Want China Times, Xinhua 2014-06-24
The famous ancient Silk Road and China's Grand Canal, the world's longest artificial waterway, were inscribed on the list of World Heritage sites in Doha on Sunday.
A view of Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province and starting point of the Silk Road. (Photo/Xinhua) |
The famous ancient Silk Road and China's Grand Canal, the world's longest artificial waterway, were inscribed on the list of World Heritage sites in Doha on Sunday.
Jointly
submitted by China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, the application for adding part
of the Silk Road, which served as a corridor for trade and cultural exchanges
between Asia and Europe dating back to 2,000 years ago, to the UN Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) list was approved by the World
Heritage Committee at a session in the Qatari capital.
The
application consists of 33 historical sites along the millennium-old trade
route, including 22 in China, eight in Kazakhstan and three in Kyrgyzstan. They
range from palaces and pagoda sites in cities to ruins in remote, inaccessible
deserts.
It is the
first time China has cooperated with foreign countries for a World Heritage
nomination.
Du Yue,
secretary general of the Chinese delegation at the 38th session of the World
Heritage Committee, said the approval of the application would strengthen
cultural exchanges between China and the two Central Asian nations.
He called
for the three countries' close coordination to jointly protect and pass on the
Silk Road heritage from generation to generation.
At Sunday's
session, UNESCO also included the Grand Canal, with a history of more than
2,400 years, in the World Heritage list.
Participants
at the meeting said the 1,794-km canal, which runs from Beijing to Hangzhou in
eastern China's Zhejiang province, is a valuable fruit of the Chinese people's
diligence and wisdom, adding that its inclusion has enriched the content of the
World Heritage.
The
Paris-based UNESCO oversees the system of granting World Heritage status to
important cultural and natural sites around the globe.
The 38th
session of the World Heritage Committee opened on June 15 and will continue
through Wednesday.
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