The Taj Mahal (泰姬陵) ,     1     was built between 1631 and 1648, is a masterpiece of architecture.     2     took more than 20,000 workers and 1,000 elephants to complete the project. In     3     early 17th century, India was ruled by an emperor     4     (name) Shah Jahan. The emperor loved his wife so much that when she died, he built the TajMahal in her memoy. Shah Jahan was later buried next     5     his wife, and the couple now rest together forever.

If the Taj Mahal is a     6     (celebrate) of the heart, then the Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties are a monument (纪念碑) to the mind and spirit. Built by several emperors between 1368 and 1915, the Imperial Tombs represent Chinese cultural and     7     (history) values that have been handed down from generation to generation for     8     ( thousand) of years.

Over the years the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites programme     9     (attempt) to design activities and work out laws    10     (preserve) the best of human history. Masterpieces such as the Taj Mahal and the lmperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties remind us of what we can achieve, and inspire us to live up to our great past in the future.