| 摘 要： | Yongle Palace, located in Ruicheng County, northern Shanxi Province, is China＇s most well-preserved Yuan-Dynasty architecture. The scale and artistic achievement of its mural paintings are known as the top best among all existing mural paintings of the same subject. But many may not know that this magnificent Taoist temple structure was entirelv moved from its former site in Yongle Town to Ruicheng County between 1959 and 1964. UNESCO＇s nomination process stipulates that moved historical buildings are not qualified for the World Heritage nomination, but Yongle Palace was included on the tentative World Cultural Heritage list in 1998. According to the senior expert from the World Heritage Center who visited Yongle Palace in 2005, the whole movement project was well-designed and conducted with superb skills, which retained integrity and authenticity of this historical building to the largest possible extent. Thus, it can be included on the tentative list as an exception.
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