Get the latest news and information on world heritage, China heritage, heritage sites, heritage museums and heritage arts
Models present traditional Mongolian clothes during the annual Mongolian Clothing Festival in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, July 20, 2013.
Nanjing was the ancient capital of six dynasties, and in August, it will come under the limelight again as the host city of the 2nd Asian Youth Games.
Built in 1259, Xanadu shaped Westerners' perception of a wealthy Oriental land after Marco Polo described the town in flamboyant language in his work.
The bronze heads of a rat and a rabbit, donated by the Pinault family of France in April, are on display at the National Museum of China.
Bingling Temple Grottoes, filled with Buddhist statues, stupas and murals, were a work in progress between the 4th and 10th centuries.
International Youth Summer Camp on Chinese World Heritage opens in Suzhou city, east China's Jiangsu province, July 17, 2013.
A public exhibition presenting elaborate antiques of the Xixia Kingdom opens in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang province, July 16, 2013.
Melaka and George Town, historic cities located in the Straits of Malacca, were added to the list of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites in July 2008.
On June 8, China's Eighth National Cultural Heritage Day, music many people thought had disappeared centuries ago was played in the Forbidden City.
Many imperial treasures gathering dust in the Forbidden City will soon see the light of day again, restored to their former glory under a rescue project.
Kangxi ceremony is performed in Chengde, North China's Hebei province, July 11, 2013.
The Paris-based Musee du Quai Branly is finally coming to Beijing with an exhibition of 100 masks expressing the dramatic link between people and the unknown world.