by Hakim Mahari, New Straits Times.
The Summer Palace in Beijing, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is an imperial retreat featuring Kunming Lake, Longevity Hill, and architectural marvels like the Seventeen-Arch Bridge and the Long Corridor. Known for its tranquil gardens, intricate pavilions, and cultural significance, it symbolizes China’s artistic heritage and historical grandeur.
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From Sigiriya, the amazing hill-top site in Sri Lanka, to the astonishing Pompeii in Italy, Joanna Czechowska has a look at some of the most fabulous cities lost and then rediscovered.
Source: These Ancient Cities Were Lost To Time. Then They Were Rediscovered
China now has 56 entries on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. President Xi Jinping has visited various sites or offered key guidance on the protection of the nation’s historical legacies on various occasions in recent years.
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Pingyao Ancient City (more than 3,000 years old) is a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site. It is located in Pingyao County, Shanxi Province in Northern China.
Source: Pingyao Ancient City
Abdilahi Ismail Abdilahi from Somalia felt like he was still flying in the air after he landed in Nyingchi, a city that sits at an average altitude of some 3,000 meters in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region.
Xi’an, the capital city of Northwest China’s Shaanxi province, is home to six UNESCO World Cultural Heritage sites. As the China-Central Asia Summit is set to take place in Xi’an from May 18 to 19, and the city prepares to embrace attention from the world, let’s take a look at these sites.
Source: Xi’an: Home to 6 UNESCO World Cultural Heritage sites
Researchers have completed the first background survey of fish diversity in West Lake in the eastern city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, paving the way for the scientific improvement of the ecological environment of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Source: First survey on diversity of fish in West Lake completed
Representing the great achievements of the prehistoric rice-cultivating civilizations of China between 3300 BC and 2300 BC, the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, is being hailed as an outstanding example of an early urban civilization that stands as a concrete and compelling testament to the existence of at least 5,000 years of Chinese history.
Source: Ever-evolving technologies help tell ancient stories of China’s millennia-old Liangzhu City
A desert town is perhaps the most prominent among locations in China that still reflect its links with India in ancient times.
The unique city in southeast China showcases rich tradition of cultural integration, peaceful coexistence…
These are the most striking and colorful sights found in the natural world.
Source: Blue, Red and Green Planet: The World’s Most Colorful Places
When it comes to tourism offerings, a lot has opened in China over the last few years. Now that the country is welcoming back tourists, Maggie Hiufu Wong has rounded up a few of the top new attractions on offer.
Ruins of Suoyang City in NW China’s Gansu…
The Anyang Cultural Tourism Promotion Conference was held in Beijing on Friday.
Source: Anyang’s cultural and historical treasures displayed at a conference
Kriti Nayyar has curated a list of the 20 best places to visit and things to do in Beijing to explore the city’s heart and soul.
A collection of gardens in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China, known as the Classical Gardens of Suzhou, have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Source: In Pictures: The Exquisite Heritage Gardens Of Suzhou In China
It was a natural choice for veteran Huang Yu, after serving in the army and owning a business in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, for years, to go back to his hometown in Xidi village, Huangshan, Anhui province, in 2016. He took over the homestay his parents opened when he was a middle school student.
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Editor’s note: China is home to 56 UNESCO World Heritage sites. To find out how these natural and cultural gems still shine and continue to inspire the nation in this new era of development, China Daily is running a series of reports covering 10 groups of selected sites from across the country. In this installment, China Daily visits the southern part of Anhui province to explore a world above the clouds and traditions steeped in history.
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China has launched a series of events marking the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, which was adopted on November 16, 1972. Now ratified by 194 countries, the Convention has produced a list of over 1,100 various heritage sites, 56 of which are in China.
Source: China’s world heritage sites convey country’s profound civilization
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