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The Beijing Central Axis is a historic line that stretches 7.8 km from the Bell and Drum Towers to the Yongding Gate. It is home to iconic landmarks such as the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, and Tiananmen Square. The Axis has a history of over 700 years and is recognized as the longest and best-preserved imperial city axis in the world. In 2024, it was included on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Efforts have been made to protect and promote the Axis, including educational programs, digital products, and physical activities such as walking and cycling along its path. [Extracted from the article]

The article highlights the top 10 news stories of 2023 in China. It begins with Xi Jinping's reelection as president and his efforts to promote Chinese modernization and international cooperation. It then discusses the post-COVID-19 social revival in China, including the recovery of domestic tourism. The article also mentions the population decline in China and the restructuring of Party and state institutions. Other topics covered include new space missions, international sporting events, the inscription of a new World Heritage Site, the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, a unilateral visa-free policy, and a major earthquake in Gansu and Qinghai provinces. [Extracted from the article]

Welcome to Yinxu, or the Yin Ruins - Yin being the Shang Dynasty's capital city. But in October 1928, Dong Zuobin (1895-1963), an archaeologist who specialized in Shang oracle bone inscriptions, wielded a shovel into the earth at Xiaotun Village near Anyang City in the north of Henan. The artifact was unearthed from a bronze casting workshop in the Yin Ruins PHOTO (COLOR): Archaeologists Dong Zuobin (right) and Li Chunyu work at the first excavation of the Yin Ruins in 1928 PHOTO (COLOR): Artifacts unearthed from the Taojiaying site at the Yin Ruins. [Extracted from the article]

The Beijing Central Axis, stretching 7.8 km from the Yongding Gate to the Bell Tower, has been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This historic axis, dating back to the Yuan Dynasty, is a testament to China's rich cultural heritage and architectural ingenuity. The alignment of landmarks such as the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, the Temple of Heaven, and the Drum and Bell Towers along this axis highlights their significance in Beijing's historical narrative. The designation as a World Heritage Site brings international attention to the importance of preserving such sites and enhances Beijing's status as a leading global city for cultural tourism. Additionally, it serves as a model for cities worldwide seeking to balance economic growth with heritage conservation. [Extracted from the article]

The Spring Festival travel rush, known as chunyun, is currently taking place in China. It is the largest annual human migration in the world, with an estimated 9 billion passenger trips expected over a 40-day period. Many people are traveling home to spend the festival with their loved ones, while others are heading to coastal holiday destinations in southern China for warmer weather. Cities like Xiamen and Shantou have seen an increase in tourists, with many exploring the neighborhoods on foot through the popular activity of "city walks." [Extracted from the article]

The Mogao Caves represent not just a UNESCO World Heritage Site but also a repository of intangible cultural heritage. Tobey was one of thousands of visitors exploring the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, on September 5. In 1987, the Mogao Caves were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a cultural heritage site. [Extracted from the article]

COVER STORY The 44th Session of the World Heritage Committee of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) opened in Fuzhou, capital of China's coastal province of Fujian, on July 16, after having been postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. This year, China recommends Quanzhou, a port city in Fujian and a global maritime trade center in ancient China, for World Heritage site status consideration. Moreover, a new education platform will be jointly set up by China and UNESCO for training professionals in World Heritage site conservation, according to Tian. [Extracted from the article]

Beijing's Yanqing District plans to develop a world-class scenic area around the Badaling Great Wall UNESCO World Heritage Site. The district will connect surrounding sections of the Great Wall with scenic trails and improve the business models of the China Great Wall Museum and nearby commercial areas to cater to tourist needs. Additionally, the district government will organize various activities, including a Great Wall Culture Festival, a forum, and a concert. The Badaling section of the Great Wall, which has received over 200 million visitors since 1958, is the most popular among the approximately 520 km of Great Wall sections in Beijing. [Extracted from the article]

THIS WEEKAn antique mask on display at an exhibition titled AlUla, Wonder of Arabia at the Palace Museum in Beijing on January 5. The exhibition opened to the public the next day and will run until March 22. The exhibition showcases the scenery and history of the northwestern Saudi oasis city of AlUla, home to the kingdom's first UNESCO World Heritage Site.PHOTO (COLOR) [Extracted from the article]

THIS WEEKSOCIETYPerformers dance at the opening ceremony of an international tourism festival at the Jiuzhaigou National Park in Sichuan Province on January 4. The festival features the frozen waterfalls of the park, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.PHOTO (COLOR) [Extracted from the article]

Formally known as the Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, it is China's 57th UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Yunnan tea forests Province in Pu'er in southwest City, China, were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on September 17, becoming the world's first tea culture World Heritage Site. Traditional tea-processing techniques and their associated social practices in China were added to UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2022. [Extracted from the article]

