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<strong>北京大学</strong>英语新闻网/<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />

Beijing Forum 2007:Heritage<br />

Protection: Not Discarding the<br />

Mankind‘s Spirit—An Interview with<br />

Xie Ninggao, dean <strong>of</strong> World Heritage<br />

Research Center, <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />

By Tian Tian<br />

<strong>PKU</strong> NEWS 2007--10--26<br />

http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/cate.php?p=24&c=1<br />

In recent years, China has made great efforts on the protection <strong>of</strong> world heritage.<br />

Chinese people‘s awareness <strong>of</strong> the value <strong>of</strong> heritage and its protection has been<br />

tremendously enhanced. However, in some scenic spots and historic sites, there still<br />

exist man-made pollution and damage, and excessive exploration, which call for<br />

immediate solution.<br />

73-year-old Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Xie Ninggao, dean <strong>of</strong> World Heritage Research Center with<br />

<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>, still takes pains to travel around scenic resorts and world heritage<br />

reserve, making various investigations. When this interview was conducted, he had<br />

just returned from a symposium held in Hunan Province concerning the world<br />

heritage declaration <strong>of</strong> China‘s ―Danxia Physiognomy‖. Here, he expressed his<br />

viewpoint about the protection, management and exploitation <strong>of</strong> world heritage.<br />

Spiritual Function is the Primary Function <strong>of</strong> Scenic Resorts<br />

China is endowed with diversified natural and cultural heritage. In regard <strong>of</strong> world<br />

natural legacy, We have Huanglong Scenic Area in Sichuan, Jiuzhaigou Scenic Spot<br />

in Sichuan, Wulingyuan Tourist Site in Hunan, Three Parallel Rivers <strong>of</strong> Yunnan,<br />

China‘s Giant Panda Habitat and South China Karst, etc.; in terms <strong>of</strong> mixed natural<br />

and cultural heritage, we have Taishan Mountain in Shandong, Ermeishan Mountain,<br />

Anhui Huangshan Mountains Scenic Spot, Fujian Wuyishan Mountains Tourist<br />

Resort, etc. Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Xie believes that, whatever kind <strong>of</strong> heritage, we should learn<br />

their true value before we can make proper use <strong>of</strong> them. With the presupposition <strong>of</strong><br />

protection, we can then reconsider how to use them without destructive exploitation.<br />

It is said that the value <strong>of</strong> world heritage mainly lie in the scientific, aesthetic and<br />

historical cultural aspects. For example, Taishan Mountain used to be the place <strong>of</strong><br />

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