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Here's the news. Mount Fanjing National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Guizhou Province has been officially included in the Green List of Protected and conserved areas of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, or IUCN for short.
The green list is a global program established by the Union in order to promote biodiversity conservation based on protected and conserved areas.
It serves as a global standard for measuring the management status of such areas.
According to authorities in Tongren, where the mountain is located, the inclusion of The Mount Fanjing National Nature Reserve in the IUCN green list signifies international recognition of its conservation achievements, and its significant role in global biodiversity conservation.
Mount Fenjing is a World Heritage Site that covers an area of 775 square kilometers.
It not only provides an important glimpse into geological ecological evolution in southern China, but also serves as an ecological security barrier in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River Mount Fanjing boasts a typical and intact ecosystem of the central Asian subtropical primeval forests with 7925 species of wild plants and animals.
It is home to many ancient and relict plants, and rare and endangered species, such as Guizhou Golden Monkey.
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The twin giant panda cubs born in Hong Kong in August this year have left their incubators and taken on distinctive features amid rapid growth.
According to Ocean Park, Hong Kong, the female cub weighed 2 .7 kilograms, up from 122 grams at birth.
The male cub grew from a hundred and twelve grams at birth to two point five four kilograms.
Video footage released by the park showed that the The female cub had strong limbs and often crawled in its crib squeaking loudly.
El Kewu, assistant curator of zoological operations at the park, said that the twins can be distinguished by the shapes of the black patches around their eyes, round for the male cub, and tilted upwards at the outer end for the female.
Wu added that the cubs might soon can outgrow these features.
Wu also revealed the health condition of the twins' mother.
As the oldest first -time giant panda mother on record, Ying Ying suffered a loss of appetite due to exhaustion from childbirth and now has recovered 70 -80 % of its food consumption volume.
The park has been working with two keepers from the China Conservation and Research Center for the giant pandoc based in southwest China's Sichuan Province to ensure the successful birth and upbringing of the cubs.
Howard Chulk, head of zoological operations and conservation at the park, said that the twins are expected to meet the public when they are six months old, and they will live Give with yin yin until they are two or three years old.
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Beijing will expand its low altitude flight scenarios, including in emergency rescue and express delivery as the city strives to boost the burgeoning low -altitude industry.
According to Beijing's latest action plan on developing low -altitude economy, the city plans to host more than 5 ,000 enterprises engaged in the sector and increase the value of its low -altitude industry to 100 billion yuan, about 14 .2 billion US dollars by 2027.
The Chinese capital will focus on expanding the use of low altitude flights for emergency rescue and express delivery.
regular low -altitude delivery services will be promoted in suburban districts including Yenching, Pinggu, Miyun, and Fangshan.
The city also plans to establish a low -altitude passenger route linking Beijing Daxing International Airport and Xiong An new area in North China's Hebei Province while exploring inter -city air -commuting between Beijing and surrounding areas.
The low -altitude economy includes both conventional general aviation and drone -supported services in low -altitude airspace.
Many Chinese cities are moving quickly to establish a foothold in the sector, considering it a new track of industrial development.
In August, Beijing launched its first unmanned aerial vehicle logistics delivery route in a section of the Great Wall which enables tourists to receive summer relief items and emergency supplies within minutes.
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A tomb dating back approximately 5 ,000 years, presumed to be the grave of a prehistoric king has been discovered at a ruins site in central China's Hunan province.
Located in the Wang Zhong Ruins in the city of Yongqiang, the tomb covers a total area of over 17 square meters, a super large size back then.
The Huanzhuan ruins belong to the last year, engaging experts from the Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Heritage and Archaeology, the Capital Normal University, and other institutions.
The tomb features both inner and outer coffins.
It contains an abundance of burial items, including over 100 pieces of pottery, nearly 200 small jade ornaments, bone tools, and animal remains.
According to Zhu Guanghua, associate professor at the Capital Normal University, the latest discovery indicates the Wang Zhuang ruined site is not an ordinary settlement but rather the capital of a prehistoric kingdom.
Liu Haewang, leader of the joint archaeological team revealed that this year, 45 tombs were newly discovered at the Wang Zhuang Ruins site with 27 of them already excavated.