The aforementioned botanical garden is a facility for ex-situ conservation, or off-site conservation, which is the process of removing a portion of a species from a threatened environment to protect it in a new location. The country's vast network of nature reserves is built upon the concept of in-situ conservation, or on-site conservation, which is the preservation of wild species in their natural habitats. PROMINENT SCHOLAR DONATES TO PEKING UNIVERSITY Archaeologist Fan Jinshi donated 10 million yuan ($1.45 million) to Peking University to promote its research of the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, on May 4. [Extracted from the article]

Yunnan is the province with the largest conservation area of old tea tree resources in China, with about 54 million old tea trees still standing tall in the province, according to official statistics. A Mile a Minute Migrant workers, who constitute the major part of China's industrial labor force, prepare to board a bullet train at Chongqing West Railway Station in Chongqing on January 30. At Full Steam A total of 4,100 km of new railway lines went into operation across China in 2022, including 2,082 km of high-speed tracks, data from the China State Railway Group Co. Ltd. showed, Xinhua reported on January 29. [Extracted from the article]

FEATURES In the summer of 1984, a train from Beijing, with then 27-year-old Li Dongfang on board, traveled over 2,000 km to Dunhuang, a city in Gansu Province in northwest China. Recording history Jumping headfirst into her newfound passion, Li then quit her job in Beijing, relocated to Dunhuang and embarked on a long journey of reproducing the Mogao murals. The article inspired Li, who decided to write to Duan Wenjie, then director of the Dunhuang Academy, saying she could do something similar by reproducing the murals using photocollography, also known as collotype, a reproductive printmaking technique that is based on photography. [Extracted from the article]

The Palace Museum was the imperial palace of the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. A visitor passes through a gate in the Palace Museum on August 25 PHOTO (COLOR): 5. The largest ginkgo trees attract tourists and photographers to the Palace Museum on November 8 PHOTO (COLOR). [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on Fanjing Mountain in southwest Guizhou Province in China which has been added to World Heritage list of UNESCO on July 2, 2018. Topics discussed include Fanjing which went through process to be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, nominations released by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and buddhism spread to mountain during Tang Dynasty.

Previously, China's national COVID-19 contact tracing smartphone app, which was necessary for travel, had applied an asterisk to the digital pass of anyone in cities with COVID-19 cases in the preceding 14 days. FEATURES TRAVEL Twenty-seven-year-old Wang Peng's favorite memories are of scaling China's mountains. "These technologies, including apps that offer travel services, can be used by travelers to plan their entire trip before they leave, and even to view their destinations in advance using virtual reality technology", Wei said. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers national news brief of Beijing. The first charity law of china to prevent corruption and mismanagement in the charity sector after a series of scandals eroded public trust was passed by lawmakers on March 16, 2016. The 11th summit of the Group of 20 major economies was held in China's Hangzhou on September 4-5, 2016. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee announced the addition of China's Shennongjia Nature Reserve in Hubei to the world heritage list.

THIS WEEK During the Fifth Session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), Yang Rong, a deputy from Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, together with other lawmakers, had 10 items on the agenda, including the deliberation of several documents such as the government work report, over the course of six and a half days since March 5. Motions can be raised through a provincial-level delegation, a group of at least 30 NPC deputies, or the relevant NPC departments. Since becoming an NPC deputy in 2018, Yang has submitted proposals on the promotion of folk culture and the support of family education; all have become part of the related government policies or laws. [Extracted from the article]

CULTURE On September 24, local reports emerged of the discovery of ancient cultural relics close to Zhengyang Gate at the southern end of central Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Zhengyang Gate is significant not only for its position as gateway to the inner realms of Old Beijing, but also for its position on Beijing's central axis. Zhengyang Gate, also known as Qianmen Gate, was built as part of Beijing's city wall during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), and has stood on the site for over 600 years. [Extracted from the article]

With more than 2,500 years of history, the Grand Canal connects Beijing and Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province. A more than 1,000-km-stretch of the canal was declared a World Heritage Site in 2014. The opening ceremony of the Beijing International Grand Canal Culture Festival takes place in Tongzhou District in Beijing on August 8. [Extracted from the article]

COVER STORY Liu Zaiye, a freelance photographer, recently received several orders to take photos at Kaiyuan Temple in Quanzhou, a coastal city in Fujian Province. If approved, the Quanzhou project will become China's 56th heritage site, along with spectacles such as the Great Wall and the terracotta warriors and horses at the Mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang (259-210 B.C.) in Shaanxi Province. Relic sites Quanzhou is home to over 8 million people, as well as one of the oldest mosques in China and hundreds of ancient Buddhist and Taoist temples. [Extracted from the article]

