QUA volume 88 issue 1 Cover and Front matter

A striking landscape of rock art, spanning approximately 8000 m² on steep karst cliffs, was inscribed into UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2016. This site, Mt. Huashan (locally known as 'pay laiz,' meaning a mountain with colorful paintings), features ancient rock paintings dating to the late Eastern Han dynasty (AD 25–220). The artwork is part of a broader cultural landscape comprising 38 sites along the Zuojiang River valley in southern China, where karst and riverine features create a unique setting. This recognition underscores the site's historical significance and its integration with the surrounding natural environment.

(Ed.). (2017). QUA volume 88 issue 1 Cover and Front matter. Quaternary Research, 88(1), f1–f2. https://doi.org/10.1017/qua.2017.55