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| Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes |
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Dunhuang, the hometown of flying apsaras, is one of the brilliant pearls of the world treasure house. The Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang are famous for the discovery of thousands of ancient sutras, documents, art works and other cultural relics.
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| Potala Palace |
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Potala Palace, the symbol of Tibet, is a splendid art gallery on the plateau. Standing on the escarpments of Red Hill and rising high above the valley floor, it is a world-famous architectural wonder in Lhasa.
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| Pingyao Ancient City |
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The Ancient City of Pingyao is an outstanding city for Chinese Han nationality during the Ming and Qing Dynasty. It shows an unusual complete picture for changes and developments of society, culture, economy and religion.
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| The Great Wall <<< |
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| Palace Museum <<< |
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| Summer Palace <<< |
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| Temple of Heaven <<< |
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| The Terracotta Warriors <<< |
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According to UNESCO(www.unesco.org), the idea of creating an international movement for protecting historical sites in the world emerged after World War I, first by saving the Abu Simbel temples in Egypt.
On November 16 1972, the Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage was adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO.
In November 1985, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) in China agreed to join this convention. Till the end of 2001, China has 28 historical sites enlisted on the UNESCO's World Heritage List, 20 of them are cultural heritages.
Cultural heritage refers to monuments, groups of buildings and sites with historical, aesthetic, archacological,
scientific, ethnological or anthropological values.
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