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• China establishes research center for Dunhuang studies

Dunhuang was a major city along the ancient Silk Road and boasts a number of cultural and historical attractions, including the caves of the Mogao Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage List site.Dunhuang Academy China and Peking University have signed an agre

• Ancient Site on Crete Reveals Story of the Dawn of Greek Civilization

The Eleftherna region in the prefecture of Rethymno, Crete aims to become the most important tourist destination on the island by capitalizing on the wealth of archaeological treasures discovered in the area, as well as its gleaming new museum.Also called

• Oldest Lighthouse in the World Once Stood off Greece’s Pelion Peninsula

The straits between Greece’s south Pelion Peninsula and the island of Skiathos in the Northern Sporades conceal many secrets in their treacherous waters — including one little-known fact known mostly to historians and a handful of locals.Few people are aw

• Ancient Bath Complex Discovered in Greece’s Lost City of Tenea

Excavations at the ancient city of Tenea in the Peloponnese, which was built by Trojan prisoners of war, have unearthed significant new finds,the Greek Culture Ministry announced on Tuesday. The discoveriesinclude enormous baths dating from Roman times.Th

• Ancient Buddhist cliff carvings found in China

The relics of Buddhist cliff carvings dating back about 1,200 years have been found in Southwest China's Sichuan province, local authorities said. The relics of Buddhist cliff carvings dating back about 1,200 years have been found in Southwest China's Sic

• Ancient documents from monasteries in Tibet restored

A staff member registers restored ancient documents at the ancient documents protection center of Tibet in Lhasa, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, Sept 12, 2019.Ancient documents from Paingar and Mangra monasteries have been restored at the anci

• China establishes research center for Dunhuang studies

Dunhuang was a major city along the ancient Silk Road and boasts a number of cultural and historical attractions, including the caves of the Mogao Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage List site.Dunhuang Academy China and Peking University have signed an agre

• UNESCO expresses solidarity with Japan as fire rips through World Heritage site in Okinawa

UNESCO offers its sincere solidarity with the people of Japan, and in particular the residents of Okinawa, who have lost a cultural and historical symbol of the Ryukyu islands. UNESCO stands ready to assist the authorities as needed.In the early morning h

• Female military trained by UNESCO in protecting cultural property

Some 40 female members of the armed forces of Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan, as well as female peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) came together in Beirut, Lebanon to discuss the protection of cultural property in the event o

• Ancient Megalopolis Uncovered in Israel Was the 'New York City' of Its Time Period

Archeologists also uncovered millions of pottery fragments, flint tools and basalt stone vessels.

• Bloody, Defeated Gladiator Drips Gore in Gruesome Fresco Uncovered at Pompeii

Gladiators may have frequented the ancient tavern where the fresco was found.

• The Event of Photography for Celebrating the Fifth Anniversary of the Silk Road’s Nomination to the World Heritage List Launched Successfully

It is the fifth anniversary to celebrate the successful nominat ion of the“Silk Roads: Routes Network of Chang’ an-Tian’ shan Corridor” in 2019.To commemorate this significant moment, IICC-X has held an internationalevent of photography.The activity laste

• Focusing on the Heritage of Rural Landscape, Students held “Classics Debate” at the Small Wild Goose Pagoda

Every year on April 18, the International Scientific Committee ofICOMOS proposes various topic and organizes a wide range ofevents to promote monument and sites and the public aw arenessof cultural heritage’s diversity and close connection to dailylife. T

• The Fifth Anniversary of Successful Inscription of Silk Road as World Heritage “Hello!Silk Road” held in Small Goose Pagoda

On the afternoon of June 22, sponsored by IICC-X, the 5th anniversaryof the successful inscription of the "S ilk Roads: theRoute Network of Changan-Tianshan Corridor" on the W orldHeritage List, "Hello! Silk Road” was solemnly held in the S

• Mural Paintings from Kizil Grottoes on Display in Luoyang Museum,China

June 18, the exhibition entitled “Reconstructed Grottoes and Muralsof Kizil in Overseas Collections” opened at Luoyang Museum. Theexhibition represents the artist value of Kizil murals through thedisplay of digitalized and simulated images that are genera

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