CULTURE Putting minuscule flakes of paint back on a painting more than 1,000 years ago. Digital database Dunhuang used to be a strategic point along the ancient Silk Road and traces of exchanges between different civilizations can be found in the mottled murals and Buddhist statues of the iconic Mogao Grottoes. These are some of the tasks Su Bomin, a "doctor" of murals, does daily during his round of the famous Dunhuang murals, the Buddhist wall paintings on hundreds of grottoes in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, thought to have been created between the 4th and 14th centuries on the Gobi Desert. [Extracted from the article]

The central Chinese city of Anyang started construction on November 23 on a museum for the World Heritage Site Yinxu, or the Yin Ruins, the archaeological remnants of the ancient city of Yin, the last capital of the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 B.C.) The museum is scheduled to open at the end of 2022. Visitors can learn about the history of the Yin Ruins, oracle bone scripts and jade and bronze wares. The oracle bones discovered within the ruins are considered to be the oldest Chinese inscriptions. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents the top 10 cultural events in China in 2010. China Danxia, a type of landscape in southeast China, and the Center of Heaven and Earth, a monument in Dengfeng, Henan Province, were added to the world heritage list of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It states that the excavation of ancient sunken ship Nan'ao I has helped the country learn more about the development of oceanic navigation and overseas trade in ancient times. Micro-blogging, or wei bo, has reportedly become more popular.

The article focuses on the inclusion of a group of ancient architecture in Dengfeng, Henan Province, China to the world heritage list at the 34th session of the World Heritage Committee in Brazil on August 1, 2010. The ancient architectural group was the 39th property of China inscribed on the list. Other properties of China included in the world heritage list were the Longmen Grottoes and Yinxu in Anyang. According to the World Heritage Committee, the buildings reflect several ways of perceiving the center of heaven and earth.

The article reports on the addition of the Wutai Mountain in Xinzhou, Shanxi Province, China, to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Word Heritage Sites. This mountain is one of the sacred Buddhist mountains in the country and the third world heritage site in the province. Experts of the World Heritage Committee have agreed that the mountain has satisfied the criteria for world heritage status.

This section offers news briefs around the world. South China's karst rock formations at the stone forest in Yunnan Provinces in Libo County in Guizhou Province and Wulong County in Chongqing Municipality, were added to the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on June 27, 2007. The Absolut Icebar restaurant was opened in Shanghai on June 22, 2007. The two halves of the Hangzhou Bay Bridge were linked on June 26, 2007.

OUT OF POVERTY In sharp contrast to the thinly vegetated towering peaks in the background, the slope on which Long Tingheng's orchard sprawls is densely covered with assorted fruit trees. Long, a farmer in Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province in southwest China, has seen his life transformed by the orchard of about 0.67 hectares. His family planted cherry, plum and apple trees, which fetched more than 200,000 yuan ($28,620) in 2019, he said. [Extracted from the article]

Apricot flowers are in full blossom along the Badaling section of the Great Wall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, 60 km northwest of downtown Beijing. A girl looks into the distance at the Badaling section of the Great Wall in Beijing on April 12 PHOTO (COLOR): 2. Apricot flowers are in full blossom in the area surrounding a beacon tower at the Badaling section. [Extracted from the article]

CULTURE 'Dear friends, welcome to Lhasa, I'm your tour guide today", said a blithe rnJ Tsering Drolkar, bringing an aura of faraway magic with her green chuba, the long sleeveless Tibetan tunic worn by women over a blouse. It focuses on online museum tours, starting with eight museums, including the National Museum of China in Beijing and the Suzhou Museum in Jiangsu Province, east China, which was designed by celebrated Chinese American architect I.M. Pei. The virtual museum tours have welcomed 10 million visitors, equivalent to the flow of visitors at the Louvre in France in one year. [Extracted from the article]

Reports China's cooperation with the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to safeguard the country's world heritage sites. Total number of heritage sites in China added to the World Heritage List during the 29th annual conference of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO in Durban, South Africa; Historical sites in Macao; Approval of a plan for the protection of the buffer zone around the Forbidden City in Beijing.

Features China's world heritage sites. Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties; Great Wall of China; Mogao Caves; Temple and cemetery of Confucius; Ancient buildings complex in the Wudang Mountains; Lushan National Park; Classical Gardens of Suzhou.

Focuses on the Chinese government's efforts in protecting world heritage sites. Nationwide education on the preservation of cultural and natural sites; Legal provisions on protecting the world heritages; Membership to the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.

