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UNESCO World Heritage Committee opens in Lithuania
2006-07-08 07:48:25 Xinhua English

A young man passes by Hotel Lietuva, venue of the30th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, in Vilnius,Lithuania, July 8, 2006. The meeting, slated for July 8 to 16, will decidewhether to put on the World Heritage List 37 candidate sites applied by 30countries, including two Chinese sites, namely the Great Panda habitat insouthwest China's Sichuan Province and the ruins of the Shang Dynasty(16th to 11th centuries BC) capital in Anyang, a city in central China'sHenan Province. (Xinhua Photo)

Working staff of the 30th session of the UNESCOWorld Heritage Committee welcome delegates and journalists at HotelLietuva in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 8, 2006. (XinhuaPhoto)

A woman walks in the press conference hall for the30th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee at Hotel Lietuva inVilnius, Lithuania, July 8, 2006. (Xinhua Photo)

Tian Xiaogang (L), deputy head of the Chinesedelegation to the 30th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee,speaks to a journalist of China's CCTV prior to the meeting in Vilnius,Lithuania, July 8, 2006. (Xinhua Photo)
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