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The blog is to showcase my postcard collection of UNESCO world heritage sites
CN1736-1 Xixia Imperial Tombs (1 available)
10/08/2025 1 postcard on the way to Trialady (received) in exchange for Vauban tower (Completed)
10/08/2025 1 postcard on the way to austria1234 (received) in exchange for Primeval Beech Forests (Completed)
10/08/2025 1 postcard on the way to hidalgo (received) in exchange for Spanish tentative Trujillo (Completed)
11/08/2025 1 postcard on the way to Christa (received) in exchange for Denmark Trelleborg (Completed)
CN1736-2 Xixia Imperial Tombs (0 available)
Aksum
The ruins of the ancient city of Aksum are found close to Ethiopia's northern border. They mark the location of the heart of ancient Ethiopia, when the Kingdom of Aksum was the most powerful state between the Eastern Roman Empire and Persia. The massive ruins, dating from between the 1st and the 13th century A.D., include monolithic obelisks, giant stelae, royal tombs and the ruins of ancient castles. Long after its political decline in the 10th century, Ethiopian emperors continued to be crowned in Aksum.
阿克苏姆考古遗址
阿克苏姆古城遗址位于埃塞俄比亚北部边境附近。这里曾是古代埃塞俄比亚的心脏地带,当时的阿克苏姆王国(the Kingdom of Aksum)是东罗马帝国和波斯帝国之间最强大的国家。大量的遗迹都可追溯到公元1世纪至13世纪之间,包括完整的方尖碑、大型石柱、皇家墓地和古代城堡遗迹。公元10世纪政治衰退很久以后,埃塞俄比亚皇帝的加冕仪式仍然在阿克苏姆举行。
Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1582
Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1582
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Rock Paintings of Shulgan-Tash Cave
Located in the Southern Ural Mountains of Bashkortostan, the Shulgan-Tash Cave contains extensive Late Palaeolithic rock art. Set within a karst massif near the Belaya and Shulgan Rivers, it features large halls and deep chambers across two levels. The paintings depict steppe fauna—mammoths, woolly rhinoceroses, bison, horses, and a Bactrian camel—alongside anthropomorphic figures, abstract signs, and geometric motifs like the “Kapova trapezoids.” Archaeological finds offer insights into the artistic process and domestic life of its prehistoric inhabitants.
舒利根塔什洞穴岩画
舒利根塔什(Shulgan-Tash)洞穴位于俄罗斯的巴什科尔托斯坦共和国,属南乌拉尔山脉,保存着大量旧石器时代晚期岩画。洞穴所处的喀斯特山地毗邻别拉亚河与舒尔干河,其双层结构包括多个宽阔的洞厅和深邃的岩室。岩画描绘了猛犸象、披毛犀、野牛、马、双峰驼等草原动物,还有人形图像、抽象符号及独特的“卡波瓦梯形”(Kapova trapezoids)等几何纹样。该考古发现使人们对洞穴史前居民的艺术创作与日常生活有更多了解。
Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1743
Courtesy of PC_2 from postcrossing forum
Minoan Palatial Centres
This serial property comprises six archaeological sites on Crete dating from 1900 to 1100 BCE. These sites represent the Minoan civilization, a major prehistoric Mediterranean culture. The palatial centres served as administrative, economic, and religious hubs, featuring advanced architecture, urban planning, and vibrant frescoes. They reveal early writing systems, maritime networks, and cultural exchanges. The property highlights the complexity of the Minoans’ social structure and their enduring influence on Mediterranean history.
