Chengjiang Fossil Site

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Chengjiang Fossil Site

Summary

Chengjiang Fossil Site is a lagerstätte[1]. It draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (lagerst_tte category, ranking #6 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chengjiang Fossil Site is located in Chengjiang[3].
  • Chengjiang Fossil Site is in the country of People's Republic of China[4].
  • Chengjiang Fossil Site's instance of is recorded as lagerstätte[5].
  • Chengjiang Fossil Site's instance of is recorded as nature reserve[6].
  • Chengjiang Fossil Site's instance of is recorded as national geopark of China[7].
  • Chengjiang Fossil Site's maintained by is recorded as Ministry of Land and Resources of the People's Republic of China[8].
  • Chengjiang Fossil Site's Commons category is recorded as Chengjiang Fossil Site[9].
  • Chengjiang Fossil Site's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 24.668888888889, 'lon': 102.97722222222}[10].
  • Chengjiang Fossil Site's described by source is recorded as list of Natural Reserves in China[11].
  • Chengjiang Fossil Site's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[12].
  • Chengjiang Fossil Site covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+512'}[13].
  • Chengjiang Fossil Site covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+220'}[14].
  • Chengjiang Fossil Site covers an area of {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+1800'}[15].
  • Chengjiang Fossil Site's has list is recorded as list of Chengjiang Biota species by phylum[16].
  • Chengjiang Fossil Site's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (viii)[17].

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Geography

Chengjiang Fossil Site is in the country of People's Republic of China[4]. It is located in Chengjiang[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+512'}[13], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+220'}[14], and {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+1800'}[15].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include lagerstätte[5], nature reserve[6], and national geopark of China[7]. Chengjiang Fossil Site's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[12].

Why It Matters

Chengjiang Fossil Site draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (lagerst_tte category, ranking #6 of 4).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . whc.unesco.org. whc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    World heritage criteria (viii)
    P14541 ['3r2CCm', '443OoE']
    Instance of lagerstätte, nature reserve, national geopark of China
    Heritage designation World Heritage Site
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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