China Culture Heritage Management and Urban Development Challenge and Opportunity.pdfVIP

UNESCO WORLD BANK China-Cultural Heritage Management and Urban Development: Challenge and Opportunity 2000.7.5-7 Beijing THE BEIJING CONSENSUS UNESCO, The World Bank, The State Administration of Cultural Heritage and the Ministry of Construction of the People’s Republic of China convened an international conference on “Cultural Heritage Management and Urban Development: Challenge and Opportunity” in Beijing from July 5 to July 7, 2000. In light of the great significance of historical cultural heritage in modern urban development; In light of how the protection of the world’s cultural heritage promotes mutual understanding between the people’s of the world, and is conducive to the cause of world peace; In light of how at present the protection of cultural heritage is impacted by urban development; And in light of how the fundamental interests of both protecting cultural heritage and of urban development are converging and becoming basic goals in urban development planning; The conference delegates from all over the world have reached a consensus on the following issues: The preservation of urban cultural heritage is not only the vehicle and proof of the spiritual achievements of different traditions; it also epitomizes the basic traits of the peoples of the world, and is a basic component of the appearance and features of cities. It epitomizes the industrious labor and infinite wisdom of the human race over several millennia, embodies precious spiritual resources and material wealth handed down from generation to generation of human civilization, and acts as a spiritual force which bolsters the confidence and thinking of urban residents as they build their dream homes in the 21st century. For a long time, the efforts made by countries around the world to protect t