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Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art

Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape () is an extensive assembly of historical rock art that was painted on limestone cliff faces in Guangxi, southern China. The paintings are located on the west bank of the Ming River () which is a tributary of the Zuo River.Guo Hong, Han Rubin, Huang Huaiwu, Lan Riyong, and Xie Riwan Types of Weathering of the Huashan Rock Paintings, in: Agnew, Neville, ed., Conservation of Ancient Sites on the Silk Road: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on the Conservation of Grotto Sites, Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang, People's Republic of China, June 28-July 3, 2004. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2010. Archived from original The area of the paintings is part of the Nonggang Nature Reserve and belongs to Ningming County. On July 15, 2016, Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape was listed as the 49th UNESCO World Heritage Site in China. Read more on Wikipedia

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