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List of World Heritage Sites in China

December 03, 2023

This is a list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in China. China has 57, ranking second in the world just below Italy (59). China ratified The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage on 12 December 1985. These sites comprise some of the most essential part of China's valuable and rich tourism resources.

Overview edit

Since joining the International Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage in 1985, China has 57 World Heritage Sites to date; of these 38 are cultural heritage sites, 14 are natural heritage sites, and 4 are cultural and natural (mixed) sites, ranking second in the world.[1]

In addition, there are also several Chinese documents inscribed in UNESCO's list Memory of the World, which registers the world's documentary heritage. Furthermore, China has a rich non-material cultural heritage, with several of them inscribed on UNESCO's list of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

Map edit

Following is a map of the World Heritage Sites in China.

Numbered sites around Beijing: 1. Great Wall; 2. Forbidden City; 3. Zhoukoudian; 4. Summer Palace; 5. Temple of Heaven; 6. Ming tombs; 7. Eastern Qing Tombs; 8. Western Qing Tombs

Legend:   Cultural Heritage site;   Natural Heritage site;   Mixed site

World Heritage Sites edit

* = World Cultural Heritage Site
† = World Natural Heritage Site
*† = World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site (Mixed)
Site Image Location Year listed UNESCO data Description
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, including the Forbidden City and Mukden Palace*  
  		Beijing (Forbidden City) and Shenyang, Liaoning (Mukden Palace) 1987, 2004 I, II, III, IV 439
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor *   Xi'an, Shaanxi 1987 I, III, IV, VI 441
Mogao Caves *   Dunhuang, Gansu 1987 I, II, III, IV, V, VI 440
Mount Tai *†   Tai'an, Shandong 1987 I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII 437
Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian *   Beijing 1987 III, VI 449
The Great Wall*   Northern China 1987 I, II, III, IV, VI 438
Mount Huangshan *†   Huangshan City, Anhui 1990 II, VII, X 547
Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area †   Songpan County, Sichuan 1992 VII 638
Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area †   Jiuzhaigou County, Sichuan 1992 VII 637
Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area †   Zhangjiajie, Hunan 1992 VII 640
Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, including the Jokhang Temple and Norbulingka *   Lhasa, Tibet 1994, 2000, 2001 I, IV, VI 707
Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains *   Hubei 1994 I, II, VI 705
Chengde Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples in Chengde *   Chengde, Hebei 1994 II, IV 703
Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu *   Qufu, Shandong 1994 I, IV, VI 704
Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area *†   Emeishan City (Mt. Emei) and Leshan (Giant Buddha), Sichuan 1996 IV, VI, X 779
Mountain Lu National Park *†   Jiujiang, Jiangxi 1996 II, III, IV, VI 778
Ancient City of Pingyao *   Pingyao County, Shanxi 1997 II, III, IV 812
Classical Gardens of Suzhou *   Suzhou, Jiangsu 1997, 2000 I, II, III, IV, V 813
Old Town of Lijiang *   Lijiang, Yunnan 1997 II, IV, V 811
Summer Palace *   Beijing 1998 I, II, III 880
Temple of Heaven *   Beijing 1998 I, II, III 881
Dazu Rock Carvings *   Dazu District, Chongqing 1999 I, II, III 912
Mount Wuyi *†   Fujian, Jiangxi 1999 III, VI, VII, X 911
Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun *   Yi County, Anhui 2000 III, IV, V 1002
Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, including the Ming tombs and the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum *     Beijing and Nanjing, Jiangsu 2000, 2003, 2004 III, IV, V 1004
Longmen Grottoes *   Luoyang, Henan 2000 I, II, III 1003
Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System *   Dujiangyan City, Sichuan 2000 II, IV, VI 1001
Yungang Grottoes *   Datong, Shanxi 2001 I, II, III, IV 1039
Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas †   Yunnan 2003 VII, VIII, IX, X 1083
Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom *   Ji'an, Jilin 2004 I, II, III, IV, V 1135
Historic Centre of Macau *   Macau 2005 II, III, IV, VI 1110
Yinxu *   Anyang, Henan 2006 II, III, IV, VI 1114
Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries †   Sichuan 2006 X 1213
Kaiping Diaolou and Villages *   Kaiping, Guangdong 2007 II, III, IV 1112
South China Karst †   Yunnan, Guizhou, Chongqing and Guangxi 2007, 2014 VII, VIII 1248
Fujian Tulou *   Fujian 2008 III, IV, V 1113
Sanqingshan †   Yushan County, Jiangxi 2008 VII 1292
Mount Wutai *   Wutai County, Shanxi 2009 II, III, IV, VI 1279
Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in "The Centre of Heaven and Earth" *   Dengfeng, Henan 2010 III, VI 1305
China Danxia †   Hunan, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Guizhou 2010 VII, VIII, IX, X 1335
West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou *   Hangzhou, Zhejiang 2011 II, III, VI 1334
Site of Xanadu *   Zhenglan Banner, Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia 2012 II, III, IV, VI 1389
Chengjiang Fossil Site †   Chengjiang County, Yunnan 2012 VIII 1388
Xinjiang Tianshan †   Xinjiang 2013 VII, IX 1414
Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces *   Yuanyang County, Yunnan 2013 III, V 1111
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor *   Luoyang, Lingbao of Henan; Xi'an, Bin County and Chenggu of Shaanxi; Tianshui, Yongjing, Dunhuang and Anxi of Gansu; Turpan, Jimsar and Kuqa of Xinjiang 2014 II, III, IV, VI 1442
Grand Canal *   Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and Henan 2014 I, III, IV, VI 1443
Tusi Sites *   Hunan, Hubei and Guizhou 2015 II, III 1474
Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape *   Guangxi 2016 III, VI 1508
Hubei Shennongjia †   Hubei 2016 IX, X 1509
Qinghai Hoh Xil †   Qinghai 2017 VII, X 1540
Kulangsu: a Historic International Settlement *   Xiamen, Fujian 2017 II, IV 1541
Fanjingshan †   Tongren, Guizhou 2018 X 1559
Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City *   Hangzhou and Deqing County, Zhejiang 2019 III, IV 1592
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I) † Yancheng, Jiangsu 2019 X 1606
Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China [zh]   Quanzhou, Fujian 2021 IV 1561
Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu’er   Yunnan 2023 III, V 1665

