List of World Heritage Sites in China
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).(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.
Overview
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
Following is a map of the World Heritage Sites in China.
Numbered sites around Beijing: 1.
Legend: Cultural Heritage site; Natural Heritage site; Mixed site
World Heritage Sites
- * = World Cultural Heritage Site
- † = World Natural Heritage Site
- *† = World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site (Mixed)
Site | Image | Location | Year listed | UNESCO data | Description |
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Imperial Palaces of the Qing Dynasties, including the Forbidden City and Mukden Palace *
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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 *†
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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 †
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Jiuzhaigou County, Sichuan | 1992 | VII | 637 | |
Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area † | Zhangjiajie, Hunan | 1992 | VII | 640 | |
Historic Ensemble of the Jokhang Temple and Norbulingka *
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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 *
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Suzhou, Jiangsu | 1997, 2000 | I, II, III, IV, V | 813 | |
Old Town of Lijiang * | Lijiang, Yunnan
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1997 | II, IV, V | 811 | |
Summer Palace * | Beijing | 1998 | I, II, III | 880 | |
Temple of Heaven *
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Beijing | 1998 | I, II, III | 881 | |
Dazu Rock Carvings * | Dazu District, Chongqing
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1999 | I, II, III | 912 | |
Mount Wuyi *†
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Fujian, Jiangxi | 1999 | III, VI, VII, X | 911 | |
Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun * | Yi County, Anhui | 2000 | III, IV, V | 1002 | |
Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum *
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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 †
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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 *
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Fujian | 2008 | III, IV, V | 1113 | |
Sanqingshan †
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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 †
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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 *
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Zhenglan Banner, Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia
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2012 | II, III, IV, VI | 1389 | |
Chengjiang Fossil Site † | Chengjiang County, Yunnan
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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 * | Kuqa of Xinjiang
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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 *
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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 Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I) †
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Yancheng, Jiangsu | 2019 | X | 1606 | |
Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China | 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
There 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 ShanScenic 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 euphraticaForests (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 Hongshanhou, and Weijiawopu (2013)
- Ancient Porcelain Kiln Site in China (2013)
- Sanfang Qixiang (2013)
- Western Xia Imperial Tombs (2013)
- DongVillages (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
- List 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 Committee
References
- 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
World Heritage Sites in China.