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Konso Cultural Landscape
The Konso Cultural Landscape is an arid heritage site in the Konso Highlands of Ethiopia, consisting of stone-walled terraces and fortified settlements. It exemplifies a living cultural tradition that has adapted to an arid and hostile environment over 21 generations (over 400 years). The landscape demonstrates the shared values, social cohesion and engineering knowledge of its communities. The site also features anthropomorphic wooden statues – grouped to represent respected members of their communities and particularly heroic events – that are living witnesses to a funerary tradition that is in danger of disappearing. Stone monuments in the town express a complex system of marking the succession of generations of leaders.
Lut Desert
The Lut Desert is located in the south-east of the country. Every year from June to October, this arid subtropical region is buffeted by strong winds that move sediments and cause large-scale wind erosion. As a result, the site presents some of the most spectacular aeolian yardangs (huge rippled ridges). It also contains large areas of stony desert and dune fields. The property is an exceptional example of ongoing geological processes.
Palmeral of Elche
The Palmeraie of Elche is a date palm grove that was formally planned and equipped with a complex irrigation system at the time of the founding of the Muslim city of Elche, when much of the Iberian Peninsula was Arab. The palms are an oasis and a system of agricultural production in arid regions. It is also a unique example of Arab agricultural practice in continental Europe. Date palm cultivation in Elche has been known since at least Iberian times, dating back to approximately the fifth century BC.
The Persian Qanat
In the arid regions of Iran, the ancient qanats system supports agriculture and permanent settlements. The system uses alluvial aquifers at the top of valleys to direct water by gravity into underground tunnels, often several kilometers long. The 11 qanats representing the system include rest areas for workers, reservoirs, and water mills. Traditional communal management systems still exist to share and distribute water resources equitably and sustainably. The qanats provide a remarkable testimony to cultural traditions and civilizations in desert regions with arid climates.
Cold winter desert in Turan
The transboundary heritage site consists of 10 parts spread across the temperate arid zone of Central Asia between the Caspian Sea and the Turan Mountains. The climatic conditions here are extremely harsh, with severe winters and extremely hot summers. The region is home to an exceptionally rich variety of flora and fauna that have adapted to the harsh climate. The site also showcases a diverse range of desert ecosystems, spanning more than 1,500 kilometres from east to west, with each component differing in terms of biodiversity, desert type and continuously changing ecological processes.
Guyuan Jinlian Villa
Laozhanggou Jinlianshan Forest Park (formerly known as Jinlian Mountain Resort) was established in 1995 as a mountain resort-style tourist, summer resort, and holiday resort. It is located in Laozhanggou Forest Farm, Fengyuandian Township, Guyuan County, 50 kilometers away from Guyuan County, with an average altitude of 1,800 meters. The total area of the park is 36,195 mu. Among them, the forest landscape is 2,348.13 hectares, the mountaintop meadow is 1,800 hectares, and the forest coverage rate is 63%. The main forest resources in the park are natural secondary birch forests, followed by large areas of artificial larch forests. In addition, there are also natural maple trees, Yunbin and other precious tree species with great ornamental value. Jinlianshan Forest Park is currently a provincial forest park in the temperate sub-arid climate zone, with continental monsoon climate characteristics, average temperature of about 17 degrees in July and August, about 7.3 degrees in April and May, about 6.6 degrees in September and October, and about -12.1 degrees in January and March. There are more winds and sands in April and May, more thunderstorms in July and August, and more winds and less snow in September and October.
Dalinggou Kiwi Valley Scenic Area
Dalinggou Village is under the jurisdiction of Changling Town. It is located 20 kilometers northwest of Changping City, in a narrow valley at the foot of the Yanshan Mountains, at the junction of Changping and Yanqing, and 10 kilometers away from the Changling Town Government. The total area of the village is 541.83 hectares, with an average altitude of about 400 meters. The ecological forest coverage rate in the village reaches more than 90%. The village is high in the north and low in the south, surrounded by mountains, with large undulating terrain, belonging to a semi-arid mountainous area. Dalinggou Village has green mountains and clear waters, rolling mountains, and an excellent ecological environment. The terrain in the village is mainly mountain fields, with less arable land, belonging to a semi-arid mountainous area. The spring is dry and windy, the summer is hot and rainy, the autumn is clear and cool, and the autumn is cold and dry. The annual precipitation is about 400-600ml. The annual rainfall is concentrated in July and August, and the soil is a thin soil layer formed by rock weathering. The soil in the area is acidic, suitable for growing walnuts and other dried fruits. At the end of the main road of the village is the gate of the Dalinggou Kiwi Valley Scenic Area. The scenic area is divided into three areas. The outermost is the tourist and leisure area, where you can enjoy the mountain scenery, walk into nature, and appreciate the unique scenery of the suburbs of Beijing. The innermost is the Kiwi Valley Scenic Area, which is covered by virgin forests, lush trees, and very cool in summer. It is also a summer resort, and you can also taste wild kiwis. All the way up the mountain in the scenic area, stone steps have been laid on the steep slopes, and there are areas for tourists to rest. After sightseeing the natural landscape, you can also go to the farmhouse to experience the local flavor food in your spare time. Most of the villagers in the village raise firewood chickens, and some raise bees. You can buy fresh honey and green firewood eggs here.