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The Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor stretches 5,000 kilometres from Chang’an/Luoyang, the central capital of China in the Han and Tang Dynasties, to the Zhetysu Region of Central Asia. To learn more, please click here.

The joint UNESCO/ UNWTO strategy, which addresses the overarching principles

of sustainable growth, community development, heritage management and conservation, follows years of ground-breaking research carried out by UNESCO, the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and University College London (UCL).

Specifically, the project aims to:

Set priority projects for developing tourism and safeguarding heritage across the Corridors

Guarantee a balanced approach between site-conservation and site-promotion

Identify strategic opportunities for economic growth and job creation

Outline the different components of the project while demonstrating their inter-dependence

Promote maximum engagement from all relevant stakeholders

Provide a step-by-step picture of how this wide-ranging project will be implemented

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