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Three thousand years ago, the Duke of Zhou travelled throughout China and finally stopped at the foot of Songshan Mountain. In order to measure the shadows cast by the sun and the center of the earth, he built an earth sundial here, which is the earliest well-preserved observatory in China.

3000年以前，周公遍寻华夏，在嵩山脚下停下了脚步，为测日影定地中在此建土圭，这便是中国现存最早的天文观测建筑。

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Over the past 3,000 years, Huaxia culture started and has been passed down here; Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism originated and mixed here; civilizations are inherited and innovated here; a number of buildings marking the zenith of architecture of that time are scattered and well-spaced here.

3000年间，华夏文化在这里肇始又传承，儒释道从这里发祥又在这里荟萃，文明在这里代代相传又时时创新，一座接一座代表当时建造巅峰的建筑在这里错落有致。

On Aug. 1, 2010, the UNESCO's World Heritage Committee decided at its 34th meeting to add the Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in "The Centre of Heaven and Earth" to the World Cultural Heritage List. According to the World Heritage Committee, the Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in "The Centre of Heaven and Earth" are an oriental ancient architectural art epicentre, showing to the world the magnificence of China's ancient architecture and the splendor of China's long history. If we say that Songshan Mountain is a heavenly book written with stones and ideas, the Songshan architectural complex will be a classic symphony composed of soul and temperament.

2010年8月1日，第34届世界遗产大会宣布，郑州登封“天地之中”历史建筑群正式成为世界文化遗产。世界遗产委员会评价：“天地之中”历史建筑群，作为一组东方古代建筑艺术殿堂，以其古老与博大、凝练与舒展、沧桑与辉煌，向世人展示着中国古代建筑的瑰丽之华和中华悠久历史的璀璨之光。如果说，嵩山是一部用石头和理念写就的天书。那么，嵩山历史建筑群便是一曲用心灵和性情谱出的经典乐章。

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The Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in "The Centre of Heaven and Earth", a collection of buildings concentrated at the southern foot of Songshan Mountain, were built in some historically important periods and have been well preserved to date. They are of significant historical, cultural, artistic and scientific value and in good harmony with the natural sceneries of Songshan Mountain. The Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in "The Centre of Heaven and Earth" consist of 11 buildings at 8 sites: Taishi Tower and Zhongyue Temple, Shaoshi Tower, Qimu Tower, Songyue Temple Pagoda, Shaolin Temple Architectural Complex (Changzhu Yard, Chuzu Convent, and Pagoda Forest), Huishan Temple, Songyang Academy, and Observatory.

“天地之中”历史建筑群，是指集中分布在嵩山南麓，创建于历史上某几个重要时期又一直保留至今，具有突出的历史、文化、艺术和科学的价值，与嵩山自然风光和谐共生的多组建筑。其涵盖了8处11项建筑：太室阙和中岳庙、少室阙、启母阙、嵩岳寺塔、少林寺建筑群（常住院、初祖庵、塔林）、会善寺、嵩阳书院、观星台。

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The names of these buildings themselves may not astound us. However, most of these historical buildings within just a few kilometers of each other are unique in different aspects. For example, Shaoshi Tower and Qimu Tower built in the Eastern Han Dynasty are the oldest buildings for national-level sacrifice and ritual in ancient China; Zhongyue Temple and Taishi Tower represent the most comprehensive architectural pattern for ancient rituals in China; Duke of Zhou's Shadows Measuring Platform and Observatory are the oldest observatories well preserved to this day; Songyang Academy, as a typical symbol of the vanished academic culture, is the earliest academy to spread Confucianism, worship Confucian sages and hold exams; Songyue Temple Pagoda, Shaolin Temple Architectural Complex and Huishan Temple record the development of Buddhism in China, and have a great impact on the shape and structure of numerous religious buildings over the past 1,000 years. These ancient buildings stand erect separately but echo each other.

单独罗列这些建筑的名字，似乎还不足以让我们有更深的震撼，可是，方圆不过几公里之内的这些历史建筑，却凝结着太多的建筑之“最”。创建于东汉时期的少室阙、启母阙，是中国最古老的国家级祭祀礼制建筑典范；中岳庙和太室阙，是中国古代礼制建筑格局最全面的代表；周公测景台和观星台，是中国现存最古老的天文台；嵩阳书院作为中国最早的传播儒家理学、祭祀儒家圣贤和举行考试的书院，是已经消失了的书院文化的载体；嵩岳寺塔、少林寺建筑群和会善寺，是不同时期佛教在中国发展的纪念碑，千余年来，它们影响了广大范围内的宗教建筑形制……这些古代建筑瑰宝，各自独立，却又相互呼应。

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The Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in "The Centre of Heaven and Earth" constructed over the course of nine dynasties including Han, Wei, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing vividly illustrate the architectural styles in Central China over the past 2,000 years. They are marked by numerous types, high standards, long duration, rich connotation, and far-reaching impact, which are unprecedented in the world. They embody ancient China's buildings for ritual, religion, science & technology and education, boast the origin of long-term development of ancient China's building technology and building art, and truly reflect the views of ancient Chinese people on the universe and the aesthetics. As an oriental ancient architectural art center, they offer valuable physical testimony to the vanished traditional culture.

登封“天地之中”历史建筑群，历经汉、魏、唐、宋、元、明、清，构成了一部中国中原地区上下2000年形象直观的建筑史。这组建筑类型之多、规格之高、历时之久、内涵之丰富、影响之深远，为世人所罕见。它们是中国古代礼制、宗教、科技和教育等建筑类型的杰出代表，是中国古代建筑技术和建筑艺术漫长发展的滥觞，是中国先民独特宇宙观和审美观的真实体现和深刻反映。其为已消失的传统文化提供了宝贵的实物见证，是一座东方古代建筑艺术殿堂。

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