State of Conservation
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2018 |
Document Source:
|
WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add
|
Threats*:
|
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2016 |
Document Source:
|
WHC/16/40.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2014 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
|
Threats*:
|
Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2013 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-13/37.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Management activities |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2004 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-04/28.COM/15B
|
Threats*:
|
Fire (widlfires) Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2003 |
Document Source:
|
WHC.03/27.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats:
|
Fire
|
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
1998 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
|
Threats*:
|
Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2008 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-08/32.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Housing Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2006 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-06/30.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2004 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-04/28.COM/15B
|
Threats*:
|
Interpretative and visitation facilities |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2015 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-15/39.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2017 |
Document Source:
|
WHC/17/41.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Housing Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2013 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-13/37.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2011 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-11/35.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Housing |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2009 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-09/33.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Housing |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2008 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-08/32.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Housing |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2018 |
Document Source:
|
WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add
|
Threats*:
|
Commercial development Deliberate destruction of heritage Ground transport infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2016 |
Document Source:
|
WHC/16/40.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Commercial development Deliberate destruction of heritage Ground transport infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2014 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-14/38.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Commercial development Deliberate destruction of heritage Ground transport infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2013 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
|
Threats*:
|
Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2011 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-11/35.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2009 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-09/33.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2007 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-07/31.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2005 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Add
|
Threats*:
|
Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2004 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-04/28.COM/15B
|
Threats*:
|
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2003 |
Document Source:
|
WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr
|
Threats*:
|
Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Water (rain/water table) |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2002 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-02/CONF.202/17
|
Threats*:
|
Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Water (rain/water table) |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2001 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-2001/CONF.205/5,WHC-01/CONF.208/10
|
Threats*:
|
Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Water (rain/water table) |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2000 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-2000/CONF.202/5,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
|
Threats*:
|
Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
1999 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-99/CONF.204/5,WHC-99/CONF.209/14
|
Threats*:
|
Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
1998 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
|
Threats*:
|
Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
1996 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-96/CONF.201/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
1998 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
|
Threats*:
|
Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2009 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-09/33.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation |
Other Threats:
|
Lack of documentary evidence and clearly formulated principles to guide the conservation works.
|
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2007 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
|
Threats*:
|
Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2006 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-06/30.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2005 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
|
Threats*:
|
Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2004 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-04/28.COM/15B
|
Threats*:
|
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2003 |
Document Source:
|
WHC.03/27.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Commercial development Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major linear utilities Management activities |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
1994 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-94/CONF.001/3B
|
Threats*:
|
Air pollution Erosion and siltation/ deposition |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
1998 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
|
Threats*:
|
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2002 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/2,WHC-02/CONF.202/17
|
Threats*:
|
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
1994 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-94/CONF.001/3B
|
Threats*:
|
|
Other Threats:
|
earthen architecture conservation problems
|
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
1994 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-94/CONF.001/3B
|
Threats*:
|
|
Other Threats:
|
Deterioration of the mural paintings in the caves due to salt migration; Some built features have nothing to do with the site and should be destroyed (concrete tower, modern blockhouse, ...)
