汤加里罗国家公园
In 1993 Tongariro became the first property to be inscribed on the World Heritage List under the revised criteria describing cultural landscapes.
Originally, it was a gift to Queen Victoria by the Tuwharetoa Maori chief Te Heuheu Tukino IV in 1887. The area is of religious and cultural importance to the Maoris who first occupied the area in the ninth century when they arrived from Polynesia.
In particular, they believed the region's mountains had god-like ancestors, and the core of the park centers around three active volcanoes, Tongariro, Ngauruhoe and the largest, Ruapehu, which erupted in a spectacular fashion in 1995 and again in 1996. Some areas resemble a lunar landscape, which has been created by flowing lava, alongside forests and tussock lands.
It is home to many creatures native to New Zealand, including the short-tailed bat, kereru （New Zealand's native pigeon）, fantails and parakeets.
Visitors to the area can ski on an active volcano, as well as hiking through alpine herb fields, passing by waterfalls and emerald-colored lakes, before reaching spectacular lookout points.
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根据文化风景修改标准，汤加里罗于1993 年成为第一个被列入世界遗产目录的地方。 地处公园中心的群山对毛利人具有文化和宗教意义， 象徵着毛利人社会与外界环境的精神联系。 公园里有活火山、 死活山和不同层次的生态系统以及非常美丽的风景。
公园里有15个火山口，其中包括3个著名的活火山：汤加里罗、恩奥鲁霍艾、鲁阿佩胡火山。这里原来归毛利族部落所有，毛利人视汤加里罗火山为圣地。1894年新西兰政府将这3座火山连同周围地区正式辟为公园，定名汤加里罗公园。
汤加里罗公园里还栖息着新西兰特有的国鸟"几维"鸟。它是新西兰的象征，国徽和硬币均用它用标记。园内还种了从中国移植的猕猴桃，取名"几维果"，是新西兰一种重要的出口商品，汤加里罗公园是新西兰登山、滑雪和旅游胜地。
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