联合国第62 届大会宣布2009 年为国际天文年，并任命联合国教科文组织（以下称UNESCO）为该年活动的领导机构。UNESCO确定了2009年活动主题为“天文年与世界遗产”。

亚太地区世界遗产培训与研究中心作为UNESCO的二级国际机构，将根据《保护世界文化和自然遗产公约》的有关精神，围绕UNESCO主题年的内容，结合在苏州召开国际天文年学术大会和四百年一遇的天文奇观——日全食观察活动，于2009 年7 月18 日至29 日举办以“世界遗产和天文”为主题的2009中国世界遗产国际青少年夏令营（第六届）。

夏令营面向全球各国和地区，招收对世界遗产和天文学感兴趣的13 至20 周岁的青少年，夏令营旨在教授营员相关的世界遗产和天文知识，形成相关行为的方法学思维框架；通过学习联合国教科文组织编写的教材《世界遗产与年轻人》，学习天文知识，讨论世界遗产与和平、世界遗产与环境、世界遗产与旅游等相关热点问题；参观世界遗产苏州古典园林和古天文遗址，观察持续长达5 分钟的日全食；学习中国传统戏剧、武术和书画等活动，培养中外青少年的世界遗产知识和意识，成为保护世界遗产的青少年保卫者。

本届夏令营还将在天文学家和遗产专家的现场指导下，模拟开展“中国古天文遗址”为世界遗产的申报活动。国际天文学联合会副主席、中国天文学会主席方成院士为本次模拟申报首席顾问，申报文本将在“海峡两岸四地青少年天文科普论坛”上宣读，并递交“ 2009 国际天文年学术大会”，并由大会报送联合国教科文组织世界遗产中心。

本届夏令营还得到UNESCO的特别关注，该组织“天文年与世界遗产”项目专员安娜·谢多日科女士将亲临夏令营指导工作和演讲。

来自国内外各地的营员将在夏令营这个大家庭里互相交流和分享不同的文化；并在接受为期十二天的世界遗产教育和活动后获得由中国联合国教科文组织全国联合会颁发的“世界遗产青年保卫者”证书，成为一名世界遗产保卫者——“帕特里莫尼托”；表现优秀的营员还将获得由国际天文学联合会、中国天文学会、中国科学院、苏州市人民政府联合颁发的“2009 国际日全食观测活动志愿者”证书。更多夏令营详情请参见：中国世界遗产网www.cnwh.org ；亚太地区世界遗产培训与研究中心网站

2009，United Nations- the International Year of Astronomy

2009 International Youth Summer Camp on Chinese World Heritage

UNESCO Thematic Initiative “Astronomy and World Heritage”

The United Nations 62nd General Assembly proclaimed 2009 the International Year of Astronomy on 20 December 2007, and UNESCO was designated as the lead agency and focal point for the Year.

In the frame work of UNESCO Thematic Initiative “Astronomy and World Heritage”, and with the union of IAU ‘s International Conference on Dynamic Solar Corona and its Impact on Space Weather, as UNESCO category 2 Institute, according to World Heritage Convention‘s requirement, World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region (WHITR-AP) will hold 2009 International Youth Summer Camp on Astronomy and World Heritage (the Sixth session) in Suzhou, a perfect place in world-wide to observe total solar eclipse during July 18th to July29, 2009.

The Summer Camp is open to all nationalities and young students between 13 years and 20 years old who interested in Astronomy and World Heritage. The objective of the Astronomy and World Heritage thematic camp is to teach youth some knowledge about Astronomy and World Heritage and give them a methodological framework for associated actions, to offer youth a precious opportunity to observe total solar eclipse with more than 5 minutes, to offer youth sharing different culture within a warm 100-person- family, to be a World Heritage Defender (Patrimonito) after 12-day’s World Heritage education.

Youth will study World Heritage and astronomy-related knowledge; learn World Heritage in Young Hand, which compiled by the UNESCO; observe five- minute- total solar eclipse; visit World Heritage the classical gardens of Suzhou; discuss hot topics such as World Heritage and Peace, World Heritage and Environment, World Heritage and Tourism; simulate declaration Ancient Chinese Astronomy sites as World Heritage on China Youth Astronomy Science Forum with the auspicus of experts on World Heritage and Astronomy , and The declaration will be shown on International Conference on Dynamic Solar Corona and its Impact on Space Weather and be submitted to World Heritage Center (WHC) of UNESCO. Mr. FANG Cheng, vice chairman of International Astronomical Union (IAU) is engaged as a technical advisor.

UNESCO pay special attention to the Summer Camp, and Ms. Anna SIDORENKO, who in charge of Thematic Initiative “Astronomy and World Heritage” of UNESCO, will come to Suzhou and give detail suggestions about UNESCO Thematic Initiative to the Summer Camp.

The qualified youth will get Patrimonito Certificate from the Chinese National Federation of UNESCO; excellent youth will also get the title of 2009 total solar eclipse volunteers from International Astronomical Union, the Chinese Astronomical Society, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Suzhou Municipal Government. More information at www.cnwh.org ； www.whitr-ap.org and www.sipedi.cn/sipedi/Sports。

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