Posts Tagged ‘world’

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 [...]

The people of Suzhou live in harmony with their cultural heritage

March 17th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
Wu Zhanghuan, a retiree of 71 years living in Suzhou, in Jiangsu Province (east China), was ecstatic these days the idea that his favorite traditional gardens of the city are admired around the world .
The city of Suzhou, whose history dates back more than 2 500 years has abundant resources in tangible and intangible, and [...]

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 [...]

China would like the Silk Road is the World Heritage List

March 15th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
UNESCO is working with the Chinese government to define the possibilities for eventual appointment of the Silk Road as the site World Heritage, said Monday a senior Chinese official.
Guo Zhan, a member of the Chinese delegation attending the 28th session of World Heritage Committee of UNESCO, said the Chinese government working in cooperation with the [...]

5 Chinese sites applying for admission to the World Heritage

March 15th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
Five Chinese
monuments have already submitted to the World Heritage Committee (WHC) their applications for inclusion in the list of World Cultural Heritage, said Shan Jixiang, president of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage.
He said it will take several years to complete the procedure. The 5 sites are all historic monuments in Macao, the [...]

Culture plays an important role in trade

March 15th, 2010 | Tags: , , ,
The 28th session of World Heritage Committee (WHC), currently held in the city of Suzhou (in Jiangsu Province in east China), is indeed a cultural encounter.
754 sites and World Heritage properties in 129 countries and regions are all shown to the public in Suzhou, a scale unprecedented in the history of CMP.
Catherine Dumesnil, Permanent Delegate [...]

Walk through the history of China

March 15th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
After five days of discussions on the review of the new World Heritage List, delegates to the 28th session of World Heritage Committee (WHC) were finally able to enjoy both the sun and rain in Suzhou, a city water in the eastern province of Jiangsu.
Walking in a small alley of ancient town of Tongli, André [...]

The MPC raised the issue of balance between the preservation of heritage sites and the arrival of tourists

March 14th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
Nobody knows why ancient civilizations were built 2000 years ago a spider long by 50 meters and 100 meters monkey, both sophisticated in the middle of the desert south of Lima.
Similarly, formed by the maze of mysterious lines and figures visible only from the air at the site of Nazca in Peru, attracting many tourists [...]

The MPC raised the issue of balance between the preservation of heritage sites and the arrival of tourists

March 14th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
Nobody knows why ancient civilizations were built 2000 years ago a spider long by 50 meters and 100 meters monkey, both sophisticated in the middle of the desert south of Lima.
Similarly, formed by the maze of mysterious lines and figures visible only from the air at the site of Nazca in Peru, attracting many tourists [...]