeps coherence with the common boundary of Guizhou and Sichuan, Phase-changed lines.Map of the nominated property, showing boundaries and buffer zone
Justification Statement of Outstanding Universal Value
1. Outstanding universal value of beauty
In Chishui Danxia nomination, many rivers flowing among the mountains have developed typical danxia cliffs and canyons landform with many rundle spectacular cliffs and waterfall groups in these valleys. Danxia cliffs are so high, so wide and so enormous that they have strong vision punch power. Here we can find the biggest waterfall in Danxia area, such as Shizhangdong waterfall, which are the biggest Danxia Waterfall landscape. Foguangyan cliff and Dabaiyan cliff, that make people＊s strong wallop. Due to wet climate and affluent rainfall, this place has developed into the luxuriant forests with more than 90% forest coverage which has been the primeval forest area for many rare and endangered species, living fossils, and dense plant, such as Alosophila spinulosa. Danxia nomination, with full range of landscapes together in an area of 72178 ha, such as cliffs, danxia peaks, danxia caves, large collapsed stones, waterfalls and other landscapes, is a splendiful and beautiful picture combined mountains, and it is the typical one of the young danxia.2. Outstanding values of earth history
Chishui Danxia landform is an outstanding representative of Danxia landform in young stag, which is in its early young stage due to geomorphological rejuvenation since the Quaternary. It results from the strong erosion of the Jurassic and Cretaceous red beds, which experienced a long-time denudation in Tertiary era and then was rapidly uplifted by Quaternary Neo-tectonic Movement. Its evolution profoundly reflects the process of regional tectonic movements since Late Triassic Period in Southwestern China, and reveals the important influence of differentiated uplifting of Guizhou Plateau and Sichuan Basin in Neo-tectonic Movement on geomorphological evolution, especially, the significant meaning of differentiated movement of Northern Guizhou Platform Uprise and Middle Sichuan Platform Subside in the development of Chishui Danxia landform.
The emergence and disappearance of Bashu Paleo-lake is an important event in the geological history of Southwestern China. The sedimentary formations in the Nominated Site and its surrounding areas at the Southern edge of the paleo-lake have truly recorded its life process, and provided reliable and also valuable sedimentological evidence to reveal the geological change and paleo-geographic environment. Chishui Danxia is located in typical plateau-gorge Danxia landform area, and has a sharp morphological difference from that found in Southeastern and Northwestern China.
Chishui Danxia World Heritage Nominated Site, on one hand, the paleoantological fossils held in extensively outcropping Jurassic and Cretaceous stratums truly record the lives which used to live here. On the other hand, large area of relic Alsophila spimdosain the nominated site, in the way of ※living fossils§, has demonstrated the stubbornness and continuity of life evolution in this area, and provides valuable living samples to study the paleo-geographic environment.3. Outstanding universal values of biology and ecology
The Chishui Danxia nominated site showing us an important and on-going process of biology and ecology. The natural succession of vegetation has reached stage of climax community, and formed a primary central subtropical evergreen broad leaved eco-system. The evergreen broad leaved forest with Fagaceae, Lauraceae, Theaceae, MagnoLiaceae mainly developed in the unique plateau-gorge Danxia landform is a place of plentiful plant species and a well-preserved forest, is a typical development type and evolution process of the central subtropical Danxia eco-system. Local native vegetation and unique landforms system produced types of habitat, including rivers, valleys, lakes, mountains, swamps, caves, cliff and so on. For long stable temperature and water condition, as well as fewer artificial interference, the largest area and population quantity of tree-fern in Asia were preserved well in the nominated site.
There＊s multiple vegetation types in the nominated site such as evergreen broad-leaved forest, aestidurilignosa, mixed broadleaf-conifer forest, conifer forest, bamboo, scrub etcetera, that constitute the most well preserved and typical central subtropical forest system in Danxia area, and occupy an important berth in the world Danxia vegetation with its unique feature. It has been an ideal and nature proving ground for studying ※background nature§ of Danxia forest and structure, function and balance of forest eco-system in Danxia landform. A warm moist and meta-acid eco-system has been formed with long geological evolution for the subtropics moist monsoon climatic in the sites. As a result, the warm moist and meta-acid vegetation has constituted a typical and special eco-system, fully showing a good ecological process in the area.
Chishui Danxia nominated site had high level of biodiversity with 2116 species of advanced plants, 1668 species of animal, of which 59 species of animals and plants are under national priority protection. The nominated area have provided refuge for many species of IUCN Red List and China Red List (totaling 483 species, 115 species of plants, 368 species of animals), endemic local species (27 species of Chishui local area, 25 species of fish in the headwaters of Yangtze Rivers), and 71 species of CITES (35 species of plants, 36 species of animals). Moreover, the flora was with many ancient living fossils and old tress. It is clear that the Chishui Danxia World Natural Heritage nominated site have provided refuge and habitat for many rare, precious and unique species.Criteria the nominated site meets
(vii) to contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance;
(viii) to be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features;
(ix) to be outstanding examples representing significant ongoing ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals;
(x) to contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation.
Name and contact information of official local institution / agency
Name: Ministry of Construction of People＊s Republic of China
Address: No.9, Sanlihe Road, Beijing, China
Post Code: 100835
Tel: +86-10-58933014
Fax: +86-10-58933014
E-mail: zuoxp@mail.cin.gov.cn npo@mail.cin.gov.cn
Website: http://www.cin.gov.cn/Name: Construction Department of Guizhou Province
Address: Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, China
Post Code: 550002
Tel: +86-851-5360262
Fax: +86-851-5360267
E-mail: xgl9596@163.com
Website: http://www.gzjs.gov.cn/NameㄩOffice of World Heritage Application and Management of Guizhou Province
AddressㄩGuiyang City, Guizhou Province, China
Post Codeㄩ550002
Telㄩ+86-851-5360262
Faxㄩ+86-851-5360267
E-mailㄩxgl9596@163.comNameㄩConstruction Bureau of Chishui City
AddressㄩChishui City, Guizhou Province, China
Post Codeㄩ564700
Telㄩ+86-851-2821523
Faxㄩ+86-851-2821523NameㄩOffice of World Heritage Application and Management of Chishui City
AddressㄩChishui City, Guizhou Province, China
Post Codeㄩ564700
Telㄩ+86-852-2861329
Faxㄩ+86-852-2861329
