Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
October 22, 2023
Silk Roads: The Routes Network of Chang'an-Tian Shan Corridor is a UNESCOWorld Heritage Site which covers the Chang'an-Tianshan portion of the ancient Silk Road and historical sites along the route. On June 22, 2014, UNESCO designated a 5,000 km stretch of the Silk Road network from Central China to the Zhetysu region of Central Asia as a World Heritage site. The corridor spans China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan and includes 33 new sites and several previously designated heritage sites.[1]
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
In 1988, UNESCO initiated a study of the Silk Road to promote understanding of cultural diffusion across Eurasia and protection of cultural heritage.[2] In August 2006, UNESCO and the State Administration of Cultural Heritage of the People's Republic of China co-sponsored a conference in Turpan, Xinjiang on the coordination of applications for the Silk Road's designation as a World Heritage site.[2] At this conference, China and five Central Asia republics, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan, agreed to make a joint application in 2010.[2] The six countries formed a coordinating committee in 2009 to prepare for the joint-application.[2]
On March 28, 2008, China submitted a tentative list of 48 Silk Road sites to UNESCO for consideration as cultural heritage. These sites were divided into overland Silk Road sites in Henan, Shaanxi, Qinghai, and Gansu Province, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region as well as maritime Silk Road sites in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province and Quanzhou, Fujian Province.[3] On May 2, 2008, Iran submitted a tentative list of Silk Route sites in Khorasan Province. On January 3, 2010, Turkmenistan submitted a list of 29 sites along 11 segments of the Silk Road.[4] On January 20, 2010, India submitted a tentative list of Silk Road sites divided into 12 components.[5] On February 19, 2010, Kyrgyzstan submitted a list of six sites and Uzbekistan submitted a list with 18 sites.[6][7] Kazakhstan's tentative list was submitted on May 3, 2012.[8]
At the end of 2011, UNESCO proposed that due to the vast scale of the Silk Road project that the application be divided into corridors.[2] In December 2011, China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan agreed to jointly pursue application for one corridor from Central China across the Tianshan Range, and each country nominated one government official, one archaeologist and a national application committee. Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan prepared to apply for another corridor.[2] In 2013, the application for the Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor was finalized and officially submitted by Kyrgyzstan.[2] It contained 22 sites in China, 8 sites in Kazakhstan and 3 sites in Kyrgyzstan. Each UNESCO member country may submit one application per year, and China had submitted an application for the Grand Canal.[2] The original sites proposed by China was substantially revised for this application.[2] Sites in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and relating to the Maritime Silk Road were removed.[9] Chinese organizers have said that several of the sites left out of the application may be submitted in the future.[2]
On June 22, 2014, at the 38th meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Doha, Qatar, the Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor application was approved.[2]
SitesEdit
The Silk Road's Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor, which was approved by the World Heritage Committee in June 2014 as Site No. 1442, consists of 33 newly designated sites in China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The sites include capital cities and palace complexes of various empires and kingdoms, trading settlements, Buddhist cave temples, ancient paths, posthouses, mountain passes, beacon towers, sections of the Great Wall, fortifications, tombs and religious buildings.[1] Collectively, the 33 sites cover an area of 42,668.16 ha (164.7 sq mi) and have buffer zone 189,963.13 ha (733.5 sq mi).[2]
The sites are categorized into four regions along the Silk Road by ICOMOS, which assessed eligibility for the World Heritage inscription:[10][11]
Other sites at the Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor are the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang which had already been inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1987, and the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang which had already been inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2000.