Artifacts unearthed from the latest tomb suggest that the Wang Zhuang ruins site was also a cultural melting pot in historic times, where diverse cultures intersected and exchanged influences.
According to Li Xinwei, Deputy Director of the Institute of Ancient History at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the ancient residents were clearly influenced by the cultures of the eastern region and the central region as well as cultural elements from the Yangtze River Basin.
Moreover, excavations have unveiled typical artifacts from contemporaneous Yang Shao culture indicating a cultural interplay between the Dawan -kou and Yang Shao traditions in the region.
Lee He said that the discoveries testify to the initial exchanges of early Chinese civilization, providing evidence for the diversity of the Chinese civilization.
Here listening to special English Many buildings in China, whether modern or classical, such as imperial palaces, gardens, and tombs, feature two stylized stone guardians at their main entrances.
Ever wondered what these statues actually represent?
Let's find out how these kings of the jungle got in front of doorways in China.
Interestingly, lions have never been known to roam naturally in the wilds of China.
Instead, one of the very indigenous and massive felines in China was tigers, so you may wonder as well why weren't stone tigers guarding buildings in China?
First, we need to know how ancient Chinese discovered the notion of lions.
Historically, the natural habitat of lions spanned Africa, the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent.
The Chinese probably first learnt of the animals in the Han Dynasty around 2 ,000 years ago, when the empire expanded westwards into central Asia.
The first official record of a live lion traveling to China compiled in the 5th century.
Records show that Central Asian states transported lions via the Silk Road to the Han capital, where they were presented to the Chinese Emperor as tributary gifts.
The Chinese people quickly fell in love with these big creatures from exotic and distant western regions, because they are simply awesome, magnificent, and fierce.
Lions were considered among the most auspicious and powerful symbols in Chinese culture ever since.
Another reason to explain this fondness for lions has something to do with the spread of Buddhism.
The lion features prominently in the religion which originated in the Indian subcontinent.
Its founder, Buddha Sakyamuni, was known as the sage lion.
Buddhist sermons are metaphorically referred to as the lion's roar.
As a result, the lion became seen as a protector of the Buddhist law, and many talismans are inspired by it to ward off evil.
Some historians believe that the use of stone lions as guardians of tombs and temples predates the actual arrival of lions in China.
Royal and noble families would use stone lions as tomb ornaments and symbols of status in the Han Dynasty two thousand years ago and later wealthy households began to decorate their property gates with a pair of stone lions in the Tang and Song dynasties some 1 ,000 years ago.
Chinese stone lions are often depicted with exaggerated features, blending characteristics from other mythical creatures.
This is why the stone lions guarding Chinese buildings typically have exaggerated claws, eyes and teeth, along with rounder heads and curly manes.
Unlike the more lifelike lions you might see flanking the entrance of the New York public library, these stone lions always come in pairs, representing the balance of yin and yang in Chinese culture.
The male lion is depicted with one paw resting on an embroidered ball, symbolizing wealth and power, while the female has a cub beneath her paw representing the wish for prosperity and a long lineage.
Today, countless stone lions can be found across the country, with some of the most famous examples being the lions in front of the Forbidden City in Beijing and outside the West Gate of Peking University.
Hopefully the next time you see such a pair of guardians, you'll be someone in the know.
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Mount Fenjing National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Guizhou province has been officially included in the green list of protected and conserved areas of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, or IUCN for short.
The green list is a global program established by the Union in order to promote biodiversity conservation based on protected and conserved areas.
It serves as a global standard for measuring the management status of such areas.
According to authorities in Tongren, where the mountain is located, the inclusion of the Mount Fenjing National Nature Reserve in the IUCN green list signifies international recognition of its conservation achievements and its significant role in global biodiversity conservation.
Mount Fenjing is a World Heritage site that covers an area of 775 square kilometers.
waters. It not only provides an important glimpse into geological evolution in southern China, but also serves as an ecological security barrier in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River.
Mount Fenjing boasts a typical and intact ecosystem of the central Asian subtropical primeval forests with 7 ,925 species of wild plants and animals.
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