What is a World Heritage Site? 什麼是世界遺產？

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What do these places have in common?

這些地方有什麼共同點？

The Great Wall of China, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the Egyptian Pyramids, and the Taj Mahal in India.

中國長城、澳大利亞大堡礁、埃及金字塔和印度泰姬陵。

They’re some of the most famous places in the world – and they’re all on the World Heritage List.

它們是世界上最著名的一些風景名勝，而且都被列入瞭《世界遺產名錄》。

But what does that mean? It’s a label given to landmarks or areas of cultural, historical or scientific significance.

但這份名錄意味著什麼呢？“世界遺產” 是賦予具有文化、歷史價值或科學意義的古跡或景觀的稱號。

More than one thousand sites are registered around the world.

全世界共有一千多處被認定的遺產。

They’re protected by the World Heritage Convention, which more than 160 countries have signed up to.

這些遺產受到《世界遺產公約》的保護，已有160多個國傢簽署瞭這份《公約》。

Italy has more protected sites than any other country. The list is looked after by Unesco, which is part of the United Nations.

意大利受到保護的遺產數量比其它任何國傢都多。《世界遺產名錄》由聯合國教科文組織負責管理，該組織是聯合國的一個專門機構。

So, how does a place get listed? Well, it has to meet one of ten key criteria – such as representing “a masterpiece of human creative genius” or containing “natural phenomena”.

那麼，怎樣才能被列入《世界遺產名錄》呢？首先必須滿足十項關鍵標準中的一個，比如代表 “人類創造力的經典之作” 或包含 “罕見、絕妙的自然現象”。

Then it’s a three-step process. First, it is nominated by the country in which it’s located. Next, experts examine whether it should be included or not. And finally, it’s voted on by a Unesco committee.

接下來的過程分三步。第一步，由遺產所在國傢提名申報。第二步，專傢們審查是否應該將該遺產列入名錄。第三步，由聯合國教科文組織下屬的遺產委員會投票決定評選結果。

More sites are added every year. So, which would you visit first?

每年都有更多的遺產被列入《世界遺產名錄》。你會先去參觀哪一個？