External linksEdit
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor on the website of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre
ReferencesEdit
^ abUNESCO World Heritage Sites, "Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor" Accessed 2014-06-23
^UNESCO, "Chinese Section of the Silk Road: Land routes in Henan Province, Shaanxi Province, Gansu Province, Qinghai Province, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region; Sea Routes in Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province and Quanzhou City, Fujian Province - from Western-Han Dynasty to Qing Dynasty" 2008-03-28
^UNESCO, "Silk Roads Sites in Turkmenistan" 2010-01-03
^ICOMOS report to the World Heritage Committee 38th ordinary session: 2014 Evaluations of Nominations of Cultural and Mixed Properties to the World Heritage List June 2014
^Agence France Presse (04/11/2013) "Xingjiao Temple, Ancient Chinese Buddhist Site, Faces Demolition" The World Post. Huffington Post
October 22, 2023
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Silk Roads The Routes Network of Chang an Tian Shan Corridor is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which covers the Chang an Tianshan portion of the ancient Silk Road and historical sites along the route On June 22 2014 UNESCO designated a 5 000 km stretch of the Silk Road network from Central China to the Zhetysu region of Central Asia as a World Heritage site The corridor spans China Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan and includes 33 new sites and several previously designated heritage sites 1 Silk Roads the Routes Network of Chang an Tianshan CorridorUNESCO World Heritage SiteSilk Road extending from Europe through Asia Overland routes are red and the maritime routes are blue LocationChina Kazakhstan KyrgyzstanIncludes33 locations in 3 countriesCriteriaCultural ii iii vi Reference1442Inscription2014 38th Session Area42 668 16 ha 164 7427 sq mi Buffer zone189 963 1 ha 733 452 sq mi Websitewww wbr silkroads wbr org wbr cn Contents 1 History 2 Sites 3 External links 4 ReferencesHistory EditIn 1988 UNESCO initiated a study of the Silk Road to promote understanding of cultural diffusion across Eurasia and protection of cultural heritage 2 In August 2006 UNESCO and the State Administration of Cultural Heritage of the People s Republic of China co sponsored a conference in Turpan Xinjiang on the coordination of applications for the Silk Road s designation as a World Heritage site 2 At this conference China and five Central Asia republics Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan agreed to make a joint application in 2010 2 The six countries formed a coordinating committee in 2009 to prepare for the joint application 2 On March 28 2008 China submitted a tentative list of 48 Silk Road sites to UNESCO for consideration as cultural heritage These sites were divided into overland Silk Road sites in Henan Shaanxi Qinghai and Gansu Province Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region as well as maritime Silk Road sites in Ningbo Zhejiang Province and Quanzhou Fujian Province 3 On May 2 2008 Iran submitted a tentative list of Silk Route sites in Khorasan Province On January 3 2010 Turkmenistan submitted a list of 29 sites along 11 segments of the Silk Road 4 On January 20 2010 India submitted a tentative list of Silk Road sites divided into 12 components 5 On February 19 2010 Kyrgyzstan submitted a list of six sites and Uzbekistan submitted a list with 18 sites 6 7 Kazakhstan s tentative list was submitted on May 3 2012 8 At the end of 2011 UNESCO proposed that due to the vast scale of the Silk Road project that the application be divided into corridors 2 In December 2011 China Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan agreed to jointly pursue application for one corridor from Central China across the Tianshan Range and each country nominated one government official one archaeologist and a national application committee Tajikistan Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan prepared to apply for another corridor 2 In 2013 the application for the Chang an Tianshan Corridor was finalized and officially submitted by Kyrgyzstan 2 It contained 22 sites in China 8 sites in Kazakhstan and 3 sites in Kyrgyzstan Each UNESCO member country may submit one application per year and China had submitted an application for the Grand Canal 2 The original sites proposed by China was substantially revised for this application 2 Sites