The 11th plenary meeting of the UNESCO Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP), held in Indonesia, approved a new batch of entries for the Asia/Pacific Memory of the World Register. Three documentary heritage collections nominated by the National Archives Administration of China have been successfully inscribed. With these additions, China now has 20 items on the regional register.

The Fish-Scale Registers of China (1581–1934) consist of 2,357 cadastral volumes from Jinhua and Lanxi in Zhejiang Province, and Xiuning in Anhui Province. They offer vital insights into global land management history, the development of modern land systems in East Asia, grassroots social structures, women’s rights and ecological conservation.

The Archives and Manuscripts of Macao Kiang Wu Hospital Charitable Association (1857–1961) include 5,400 records. Covering cultural exchange between East and West, women’s education, public schooling and humanitarian relief, they trace the development and contributions of charitable medical services in Macao.

The Chinese Archives on Targeted Poverty Alleviation gather original records from severely poor regions, documenting the full cycle of identification, support and poverty exit. The archives reflect a people-centered approach to development.