The photo taken on June 14, 2011 shows lotus in West Lake in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. The World Heritage Committee on June 24, 2011 inscribed the West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou in eastern China on UNESCO's World Heritage List during the current session in Paris.

Tong Mingkang, vice director of the Chinese State Bureau of Cultural Relics, receives an exclusive interview with Xinhua News Agency in Paris, capital of France, June 24, 2011. The World Heritage Committee Friday inscribed the West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou in eastern China on UNESCO's World Heritage List as a cultural property.

File photo taken on Jan. 19, 2011 shows the snow scenery of West Lake in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. The World Heritage Committee on June 24, 2011 inscribed the West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou in eastern China on UNESCO's World Heritage List during the current session in Paris.

File photo taken on Dec. 1, 2010 shows the autumn scenery of West Lake in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. The World Heritage Committee on June 24, 2011 inscribed the West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou in eastern China on UNESCO's World Heritage List during the current session in Paris.

Photo taken on Jan. 18, 2010 shows the scenery of West Lake in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. The World Heritage Committee on June 24, 2011 inscribed the West Lake Cultural Landscape of east China's Hangzhou on UNESCO's World Heritage List during its current session in Paris.

Photo taken on June 23, 2011 shows West Lake at dusk in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. The World Heritage Committee on June 24, 2011 inscribed the West Lake Cultural Landscape of east China's Hangzhou on UNESCO's World Heritage List during its current session in Paris.

File photo taken on June 22, 2011 shows the Baochu pagoda in the scenery area of the West Lake in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. The World Heritage Committee on June 24, 2011 inscribed the West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou in eastern China on UNESCO's World Heritage List during the current session in Paris.

File photo taken on June 22, 2011 shows the night scene of West Lake in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. The World Heritage Committee on June 24, 2011 inscribed the West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou in eastern China on UNESCO's World Heritage List during the current session in Paris.

File photo taken on July 28, 2008 shows the sunset at West Lake in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. The World Heritage Committee on June 24, 2011 inscribed the West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou in eastern China on UNESCO's World Heritage List during the current session in Paris.

File photo taken on March 31, 2011 shows cherry blossoms at West Lake in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. The World Heritage Committee on June 24, 2011 inscribed the West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou in eastern China on UNESCO's World Heritage List during the current session in Paris.