The
Convention of the Protection of the World Cultural and
Natural Heritage was passed by UNESCO in Paris in 1972.
It aims to promote the cooperation between the
governments and the people of all the countries in the world
to make positive contributions to the protection and
restoration of the world heritage.
In the Convention, the international community
combined the concepts of cultural heritage and natural
heritage together for the first time. For a long time,
natural and cultural had been considered as two contrary
concepts. Human beings conquer the harmful nature, while the
culture symbolizes the lofty value concept. Nature and
culture supplement each other. The cultures of all the
nationalities are created in their specific natural
environment. The beauty of the magnificent architectural
projects constructed by human beings consists in the fine
natural environment around them. Some of the grand natural
scenic spots are even more beautiful with the creative
affords of human beings. The convention clarified the
standards of natural heritage and cultural heritage,
affirmed the existence of world heritage, and declared that
the heritage belongs to the whole world. This is a document
with international standards implemented by all the
countries in the world, so it has extensive and far-reaching
influence. Its major work is to define the world cultural
and natural heritage and to advocate the responsibility of
all mankind to protect those valuable and influential
historic sites and natural scenic spots.
Since China became the signatory state of the
Convention in 1985, China has kept good cooperation with
UNESCO in the field of world heritage protection.
About "The Convention of the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage"
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