The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee on Thursday inscribed 16 sites on the World Heritage List, including one new site and two extensions from China. The Imperial Palace of the Qing Dynasty in Shenyang was included in the list as an extension of the Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties in Beijing, capital of China, which was inscribed on the list in 1987.

A distant view of the Dazheng (Grand Politics) Hall in the Imperial Palace of the Qing Dynasty in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province.

The Phoenix Building in the Imperial Palace of the Qing Dynasty in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee on Thursday inscribed 16 sites on the World Heritage List, including one new site and two extensions from China. The Imperial Palace of the Qing Dynasty in Shenyang was included in the list as an extension of the Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties in Beijing, capital of China, which was inscribed on the list in 1987.

The front gate of the Imperial Palace of the Qing Dynasty in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province.

The Dazheng (Grand Politics) Hall in the Imperial Palace of the Qing Dynasty in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province.

The inside view of the Chongzheng (Supreme Politics) Hall in the Imperial Palace of the Qing Dynasty in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province.