Tusi Sites
| Tusi Sites | |
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| Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List | |
A monument of Hailongtun
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| Location | China |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iii |
| Reference | 1474 |
| UNESCO region | Asia and Pacific |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 2015 (39 Session) |
Tusi Sites (Chinese: 土司遗址; Pinyin: Tǔsī YíZhǐ) are sections of the ancient Tusi sites that have been designated by the UNESCO as World Heritage Sites. On July 3, 2015, Tusi Sites were listed as World Heritage Site. It is the 48th World Heritage Site in China.
Tusi was a tribal leader appointed as officials by the imperial government in ancient China. It is an ancient political system adopted by Chinese emperors to govern ethnic minority regions in south-central and southwest China. The system was used for one thousand years.
On July 3, 2015, the three Tusi sites were added to the World Cultural Heritage List during the 39th session of the World Heritage Committee in Bonn, Germany. The committee said the Tusi system aimed at unifying national administration while simultaneously allowing ethnic minorities to retain their customs and way of life.
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