Chengjiang fauna at Maotianshan (meaning "Maotian hill") near Chengjiang County of Yunnan Province will apply for the world natural heritage. Fossils of Chengjiang Fauna is known as “one of the most amazing scientific discoveries in 21st century”. It is one of the most exciting testimonies of the past and has an eminent importance that cannot be overemphasized. The Chengjiang Lagerstätte includes the perhaps best preserved Paleozoic biota with a wealth of different taxa that was never expected for the Early Cambrian - certainly the most spectacular paleontologic discovery since the Burgess Shale of British Columbia and one of the most important fossil archives known so far. [Xinhua]

Chengjiang fauna at Maotianshan (meaning "Maotian hill") near Chengjiang County of Yunnan Province will apply for the world natural heritage. Fossils of Chengjiang Fauna is known as “one of the most amazing scientific discoveries in 21st century”. It is one of the most exciting testimonies of the past and has an eminent importance that cannot be overemphasized. The Chengjiang Lagerstätte includes the perhaps best preserved Paleozoic biota with a wealth of different taxa that was never expected for the Early Cambrian - certainly the most spectacular paleontologic discovery since the Burgess Shale of British Columbia and one of the most important fossil archives known so far. [Xinhua]