The Guanyin Hall Teahouse Conservation Project in the Shuangliu district of Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province, wins an Award of Merit in the 2024 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation on Dec 6. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

　　The Guanyin Hall Teahouse Conservation Project in the Shuangliu district of Chengdu, Sichuan province, was granted an Award of Merit at the 2024 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation on Dec 6.

　　UNESCO established the annual awards in 2000 to recognize the achievements of the private sector and public-private initiatives in successfully conserving or restoring structures, places and properties of heritage value in the region.

　　This year's jury selected 8 award-winning projects from a pool of 52 entries from 14 countries in the Asia-Pacific, including 3 projects from China. The Gunan Street Historic Block Conservation Project in Yixing, Jiangsu province, received an Award of Distinction, while the Helou Pavilion Conservation Project in Shanghai won an Award of Merit.

　　The Guanyin Hall Teahouse Conservation Project in the Shuangliu district of Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province, wins an Award of Merit in the 2024 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation on Dec 6. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

　　The Guanyin Hall Teahouse in the Shuangliu district's Pengzhen township is one of the oldest teahouses in Sichuan. With a history of over a century, it embodies rich local culture and folk customs. However, with the passage of time, the teahouse's building structure and internal environment gradually fell into disrepair.