Inscribed on World Heritage List, Liangzhu testifies to 5,000-year-long Chinese civilization

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Published: 2019/7/7 23:31:10

The Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City, located in east China's Zhejiang Province, have gained the world's recognition as a testimony to the existence of at least 5,000-year-long Chinese civilization.

On Saturday, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee inscribed the ruins on the World Heritage List as a cultural site at a session held in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The inclusion has brought the total number of World Heritage sites in China to 55, the highest in the world.

"The Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City are both a major archaeological discovery of China in the 20th century and a key cultural site that bears testimony to the over 5,000-year-long Chinese civilization," said Liu Yuzhu, head of China's National Cultural Heritage Administration.

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http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1157084.shtml

Amazing images, articles on Liangzhu at google images:
https://tinyurl.com/yy2syv8z

[exboyfil]

1. Thanks for sharing

I have been watching the Great Courses lecture on Eastern Civilization while also reading John Keay's China.

Trying to make up for my woeful lack of knowledge on Chinese history.

https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/foundations-of-eastern-civilization?tn=The+Great+Courses+Plus+Online+History+Courses+_0_95

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CW0PSQM/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

[Judi Lynn]

2. Wow. That will be time well spent. Thank you for posting the links! n/t