Digital technology should be more widely used to protect and raise public awareness of monuments and heritage sites, experts and scholars said at an event in Beijing on Tuesday to celebrate the International Day for Monuments and Sites.

Also known as World Heritage Day, it was established in 1982 by the International Council on Monuments and Sites to promote awareness of cultural heritage and is held annually on April 18, featuring a series of activities.

This year's day featured the theme Heritage Changes and a session was organized in Beijing by ICOMOS China.