China hopes to become a global leader in protected nature reserves, creating a network of wilderness that would be three ...

Since joining the World Heritage Convention in 1985, the number of world heritage sites in China has grown to 56, including the Great Wall, the Forbidden City and the Grand Canal, allowing the ...

BEIJING -- Some of China's world heritage sites are poorly managed, China's Minister of Culture Sun Jiazheng admitted at a recent conference. At the national conference on world heritage ...

A series of ancient stone carvings in southwestern China is drawing renewed global interest, as cultural experts highlight ...

There are 1,223 UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the globe ... the imperial dynastic system and urban planning traditions of China," UNESCO said. The more modern areas of the Central Axis ...

Extreme rainfall in Dunhuang and Zhangye in China’s Gansu province has put UNESCO-listed world heritage sites at risk, with cave monasteries dating to the 4th century already damaged ...

showcasing their commitment to safeguarding cultural and natural wonders China to Italy are 7 countries with the highest ...

Finally tonight, we leave you with scenes from some of the world's newest protected sites courtesy of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee ... Another site in China is a stopover for millions ...

Photo: Greenpeace (Fair Use) Buddhist murals in China that date back to the 4th ... Dunhuang is home to the Mogao Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The caves hold more than 40,000 square ...

These are the newly designated UNESCO World Heritage migratory bird sanctuaries of the Yellow Sea-Gulf of Bohai in China. Dr. Ding Li Yong, the Regional Flyways Coordinator in Asia recounts a recent ...

Extreme rainfall in Dunhuang and Zhangye in China's Gansu province has put UNESCO-listed world heritage sites at risk, with cave monasteries dating back to the 4th century already damaged ...