HANGZHOU, China, July 14 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — On July 6, eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou launched the “Hangzhou Liangzhu Day” and the first Hangzhou Liangzhu Culture Week, which is also the exclusive festival for the “youngest” (latest selected) of Hangzhou’s three world heritages, according to Hangzhou municipal government.
At the 43rd World Heritage Conference held one year ago in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City was included in the World Heritage List. Hangzhou has decided to set July 6 as “Hangzhou Liangzhu Day” and June 24 as “Hangzhou West Lake Day”. These two days are the dates when the two renowned sites in Hangzhou were officially included in the World Heritage List.