Tentative list edit

There are the sites China has submitted to the UNESCO World Heritage tentative list.[2]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "China". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  2. ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "UNESCO World Heritage Centre – Tentative Lists". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 9 April 2019.

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This article needs to be updated The reason given is Missing Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu er newly listed in 2023 Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information September 2023 This is a list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in China China has 57 ranking second in the world just below Italy 59 China ratified The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage on 12 December 1985 These sites comprise some of the most essential part of China s valuable and rich tourism resources Contents 1 Overview 2 Map 3 World Heritage Sites 4 Tentative list 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksOverview editSince joining the International Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage in 1985 China has 57 World Heritage Sites to date of these 38 are cultural heritage sites 14 are natural heritage sites and 4 are cultural and natural mixed sites ranking second in the world 1 In addition there are also several Chinese documents inscribed in UNESCO s list Memory of the World which registers the world s documentary heritage Furthermore China has a rich non material cultural heritage with several of them inscribed on UNESCO s list of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity Map editFollowing is a map of the World Heritage Sites in China Numbered sites around Beijing 1 Great Wall 2 Forbidden City 3 Zhoukoudian 4 Summer Palace 5 Temple of Heaven 6 Ming tombs 7 Eastern Qing Tombs 8 Western Qing TombsLegend nbsp Cultural Heritage site nbsp Natural Heritage site nbsp Mixed site nbsp nbsp Mount Tai nbsp 2 nbsp Mukden Palace nbsp Mogao Caves nbsp Qin mausoleum nbsp 3 nbsp 1 nbsp Huangshan nbsp Jiuzhaigou nbsp Huanglong nbsp Wulingyuan nbsp Chengde nbsp Wudang nbsp Qufu nbsp Potala nbsp Lushan nbsp Emei and Leshan nbsp Lijiang nbsp Pingyao nbsp Suzhou nbsp 4 nbsp 5 nbsp Dazu nbsp Wuyi nbsp Qingcheng and Dujiangyan nbsp Xidi and Hongcun nbsp Longmen nbsp Xianling nbsp 7 nbsp 8 nbsp 6 nbsp Xiaoling nbsp Fuling Zhaoling and Yongling nbsp Yungang nbsp Three Parallel Rivers nbsp Macau nbsp Koguryo royal tombs nbsp Panda Sanctuaries nbsp Yinxu nbsp Stone Forest nbsp Libo nbsp Wulong nbsp Guilin nbsp Shibing nbsp Jinfoshan nbsp Huanjiang nbsp Diaolou nbsp Tulou nbsp Sanqingshan nbsp Wutaishan nbsp Dengfeng nbsp Chishui nbsp Langshan nbsp Taining nbsp Danxia nbsp Longhu nbsp Jianglang nbsp West Lake nbsp Xanadu nbsp Chengjiang nbsp Tian Shan nbsp Honghe nbsp Laosicheng nbsp Tangya nbsp Hailongtun nbsp Huashan nbsp Shennongjia nbsp Hoh Xil nbsp Kulangsu nbsp Fanjingshan nbsp Liangzhu nbsp Yancheng nbsp QuanzhouWorld Heritage Sites edit World Cultural Heritage Site World Natural Heritage Site World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site Mixed Site Image Location Year listed UNESCO data DescriptionImperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties including the Forbidden City and Mukden Palace nbsp nbsp Beijing Forbidden City and Shenyang Liaoning Mukden Palace 1987 2004 I II III IV 439Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor nbsp Xi an Shaanxi 1987 I III IV VI 441Mogao Caves nbsp Dunhuang Gansu 1987 I II III IV V VI 440Mount Tai nbsp Tai an Shandong 1987 I II III IV V VI VII 437Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian nbsp Beijing 1987 III VI 449The Great Wall nbsp Northern China 1987 I II III IV VI 438Mount Huangshan nbsp Huangshan City Anhui 1990 II VII X 547Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area