China and Italy: Routes of culture, valorisation and management

The Bilateral project, on which this publication is based, "Routes of culture: enhancement and management of large scale heritage sites. Via Appia - Roman Consular street - and Grand Canal of China" was financed by the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) and the Chinese Academy of Cultural Heritage (CACH) for the period 2016-2018. The research undertaken by the two teams aimed to promote a better understanding of cultural heritage conservation, valorisation and management policies and tools in the two countries particularly with reference to big scale heritage sites. The initiative launched in 2016 by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities (MiBACT) promoting the candidacy of the entire Appia Antica as a cultural route and know as the "Appia Regina Viarum" project, led us to extend our collaboration to MiBACT. This volume presents the outcome of this collaboration between the three institutions, enhancing mutual knowledge and promoting a long lasting cooperation among the two countries on conservation, valorisation and management of big heritage sites and cultural routes.