Mount Danxia
Mount Danxia () is a noted scenic mountainous area in Renhua County, in the northern part of Guangdong province. It is described on the local signage as a "world famous UNESCO geopark of China". It was inscribed as part of the China Danxia World Heritage Site in 2010 because of its unique geographical in formations and spectacular scenery. Description The Danxia area is formed from a reddish sandstone which has been eroded over time into a series of outcrops surrounded by spectacular cliffs and many unusual rock formations known as Danxia landform. There are a number of temples located on the mountains and many scenic walks can be undertaken. There is also a river winding through the mountains on which boat trips can be taken. Rock formations Among other attractions that make the Danxia range interesting, the area has the following characteristic stone formations: *Yang Yuan Stone, (' "male/father stone") bearing a remarkable resemblance to a phallus *Yin Yuan Stone or ' hole ...
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Renhua County
Renhua ( postal: Yanfa; ) is a county of northernmost Guangdong province, China, bordering Jiangxi to the northeast and Hunan to the northwest. It is under the administration of Shaoguan City. History Renhua County has a long history, as it was established in AD 479, dating back more than 1500 years. Renhua GovernmenOfficial County PortalAccessed Nov.11.2015. * In 1949, Renhua County was liberated, as Beijiang zone of Guangdong, and established People's Government of Renhua County (Renhua Ren Min Zheng Fu). * In 1956, it belonged to Shaoguan zone of Guangdong. * In 1968, it withdraws people's committee and established revolutionary committee, which belongs to revolutionary committee of Shaoguan District.Shaoguan InformatioGuangdong Government InformationAccessed Nov.11.2015. * In 1980, People's Government of Renhua County was restored and belongs to Shaoguan District. * In 1983, Shaoguan City was established and Shaoguan District merged with it, and Renhua County is belonging to it, ...
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Humid Subtropical Climate
A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° and are located poleward from adjacent tropical climates. It is also known as warm temperate climate in some climate classifications. Under the Köppen climate classification, ''Cfa'' and ''Cwa'' climates are either described as humid subtropical climates or warm temperate climates. This climate features mean temperature in the coldest month between (or ) and and mean temperature in the warmest month or higher. However, while some climatologists have opted to describe this climate type as a "humid subtropical climate", Köppen himself never used this term. The humid subtropical climate classification was officially created under the Trewartha climate classification. In this classification, climates are termed humid subtropical when the ...
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List Of World Heritage Sites In China
This is a list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in China. China has 56, ranking second in the world just below Italy (58). China ratified The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage on 12 December 1985. These sites comprise some of the most essential part of China's valuable and rich tourism resources. Overview Since joining the International Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage in 1985, China has 56 World Heritage Sites to date; of these 38 are cultural heritage sites, 14 are natural heritage sites, and 4 are cultural and natural (mixed) sites, ranking second in the world. In addition, there are also several Chinese documents inscribed in UNESCO's list Memory of the World, which registers the world's documentary heritage. Furthermore, China has a rich non-material cultural heritage, with several of them inscribed on UNESCO's list of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Map ...
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China Danxia
The Danxia landform () refers to various landscapes found in southeast, southwest and northwest China that "consist of a red bed characterized by steep cliffs". It is a unique type of petrographic geomorphology found in China. Danxia landform is formed from red-coloured sandstones and conglomerates of largely Cretaceous age. The landforms look very much like karst topography that forms in areas underlain by limestones, but since the rocks that form danxia are sandstones and conglomerates, they have been called "pseudo-karst" landforms. They were formed by endogenous forces (including uplift) and exogenous forces (including weathering and erosion). The first studies on what are now referred to as Danxia landforms were conducted at Mount Danxia near Shaoguan, China. In the 1920s and 1930s Chinese geologists made an effort to learn more about these interesting geomorphic structures. Danxia landforms are made up of uplifted continental crust that has been faulted and eroded, exposing ...
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Maba Man
Maba Man () is a pre-modern hominin whose remains were discovered in 1958 in caves near the town called Maba, near Shaoguan city in the north part of Guangdong province, China.''Wu R. K.'' et ''Pang R.-C.'' Fossil human skull of early Paleoanthropic stage found at Mapa, Shaoquan, Kwantung Province. Vertebrata PalAsiatica, 1959, t.3, №1, pp.176-182. Characteristics Farmers found an ancient Maba cranium in 1958, near a Chinese village named Maba. Maba Man was labeled an intermediate in form between ''Homo erectus'' and '' H. sapiens''; the remains are referred by many authorities to archaic ''H. sapiens'' or to an Asian extension of ''H. heidelbergensis''. As the scientists did more research on the Maba cranium, they found that the fossils consisted of a skull cap and parts of the right upper face, with parts of the nose also still attached. The scientists saw a connection with ''Homo erectus'' because the brow ridges were pronounced, forming an arch over each eye and the bone ...
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CITES
CITES (shorter name for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as the Washington Convention) is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals from the threats of international trade. It was drafted as a result of a resolution adopted in 1963 at a meeting of members of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The convention was opened for signature in 1973 and CITES entered into force on 1 July 1975. Its aim is to ensure that international trade (import/export) in specimens of animals and plants included under CITES, does not threaten the survival of the species in the wild. This is achieved via a system of permits and certificates. CITES affords varying degrees of protection to more than 38,000 species. , Secretary-General of CITES is Ivonne Higuero. Background CITES is one of the largest and oldest conservation and sustainable use agreements in existence. There are three working langu ...
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IUCN Red List Endangered Species (Animalia)
On 19 August 2018, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species identified 4584 endangered species, subspecies, stocks and subpopulations. Annelida Clitellata Megadrilaceae =Megascolecidae= =Moniligastridae= Opisthopora =Octochaetidae= Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae =Araneidae= = Barychelidae= =Clubionidae= =Lycosidae= = Nephilidae= =Oonopidae= =Pholcidae= =Salticidae= =Scytodidae= =Symphytognathidae= = Telemidae= =Tetrablemmidae= =Tetragnathidae= =Theraphosidae= =Theridiidae= =Thomisidae= Holothyrida =Holothyridae= Opiliones = Biantidae= = Oncopodidae= =Podoctidae= =Samoidae= Oribatida =Scheloribatidae= Pseudoscorpiones = Atemnidae= = Syarinidae= = Tridenchthoniidae= Schizomida =Hubbardiidae= Scorpiones =Buthidae= Branchiopoda Anostraca = Branchinectidae= = Streptocephalidae= =Thamnocephalidae= Notostraca = Triopsidae= Chilopoda Geophilomorpha =Mecistocephalidae= Lithobiomorpha =Lithobiidae= Scutigeromorpha =Scutigeridae= Diplopoda Polyzoniida ...
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Danxia Chiritopsis
Danxia may refer to: * Mount Danxia, scenic mountain in Guangdong, China * Danxia landform, named after the mountain * China Danxia, collective name of six areas of Danxia landform inscribed on the World Heritage Site See also * Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park The Zhangye National Geopark () is located in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County, Sunan and Linze counties within the prefecture-level city of Zhangye, in Gansu, China. It covers an area of . The site became a quasi-national geopark on April 23, 2012 ...

