China has launched a series of events marking the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, which was adopted on November 16, 1972. Now ratified by 194 countries, the Convention has produced a list of over 1,100 various heritage sites, 56 of which are in China.
The opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Great Wall Cultural Festival kicked off at Gubei Water Town in Beijing on Saturday, revealing an exciting 400-kilometer-long
15 (Xinhua) Massive archaeological excavation works have been carried out along the Beijing section of the Grand Canal for the comprehensive protection of cultural sites along the world s longest artificial waterway.