米诺斯王宫中心
该系列遗产包括克里特岛上6处公元前1900年-前1100年间的考古遗址,代表米诺斯文明这一重要史前地中海文明的发展脉络。米诺斯王宫中心曾经是行政、经济、宗教枢纽,以成熟的建筑设计、城市规划和鲜活的壁画艺术为特色,从中可窥见早期文字系统、海事网络及文化交流。遗产充分体现米诺斯社会的复杂结构及其对地中海历史的深远影响。
Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1733
Xixia Imperial Tombs
Located in the foothills of the southern Helan Mountains in Ningxia, this necropolis is the imperial cemetery of the Xixia Dynasty. It includes nine imperial mausoleums, 271 subordinate tombs, a northern architectural complex, and 32 flood control structures. Founded by the Tanguts in 1038, the Xixia Dynasty lasted until its destruction by Genghis Khan’s Mongol army in 1227. Positioned along the Silk Road, it became a multicultural civilization modelled on Chinese imperial traditions, with Buddhism at its core. The property reflects the dynasty’s religious and socio-political legacy.
西夏陵
西夏陵位于中国宁夏回族自治区、贺兰山南段东麓,是西夏王朝的皇室陵园,包括9座帝王陵墓、271座陪葬墓、5.7公顷北端建筑群以及32处防洪工程遗址。西夏王朝于1032年由党项人建立,一直延续至1227年被成吉思汗的蒙古军队灭亡。王朝扼守古丝绸之路要道,其效法中原王朝制度,形成以佛教信仰为核心、多元文化并存的文明。该遗址生动展现了西夏王朝的宗教与社会政治传统。
Source UNESCO WH website https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1736
Mount Mulanje Cultural Landscape
This property encompasses the mountain range located in southern Malawi, with the imposing Mount Mulanje—one of the world’s largest inselbergs—and its surrounding environment. Revered as a sacred place inhabited by gods, spirits, and ancestors, it holds deep cultural and spiritual significance. The mountain’s geological and hydrological features are connected with the belief systems and cultural practices of the Yao, Mang’anja, and Lhomwe peoples. These communities have sustained the mountain’s sacredness through rituals and traditions, making the site a sacred cultural landscape that reflects the spiritual and ecological harmony between people and nature.
姆兰杰山文化景观
该遗产位于马拉维南部山脉,核心是雄伟的姆兰杰山——全世界最大的孤山之一。姆兰杰山长期被奉为神明、精灵与先祖栖居的圣地,承载着深厚的文化与精神意义。其地质和水文特征与尧族(Yao)、曼甘加族(Mang’anja)、隆韦族(Lhomwe)的信仰体系密切相连。这些社群通过传承仪式与传统坚守着山脉的神圣性,使其成为体现人与自然在精神与生态层面和谐共生的神圣文化景观。
Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1201
Selous Game Reserve
Large numbers of elephants, black rhinoceroses, cheetahs, giraffes, hippopotamuses and crocodiles live in this immense sanctuary, which measures 50,000 km2 and is relatively undisturbed by human impact. The park has a variety of vegetation zones, ranging from dense thickets to open wooded grasslands.
塞卢斯禁猎区
塞卢斯禁猎区占地5万平方公里,在这个很少受人类干扰的广大原野里生活着数量众多的大象、黑犀牛、印度豹、长颈鹿、河马以及鳄鱼。这个公园的植被种类众多,既有浓密的灌木丛,又有树木茂盛的广阔草原。
Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/199
Stari Ras and Sopoćani
On the outskirts of Stari Ras, the first capital of Serbia, there is an impressive group of medieval monuments consisting of fortresses, churches and monasteries. The monastery at Sopoćani is a reminder of the contacts between Western civilization and the Byzantine world.
斯塔里斯和索泼查尼修道院
塞尔维亚的第一个首都位于斯塔里斯的郊区。这里有一系列令人印象深刻的中世纪遗址包括城堡、教堂和修道院。索泼查尼修道院是西方文明和拜占庭世界之间联系的见证。
Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/96
Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor
The Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor is a key section of the Silk Roads in Central Asia that connects other corridors from all directions. Located in rugged mountains, fertile river valleys, and uninhabitable desert, the 866-kilometre corridor runs from east to west along the Zarafshan River and further southwest following the ancient caravan roads crossing the Karakum Desert to the Merv Oasis. Channelling much of the east-west exchange along the Silk Roads from the 2nd century BCE to the 16th century CE, a large quantity of goods was traded along the corridor. People travelled, settled, conquered, or were defeated here, making it a melting pot of ethnicities, cultures, religions, sciences, and technologies.
