In April of that year, it was listed by UNESCO as one of the world's great historic cities, along with Venice and Kyongju, making it part of the world's common cultural heritage.
當年四月，聯合國教科文組織把它與義大利的威尼斯、韓國的慶州並列入國際歷史城的名單之中，城內古蹟成為人類共有的文化遺產。