in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and relating to the Maritime Silk Road were removed 9 Chinese organizers have said that several of the sites left out of the application may be submitted in the future 2 On June 22 2014 at the 38th meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Doha Qatar the Chang an Tianshan Corridor application was approved 2 Sites EditThe Silk Road s Chang an Tianshan Corridor which was approved by the World Heritage Committee in June 2014 as Site No 1442 consists of 33 newly designated sites in China Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan The sites include capital cities and palace complexes of various empires and kingdoms trading settlements Buddhist cave temples ancient paths posthouses mountain passes beacon towers sections of the Great Wall fortifications tombs and religious buildings 1 Collectively the 33 sites cover an area of 42 668 16 ha 164 7 sq mi and have buffer zone 189 963 13 ha 733 5 sq mi 2 The sites are categorized into four regions along the Silk Road by ICOMOS which assessed eligibility for the World Heritage inscription 10 11 1 Central China ancient imperial capitals in the Central and Guanzhong Plains of China Luoyang City of the Eastern Han to Northern Wei Dynasty Luoyang Henan Province Dingding Gate Luoyang City of the Sui and Tang Dynasty Luoyang Hangu Pass Xin an County Henan Shihao section of Xiaohan Route Sanmenxia Henan Weiyang Palace Xi an Shaanxi Province Daming Palace Xi an Giant Wild Goose Pagoda Xi an Small Wild Goose Pagoda Xi an Xingjiao Temple Xi an 12 Bin County Cave Temple Bin County Shaanxi Tomb of Zhang Qian Chenggu County Shaanxi Maijishan Cave Temple Complex Tianshui Gansu Province nbsp Bingling Temple Grottoes2 Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province connecting China Proper and Xinjiang Bingling Temple Grottoes Yongjing County Yumen Pass Dunhuang Xuanquanzhi Posthouse Dunhuang Suoyang City Ruins Guazhou3 North and South of Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang China Qocho Gaochang City Ruins Turpan Jiaohe Ruins Turpan Beshbalik Beiting City Ruins Jimsar County Kizil Gaha Beacon Tower Kuqa Kucha Kizil Caves Kuqa Subash Buddhist Temple Ruins Kuqa4 Zhetysu Region of the Ili and Talas Valleys of Kazakhstan and the Chuy Valley of Kyrgyzstan Site of Kayalyk Almaty Region Kazakhstan Karamergen Almaty Region Kazakhstan Talgar Almaty Region Kazakhstan Aktobe Jambyl Region Kazakhstan Kulan Jambyl Region Kazakhstan Akyrtas Jambyl Region Kazakhstan Ornek Jambyl Region Kazakhstan Kostobe Jambyl Region Kazakhstan City of Suyab Site of Ak Beshim Chuy Region Kyrgyzstan City of Balasagun Site of Burana Chuy Region Kyrgyzstan City of Nevaket Site of Krasnaya Rechka Chuy Region KyrgyzstanOther sites at the Chang an Tianshan Corridor are the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang which had already been inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1987 and the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang which had already been inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2000 External links EditSilk Roads the Routes Network of Chang an Tianshan Corridor on the website of the UNESCO World Heritage CentreReferences Edit a b UNESCO World Heritage Sites Silk Roads the Routes Network of Chang an Tianshan Corridor Accessed 2014 06 23 a b c d e f g h i j k l Chinese 高美 丝路入遗33遗迹22处在中国 新京报 2014 06 23 UNESCO Chinese Section of the Silk Road Land routes in Henan Province Shaanxi Province Gansu Province Qinghai Province Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Sea Routes in Ningbo City Zhejiang Province and Quanzhou City Fujian Province from Western Han Dynasty to Qing Dynasty 2008 03 28 UNESCO Silk Roads Sites in Turkmenistan 2010 01 03 UNESCO Silk Road Sites in India 2010 01 20 Silk Roads Sites in Kyrgyzstan 2010 02 19 UNESCO Silk Roads Sites in Uzbekistan 2010 02 19 UNESCO Silk Road 2012 05 03 Chinese 梁新慧 3国联手申遗 丝绸之路 河南成唯一 双遗产 省份 东方今报 2014 06 21 ICOMOS report to the World Heritage Committee 38th ordinary session 2014 Evaluations of Nominations of Cultural and Mixed Properties to the World Heritage List June 2014 Chinese 刘超 丝路申遗涉及3国33处遗迹是全球最大跨国遗产项目 西安晚报 2014 06 23 Agence France Presse 04 11 2013 Xingjiao Temple Ancient Chinese Buddhist Site Faces Demolition The World Post Huffington Post Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Silk Roads the Routes Network of Chang 27an Tianshan Corridor amp oldid 1178673092, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
