Here is a list of China's 48 world heritage sites. 1 Tangya Tusi site in Central China's Hubei province (2015).[Photo/Xinhua] ...

It’s a scene that’s played out at other UNESCO sites across China, where world heritage status is increasingly being used as a economic vehicle to develop backward regions, says Chris Ryan ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Eleven new sites have been added ... on Friday at a meeting of the World Heritage Committee in India's capital, New Delhi. The Badain Jaran Desert in northern China is the meeting point of three ...

In 1985, China acceded to the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritages, also known as the World Heritage Convention. From 1987 through to 1998, 21 sites in ...

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 ...