nbsp Songpan County Sichuan 1992 VII 638Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area nbsp Jiuzhaigou County Sichuan 1992 VII 637Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area nbsp Zhangjiajie Hunan 1992 VII 640Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace including the Jokhang Temple and Norbulingka nbsp Lhasa Tibet 1994 2000 2001 I IV VI 707Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains nbsp Hubei 1994 I II VI 705Chengde Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples in Chengde nbsp Chengde Hebei 1994 II IV 703Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu nbsp Qufu Shandong 1994 I IV VI 704Mount Emei Scenic Area including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area nbsp Emeishan City Mt Emei and Leshan Giant Buddha Sichuan 1996 IV VI X 779Mountain Lu National Park nbsp Jiujiang Jiangxi 1996 II III IV VI 778Ancient City of Pingyao nbsp Pingyao County Shanxi 1997 II III IV 812Classical Gardens of Suzhou nbsp Suzhou Jiangsu 1997 2000 I II III IV V 813Old Town of Lijiang nbsp Lijiang Yunnan 1997 II IV V 811Summer Palace nbsp Beijing 1998 I II III 880Temple of Heaven nbsp Beijing 1998 I II III 881Dazu Rock Carvings nbsp Dazu District Chongqing 1999 I II III 912Mount Wuyi nbsp Fujian Jiangxi 1999 III VI VII X 911Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui Xidi and Hongcun nbsp Yi County Anhui 2000 III IV V 1002Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties including the Ming tombs and the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum nbsp nbsp nbsp Beijing and Nanjing Jiangsu 2000 2003 2004 III IV V 1004Longmen Grottoes nbsp Luoyang Henan 2000 I II III 1003Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System nbsp Dujiangyan City Sichuan 2000 II IV VI 1001Yungang Grottoes nbsp Datong Shanxi 2001 I II III IV 1039Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas nbsp Yunnan 2003 VII VIII IX X 1083Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom nbsp Ji an Jilin 2004 I II III IV V 1135Historic Centre of Macau nbsp Macau 2005 II III IV VI 1110Yinxu nbsp Anyang Henan 2006 II III IV VI 1114Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries nbsp Sichuan 2006 X 1213Kaiping Diaolou and Villages nbsp Kaiping Guangdong 2007 II III IV 1112South China Karst nbsp Yunnan Guizhou Chongqing and Guangxi 2007 2014 VII VIII 1248Fujian Tulou nbsp Fujian 2008 III IV V 1113Sanqingshan nbsp Yushan County Jiangxi 2008 VII 1292Mount Wutai nbsp Wutai County Shanxi 2009 II III IV VI 1279Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in The Centre of Heaven and Earth nbsp Dengfeng Henan 2010 III VI 1305China Danxia nbsp Hunan Guangdong Fujian Jiangxi Zhejiang and Guizhou 2010 VII VIII IX X 1335West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou nbsp Hangzhou Zhejiang 2011 II III VI 1334Site of Xanadu nbsp Zhenglan Banner Xilingol League Inner Mongolia 2012 II III IV VI 1389Chengjiang Fossil Site nbsp Chengjiang County Yunnan 2012 VIII 1388Xinjiang Tianshan nbsp Xinjiang 2013 VII IX 1414Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces nbsp Yuanyang County Yunnan 2013 III V 1111Silk Roads the Routes Network of Chang an Tianshan Corridor nbsp Luoyang Lingbao of Henan Xi an Bin County and Chenggu of Shaanxi Tianshui Yongjing Dunhuang and Anxi of Gansu Turpan Jimsar and Kuqa of Xinjiang 2014 II III IV VI 1442Grand Canal nbsp Beijing Tianjin Hebei Shandong Jiangsu Zhejiang Anhui and Henan 2014 I III IV VI 1443Tusi Sites nbsp Hunan Hubei and Guizhou 2015 II III 1474Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape nbsp Guangxi 2016 III VI 1508Hubei Shennongjia nbsp Hubei 2016 IX X 1509Qinghai Hoh Xil nbsp Qinghai 2017 VII X 1540Kulangsu a Historic International Settlement nbsp Xiamen Fujian 2017 II IV 1541Fanjingshan nbsp Tongren Guizhou 2018 X 1559Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City