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The application progress
2010 The application campaign started.
March 2012 The first draft of the application was submitted to the State Administration of Cultural Heritage.
June 2012 The ancient tea gardens of Jingmai Mountain passed assessment by SACH.
September 2012 The ancient tea gardens of Jingmai Mountain were listed as a pilot site in the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization.
November 2012 The ancient tea gardens of Jingmai Mountain were included in the World Heritage tentative list in China.
December 2012 The Chinese and English versions of the tentative list submission form was submitted to SACH and then to UNESCO.
2013 The area was recognized as a tea source of the world by the International Tea Committee.
May 2013 The area was listed in the seventh group of national key historical heritage protection units.
October 2013 The area was listed as a provincial ethnic culture preservation zone. It is now applying to be a national 4A level tourism site.
March 28, 2014 The local government submitted the application and a protection plan to SACH.
