3moreChineseitemsinscribedonUNESCOMemoryoftheWorldregionalregister_GuangmingOnlineThisphototakenonOct.3,2021showswoodcutprintingplatesattheDegeSutraPrintingHouseinDegeCountyofGanziTibetanAutonomousPrefecture,southwestChina'sSichuanProvince.ThreeitemsfromChinahavebeenlistedasdocumentaryheritageontheAsiaPacificregionalregisterofUNESCO'sMemoryoftheWorld(MOW)Programme,theNationalArchivesAdministrationofChinasaidThursday.(Xinhua/ShenBohan)BEIJING,May9(Xinhua)--ThreeitemsfromChinahavebeenlistedasdocumentaryheritageontheAsiaPacificregionalregisterofUNESCO'sMemoryoftheWorld(MOW)Programme,theNationalArchivesAdministrationofChinasaidThursday.ThelisteditemsincludearchivesrelatingtotraditionalteahousesinChengdu,capitalofsouthwestChina'sSichuanProvince,genealogicalrecordsofthecommunitiesofHuizhouineastChina'sAnhuiProvince,andprintingblockshousedattheDegeSutraPrintingHouseinSichuan.Thedecisionwasapprovedatthe10thGeneralMeetingoftheMemoryoftheWorldCommitteeforAsiaandthePacific,convenedfromTuesdaytoWednesdayinUlaanbaatar,Mongolia.Thecollectionofdocumentsthatrecordthetea-drinkingbusinessentrepreneurshipinChengducomprises6,345items,spanningfrom1903to1949.Thesematerialstakeawiderangeofforms,suchasmanuscripts,businessdocumentsandphotographs.TheHuizhougenealogyarchivesconsistof2,235filesspreadacross427volumes,documentingthegenealogicalculturethatspansnearlyamillennium.Builtin1729,theDegeSutraPrintingHousepreservesingoodcondition325,520woodcutprintingplatescontainingsignificantTibetanclassicsdatingbacktothe11thcentury.Themajorityoftheblockswerecarvedbetweenthe18thandmid-20thcenturies.Todate,Chinahas17itemsofdocumentaryheritageinscribedontheMOWregionalregisterforAsiaandthePacific.UNESCOlaunchedtheMOWin1992withtheintentionofsafeguardingdocumentaryheritageworldwideandincreasingawarenessofitssignificance.ThisphototakenonOct.3,2021showswoodcutprintingplatesattheDegeSutraPrintingHouseinDegeCountyofGanziTibetanAutonomousPrefecture,southwestChina'sSichuanProvince.ThreeitemsfromChinahavebeenlistedasdocumentaryheritageontheAsiaPacificregionalregisterofUNESCO'sMemoryoftheWorld(MOW)Programme,theNationalArchivesAdministrationofChinasaidThursday.ThelisteditemsincludearchivesrelatingtotraditionalteahousesinChengdu,capitalofsouthwestChina'sSichuanProvince,genealogicalrecordsofthecommunitiesofHuizhouineastChina'sAnhuiProvince,andprintingblockshousedattheDegeSutraPrintingHouseinSichuan.Thedecisionwasapprovedatthe10thGeneralMeetingoftheMemoryoftheWorldCommitteeforAsiaandthePacific,convenedfromTuesdaytoWednesdayinUlaanbaatar,Mongolia.(Xinhua/ShenBohan)ThisphototakenonJune7,2023showspeopledrinkingteaatateahouseinChengdu,capitalofsouthwestChina'sSichuanProvince.ThreeitemsfromChinahavebeenlistedasdocumentaryheritageontheAsiaPacificregionalregisterofUNESCO'sMemoryoftheWorld(MOW)Programme,theNationalArchivesAdministrationofChinasaidThursday.ThelisteditemsincludearchivesrelatingtotraditionalteahousesinChengdu,capitalofsouthwestChina'sSichuanProvince,genealogicalrecordsofthecommunitiesofHuizhouineastChina'sAnhuiProvince,andprintingblockshousedattheDegeSutraPrintingHouseinSichuan.Thedecisionwasapprovedatthe10thGeneralMeetingoftheMemoryoftheWorldCommitteeforAsiaandthePacific,convenedfromTuesdaytoWednesdayinUlaanbaatar,Mongolia.(Xinhua/ShenBohan)ThisphototakenonJune30,2021showspeopledrinkingteaatHemingteahouseinChengdu,capitalofsouthwestChina'sSichuanProvince.ThreeitemsfromChinahavebeenlistedasdocumentaryheritageontheAsiaPacificregionalregisterofUNESCO'sMemoryoftheWorld(MOW)Programme,theNationalArchivesAdministrationofChinasaidThursday.ThelisteditemsincludearchivesrelatingtotraditionalteahousesinChengdu,capitalofsouthwestChina'sSichuanProvince,genealogicalrecordsofthecommunitiesofHuizhouineastChina'sAnhuiProvince,andprintingblockshousedattheDegeSutraPrintingHouseinSichuan.Thedecisionwasapprovedatthe10thGeneralMeetingoftheMemoryoftheWorldCommitteeforAsiaandthePacific,convenedfromTuesdaytoWednesdayinUlaanbaatar,Mongolia.