Posts Tagged ‘Culture’

Remains of old Europe 2 000 years ago discovered in north-west China

March 19th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
skeletons of three Europeans older than 1 900 years were discovered last May in Qinghai Province.
“Their physical characteristics indicate that these bones belonged to a race of European type,” said Wang Minghui, the Institute of Archeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
These skeletons have been unearthed in the village of Zhongchuan, the autonomous district of Minh. [...]

Découverte de fossiles de Tapir dans le sud-ouest de la Chine

March 19th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
Chinese archaeologists have discovered fossils of a giant tapir, a species extinct in prehistoric caves in Guizhou Province, southwestern China.
The remains of the tapir, a kind of large herbivorous pig, were found in caves that are under provincial protection. These caves are a former place of life of prehistoric man in the village of Shaoshang, [...]

Protection of historic sites in central China

March 19th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The municipal government of Zhengzhou, provincial capital of Henan in central China, will launch a campaign of two months to preserve the ruins of the Shang city.
Discovered in 1955, the ruins of the Shang city have been identified by many historical documents and Chinese archaeologists as the greatest capital of the Shang dynasty (1 600 [...]

Inscription of World Heritage sites represent only a beginning Protection (Chair)

March 18th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The inclusion of new sites on World Heritage List only represents a beginning of a long process of preserving their universal value, said Wednesday in Suzhou (Jiangsu), Zhang Xinsheng, Chairman of the 28th session of Heritage Committee (WHC) and Chinese Vice Minister of Education, during the closing ceremony of the session.
The Committee considered at the [...]

The cultural week of ASEAN will be held in Vietnam

March 18th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The 2nd Week of the Cultural Association of the Southeast Asian (ASEAN) was held in Vietnam from August 6 to 13 next to strengthen ties of friendship and cooperation between the ten member states.
“Cultural Week The 2nd ASEAN entitled” ASEAN Arts: Tradition and Modernity “is intended to honor the values of the cultural tradition of [...]

Opening in Vienna of an exhibition of Chinese films

March 18th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The opening ceremony of an exhibition of Chinese films opened on Thursday in Vienna, capital of Austria.
The Chinese film, “Nuoma to 17 years”, which describes the lives of minority ethnic Chinese, was screened at the opening ceremony.
During the show, which lasted eight days, 13 Chinese films will be screened, including “Green Tea”, “Kala is a [...]

The site of the ancient kingdom of Koguryo added to World Heritage List

March 18th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The site of the most famous cities and tombs of the ancient Koguryo Kingdom, located in the provinces of Jilin and Liaoning in northeast China, was inscribed on the World Heritage List, said Thursday Sources at the 28th session of World Heritage Committee (WHC) currently being held in Suzhou in the eastern Chinese province of [...]

UNESCO adopts Suzhou Decision

March 17th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The World Heritage Committee PMO) on Wednesday adopted a “Suzhou Decision,” deciding to examine up to two nominations for World Heritage sites of each signatory country from 2006.
The decision constitutes a major amendment of the Cairns Decision, also indicates that at least one of these appointments shall be for a natural property.
“The Suzhou Decision represents [...]

A UNESCO official sanction attacks on the World Heritage monuments

March 16th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
monuments classified as World Heritage, true symbols of different cultures, have become the primary targets during wars and periods of disorder, said a senior official at the Heritage.
Bouchenaki Mounir, Deputy Director General of UNESCO, called his behavior “intolerable and criminals” at the 28th session of World Heritage Committee (WHC) under way in Suzhou, a city’s [...]

The Mogao Grottoes are protected from the encroachment of

March 15th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The famous Mogao Grottoes, located in the northwest of China and home to over 1 000 statues of Buddha, became the site symbolizes the success of the proposed cultural relics protection against damage caused by the movement of sand transport, said a Chinese expert.
Making a comparison with the 80, the amount of sand accumulated in [...]