丝绸之路:扎拉夫尚-卡拉库姆廊道
扎拉夫尚-卡拉库姆廊道是丝绸之路在中亚地区的咽喉,连接着来自各个方向的其他廊道。其全长866公里,沿途既有崎岖的山脉,又有肥沃的河谷和荒无人烟的沙漠。它先顺着扎拉夫尚河自东向西延伸,然后折往西南,沿古代商队路线穿越卡拉库姆沙漠直达梅尔夫绿洲。自公元前2世纪到公元16世纪,该走廊成为丝绸之路上东西方交流、大量商品贸易的主要渠道。它见证了人类的旅行、定居、征服、溃败,从而发展成民族、文化、宗教、科技的熔炉。
Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1675
Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia
From 500 BCE on, the Roman Empire extended its territory across parts of Europe and North Africa until its frontier totaled some 7,500 kilometres by the 2nd century. The Romanian segment, the Dacian Limes, was operational from 106 to 271 CE. The property comprises 277 component parts and represents the longest, most complex land border of a former Roman province in Europe. Traversing diverse landscapes, it is defined by a network of individual sites that include legionary fortresses, auxiliary forts, earthen ramparts, watch towers, temporary camps and secular buildings. Dacia was the only Roman province entirely north of the Danube River. Its frontier protected it from ‘barbarian’ populations and controlled access to valuable gold and salt resources.
罗马帝国的边疆——达契亚
从公元前500年起,罗马帝国开始逐步向欧洲和北非扩张领土,到公元2世纪时,边界总长达到约7500公里。其中罗马尼亚段,即达契亚(Dacia )边界,于公元106-271年间正常运作。该遗产由277个部分组成,是一位于欧洲的前罗马行省的最长、最复杂陆地边界。它穿越不同的地貌,将军团堡垒、辅助堡垒、土城墙、暸望塔、临时营地、世俗建筑连接成网。达契亚是古罗马唯一完全位于多瑙河北岸的行省,其边界既保护腹地免受“野蛮人”侵扰,又控制着获取黄金、盐等宝贵资源的通道。
Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1718
Old Towns of Djenné
Inhabited since 250 B.C., Djenné became a market centre and an important link in the trans-Saharan gold trade. In the 15th and 16th centuries, it was one of the centres for the propagation of Islam. Its traditional houses, of which nearly 2,000 have survived, are built on hillocks (toguere) as protection from the seasonal floods.
杰内古城
杰内自公元前250年开始有人居住,后来发展成一个市场中心和撒哈拉黄金贸易的重要中心。15世纪到16世纪间杰内成为伊斯兰教义传播的中心。城内的古建筑约有2 000座被完好地保存下来。这些建筑为防止季节性洪水,房屋建在了小丘之上 。
Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/116
The ruins of São Miguel das Missões in Brazil, and those of San Ignacio Miní, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa María la Mayor in Argentina, lie at the heart of a tropical forest. They are the impressive remains of five Jesuit missions, built in the land of the Guaranis during the 17th and 18th centuries. Each is characterized by a specific layout and a different state of conservation.
瓜拉尼人聚居地的耶稣会传教区:阿根廷的圣伊格纳西奥米尼、圣安娜、罗雷托圣母村和圣母玛利亚艾尔马约尔村遗迹以及巴西的圣米格尔杜斯米索纳斯遗迹
在热带雨林的中心地带,有五个引人注目的耶稣会传教区遗址,他们分别是:巴西的圣米格尔杜斯米索纳斯遗迹,阿根廷的圣伊格纳西奥米尼、圣安娜、罗雷托圣母村和圣母玛利亚艾尔马约尔村遗迹。他们建于17至18世纪的瓜拉尼人地区。各处遗址布局迥异,保护状况各不相同。
Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/275
Ruins of the Jesuit reduction San Ignacio Mini, Church gate, Misiones Province, Argentina