Silk Road, China's Grand Canal listed as World Heritage Sites

Photo taken on Sept 21, 2010 shows the ruins of the Subax buddhist temple in Kuqa County of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. The Subax buddhist temple was once an influential temple in the ancient Qiuci State. The famous ancient Silk Road, which served as a corridor for trade and cultural exchanges between Asia and Europe dating back to 2,000 years ago, was inscribed on the World Heritage list at Doha, capital of Qatar on Sunday. Jointly submitted by China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, the application for adding part of the millennium-old trade route to the UNESCO list was approved by the World Heritage Committee which convened its 38th session in Doha. [Photo/Xinhua]

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China's Silk Road, Grand Canal seek world heritage status