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1. Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex, Vietnam
The Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex officially became the first UNESCO mixed heritage site in Vietnam, meeting both outstanding cultural and natural criteria.
2. Battir Ancient Village, Palestine
On June 20th, UNESCO added the ancient Battir terraces in the West Bank to its list of World Heritage Sites in Danger. The area is threatened by Israel's plans to build a fence.Battir is famous for its ancient terraced rice paddies and irrigation system dating back to Roman times. The land is still used by villagers to grow rice and fruit trees. According to experts, the construction of a fence to separate the terraced rice paddies would cause irreparable damage to the irrigation system.
3. Vineyards in the Piedmont region, Italy
This scenic area includes five separate vineyards and wine-producing regions, as well as an ancient castle.
4. Namhansanseong Castle, South Korea
This is a city wall.on Mount Namhan in Gwangju CityIt is 8,000 km long and protects the capital city of Seoul. It is also recognized as a national monument by the South Korean government.The Namhansanseong Wall has been recognized as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The Korean National Cultural Heritage Administration stated that this decision was made at the 38th meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee on June 22nd in Doha, Qatar.
5. Grotte Chauvet Cave, France
"The Grotte Chauvet cave preserves the earliest manifestations of Aurignacian artistic creation, and also the oldest paintings in the world," UNESCO stated. The cave covers 8,500 square meters and contains over 1,000 unique paintings, mostly depicting animals, dating back approximately 31,000 years. Because visitors are not allowed inside the cave, authorities are constructing a replica of the Grotte Chauvet nearby. This site is expected to open in the spring of 2015.
6. The Andean road system through Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
The Inca Empire's Andean road system stretched over 30,000 km from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. This road, built over centuries, connected the 6,000-meter-high Andean peaks to the coast. The system was most extensively developed in the 15th century.
7. Westwork & Civitas Corvey, Germany
The Civitas Corvey monastery, founded between 822 and 885 AD, was one of the most influential monasteries under the Calolingian dynasty. Its crucial role was to ensure territorial control, government administration, Christian propaganda, and the political and cultural order under the Calolingian regime.
8. Erbil Ancient City, Iraq
The ancient city dates back 7,000 to 10,000 years. For a long time, it remained relatively unknown. It was only after the UNESCO World Heritage Committee invested in a preliminary survey that the ancient city truly gained fame and was dubbed a paradise for archaeologists and historians. Situated in a rainy plain, near the confluence of two rivers and at the foot of the Zagro Mountains, this location has made Erbil the home of one of the oldest villages in the world. Groups of hunter-gatherers settled here around 9300 BC.
