China boasts more UNESCO World Heritage Sites than any other country, except Italy. Honored for their “cultural and natural heritage of outstanding value to humanity,” these 50 diverse sites ...

This large format full-colour map features World Heritage sites and brief explanations of the World Heritage Convention and the World Heritage conservation programmes. It is available in English, ...

A recent analysis has identified some of the world's most iconic UNESCO World Heritage ... risk sites include Australia's Sydney Opera House, Indonesia's Cultural Landscape of Bali, China's ...

Beijing(China), April 19, GNA – China stands out among the comity of nations in respect of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It is the cradle of ancient civilisation as some of its age-long sites ...

Each year, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) reviews nominations for and selects new sites of “outstanding universal value” to its World Heritage List.

There are 1,223 UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the globe ... the imperial dynastic system and urban planning traditions ...

Today, the Stone Forest is also a cultural hub thanks to the “Conservation and Management of World Heritage Sites in China” project, implemented by UNESCO in collaboration with the China Youth ...

With 56 properties inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, China has rich cultural and natural resources. As a country with so many long-standing historical and uniquely natural sites ...

Extreme rainfall in Dunhuang and Zhangye in China’s Gansu province has put UNESCO-listed world heritage sites at risk, with cave monasteries dating to the 4th century already damaged ...

Bamberg, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the southern German state of Bavaria, still follows its medieval street grid and ...