Delegates at the 40th UNESCO World Heritage Conference has added one more location in China to the list of sites recognized and protected by the organization on Friday.

The Huashan rock paintings along the Zuo River in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region were among the 29 sites on the nomination list of World Heritages this year.

The Huashan rock paintings along the Zuo River in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region were among the 29 sites on the nomination list of World Heritages this year. The decision, which was made during a conference in Istanbul, Turkey, brings the number of world heritage sites in China to 49.

The Huashan rock paintings.