隨著“中國大運河”河北段啟動4處遺產點的加固修繕工程，這也預示著涉及中國8省市的大運河聯合申遺進入最后倒計時階段。
Shijiazhuang (CNS) -- Renovation of the Hebei Province section of the Grand Canal has been completed, and we are now counting down to a joint application for a World Heritage listing by eight provinces, Zhang Lifang, director of the Hebei Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics, said Monday.
The Grand Canal, also known as the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, is the longest and oldest artificial river in the world. Starting in Beijing, it passes through Tianjin and the provinces of Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the city of Hangzhou.
35 cities in the eight provinces will jointly submit the application to UNESCO for a preview. All preparation work is scheduled to receive expert assessment by August 2013.
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