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Macau eyes heritage list
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13-Dec-2004 - |
Amid a final stage of preparations for the World Heritage bidding, Macau is making a global promotion of its cultural assets, which would upgrade the city's tourist value in addition to the gaming and amusement industry. The beauty of Macau, where Westerners first landed 400 years ago, was densely embodied in 12 cultural relic sites that the local government has listed as a package in its bidding for the World Cultural Heritage. Macau's bid has been designated as China's only nomination to apply for the World Heritage selection of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 2005. The 12 priceless cultural heritage sites, including China's oldest church, Christian cemetery, lighthouse and Western theater, were inscribed in Macau's bidding under the name of the Macau Historical Architecture Clump for the World Cultural Heritage. The cultural sites scattered in Macau's urban areas are among the oldest, best preserved and largest European-style architecture clumps in China. They together blazon a typical architecture manner borrowed from southern Europe. "Macau's World Heritage bidding should not only focus on the promotion of the designated sites, but also a face-lift of all 128 spots of cultural values around the city to give visitors an overall picture of Macau's 400-year history," said Heidi Ho Lai Chun da Luz, president of the Macau Culture Institute. Over the past five years, the Macau Special Administrative Region government has appropriated 100 million patacas (US$12.5 million) in cultural protection funding, which went to the refurbishment of 20 cultural sites on average every year, he said. Ho said that among the 12 listed sites, 11 spots are under refurbishment and maintenance so that the heritage value can be better protected. Macau's conservation work has begun to pay off. The restoration of the Tak Seng On Pawnshop, a 19th-century building, was awarded an honorable mention in the 2004 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards in October this year. Next year, all the conservation and development work of the historical buildings will be completed. The Mandarin's House, the largest ancient residence in the Pearl River Delta region, which covers 3,700 square meters, is expected to take the longest time. |
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