其他摘要：As of July 2012, 962 sites throughout the world have been inscribed on the World Heritage List by the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO, including 745 cultural, 188 natural and 29 mixed sites in 157 States Parties. As of March 2012, 189 States Parties have ratified the World Heritage Convention. China is a country with rich cultural and natural heritage resources. 43 sites of China have been inscribed on the World Heritage List by the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO, including 29 cultural, 8 natural and 4 mixed sites. The Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage are established by UNESCO aiming to ensure the better protection of important intangible cultural heritages worldwide. As of November 2011, 232 masterpieces have been inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. In addition, 27 elements have been identified on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding and 8 elements have been designated on Programmes, Projects and Activities for the Safe- guarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage considered to best reflect the principles and objectives of the con- vention. China leads the other States Parties with 29 masterpieces of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and 7 elements of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding. This paper focuses on the status and progress of the World Heritage List, Global Strategy, the Strategic Objectives (the “5 Cs”), World Heritage application, heritage protection, heritage management and heritage education. In addition, the paper summarizes current status, progress and development stage of World Heritage in China.
