Video: China builds world cultural
heritage
Forty
years ago, the UN passed the "World Heritage Convention" to help
preserve special natural and cultural sites. Today, China has over forty
official heritage sites, ranking it third behind only Italy and Spain.
UNESCO’s
World Heritage List recognizes sites of outstanding cultural or natural
significance to the common heritage of humanity. In 1987, the Forbidden City
and six other Chinese sites were added to the list.
China has over forty official heritage sites, ranking it third behind
only Italy and Spain.
Now,
China has 43 official world heritage sites, including 30 cultural, 9 natural
and 4 mixed properties. And there are more on the way.
After
being nominated by the State Council, the Hani terrace fields in Lijiang city
were recently approved to become a UNESCO Cultural Heritage Site in 2013.
China has over forty official heritage sites, ranking it third behind
only Italy and Spain.
China has over forty official heritage sites, ranking it third behind
only Italy and Spain.
China has over forty official heritage sites, ranking it third behind
only Italy and Spain.
