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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
LANZHOU, June 10 (Xinhua) — China plans to build its first national heritage route along the historically significant Hexi Corridor in northwest China within the next 10 years, part of its goal to strengthen the protection, preservation and utilization of cultural and natural heritage.
The plan was announced on Tuesday at a press conference by the people’s government of Gansu Province in northwest China.
According to He Xiaozu, head of the provincial department of culture and tourism, a series of projects will be implemented in Gansu focusing on heritage protection and utilization, infrastructure construction, tourism facility distribution, and international exchanges and cooperation. They will cover a total of 52 representative cultural and natural heritage sites and 20 national-level intangible cultural heritage projects along the Hexi Corridor, he said.
The total investment to support the implementation of 120 specific tasks related to the construction of the route will amount to 610 million yuan (US$84.9 million), He Xiaozu said.
For many years, China has carried out large-scale work to preserve and rationally utilize the cultural heritage in the Hexi Corridor. Thus, the Chinese government has invested a total of 540 million yuan in preserving the cultural heritage of the relevant section of the Great Wall of China and has facilitated the implementation of more than 110 protection and restoration projects.
The Hexi Corridor, part of the ancient Silk Road and stretching for nearly 1,000 km across Gansu Province, is home to five UNESCO World Heritage Sites and 53 grottoes.
“The national heritage route will be built in strict accordance with the principle of minimal interference and will become an important platform for China to share cultural achievements with the rest of the world and promote exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations,” said Qiu Jian, head of the Gansu Provincial Cultural Heritage Administration. –0–