世界遗产视野中的丝绸之路

The Silk Road Under the Vision of World Heritage

丝绸之路是古代东西方经济文化交流的主要通道和沟通中国与欧亚大陆的友谊之路。丝绸之路从形成、发展到衰落经历了一个长期的演变过程,其保留或延续至今的各类遗产形成一条无与伦比的文化线路,具有独特的文化价值。作为世界遗产,丝绸之路的构成要素包括现存遗址、文化成果以及它赖以产生的独特生态环境和得以存在的物质与精神动力。丝绸之路的世界遗产项目提名工作将是根据其价值内涵确定其典型遗址实物的过程。

Being the world＇s oldest and most historically important trade route, the Silk Road connected the East and West, and became the friendship road. Its formation, development and decline had experience a long period of changing. The silk Road became more significant not only for the trade of goods, but also for the exchange of ideas, religious beliefs, and art. As the world heritage, the Silk Road included the major elements, which are the existing sites, cultural products, its unique ecological environment, etc.