Danxia Firmiana
Danxia may refer to: * Mount Danxia, scenic mountain in Guangdong, China * Danxia landform, named after the mountain * China Danxia, collective name of six areas of Danxia landform inscribed on the World Heritage Site See also * Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park The Zhangye National Geopark () is located in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County, Sunan and Linze counties within the prefecture-level city of Zhangye, in Gansu, China. It covers an area of . The site became a quasi-national geopark on April 23, 2012 ...

Danxia Orchid
Danxia may refer to: * Mount Danxia, scenic mountain in Guangdong, China * Danxia landform, named after the mountain * China Danxia, collective name of six areas of Danxia landform inscribed on the World Heritage Site See also * Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park The Zhangye National Geopark () is located in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County, Sunan and Linze counties within the prefecture-level city of Zhangye, in Gansu, China. It covers an area of . The site became a quasi-national geopark on April 23, 2012 ...

Danxia Viola
Danxia may refer to: * Mount Danxia, scenic mountain in Guangdong, China * Danxia landform, named after the mountain * China Danxia The Danxia landform () refers to various landscapes found in southeast, southwest and northwest China that "consist of a red bed characterized by steep cliffs". It is a unique type of petrographic geomorphology found in China. Danxia landform is ..., collective name of six areas of Danxia landform inscribed on the World Heritage Site See also * Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park {{disambiguation ...
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Moss
Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu stricto''. Bryophyta (''sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which comprise liverworts, mosses, and hornworts. Mosses typically form dense green clumps or mats, often in damp or shady locations. The individual plants are usually composed of simple leaves that are generally only one cell thick, attached to a stem that may be branched or unbranched and has only a limited role in conducting water and nutrients. Although some species have conducting tissues, these are generally poorly developed and structurally different from similar tissue found in vascular plants. Mosses do not have seeds and after fertilisation develop sporophytes with unbranched stalks topped with single capsules containing spores. They are typically tall, though some species are much larger. ''Dawsonia'', the tallest moss in the world, can grow to in height. There are a ...
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