Cultural heritage-cultural relics: buildings, sculptures and paintings with outstanding and universal values, elements or structures with archaeological significance, inscriptions, caves, settlements and various cultural relics from a historical, artistic or scientific perspective; Buildings: individual or interrelated buildings with outstanding and universal value from the perspective of history, art or science because of their architectural form, identity and position in the landscape; Sites: man-made projects or masterpieces of man and nature and archaeological sites with outstanding and universal value from the perspective of history, aesthetics, ethnology or anthropology. & gt& gt
Natural heritage-from an aesthetic or scientific point of view, a natural landscape consisting of geological and biological structures or such structural groups with outstanding and universal values; From the point of view of science or protection, geological and natural geographical structures with outstanding and universal values, and clearly defined ecological zones of endangered animal and plant species; From the point of view of science, protection or natural beauty, there are only natural places or clearly defined natural areas with outstanding and universal value. & gt& gt
Cultural landscape-the landscape designed and built by human beings: including gardens and parks built for aesthetic reasons, which are often (but not always) associated with religious or other memorial buildings or buildings; The landscape of organic evolution: originated from the initial social, economic, administrative and religious needs, and developed into the present form through the connection or adaptation with the surrounding natural environment; Related cultural landscapes: This kind of landscape is listed in the World Heritage List, which is characterized by its connection with natural factors, strong religion, art or culture, rather than cultural material evidence. Lushan Mountain Scenic Area is the only cultural landscape in China's "World Heritage". & gt& gt
China acceded to the Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage on February 2, 2002. 199101On October 29th, China was elected as a member of the World Heritage Committee. China declared the World Heritage Project to UNESCO from 1986. From 1987 to July 2008, 37 World Heritage Sites in China have been approved for inclusion in the World Heritage List. & gt& gt