Archive for the ‘Chinese History’ CategoryHangzhou’s West Lake gains World Heritage listingSunday, July 3rd, 2011Hangzhou’s famous West Lake gained World Heritage listing at a UNESCO meeting in Paris. Find out more in the CNTV News story West Lake Cultural Landscape inscribed on World Heritage List. China praised for world heritage protectionSunday, July 3rd, 2011Kishore Rao, director of the World Heritage Center of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), has praised China’s efforts in supporting world heritage protection – read more in the China Daily article UNESCO praises China for protecting world heritage. Royal tomb discovered in ShandongSunday, July 3rd, 2011A large Western Han Dynasty royal tomb has been discovered recently in Heze City of Shandong Province. Archeologists have concluded that there is a good chance that the tomb belongs to one of the princes in the Western Han Dynasty living some 2000 years ago. Find out more in the CNTV Culture Express Story Ancient royal tomb discovered in Shandong, China. Celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Communist Party of ChinaFriday, July 1st, 2011On 1 July 2011 China celebrated the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC). To learn more about this historic event and CPC achievements, milestones, heroes and more see:
If you are using the resources from this website to Visit Shenzhen you can also learn about Shenzhen’s revolutionary history. Shenzhen’s revolutionary historyFriday, July 1st, 2011On 1 July 2011 China celebrated the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC). If you are visiting Shenzhen you can learn about Shenzhen’s role in the history of the CPC by:
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