skylee Posted July 16, 2005 at 12:34 AM Report Posted July 16, 2005 at 12:34 AM Congratulations. Mostar, Macao and Biblical vestiges in Israel are among the 17 cultural sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List China - Historic Centre of MacaoMacao, a lucrative port of strategic importance in the development of international trade, was under Portuguese administration from the mid 16th century until 1999, when it came under Chinese sovereignty. With its historic street, residential, religious and public Portuguese and Chinese buildings, the historic centre of Macao provides a unique testimony to the meeting of aesthetic, cultural, architectural and technological influences from East and West. The site also contains a fortress and a lighthouse, which is the oldest in China. The site bears testimony to one of the earliest and longest-lasting encounters between China and the West based on the vibrancy of international trade. 澳門歷史城區列入世界遺產 在南非德班舉行的聯合國教科文組織會議,批准將“澳門歷史城區”列入《世界遺產名錄》。“澳門歷史城區”被列入《世界遺產名錄》後,中國已經有三十一處世界文化和自然遺產。 “澳門歷史城區”是連結多個廣場空間及二十多處歷史建築、以舊城區為核心的歷史街區,包括媽閣廟前地、亞婆井前地、崗頂前地、議事亭前地、大堂前地、板樟堂前地、耶穌會紀念廣場、白鴿巢前地、媽閣廟、港務局大樓、鄭家大屋、聖老楞佐教堂、聖若瑟修院及聖堂、崗頂劇院、何東圖書館、聖奧斯定教堂、民政總署大樓、三街會館(關帝廟)、仁慈堂大樓、大堂(主教座堂)、盧家大屋、玫瑰堂、大三巴牌坊、哪吒廟、舊城牆遺址、大炮臺、聖安多尼教堂、東方基金會會址、基督教墳場、東望洋炮臺(含東望洋燈塔及聖母雪地殿聖堂)等二十多處歷史建築。 這片區域是昔日華洋共處的舊城區,至今基本上保持原貌,開創許多「中國之最」。如最早一批天主教堂建築、最古老的教堂遺址、最古老的西式炮臺群、最古老的修道院、最古老的基督教墳場、第一座西式劇院、第一座現代化燈塔、第一所西式大學、西式醫院、外文報紙等。大範圍的建築群呈現海港城市和傳統中葡聚居地的一切典型特色,包括中西文化融匯交流的特點。 Quote
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