nbsp Hangzhou and Deqing County Zhejiang 2019 III IV 1592Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea Bohai Gulf of China Phase I Yancheng Jiangsu 2019 X 1606Quanzhou Emporium of the World in Song Yuan China zh nbsp Quanzhou Fujian 2021 IV 1561Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu er nbsp Yunnan 2023 III V 1665Tentative list editThere are the sites China has submitted to the UNESCO World Heritage tentative list 2 Dongzhai Port Nature Reserve 1996 The Alligator Sinensis Nature Reserve 1996 Poyang Nature Reserve 1996 The Lijiang River Scenic Zone at Guilin 1996 Yalong Tibet 2001 Yangtze Gorges Scenic Spot 2001 Jinfushan Scenic Spot 2001 Heaven Pit and Ground Seam Scenic Spot 2001 Hua Shan Scenic Area 2001 Yandang Mountains 2001 Nanxi River 2001 Maijishan Scenic Spots 2001 Wudalianchi Scenic Spots 2001 Haitan Scenic Spots 2001 Dali Cangshan Mountain and Erhai Lake Scenic Spot 2001 Sites for Liquor Making in China 2008 Ancient Residences in Shanxi and Shaanxi Provinces 2008 City Walls of the Ming and Qing Dynasties 2008 Slender West Lake and Historic Urban Area in Yangzhou 2008 Ancient Water Towns South of the Yangtze River Zhouzhuang Luzhi Wuzhen and Xitang 2008 Fenghuang Ancient City 2008 Sites of the Southern Yue State 2008 Baiheliang Ancient Hydrological Inscription 2008 Miao Nationality Villages in Southeast Guizhou Province The villages of Miao Nationality at the Foot of Leigong Mountain in Miao Ling Mountains 2008 Karez Wells 2008 Expansion Project of Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties King Lujian s Tombs 2008 The Four Sacred Mountains as an extension of Mt Taishan 2008 Taklimakan Desert Populus euphratica Forests 2010 China Altay 2010 Karakorum Pamir 2010 The Central Axis of Beijing including Beihai 2013 Wooden Structures of Liao Dynasty Wooden Pagoda of Yingxian County Main Hall of Fengguo Monastery of Yixian County 2013 Sites of the Hongshan Culture Niuheliang Hongshanhou and Weijiawopu 2013 Ancient Porcelain Kiln Site in China 2013 Sanfang Qixiang 2013 Western Xia Imperial Tombs 2013 Dong Villages 2013 Lingqu Canal 2013 Diaolou Buildings and Villages for Tibetan and Qiang Ethnic Groups 2013 Archaeological Sites of the Ancient Shu State Jinsha site and Joint Tombs of Boat shaped Coffins in Chengdu Sichuan Sanxingdui site in Guanghan 29th 5th century BC 2013 Xinjiang Yardang 2015 Dunhuang Yardangs 2015 Tianzhushan 2015 Jinggangshan North Wuyishan extension of Mount Wuyi 2015 Shudao 2015 Tulin Guge Scenic and Historic Interest Areas 2015 The Chinese Section of the Silk Roads 2016 Guancen Mountain Luya Mountain 2017 Hulun Buir Landscape and Birthplace of Ancient Minority 2017 Qinghai Lake 2017 Scenic and historic area of Sacred Mountains and Lakes Gang Rinpoche Naimona nyi Lake Manasarovar and Lhanag tso 2017 Taihang Mountain 2017 Vertical Vegetation Landscape and Volcanic Landscape in Changbai Mountain 2017 Badain Jaran Desert Towers of Sand and Lakes 2019 Guizhou Triassic Fossil Sites 2019 Huangguoshu Scenic Area 2019 Hainan Tropical Rainforest and the Traditional Settlement of Li Ethnic Group 2022 Fujian Minjiang River Estuary The ecotone between marine and terrestrial biogeographical regions 2022 See also editList of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in China Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level Cultural heritage of China Principles for the Conservation of Heritage Sites in China List of World Heritage Sites in Asia see template below for more regions Table of World Heritage Sites by country UNESCO World Heritage Site World Heritage CommitteeReferences edit China whc unesco org Retrieved 28 September 2021 Centre UNESCO World Heritage UNESCO World Heritage Centre Tentative Lists whc unesco org Retrieved 9 April 2019 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to World Heritage Sites in China Official centre 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