On 21st February 2009, a workshop organized by State Administration of Cultural Heritage and UNESCO Japanese Trust Fund for the Preservation of the World Cultural Heritage (UNESCO Japanese Trust Fund) was held in Beijing, focused on ‘Cooperation, Communication and Contribution’. Many experts, program managers and other participants from China, Japan and UNESCO shared experience in the eight-year restoration projects of Kumutula Thousand Buddha Grottos and Longmen Grottoes. During the meeting, participants discussed and summarized cooperative models, management systems and conservation technology, and then sought possibilities for further cooperation in other areas.