List of World Heritage Sites in China facts for kids

The List of World Heritage Sites in China is a group of places chosen by UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

History

UNESCO was created for the "conservation and protection of the world’s inheritance of books, works of art and monuments of history and science". The constitution of UNESCO was ratified in 1946 by 26 countries.

China agreed to take part in the World Heritage Convention in 1985.

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
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, including the Forbidden City and Mukden Palace|	Beijing (the 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
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
Lushan National Park |	Lushan District, Jiangxi	1996	II, III, IV, VI	778
Ancient City of Ping Yao |	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 Dynasty 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
Yin Xu |	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 |	Xilingol, 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 |	Fujian	2017	II, IV	1541

Tentative list

The Tentative List consists of sites which have been nominated. The evaluation process is not yet completed.

• Shennongjia Nature Reserve
• Dongzhai Port Nature Reserve
• The Alligator Sinensis Nature Reserve
• Poyang Nature Reserve
• The Lijiang River Scenic Zone at Guilin
• Yalong, Tibet
• Yangtze Gorges Scenic Spot
• Jinfushan Scenic Spot
• Heaven Pit and Ground Seam Scenic Spot
• Hua Shan Scenic Area
• Yandang Mountain
• Nanxi River
• Maijishan Scenic Spots
• Wudalianchi Scenic Spots
• Haitan Scenic Spots
• Dali Chanshan Mountain and Erhai Lake Scenic Spot
• The Grand Canal
• Pagoda, Library Caves and Stone Tablets of sutra of Yunju Temple
• Sites for Liquor Making in China
• Shanxi Businessmen’s Courtyard Houses
• Ancient Residences in Shanxi and Shaanxi Provinces
• City Walls of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
• The Niuheliang Archaeological Site
• Slender West Lake and Historic Urban Area in Yangzhou
• The Ancient Waterfront Towns in the South of Yangtze River
• Liangzhu Archaeological Site
• Ancient Porcelain Kiln Site in China: The Yue-Kiln Site at Shanglin Lake
• Site of Ancient Copper Mine: Site of Ancient Copper Mine in Tongling
• Site of the Qi State Capital and the Mausoleum of King of the Qi State at Linzi
• Chinese Section of the Silk Road
• Fenghuang Ancient City
• Site of Southern Yue State
• Lingqu Canal (Xiang'an County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Qin Dynasty)
• The Rock Painting of the Mountain Huashan
• Baiheliang Ancient Hydrological Inscription
• Archaeological Sites of the Ancient Shu State: Site at Jinsha and Joint Tombs of Boat-shaped Coffins in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province; Site of Sanxingdui in Guanghan City, Sichuan Province 29C.BC- 5C.BC
• Diaolou Buildings and Villages for Tibetan and Qiang Ethnic Groups
• Miao Nationality Villages in Southeast Guizhou Province: The villages of Miao Nationality at the Foot of Leigong Mountain in Miao Ling Mountains
• Dong Nationality Villages in Southeast Guizhou Province: The Villages of Dong Nationality-Liudong and Jiudong Villages
• Hani Terraces
• Karez Wells
• Extension Project of Classical Gardens of Suzhou: Classical Gardens of Suzhou and Historical Street Blocks
• Extension Project of Ancient Villages in South Anhui Province: Tangyue, Likeng and Wangkou village
• Extension Project of Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu: Temple of Confucius at Nishan Mountain, Temple and Cemetery of Mencius and the Meng Family Mansion, Temple of Yanhui and Temple of Zeng Zi
• Expansion Project of Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties: King Lujian’s Tombs
• The Four Sacred Mountains as an Extension of Mt. Taishan
• Taklimakan Desert—Populus euphratica Forests
• China Altay
• Xinjiang Tianshan
• Karakorum-Pamir

Related pages

• World Heritage Committee
• UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Table of World Heritage Sites by country
• List of World Heritage Sites in Asia

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Patrimonio de la Humanidad en China para niños