44th session of World Heritage Committee to open on July 16 in east China

BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The 44th session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO will open on July 16 in Fuzhou, the capital of east China's Fujian Province, according to a Monday press conference.

The session is slated between July 16 and July 31, and will see a total of 45 candidates reviewed for entry to the UNESCO World Heritage List, Vice Minister of Education Tian Xuejun told the press conference.

Tian, also director of the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO, added that the session will go online after its opening ceremony, being the first of its type to review world heritage items over the internet.

The 44th session of the World Heritage Committee was initially scheduled for June 29 to July 9, 2020, in Fuzhou and was postponed due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Enditem