Taining · Fujian

State Party	The People's Republic of China
Name of property	Danxia Landform in Taining
County, Province	Sanming City	Fujian Province
	Taining County	Fujian Province
Central Geographical Coordinates	north sub-area	117°13′07″E 27°00′37″N
	south sub-area	117°02′22″E 26°51′56″N
Area of Nominated Site (ha.)	11087
Area of Buffer Zone (ha.)	12401
Textual description of the boundary(ies) of the nominated property	Taining is a nominated site in Fujian Danxia distributed region in China. It includes typical Danxia landform area and natural geographic elements in Taining County. Taining nominated property not only appears in the map, but also has its borderline indicating the heritage nominated site and buffer zone on the spot. Taining nominated area is divided into South sub-area and North sub-area, including Taining national scenic spots, Shangqing River Scenic Spot, Golden Lake Scenic Spot, Taining Cat Mountain (Mao’er Shan) National Forest Park. The northwestern borderline of north sub-area is the faulted ravine, where the red bed contacts the base strata, the northern borderline is the borderline of Taining and Shaowu Counties, the eastern borderline is the ravine, while the southern borderline is the steep cliffs constituted by red sandy conglomerate; the northwestern borderline of the south sub-area is the faulted ravine, where the red bed contacts the base strata, the northeastern borderline is the steep cliffs constituted by red sandy conglomerate, the southeastern borderline is the water surface of Golden Lake, while the western borderline is the ravine and mountain ridge. The nominated site well preserves the integrity of Danxia distributed area, forest ecosystem and the habitats of rare and endangered animals. The buffer zone borderlines were taken using natural borderlines, mountain ridges, valley, river, road etc. The borderlines were taken after considering the elements benefiting the protection of nominated site, for example, trying to avoid the impact from human activities etc.
Justification Statement of Outstanding Universal Value	Taining nominated property is the outstanding representative of juvenile Danxia landforms in the southeastern China. It includes complete Danxia landforms formed after the Cretaceous red beds experienced multiple uplifts, were denudated and leveled and then were cut and eroded by flowing water since the Tertiary Period and it is still developing. Taining Danxia Landform area is the typical region of Mesozoic active continental marginal zone to West Pacific Ocean, recording and revealing the formation, development and evolution of Mesozoic active continental marginal zone to West Pacific Ocean in the eastern China and the climate change processes of southeastern China since the Cretaceous. The formation of split-sunken red basins and the formation and evolution of Danxia landform are the typical representatives. The quite complete distinct planation surfaces, huge gorgeous deep-cutting canyon clusters and the exceedingly well-developed Danxia caves are the major features of Taining Danxia Landform. The nominated site has exceedingly well-developed fissure valleys, lane valleys, canyons and red cliffs, together with the unique canyon network formed by more than 400 deep-cutting canyons as well as red mountains. The density of canyon, the curvature of incised meander and the primitiveness of canyon ecosystem are special in Taining, rarely seen in other China Danxia landform areas. The canyons are characteristic of the deepness of canyon, height of red cliffs, various caves and natural ecology. The large number of rock groove and cave, the large scale of cave, the shape, the combination and admiration of cave are unique in Taining, no one like them can be found in other area. As well as, Taining Danxia cave culture has a long history. Taining Danxia landform has a rarely-seen natural beauty, mainly represented by the deep-cutting canyons, exotic caves, beautiful mountains and water landscape and the primitiveness of ecology. Taining Danxia landform area has perfect biological and ecological diversity, preserving the unique dynamics alternation process of biological communities, in addition, it is the habitat for many rare and endangered fauna and flora species. Taining Danxia landform area has 1276 species of vascular bundle plant, 380 species of vertebrate and 1509 species of invertebrate of insects (including Acari of Arachnida). The Danxia nominated site has much diverse ecosystems. It has 8 vegetation types, 24 formations, 40 associations. The vegetation cover is up to 78.3%. The site is the representative of middle subtropical forest area. The nominated site has 3 plants under state first-grade protection, 11 plants under state second-grade protection, 10 plants listed in IUCN Red List, 65 listed in CITES Appendices, 77 plants listed in China Species Red List. It has 2 animals under state first-grade protection, 35animals under state second-grade protection, 7 animals listed in IUCN Red List, 47 animals listed in CITES Appendices indicated no international trading allowed of these animals, 43 animals listed in China Species Red List. The nominated site has become shelter for many rare raptors due to the steepness of mountain and a large number of caves. Some rare plant, regionally special plants and arethusa are under protection in the nominated site.
Criteria the nominated site meets	(VII). contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance; (VIII). 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). be outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals; (X). containing 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 Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People’s Republic of China Address: NO. 9 SanLiHe Road, Beijing, China Post code: 100835 Telephone: +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 Office of Fujian Province Address: No. 242 Beida Road, Fuzhou City, Fujian province, China Post code:350001 Tel.: +86-591-87616855 Fax: +86-591-87616855 Email: jstxxzx@fjjs.gov.cn Website:http://www.jxjst.gov.cn Name: Construction Bureau of Sanming City Address: No. 208 Xinshi Zhong Road, Sanming City, Fujian Province, China Post code:365000 Tel.: +86-598-8592146 Fax: +86-598-8592146 Name: Leading Team office for Taining Danxia Landform World Heritage Nomination Address: No.1 Shangshu street, Taining County, Fujian Province, China Post code:354400 Tel.: +86-598-7863973 Fax: +86-598-7833243 Email: tnjhgwh@126.com