UNESCO widens Pak heritage map
12 more historical and cultural sites added to Tentative World Heritage List UNESCO has added 12 more historical and cultural sites from Pakistan associated with Gandhara and Buddhist heritage, Mughal-era…
Mogao Grottoes embrace AI to preserve, share millennia-old heritage
With a single tap on a smartphone screen, celestial maidens holding lotuses, painted 1,400 years ago, spring to life and glide toward viewers from the ancient murals. At the millennia-old…
At the gateway to China’s resistance, war scars remain as life blooms
At a site in Beijing where pockmarks from artillery shells still scar the ancient city walls, a new shop selling porcelain from China’s porcelain capital Jingdezhen, has opened its doors…
Pakistan: 513 smuggled artefacts repatriated from the US
• Mostly include Gandhara relics; Senate body orders detailed report on smuggling racket• Officials say Unesco concerns over Taxila conservation addressed; new museum planned Pakistan has repatriated 513 smuggled archaeological…
Jingdezhen World Heritage listing highlights China’s commitment to preserving its cultural legacy
For generations, porcelain makers in Jingdezhen have worked through a sequence of highly specialized tasks: preparing clay, shaping vessels, painting designs, applying glaze, and firing kilns. Those skills remain an…
Beijing Central Axis to mark 2nd anniversary of UNESCO World Heritage inscription
This photo taken on July 24, 2026 shows a view of the Qianmen pedestrian street in Beijing, capital of China. Marking the second anniversary of the successful inscription of the…