The picture shows that participants of the extended 44th session of the World Heritage Committee are visiting the renovated Lequn Building (Foochow Club) in Yantaishan Historic District. (Photographed by Zhang Bin)

On July 27th, participants of the extended 44th session of the World Heritage Committee visited Yantaishan Historic District, which is located at the southernmost end of the axis of the ancient Fuzhou city. Having witnessed the city's history of diplomatic and commercial development in modern and contemporary times, the district is preserving 163 outstanding historical buildings of the period, including foreign consulates, churches, sites of foreign firms and so on. Therefore, it is hailed as a "World Architecture Museum".

The picture shows that participants of the extended 44th session of the World Heritage Committee are visiting Yantaishan Park. (Photographed by Zhang Bin)

The picture shows that participants of the extended 44th session of the World Heritage Committee are visiting Yantaishan Historic District. (Photographed by Zhang Bin)

The picture shows that participants of the extended 44th session of the World Heritage Committee are learning about the history of Yantai Hill in Yantaishan Historic District. (Photographed by Zhang Bin)

The picture shows that participants of the extended 44th session of the World Heritage Committee are visiting renovated historical buildings in Yantaishan Historic District. (Photographed by Zhang Bin)

The picture shows that participants of the extended 44th session of the World Heritage Committee are visiting the former U.S. Consulate in Yantaishan Historic Distrcit. (Photographed by Zhang Bin)

The picture shows that participants of the extended 44th session of the World Heritage Committee are visiting the renovated former official residence of the Taxation Department of Fuzhou Customs District in Yantaishan Historic District. (Photographed by Zhang Bin)