Postcards of China's World Heritage Sites

Author: Liu Lisheng
Publisher: China Travel Press
Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: China is vast in territory, with magnificent mountains and rivers, and scenic spots scattered throughout the country, displaying beautiful and diverse natural landscapes. China is one of the world's ancient civilizations, with a history of over 5,000 years of cultural development, with traces of primitive human survival dating back over a million years. Its long history and splendid culture have created a rich variety of cultural relics and historical sites; the Zhoukoudian Beijing Man Site from 500,000 years ago; the Great Wall, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, which began construction over 2,000 years ago; Buddhist cave sculptures from the Northern Wei Dynasty; the Beijing Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven from the Ming and Qing dynasties; the classical gardens of Suzhou. They are the essence of history, the crystallization of culture, and symbols of human civilization in each era. China has 28 sites listed by UNESCO on the World Heritage List of natural and cultural heritage. They are precious treasures of China and also the common wealth of all humanity.