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What is a World Heritage Site? 什么是世界遗产？

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What do these places have in common?

这些地方有什么共同点？

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

中国长城、澳大利亚大堡礁、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.

它们是世界上最著名的一些风景名胜，而且都被列入了《世界遗产名录》。

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

但这份名录意味着什么呢？“世界遗产” 是赋予具有文化、历史价值或科学意义的古迹或景观的称号。

More than one thousand sites are registered around the world.

全世界共有一千多处被认定的遗产。

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

这些遗产受到《世界遗产公约》的保护，已有160多个国家签署了这份《公约》。

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

意大利受到保护的遗产数量比其它任何国家都多。《世界遗产名录》由联合国教科文组织负责管理，该组织是联合国的一个专门机构。

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".

那么，怎样才能被列入《世界遗产名录》呢？首先必须满足十项关键标准中的一个，比如代表 “人类创造力的经典之作” 或包含 “罕见、绝妙的自然现象”。

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.

接下来的过程分三步。第一步，由遗产所在国家提名申报。第二步，专家们审查是否应该将该遗产列入名录。第三步，由联合国教科文组织下属的遗产委员会投票决定评选结果。

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

每年都有更多的遗产被列入《世界遗产名录》。你会先去参观哪一个？