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China's Yuanyang Hani Terraces, a 1,300-year-old irrigation system, earned UNESCO’s 2025 World Heritage Irrigation Structures designation.
The Yuanyang Hani Terraces in Yunnan, China, were added to the 2025 World Heritage Irrigation Structures list in September, earning a rare triple designation as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System, and now a World Heritage Irrigation Structure.
Developed over 1,300 years ago during the Tang Dynasty, the terraces span 3,740 hectares and feature a complex network of 305 canals that channel water from forested mountaintops through villages to fields.
The Hani ethnic group has preserved the system through generations, maintaining strict forest conservation and equitable water use.
Recent efforts include ecological compensation, village planning, and a modernized water connectivity project blending traditional and technological approaches.
Cultural practices, seasonal rituals, and the return of younger generations through tourism and social media are helping sustain the site’s heritage.
Las terrazas de Yuanyang Hani de China, un sistema de irrigación de 1.300 años de antigüedad, obtuvieron la designación de Estructuras de Irrigación Patrimonio Mundial 2025 de la UNESCO.