This photo taken on July 25, 2026 shows a scene during the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee in Busan, South Korea. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)
BUSAN, South Korea, July 26 (Xinhua) — The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) added China’s Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites to the World Heritage List on Saturday during the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Busan, South Korea.
The inscription brings the total number of World Heritage sites in China to 61.
Chinese delegates celebrate the inscription of China’s Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage List during the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee in Busan, South Korea, July 25, 2026.(Xinhua/Yao Qilin)
Chinese delegates celebrate the inscription of China’s Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage List during the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee in Busan, South Korea, July 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)
This photo taken on July 25, 2026 shows a scene during the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee in Busan, South Korea. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)
Chinese delegates celebrate the inscription of China’s Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage List outside the venue of the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee in Busan, South Korea, July 25, 2026. Xinhua/Yao Qilin)
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