China : Shandong Culture Heritage Sector Review
Qufu and Zoucheng are two neighboring county-level cities in Jining Municipality, a poor area in the South-West of Shandong Province. The area was home to some of China's earliest civilizations, and rich in cultural heritage assets. Cultural h...
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Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2014
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/16388337/china-shandong-culture-heritage-sector-review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18526 |
Summary: | Qufu and Zoucheng are two neighboring
county-level cities in Jining Municipality, a poor area in
the South-West of Shandong Province. The area was home to
some of China's earliest civilizations, and rich in
cultural heritage assets. Cultural heritage assets in the
project area include the Confucius temple, Kong family
mansion, and burial grounds complex, a United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
world heritage site, as well as over 100 national-level
cultural heritage assets. Qufu has a population of 640,000,
covers an area of 896 k |
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