On June 22, 2014, at the 38th World Heritage Conference held in Doha, Qatar, it was announced that the eastern section of the ancient Silk Road, "Silk Road: Network of Changan-Tianshan Corridor", which was jointly declared by China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, was successfully declared a World cultural Heritage site, becoming the first transnational cooperation project.
At the 38th session of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee held in Doha, Qatar, the Grand Canal Project of China and the Silk Road project jointly declared by China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan were approved for inclusion in the World Heritage List, becoming the 32nd and 33rd World cultural Heritage sites in China. Among them, the Silk Road is China's first international joint application for World Heritage status.