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Keeper of The Past
Dec 2, 2015The Palace Museum in Beijing is one of the country's first UNESCO World Heritage sites. [Photo by Zhuo Ensen/China Daily] China celebrates UNESCO founding with pledge to protect its own sites and do more, Wang Kaihao reports. Preservers ...
Tags: Mogao Caves, Palace Museum
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Century-Old Chinese Railway Station Applies for World Heritage
Nov 26, 2015[File photo/Hebei Daily] A century-old railway station in North China's Zhangjiakou has applied to become a world cultural heritage, the city government said in a statement on Wednesday. Zhangjiakou North Railway Station, the ending ...
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Digital Archive to Be Created for Ancient Sculpture Grottoes
Nov 26, 2015The Maijishan Grottoes. [File photo/Chinanews.com] Chinese researchers are taking digital inventory of a collection of ancient sculptures and artwork at the Maijishan Grottoes in Northwest China's Gansu province, local relics protection ...
Tags: Digital Archive, Grottoes, sculptures, artwork
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Historical Relics From The Ming Tombs Move to New Storehouse
Nov 26, 2015Entering the new storehouse you can see the dust removal equipment mounted on the walls. [Photo/Beijing News] Unearthed after 59 years, more than 3,000 precious historical relics from the Ming Tombs in Beijing's suburban district of ...
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UNESCO Adds 34 New Entries to the World Intangible Cultural Heritage List
Nov 3, 2015Thirty-four entries were added to the World Intangible Cultural Heritage List at the ninth session of the Intergovernmental Committee held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The five-day session assembled delegations and scholars from 161 ...
Tags: UNESCO, World Intangible Cultural Heritage, crafts, cultural entries
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Migration of The Hani People to Yunnan Is Inspiration
Oct 28, 2015After a successful debut at Honghe Grand Theater in Yunnan province, the music drama Muomaamei, which depicts the story of the Hani ethnic group's migration, will be staged in Beijing this weekend. The ethnic group is believed to have ...
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Gabarron's Alhambra Sculptures Speak Loud About Cultural Integration in Beijing
Oct 28, 2015In lively colors of green, blue, orange and red, six sculptures of Alhambra Towers by celebrated Spanish artist Cristobal Gabarron are on exhibit in the open square of Beijing's Today Art Museum. This is Gabarron's first solo show here. ...
Tags: Gabarron, Today Art Museum, sculptures
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Beautiful Images Capture Amazing Zhangjiajie
Oct 27, 2015Nantianmen, or the Southern Heavenly Gate at Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. Obsessed with natural landscape in Zhangjiajie, China Photographers' Association member Shao Bailin has been there several times to capture the breathtaking ...
Tags: Zhangjiajie, National Forest Park
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Several UNESCO World Heritage Sites Illuminated by Night of Heritage Light
Oct 14, 2015On the evening of October 1st, The Night of Heritage Light will illuminate several UNESCO World Heritage Sites within the UK and Ireland, in acknowledgement of the UNESCO International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies 2015 (IYL ...
Tags: LED lights, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Night of Heritage Light
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BioPak to Save Endangered Species in The Daintree Rainforest
Sep 17, 2015BioPak, a leading provider of sustainable plant-based packaging and one of Rainforest Rescue’s longest serving business partners, has announced a strong commitment to protect the habitat of threatened, endangered, precious and rare ...
Tags: BioPak, disposable packaging, plant
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China Launched a Project to Restore The Oldest Part of The Great Wall
Jun 25, 2015China launched a project Wednesday to restore the oldest part of the Great Wall, a stretch in eastern Shandong Province. The first phase of the project covers 18 sections of the "Great Wall of Qi" with a total length of 61 km. It will ...
Tags: Great Wall, Oldest Section
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The Australian Furniture Industry Awards Are The Pinnacle of Recognition
Aug 25, 2014The Australian Furniture Industry Awards are the pinnacle of recognition for outstanding design and manufacturing practices in the Australian furniture Industry. This year’s Awards were held on Saturday July 12 under the magnificent ...
Tags: Furniture Industry, Lounge
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The China Packaging Tour Is All About Sightseeing
Jun 16, 2014The China Packaging Tour is all about sightseeing – the kind of sightseeing that will pay you back in business contacts and new opportunities for business growth. China has the largest population in the world - around 1.35 billion ...
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Australia Said It Had Made "Substantial" Progress on UNESCO Benchmarks
Feb 8, 2014Australia said it had made "substantial" progress on UNESCO benchmarks for protection of the Great Barrier Reef Sunday in a report aimed at staving off a world heritage downgrade. Environment Minister Greg Hunt said a progress report ...
Tags: Reef Protection, Electronics
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A Well-Known Historical Site in Ancient Rome Is Being Quietly Unraveled in Indiana
Jan 2, 2014An enduring mystery of archaeology involving a well-known historical site in ancient Rome is being quietly unraveled in Indiana, thanks to a sophisticated computer simulation created by Ball State University digital artists. The ...
