(260413) -- LA CHAUX-DE-FONDS, April 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People visit the International Museum of Horology (MIH) in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, April 12, 2026. The MIH houses the collection devoted to the history of time measurement spanning from the 16th century to the present.
La Chaux-de-Fonds and neighboring Le Locle were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2009 for their urban planning shaped by the watchmaking industry. In 2020, the craftsmanship of mechanical watchmaking and art mechanics, jointly submitted by Switzerland and France, was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)
