In the last six years customs officials in China have nabbed more than 25, 000 pieces of artifacts illegally bound for international markets, says Cultural Heritage Watch, a nongovernment group based in Beijing.

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In the last six years customs officials in China have nabbed more than 25, 000 pieces of artifacts illegally bound for international markets, says Cultural Heritage Watch, a nongovernmental group based in Beijing.

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Nevertheless his love affair with steam trains continues and he travels around England with other rail enthusiasts to go on heritage train journeys and wears the watch given to his father on his retirement.

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In October 2011, the ruins were placed on the World Monuments Fund's Watch List, a catalogue of cultural heritage sites around the globe which are in danger.

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Some inclusions on the 2012 World Monuments Watch list have been damaged by natural disasters or neglect, such as heritage sites in eastern Japan, Gothic Revival buildings in New Zealand and the oldest cemetery in Athens, Greece.

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But the idea that mass heritage is at risk is scaremongering, says Dr Sean Kingsley, a director of Wreck Watch International and a spokesman for Odyssey.

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Pierre Jochem, general manager of Raffles International, noted that the watch brand, which is 180 years old, shares a commitment with the hotel to heritage and innovation.

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