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  "name": "China — UNESCO World Heritage Sites",
  "title": "China — UNESCO World Heritage Sites",
  "description": "UNESCO World Heritage Sites located wholly or partly in China, as of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre 2014 audit. Each record includes the UNESCO reference number, site name, category (cultural / natural / mixed), year of inscription, applicable cultural/natural criteria, coordinates, area in hectares, any danger-list years, the UNESCO region, the full list of countries sharing the site, and a transboundary flag.",
  "category": "culture",
  "source": "https://github.com/rich-iannone/UWHS",
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      "ref_no": 707,
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      "name": "Lushan National Park",
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      "ref_no": 779,
      "name": "Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area",
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      "ref_no": 811,
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      "name": "Ancient City of Ping Yao",
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      "name": "Classical Gardens of Suzhou",
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      "ref_no": 881,
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      "ref_no": 911,
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      "ref_no": 1001,
      "name": "Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System",
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      "ref_no": 1083,
      "name": "Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas",
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      "name": "Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains",
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      "name": "Kaiping Diaolou and Villages",
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      "name": "Fujian Tulou",
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      "name": "Mount Sanqingshan National Park",
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      "name": "Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in 'The Centre of Heaven and Earth'",
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      "ref_no": 1335,
      "name": "China Danxia",
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      "name": "West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou",
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      "name": "Chengjiang Fossil Site",
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      "ref_no": 1414,
      "name": "Xinjiang Tianshan",
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      "ref_no": 1442,
      "name": "Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor",
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      "ref_no": 1443,
      "name": "The Grand Canal",
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  "meta": {
    "title": "China — UNESCO World Heritage Sites - Free Download",
    "description": "UNESCO World Heritage Sites located wholly or partly in China, as of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre 2014 audit. Each record includes the UNESCO reference number, site name, category (cultural / natural / mixed), year of inscription, applicable cultural/natural criteria, coordinates, area in hectares, any danger-list years, the UNESCO region, the full list of countries sharing the site, and a transboundary flag. Contains 47 records. Download in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "seo_title": "China — UNESCO World Heritage Sites | ListBase",
    "seo_description": "Download China — UNESCO World Heritage Sites dataset with 47 records. Available in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "key_takeaways": [
      "Contains 47 records with 12 fields",
      "Available for free download in Excel, CSV, and PDF formats",
      "Data sourced from https://github.com/rich-iannone/UWHS"
    ]
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