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World Heritage in China
World Heritage sites are selected carefully by United Nations via some strict procedures. According to the UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage, a property is justified as world heritage if it is of outstanding universal value from the point of view of history, art, science, aesthetics, ethnology, anthropology, natural beauty, conservation etc. In other words, a world heritage belongs to humankind in general rather than merely the local people of the territory. A World Heritage is a masterpiece of human ancestors or nature itself, which helps deepen our understanding of the world and human as well as the interaction between nature and human.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. This is embodied in an international treaty called the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. UNESCO's World Heritage mission is to: encourage countries to sign the World Heritage Convention and to ensure the protection of their natural and cultural heritage; encourage States Parties to the Convention to nominate sites within their national territory for inclusion on the World Heritage List; encourage States Parties to establish management plans and set up reporting systems on the state of conservation of their World Heritage sites; help States Parties safeguard World Heritage properties by providing technical assistance and professional training; provide emergency assistance for World Heritage sites in immediate danger; support States Parties' public awareness-building activities for World Heritage conservation; encourage participation of the local population in the preservation of their cultural and natural heritage; encourage international cooperation in the conservation of the world's cultural and natural heritages.
One of the four greatest ancient civilizations of the world, China is a country with a rich, long hisotry and a vast territory. A large number of sites may lay proper claim to the title of world heritage, either cultural or natural, or both. Since its accession to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention in 1985, China has constantly nominated its properties for inscription onto World Heritage List. And by end June 2011, twenty-nine properties in China have been inscribed on the World Cultural Heritage List, eight on the Natural Heritage List, and four on the Mixed (both cultural and natural) Heritage List, ranking China as the State Party with the third most World Heritages. Besides, China has a further fifty-three properties on the Tentative List and thirty World Intangible Cultural Heritages.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. This is embodied in an international treaty called the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. UNESCO's World Heritage mission is to: encourage countries to sign the World Heritage Convention and to ensure the protection of their natural and cultural heritage; encourage States Parties to the Convention to nominate sites within their national territory for inclusion on the World Heritage List; encourage States Parties to establish management plans and set up reporting systems on the state of conservation of their World Heritage sites; help States Parties safeguard World Heritage properties by providing technical assistance and professional training; provide emergency assistance for World Heritage sites in immediate danger; support States Parties' public awareness-building activities for World Heritage conservation; encourage participation of the local population in the preservation of their cultural and natural heritage; encourage international cooperation in the conservation of the world's cultural and natural heritages.
One of the four greatest ancient civilizations of the world, China is a country with a rich, long hisotry and a vast territory. A large number of sites may lay proper claim to the title of world heritage, either cultural or natural, or both. Since its accession to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention in 1985, China has constantly nominated its properties for inscription onto World Heritage List. And by end June 2011, twenty-nine properties in China have been inscribed on the World Cultural Heritage List, eight on the Natural Heritage List, and four on the Mixed (both cultural and natural) Heritage List, ranking China as the State Party with the third most World Heritages. Besides, China has a further fifty-three properties on the Tentative List and thirty World Intangible Cultural Heritages.
World Natural and Cultural Heritage in China
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| Mt Taishan (Tai'an City, Shandong Province)(1987) | Mt. Huangshan(Anhui Province) (1990) |
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| Mt Wuyi (1999) |
World Cultural Heritage in China
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World Intangible Cultural Heritage in China (Representative List)
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| Grand song of the Dong ethnic group(Kam Grand Choirs) (2009) | Chinese calligraphy (2009) |
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| Kunqu Opera (2008) | The art of Chinese seal engraving (2009) |
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| Yueju opera (2009) | China engraved block printing technique (2009) |
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| Chinese traditional architectural craftsmanship for timber-framed structures (2009) | Farmers’ dance of China’s Korean ethnic group (2009) |
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| Gesar epic tradition (2009) | Hua’er (2009) |
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| Manas (2009) | Mongolian art of singing: Khoomei (2009) |
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| Nanyin (2009) | Regong arts (2009) |
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| Sericulture and silk craftsmanship of China (2009) | The craftsmanship of Nanjing Yunjin brocade (2009) |
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| The Dragon Boat festival (2009) | The traditional firing technology of Longquan celadon (2009) |
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| The traditional handicrafts of making Xuan paper (2009) | |
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| Xi’an wind and percussion ensemble (2009) | The Guqin and its Music (2008) |
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| The Uyghur Muqam of Xinjiang (2008) | Urtiin Duu - Traditional Folk Long Song (2008)(shared with Mongolia) |
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| The Mazu belief and customs (2009) | Chinese paper-cut (2009) |
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| Qiang New Year festival (2009) | Traditional design and practices for building Chinese wooden arch bridges (2009) |
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| Traditional Li textile techniques: spinning, dyeing, weaving and embroidering (2009) |
Properties submitted on the Tentative List
    | Ancient Porcelain Kiln Site in China: The Yue-Kiln Site at Shanglin Lake (2008) Archaeological Sites of the Ancient Shu State: Site at Jinsha and Joint Tombs of Boat-shaped Coffins in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province; Site of Sanxingdui in Guanghan City, Sichuan Province 29C.BC- 5C.BC (2008) China Altay (2010) Chinese Section of the Silk Road: Land routes in Henan Province, Shaanxi Province, Gansu Province, Qinghai Province, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region; Sea Routes in Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province and Quanzhou City, Fujian Province - from Western-Han Dynasty to Qing Dynasty (2008) City Walls of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (2008) Diaolou Buildings and Villages for Tibetan and Qiang Ethnic Groups (2008) Dong Nationality Villages in Southeast Guizhou Province: The Villages of Dong Nationality-Liudong and Jiudong Villages (2008) Dongzhai Port Nature Reserve (1996) Expansion Project of Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties: King Lujian’s Tombs (2008) Extension Project of Ancient Villages in South Anhui Province: Tangyue, Likeng and Wangkou village (2008) Extension Project of Classical Gardens of Suzhou: Classical Gardens of Suzhou and Historical Street Blocks (2008) Extension Project of Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu: Temple of Confucius at Nishan Mountain, Temple and Cemetery of Mencius and the Meng Family Mansion, Temple of Yanhui and Temple of Zeng Zi (2008) Haitan Scenic Spots (2001) Heaven Pit and Ground Seam Scenic Spot (2001) Hua Shan Scenic Area (2001) Jinfushan Scenic Spot (2001) Karakorum-Pamir (2010) Karez Wells (2008) Lingqu Canal (Xiang'an County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Qin Dynasty) (2008) Pagoda, Library Caves and Stone Tablets of sutra of Yunju Temple (2008) Poyang Nature Reserve (1996) Shennongjia Nature Reserve (1996) Site of Ancient Copper Mine: Site of Ancient Copper Mine in Tongling (2008) Site of Southern Yue State (2008) Site of the Qi State Capital and the Mausoleum of King of the Qi State at Linzi (2008) Sites for Liquor Making in China (2008) Taklimakan Desert—Populus euphratica Forests (2010) The Four Sacred Mountains as an Extension of Mt. Taishan (2008) The Niuheliang Archaeological Site (2008) Xinjiang Tianshan (2010) Yalong, Tibet (2001) |
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