|
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2003 |
Document Source:
|
WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr
|
Threats*:
|
Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2000 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-2000/CONF.202/5,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
|
Threats*:
|
Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
1999 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-99/CONF.209/14
|
Threats*:
|
Ground transport infrastructure |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
1998 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
|
Threats*:
|
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation |
Other Threats:
|
Pine-wilt disease infesting the legendary Huangshan pines
|
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
1996 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-96/CONF.201/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Solid waste |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
1998 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
|
Threats*:
|
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
1998 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
|
Threats*:
|
Air pollution Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats:
|
Many buildings in a bad state of conservation
|
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
1996 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-96/CONF.201/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Air pollution Housing Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats:
|
Many buildings in a bad state of conservation
|
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2013 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
|
Threats*:
|
Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2011 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-11/35.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Commercial development Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2009 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-09/33.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Commercial development Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats:
|
a) Progressive loss of integrity and authenticity
|
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2008 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-08/32.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2007 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
|
Threats*:
|
Commercial development Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Interpretative and visitation facilities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2001 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-2001/CONF.205/5,WHC-01/CONF.208/10
|
Threats*:
|
Financial resources Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Quarrying |
Other Threats:
|
Lack of maintenance ; Industrial pollution
|
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2000 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
|
Threats*:
|
Financial resources Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats:
|
Lack of maintenance ; Halt of site excavations
|
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
1999 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-99/CONF.204/5,WHC-99/CONF.209/14
|
Threats*:
|
Financial resources Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats:
|
Lack of maintenance ; Halt of site excavations
|
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
1996 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-96/CONF.201/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Financial resources Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats:
|
Lack of maintenance ; Halt of site excavations
|
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
1994 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-94/CONF.001/3B
|
Threats*:
|
Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats:
|
Unstable archaeological strata and cave roof
|
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2010 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-10/34.COM/7B.Add
|
Threats*:
|
Earthquake Financial resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2018 |
Document Source:
|
WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add
|
Threats*:
|
Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats:
|
Comparative fragility of many sites
|
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2017 |
Document Source:
|
WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
|
Threats*:
|
Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats:
|
Comparative fragility of many sites
|
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2016 |
Document Source:
|
WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
|
Threats*:
|
Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats:
|
Comparative fragility of many of many sites
|
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2017 |
Document Source:
|
WHC/17/41.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Governance Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2009 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-09/33.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation |
Other Threats:
|
Lack of documentary evidence and clearly formulated principles to guide the conservation works.
|
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2007 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
|
Threats*:
|
Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2006 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-06/30.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2003 |
Document Source:
|
WHC.03/27.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Commercial development Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major linear utilities Management activities |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2018 |
Document Source:
|
WHC/18/42.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2016 |
Document Source:
|
WHC/16/40.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2014 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
|
Threats*:
|
Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
1998 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
|
Threats*:
|
Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2009 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-09/33.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation |
Other Threats:
|
Lack of documentary evidence and clearly formulated principles to guide the conservation works.
|
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2007 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
|
Threats*:
|
Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2006 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-06/30.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2003 |
Document Source:
|
WHC.03/27.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Commercial development Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major linear utilities Management activities |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2018 |
Document Source:
|
WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add
|
Threats*:
|
|
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2016 |
Document Source:
|
WHC/16/40.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution |
Other Threats:
|
lack of priority visibility corridors
|
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2017 |
Document Source:
|
WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add
|
Threats*:
|
Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
1994 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-94/CONF.001/3B
|
Threats*:
|
Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
1990 |
Document Source:
|
CC-90/CONF.004/3
|
Threats*:
|
|
Other Threats:
|
Partial collapse of some platforms
|
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2017 |
Document Source:
|
WHC/17/41.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Management systems/ management plan Mining Water infrastructure |
Other Threats:
|
Apparent decline in wildlife populations
|
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2015 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-15/39.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Mining Water infrastructure |
Other Threats:
|
Apparent decline in wildlife populations
|
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2013 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
|
Threats*:
|
Management systems/ management plan Mining Water infrastructure |
Other Threats:
|
Signage; Apparent decline in wildlife populations
|
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2012 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-12/36.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Management systems/ management plan Mining Water infrastructure |
Other Threats:
|
signage
|
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2011 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-11/35.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Management systems/ management plan Mining Water infrastructure |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2010 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-10/34.COM/7B.Add
|
Threats*:
|
Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Mining Water infrastructure |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2008 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-08/32.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Mining Water infrastructure |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2007 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-07/31.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Mining Water infrastructure |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2006 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-06/30.COM/7B.Add
|
Threats*:
|
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Mining Water infrastructure |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2005 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
|
Threats*:
|
Water infrastructure |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2004 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-04/28.COM/15B
|
Threats*:
|
Water infrastructure |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2015 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-15/39.COM/7B.Add
|
Threats*:
|
Air pollution Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Surface water pollution |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
1998 |
Document Source:
|
WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
|
Threats*:
|
Flooding Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties:
|
China
|
Year: |
2018 |
Document Source:
|
WHC/18/42.COM/7B
|
Threats*:
|
Forestry /wood production Land conversion Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management activities Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution |
* :
The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger (“ascertained danger”) or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (“potential danger”).
** :
All mission reports are not always available electronically.
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