Honghe Hani Rice Terraces, Yunnan Province, China (Jialiang Gao 2003, www.peace-on-earth.org)
The “combined works of nature and humankind” are cultural landscapes. And when these landscapes are sites that “reveal and sustain the great diversity of the interactions between humans and their environment, protect living traditional cultures and preserve the traces of those who have disappeared” (UNESCO 2024), they rise to the level of inscription to the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Listed below are the cultural landscapes that have currently been inscribed. This is a developing list, so expect new sites to be added on an ongoing basis.
