Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun

country. China

year of inscription. 2000

criteria. Cultural

Xidi and Hongcun are two traditional villages in southern Anhui Province. Their spatial organisation and landscape as well as architecture and decorative styles are definitive of the region, dating from the 14th to 20th century CE. Also distinct are their incorporation of water management systems. Underlying these physical features are the historical cultural bases of patriarchy, Confucianism, and scholar-bureaucrat feudalism.

Mount Huangshan

where. China

year of inscription. 1990

criteria. Mixed

Mount Huangshan has had a significant role in the history of Chinese art and literature since the 8th century CE, during the Tang Dynasty. This is a site of beautiful physical features, including dramatic landscapes of granitic mountain peaks, sea of clouds, and distinctly-shaped rocks and trees. Furthermore, legend has it that the elixir of immortality can be found here. Consequently, it became an attraction for hermits, poets, and landscape artists. In the 16th century CE, during the Ming Dynasty, Mount Huangshan formed the inspiration for the Shanshui (“Mountain and Water”) school of landscape painting, often regarded as the archetype of Chinese art. Botanically, the area is also important for the conservation of a number of species – including threatened ones – endemic locally or nationally.

Historic Ensemble of Potala Palace, Lhasa

where. China
what. postcard (China, 2013)

Sagarmatha National Park

where. Nepal
what. stamp, printed on postal card (China)

Historic Centre of Český Krumlov

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country. Czechia

year of inscription. 1992

criteria. Cultural

Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen

country. Germany
year of inscription. 2004

criteria. Cultural

In the marketplace of Bremen, a city and state, stands the Town Hall and a statue of Roland (a statute of a knight with a drawn sword to symbolise town privileges and city rights), which compose this WHS. The Town Hall was first built in the early 15th century CE in the Gothic style and was renovated in the early 17th century CE in the Weser Renaissance style. In the early 20th century CE, a new Town Hall was built next to the old one. The statue was erected in 1404, and like the original iteration of the Town Hall, was constructed during the era of the Holy Roman Empire.

Hoi An Ancient Town

country. Vietnam

year of inscription. 1999

criteria. Cultural

Hoi An Ancient Town in Quang Nam province, is a well-preserved example of a Southeast Asian trading port from the 15th to 19th century CE. The architectural and infrastructural monuments here reflect a blend of indigenous and foreign (principally Chinese and Japanese, and, later, European) cultural influences.