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What is cultural heritage?

Should we protect cultural heritage?

What is the relationship between cultural heritage and tourism?

Does tourism industry protect or harm cultural heritage?

Source from: UNESCO(United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity.

This is embodied in an international treaty called the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage , adopted by UNESCO in 1972.

Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration.

Places as unique and diverse as the wilds of East Africa’s Serengeti, the Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the Baroque cathedrals of Latin America make up our world’s heritage.

What makes the concept of World Heritage exceptional is its universal application. World Heritage sites belong to all the peoples of the world, irrespective of the territory on which they are located.

Historical Significances

Social Significances

Aesthetic Significance

Scientific Significance

The age or relationship to historical era, person or event.

Historical significance is a relatively easy and over bearing trait in heritage management.

Social Significance is hard to ascertain. It refers to the social, spiritual and other community oriented values attributed to a place. This maybe because the place has existed to serve a certain important role in the society for a period of time.

Aesthetic Significance

It refers to this special sense of Importance of a place. This could be in terms of architecture, scale or even the designs seen on the place.

It refers to the scope or possibility of scientific findings from a site, monument or place. Here the importance lies more in the information that may yield out of understanding and researching the place or site. This can mostly be attributed to archaeological sites or ancient monuments.

Cultural Heritage vs. Tourism

What is cultural heritage?

Should we protect cultural heritage? Why?

What is the relationship between cultural heritage and tourism?

Does tourism industry protect or harm cultural heritage?

Since joining the International Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage in 1985, China has 47 world heritage sites to date; of these 33 are cultural heritage sites, tenare natural heritage sites, and four are cultural and natural (mixed) sites, ranking second in the world.

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