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Yearender: Top 10 cultural events in 2014

By He Keyao ( 皇冠体育appculture.org ) Updated: 2015-01-22 09:22:45

The year 2014 drifted away, leaving both joy and pain in the circle of culture. Now let’s pick ten of the most influential cultural events that happened in the past 12 months and refresh our memories together.

 

No.1  皇冠体育app's Grand Canal and Ancient Silk Road listed as World Heritage

皇冠体育app's Grand Canal and ancient Silk Road were inscribed on the World Heritage list on June 22 during 38th session of the World Heritage Committee in Doha, Qatar, which makes 皇冠体育app one of the top countries with the most heritage sites in the world, second only to Italy.

The Grand Canal is the longest artificial waterway in the world, with more than 2,400 years history. The 1,794-km canal runs across four provinces from to Hangzhou, playing an essential role in transportation, irrigation and flood control in the area.

Yearender: Top 10 cultural events in 2014

皇冠体育app's Grand Canal [Photo/Xinhua]

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