World Heritage Identification Number: 1442
World Heritage since: 2014
Category: Cultural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: Yes
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
Continent: NA
UNESCO World Region: Asia and the Pacific
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Exploring the Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor: A Journey Along the Ancient Silk Roads
The Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014, offers a unique glimpse into the rich history and cultural exchange that occurred along the ancient Silk Roads network. Stretching over 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles), this significant route connected Central China to the Zhetysu region of Central Asia, providing a conduit for trade, religious beliefs, scientific knowledge, technological innovation, cultural practices, and artistic exchanges from the 2nd century BC to the 16th century.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
This property is a 5,000 km section of the extensive Silk Roads network, stretching from Chang’an/Luoyang, the central capital of China in the Han and Tang dynasties, to the Zhetysu region of Central Asia. It took shape between the 2nd century BC and 1st century AD and remained in use until the 16th century, linking multiple civilizations and facilitating far-reaching exchanges of activities in trade, religious beliefs, scientific knowledge, technological innovation, cultural practices and the arts. The thirty-three components included in the routes network include capital cities and palace complexes of various empires and Khan kingdoms, trading settlements, Buddhist cave temples, ancient paths, posthouses, passes, beacon towers, sections of The Great Wall, fortifications, tombs and religious buildings.
Encyclopedia Record: Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
Silk Roads: The Routes Network of Chang'an-Tian Shan Corridor is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which covers the Chang'an-Tianshan portion of the ancient Silk Road and historical sites along the route. On June 22, 2014, UNESCO designated a 5,000 km (3,100 mi) stretch of the Silk Road network from Central China to the Zhetysu region of Central Asia as a World Heritage site. The corridor spans China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan and includes 33 new sites and several previously designated heritage sites.Additional Site Details
Area: 42,668.16 hectares
(iii) — Unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition
(v) — Outstanding example of traditional human settlement
(vi) — Directly associated with events or living traditions
Coordinates: 34.3044444444 , 108.8572222222
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