List of World Heritage Sites in China - List

List

* = World Cultural Site
† = World Natural Site
*† = World Cultural and Natural Site (Mixed)

By chronological order:

# Image Name Location Date Number Criteria
1 Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, including the Forbidden City and Mukden Palace* Beijing (the Forbidden City) and Shenyang (Mukden Palace) 1987, 2004 439 I, II, III, IV
2 Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor * Xi'an, Shaanxi province 1987 441 I, III, IV, VI
3 Mogao Caves * Dunhuang, Gansu province 1987 440 I, II, III, IV, V, VI
4 Mount Taishan *† Shandong province 1987 437 I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII
5 Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian * Beijing municipality 1987 449 III, VI
6 The Great Wall* Northern China 1987 438 I, II, III, IV, VI
7 Mount Huangshan *† Anhui province 1990 547 II, VII, X
8 Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area † Sichuan province 1992 638 VII
9 Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area † Sichuan province 1992 637 VII
10 Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area † Hunan province 1992 640 VII
11 Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains * Hubei province 1994 705 I, II, VI
12 Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, including the Jokhang Temple and Norbulingka * Lhasa, Tibet 1994, 2000, 2001 705 I, IV, VI
13 Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples in Chengde * Hebei province 1994 703 II, IV
14 Temple and Cemetery of Confucius, and the Kong Family Mansion * Qufu, Shandong province 1994 704 I, IV, VI
15 Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area *† Sichuan province 1996 779 IV, VI, X
16 Lushan National Park * Jiangxi province 1996 778 II, III, IV, VI
17 Ancient City of Ping Yao * Shanxi province 1997 812 II, III, IV
18 Classical Gardens of Suzhou * Jiangsu province 1997, 2000 813 I, II, III, IV, V
19 Old Town of Lijiang * Yunnan province 1997 811 II, IV, V
20 Summer Palace * Beijing 1998 880 I, II, III
21 Temple of Heaven * Beijing 1998 881 I, II, III
22 Dazu Rock Carvings * Chongqing municipality 1999 912 I, II, III
23 Mount Wuyi *† Fujian province 1999 911 III, VI, VII, X
24 Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun * Anhui province 2000 1002 III, IV, V
25 Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, including the Ming Dynasty Tombs and the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum * Beijing and Nanjing 2000, 2003, 2004 1004 III, IV, V
26 Longmen Grottoes * Luoyang, Henan province 2000 1003 I, II, III
27 Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System * Sichuan province 2000 1001 II, IV, VI
28 Yungang Grottoes * Datong, Shanxi province 2001 1039 I, II, III, IV
29 Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas † Yunnan province 2003 1083 VII, VIII, IX, X
30 Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom * Jilin province 2004 1135 I, II, III, IV, V
31 Historic Centre of Macau * Macau 2005 1110 II, III, IV, VI
32 Yin Xu * Henan province 2006 1114 II, III, IV, VI
33 Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries † Sichuan province 2006 1213 X
34 Kaiping Diaolou and Villages * Guangdong province 2007 1112 II, III, IV
35 South China Karst † Yunnan, Guizhou provinces and Chongqing municipality 2007 1248 VII, VIII
36 Fujian Tulou * Fujian province 2008 1113 III, IV, V
37 Sanqingshan † Jiangxi province 2008 1292 VII
38 Mount Wutai * Shanxi province 2009 1279 II, III, IV, VI
39 Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth” * Henan province 2010 1305 III, VI
40 China Danxia † Hunan, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Guizhou provinces 2010 1335 VII, VIII, IX, X
41 West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou * Zhejiang province 2011 1334 II, III, VI
42 Site of Xanadu * Inner Mongolia 2012 1389 II, III, IV, VI
43 Chengjiang Fossil Site † Yunnan province 2012 1388 VIII

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