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Sacred Mountains and Lakes

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  • Roman Bruehwiler

Sacred Mountains and Lakes comprises a unique landscape composed of glaciers, lakes, wetlands and grasslands.

In this region, particular and rich religions and cultures have bred. Mount Kangrinboqe (Kailash) and Lake Manasarovar are regarded as a Sacred Mountain and Holy Lake by Native Bon of Tibet, ancient Jain, Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism.

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Scenic and historic area of Sacred Mountains and Lakes (ID: 6187)
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China
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On tentative list 2017 Site history
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2017: Added to Tentative List
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UNESCO.org

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  • Natural landscape: Mountain
  • Natural landscape: Rivers, Wetlands and Lakes
  • Religious structure: Buddhist
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