UNESCO decides to add Silk Road to World Heritage list

BEIJING, China - Giant Wild Goose Pagoda (back) and the Statue of Xuanzang in Xian, Shaanxi Province, China, are photographed on June 6, 2014. UNESCO's World Heritage Committee decided on June 22 to add part of the Silk Road ancient trade route to the World Cultural Heritage list.

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