My UNESCO WHS List

This blog puts together some of my passions: travelling, especially to UNESCO World Heritage Sites (WHS); philately (collecting stamps); deltiology (collecting postcards); and doing research into TUIs (i.e., totally useless information) of things that interest me. Hence, it catalogues UNESCO WHS that I have been to, stamps showing UNESCO WHS that I have, as well as postcards featuring UNESCO WHS that I have received (i.e., stamped and posted) and maxicards and postal cards (both used or unused).

17 June, 2019

West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou

country. China

year of inscription. 2011

criteria. Cultural

This WHS is located in the province of Zhejiang. West Lake is surrounded by mountains on three of its sides, while the city of Hangzhou is located along its fourth. It has been a source of artistic inspiration for poets and artists since the 9th century CE. There are numerous temples, pagodas, pavilions, gardens, causeway, and artificial islands. Its design, which emphasises a harmony between man-made and natural features, has had a profound cultural influence on garden and landscape architecture in China, Japan, and Korea over the centuries.

what. stamp (China, 1958)