A local resident demonstrates traditional horse racing during a celebration marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, on August 4. Hoh Xil, another drawing card of Yushu, was inscribed as the first World Natural Heritage Site on the plateau in 2017. It is tucked away in the interior of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and is home to Sanjiangyuan, which is the source of the Yangtze, Yellow and Lancang rivers. [Extracted from the article]

The country has recorded about 280 Impatiens species, of which approximately three quarters are endemic to China. The administration of the Mount Fanjing nature reserve said the newly discovered spider species belong to the Clubionidae, Salticidae and Araneidae families. New surveys have determined the existence of 10 new spider species and one new flower species on Mount Fanjing, a world heritage site in Tongren City of Guizhou Province known for its scenery and biodiversity, Xinhua reported on July 27. [Extracted from the article]

East China's port city of Quanzhou, once hailed as "the very great and noble city" by the Italian explorer Marco Polo, won UNESCO World Cultural Heritage status on July 25, bringing the total number of the country's UNESCO World Heritage sites to 56. UNESCO accepted "Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China" as a cultural property on its World Heritage List at the 44th Session of the World Heritage Committee held in Fuzhou, capital of Fujian Province. Located on narrow plains along the coastline of Fujian, Quanzhou was one of the world's largest ports along the historic Maritime Silk Road, particularly in the Song (960-1279) and Yuan (1279-1368) dynasties. [Extracted from the article]

Over the past seven years, this wondrous engineering miracle and historical landmark has become my most frequently visited treasure on China's long list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. Copyedited by Ryan Perkins Comments to yanwei@bjreview.com Pamela Tobey and her husband Rick Dunham pose at the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall in Beijing in 2014 PHOTO (COLOR) COVER STORY The Great Wall was at the top of my must-see list on my first trip to China as a tourist in May 2014. [Extracted from the article]

These World Heritage sites demonstrate China's history, culture and progress in social development, and promote communication and mutual trust between China and the rest of the world. EDITOR'S DESK The 44th Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee is currently underway in Fuzhou, Fujian Province. In the protection and inheritance of World Heritage, China is devoted to improving its management and reforming laws and regulations. [Extracted from the article]

The article reviews the historical exhibition "Liangzhu and Ancient China: The 5,000-Year Civilization Demonstrated by Jade" at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China, opened on July 16, 2019.

The article reviews the historical exhibition "Liangzhu and Ancient China: The 5,000-Year Civilization Demonstrated by Jade" at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China, opened on July 16, 2019.

The article offers information on an agreement signed between Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and Chinese president Xi Jinping related to cultural relics and artworks. Topics discussed include bilateral cooperation that will be on cultural heritage protection, 2010 Chinese Culture Year that was celebrated in Italy, and UNESCO world heritage sites in Italy and China.

The article features Huangshan Mountain which is known for its unique pine trees, geological formations and clear hot springs. The mission of Huangshan Management Committee is to limit the damage of human activities to the world heritage site which is recognized by the United Nations (UN) Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and make sure that it will live on to future generations. More than 11,000 tourists are believed to have visited the 16-hectare village in its busiest day.

Presents opposing views as to whether cable cars pose a threat to scenic zones and the World Heritage site in China. Argument against cable cars by the chairman of the World Heritage Site Research Center of Peking University; Reaction from the Taishan Tourist Cable Car Co. Ltd.

The article informs that China has submitted Kulangsu as the nation's nominee in 2017 for inscription onto the UNESCO's World Heritage List. It mentions Chinese interest in developing the tourism industry while protecting its cultural heritage. It also mentions controlling the number of tourists and reducing pollution and degradation for the preservation of Kulangsu.

The article informs that China has submitted Kulangsu as the nation's nominee in 2017 for inscription onto the UNESCO's World Heritage List. It mentions Chinese interest in developing the tourism industry while protecting its cultural heritage. It also mentions controlling the number of tourists and reducing pollution and degradation for the preservation of Kulangsu.

This article reports that Hoh Xil in China was listed as a new world natural heritage site during the 41st session of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee in Poland on July 7, 2017.

An aerial photo taken on September 4 shows villagers waiting in lines to sell tomatoes to local vegetable processing factories in Sandaoqiao Town in the Hetao Irrigation Area in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Hetao Irrigation Area has been diverting water from the Yellow River to irrigate more than 680,000 hectares of land since the Qin Dynasty (221 B.C.-206 B.C.). The Qianjinbei Irrigation System, located in the city of Fuzhou, east China's Jiangxi Province, was also listed, bringing the total number of such structures in China to 19. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on several aspects of preserving the Great Wall. It mentions that a comprehensive plan to protect the Great Wall was promulgated by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA) on January 24, 2019. It mentions that top-level strategy will be made by the NCHA while local governments are responsible for management, maintenance, repairs and provision of funds and the Wall gained UNESCO world heritage status in 1987.