Hydrographic relics in China, Egypt seek to inscribe joint world heritage
Release time：2024-05-22 09:56:46 Source：Culture Channels news portal
-
CHONGQING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Baiheliang Ancient Hydrological Inscription in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality looks to step up the joint inscription of new world heritage with Nilometers in Egypt, officials of Fuling District, Chongqing Municipality, said at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Baiheliang Tourism and Culture Festival on Friday. Baiheliang, literally the "White Crane Ridge," is a 1,600-meter-long and 15-meter-wide stone ridge engraved with inscriptions about the Yangtze River dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907). It recorded the 72 low-flow years of the longest river in China from 763 to 1963 and is claimed to be the world's oldest hydrographic survey device. Likewise, for thousands of years, Nilometers measured the water level of the Nile River during the annual flood season, and were used to predict the fortunes of the annual harvest and the prices of foodstuffs. "Both Baiheliang and Nilometers are hydrographic relics and related to the two of the greatest rivers in the world," said Yang Bangde, the curator of Chongqing Baiheliang Underwater Museum. "They reflect how different agricultural civilizations of Asia and Africa relate to their respective river resources." At the opening ceremony, a memorandum was signed to prepare the establishment of the water and heritage committee under the Chinese National Committee for the International Council on Monuments and Sites. Also, Fuling District and Peking University jointly signed a memorandum for cooperation on the protection and utilization of the Baiheliang Ancient Hydrological Inscription as part of efforts to push forward the application of world heritage. The Baiheliang Ancient Hydrological Inscription and Nilometers were inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2008 and 2003, respectively.
（Editor:Liao Yifan）
- Previous：Australia's deputy prime minister pledges support to Solomon Islands during visit to Honiara
- Next：Georgia QB Jaden Rashada sues Florida coach, others over failed $14M NIL deal
Related articles
- Devers sets Red Sox record by homering in his 6th consecutive game
- Judge power fuels Yankees in 4
- Bipartisan Senate group urges $32 billion in emergency spending on artificial intelligence
- Facemasks haven't stopped people getting Covid since February 2022, research shows
- Bell's RBI single in 10th lifts Marlins to 3
- Caitlin Clark's WNBA debut helps ESPN set viewership record for league game on network
- Moment machete
- Another politically progressive prosecutor in the San Francisco Bay Area faces recall election
- Spain withdraws its ambassador to Argentina over comments made by President Milei
- Terrifying moment mother
- Pogacar extends Giro lead to over 7 minutes after winning altered Stage 16 amid protests at start
- Fijian Drua face crucial home match against Queensland Reds in Super Rugby Pacific
- Terrifying moment mother
- Robert Fico: Slovakian leader is in stable but serious condition, hospital says
- At least 6 Egyptian women die after vehicle slides off ferry and plunges into Nile River
- Tragic toddler, three, drowned in the bath after switching the taps on at home, inquest hears
- Just Stop Oil eco
- Another politically progressive prosecutor in the San Francisco Bay Area faces recall election
- Australia as Bangladesh vow to boost trade as foreign ministers meet in Dhaka
- Judge power fuels Yankees in 4
Random recommendation
Paralympian loses medals and equipment in Brazilian floods but is improvising to qualify for ParisCrash between truck and passenger van in China's Ningxia region kills 9 peopleContreras' injury highlights the danger of big league catchers moving closer to home plateTravis Kelce and Taylor Swift will get engaged within a YEAR, claims Dave PortnoyMariners send starting pitcher Hancock to TripleBritish government tries to head off the type of unrest seen on American campusesMariners send starting pitcher Hancock to TripleChina's exports and imports return to growth in April as demand improvesIndiana GOP governor nominee Mike Braun announces his choice for lieutenant governorCameron Diaz films Outcome with Keanu Reeves and Matt Bomer in LA
- Copyright © 2024 Powered by Hydrographic relics in China, Egypt seek to inscribe joint world heritage ,Culture Channels news portal sitemap