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2004-7-2 13:34:51 CRIENGLISH.com

One new site and two extensions from China have been added to the World Heritage List at the ongoing World Heritage Conference.

One new site and two extensions from China have been added to the World Heritage List at the ongoing World Heritage Conference in east China's city of Suzhou.

The World Heritage Committee unanimously agreed to inscribe the capital cities and tombs of the ancient Koguryo Kingdom of China onto the heritage list.

The Imperial Palace of the Qing Dynasty in Shenyang of China's northeast Liaoning Province was also included in the list as an extension to the Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, which had been added to the list in 1987.

Another Chinese extension includes three tombs in China's northeast Liaoning Province and adds almost 340 hectares of protected area to the Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, which were inscribed on the list four years ago.

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