Chengjiang fossil site makes it to World Heritage List  

云南澄江化石地被正式列入《世界遗产名录》

1日晚22时50分，从万里之遥的圣彼得堡传来喜讯，正在当地举行的世界遗产委员会第36届会议上，云南省澄江化石地作为地球生命演化历史的杰出范例，被正式列入《世界遗产名录》，填补了中国没有古生物化石自然遗产的空白。

Yuxi (CNS) -- The Chengjiang Fossil Site in Yunnan Province was added Sunday to the World Heritage List at the 36th World Heritage Committee meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia.

It is the first ancient Chinese fossil site to make the list, and the fourth world heritage in Yunnan.

Located at Maotian Mountain in Chengjiang County, the site was first discovered by paleontologist Hou Xianguang in 1984. Rare fossils of about 200 species have been found there, along with a world-renowned collection from the early Cambrian period.

Yuxi will use the opportunity to become a paleontological research base and increase tourism, said Kong Xianggeng, a Chengjiang official.