(Xinhua/ShenBohan)ThisphototakenonNov.23,2021showsLiQiang(2ndR),ownerofateahouse,servingcustomersinShuangliuDistrictofChengdu,capitalofsouthwestChina'sSichuanProvince.ThreeitemsfromChinahavebeenlistedasdocumentaryheritageontheAsiaPacificregionalregisterofUNESCO'sMemoryoftheWorld(MOW)Programme,theNationalArchivesAdministrationofChinasaidThursday.ThelisteditemsincludearchivesrelatingtotraditionalteahousesinChengdu,capitalofsouthwestChina'sSichuanProvince,genealogicalrecordsofthecommunitiesofHuizhouineastChina'sAnhuiProvince,andprintingblockshousedattheDegeSutraPrintingHouseinSichuan.Thedecisionwasapprovedatthe10thGeneralMeetingoftheMemoryoftheWorldCommitteeforAsiaandthePacific,convenedfromTuesdaytoWednesdayinUlaanbaatar,Mongolia.(Xinhua/ShenBohan)ThisphototakenonOct.3,2021showsworkerscleaningwoodcutprintingplatesattheDegeSutraPrintingHouseinDegeCountyofGanziTibetanAutonomousPrefecture,southwestChina'sSichuanProvince.ThreeitemsfromChinahavebeenlistedasdocumentaryheritageontheAsiaPacificregionalregisterofUNESCO'sMemoryoftheWorld(MOW)Programme,theNationalArchivesAdministrationofChinasaidThursday.ThelisteditemsincludearchivesrelatingtotraditionalteahousesinChengdu,capitalofsouthwestChina'sSichuanProvince,genealogicalrecordsofthecommunitiesofHuizhouineastChina'sAnhuiProvince,andprintingblockshousedattheDegeSutraPrintingHouseinSichuan.Thedecisionwasapprovedatthe10thGeneralMeetingoftheMemoryoftheWorldCommitteeforAsiaandthePacific,convenedfromTuesdaytoWednesdayinUlaanbaatar,Mongolia.(Xinhua/ShenBohan)ThisphototakenonJune30,2021showspeopledrinkingteaatHemingteahouseinChengdu,capitalofsouthwestChina'sSichuanProvince.ThreeitemsfromChinahavebeenlistedasdocumentaryheritageontheAsiaPacificregionalregisterofUNESCO'sMemoryoftheWorld(MOW)Programme,theNationalArchivesAdministrationofChinasaidThursday.ThelisteditemsincludearchivesrelatingtotraditionalteahousesinChengdu,capitalofsouthwestChina'sSichuanProvince,genealogicalrecordsofthecommunitiesofHuizhouineastChina'sAnhuiProvince,andprintingblockshousedattheDegeSutraPrintingHouseinSichuan.Thedecisionwasapprovedatthe10thGeneralMeetingoftheMemoryoftheWorldCommitteeforAsiaandthePacific,convenedfromTuesdaytoWednesdayinUlaanbaatar,Mongolia.(Xinhua/ShenBohan)ThisphototakenonOct.3,2021showswoodcutprintingplatesattheDegeSutraPrintingHouseinDegeCountyofGanziTibetanAutonomousPrefecture,southwestChina'sSichuanProvince.ThreeitemsfromChinahavebeenlistedasdocumentaryheritageontheAsiaPacificregionalregisterofUNESCO'sMemoryoftheWorld(MOW)Programme,theNationalArchivesAdministrationofChinasaidThursday.ThelisteditemsincludearchivesrelatingtotraditionalteahousesinChengdu,capitalofsouthwestChina'sSichuanProvince,genealogicalrecordsofthecommunitiesofHuizhouineastChina'sAnhuiProvince,andprintingblockshousedattheDegeSutraPrintingHouseinSichuan.Thedecisionwasapprovedatthe10thGeneralMeetingoftheMemoryoftheWorldCommitteeforAsiaandthePacific,convenedfromTuesdaytoWednesdayinUlaanbaatar,Mongolia.(Xinhua/ShenBohan)ThisundatedfilephotoshowsvolumesofgenealogicalrecordsofthecommunitiesofHuizhouineastChina'sAnhuiProvince.ThreeitemsfromChinahavebeenlistedasdocumentaryheritageontheAsiaPacificregionalregisterofUNESCO'sMemoryoftheWorld(MOW)Programme,theNationalArchivesAdministrationofChinasaidThursday.ThelisteditemsincludearchivesrelatingtotraditionalteahousesinChengdu,capitalofsouthwestChina'sSichuanProvince,genealogicalrecordsofthecommunitiesofHuizhouineastChina'sAnhuiProvince,andprintingblockshousedattheDegeSutraPrintingHouseinSichuan.Thedecisionwasapprovedatthe10thGeneralMeetingoftheMemoryoftheWorldCommitteeforAsiaandthePacific,convenedfromTuesdaytoWednesdayinUlaanbaatar,Mongolia.(HuangshanCityArchives/HandoutviaXinhua)ThisundatedfilephotoshowsvolumesofgenealogicalrecordsofthecommunitiesofHuizhouineastChina'sAnhuiProvince.ThreeitemsfromChinahavebeenlistedasdocumentaryheritageontheAsiaPacificregionalregisterofUNESCO'sMemoryoftheWorld(MOW)Programme,theNationalArchivesAdministrationofChinasaidThursday.ThelisteditemsincludearchivesrelatingtotraditionalteahousesinChengdu,capitalofsouthwestChina'sSichuanProvince,genealogicalrecordsofthecommunitiesofHuizhouineastChina'sAnhuiProvince,andprintingblockshousedattheDegeSutraPrintingHouseinSichuan.Thedecisionwasapprovedatthe10thGeneralMeetingoftheMemoryoftheWorldCommitteeforAsiaandthePacific,convenedfromTuesdaytoWednesdayinUlaanbaatar,Mongolia.(HuangshanCityArchives/HandoutviaXinhua)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.