Photo taken on June 20, 2016 shows the scenery at Dajiu Lake (Nine Lakes) inShennongjia, central China's Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Du Huaju)
ISTANBUL, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The 40th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Istanbul on Sunday decided to put China's Hubei Shennongjia on the prestigious World Heritage List as a natural site, bringing to 50 the number of listed Chinese properties.
Hubei Shennongjia is considered as a treasure of wildlife renowned with high plant diversity, said a report by the advisory body on China.
"Shennongjia has been a place of significant scientific interest particularly for botanists and the mountains have featured prominently in the history of botanical inquiry," part of the report was cited at the meeting.
