# List of potential World Heritage Sites in Taiwan

18 potential World Heritage Sites have been identified in Taiwan by the Taiwan World Heritage Committee, of the Taiwanese Bureau of Cultural Heritage. These have not been listed as actual World Heritage Sites due to the influence of the People's Republic of China, and also because Taiwan is not a member of UNESCO or the United Nations.

## List of sites

| Name | Location | Description | Coordinates |
| Alishan Forest Railway | Alishan, Chiayi County | Narrow-gauge railway through a variety of climates and biomes to the mountain resort of Alishan. | 23°30′36″N 120°48′15″E﻿ / ﻿23.510092°N 120.804239°E﻿ / 23.510092; 120.804239﻿ (Alishan Forest Railway) |
| Beinan Archaeological Site and Mt. Dulan | Taitung City, Taitung County | Archeological site preserving the largest and most complete prehistoric settlement in Taiwan. | 22°47′39.3″N 121°06′59.2″E﻿ / ﻿22.794250°N 121.116444°E﻿ / 22.794250; 121.116444﻿ (Beinan Archaeological Site and Mt. Dulan) |
| Cilan Mountain Cypress Forest | Datong, Yilan County | 45,000 acre forest home to 400 year old cypress trees. | 24°35′01.5″N 121°29′26.7″E﻿ / ﻿24.583750°N 121.490750°E﻿ / 24.583750; 121.490750﻿ (Cilan Mountain Cypress Forest) |
| Datun Volcano Group | Taipei/New Taipei City/Keelung | Major volcanic area with large volcanos, hot springs, and crater lakes. | 25°10′17″N 121°33′18″E﻿ / ﻿25.17139°N 121.55500°E﻿ / 25.17139; 121.55500﻿ (Datun Volcano Group) |
| Fort San Domingo and Surrounding Historical Buildings, Tamsui | Tamsui District, New Taipei City | Colonial fort used by the Spanish, Dutch and British. | 25°10′31″N 121°26′00″E﻿ / ﻿25.1753°N 121.4332°E﻿ / 25.1753; 121.4332﻿ (Fort San Domingo) |
| Lo-sheng Sanatorium | Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City | Japanese colonial-era sanatorium for lepers. | 25°01′13″N 121°24′28″E﻿ / ﻿25.020315194125082°N 121.40785181727236°E﻿ / 25.020315194125082; 121.40785181727236﻿ (Lo-sheng Sanatorium) |
| Matsu Battlefield Culture | Matsu Islands | Islands near mainland China with extensive fortifications built after the Nationalist retreat to Taiwan in the Chinese Civil War. | 26°09′04″N 119°55′38″E﻿ / ﻿26.15111°N 119.92722°E﻿ / 26.15111; 119.92722﻿ (Matsu Battlefield Culture) |
| Old Mountain Line Railway | Miaoli County/Taichung | Tourist railway with several historic destroyed sections. | 24°23′17.60″N 120°46′55.34″E﻿ / ﻿24.3882222°N 120.7820389°E﻿ / 24.3882222; 120.7820389﻿ (Old Mountain Line Railway) |
| Orchid Island and The Tao (Yami) | Taitung County | Tropical island home to indigenous Taiwanese villages and abundant marine life. | 22°03′N 121°32′E﻿ / ﻿22.050°N 121.533°E﻿ / 22.050; 121.533﻿ (Orchid Island and the Tao (Yami)) |
| Paiwan & Rukai Tribal Settlements of Slate Constructions | Pingtung County | Indigenous Taiwanese villages with large and distinctive houses. | 22°40′31.78″N 120°29′29.09″E﻿ / ﻿22.6754944°N 120.4914139°E﻿ / 22.6754944; 120.4914139﻿ (Paiwan and Rukai Tribal Settlements of Slate Constructions) |
| Penghu Columnar Basalt Nature Reserve | Baisha, Penghu County | Area of columnar basalt - a rare volcanic rock formation. | 23°38′53″N 119°38′02″E﻿ / ﻿23.648°N 119.634°E﻿ / 23.648; 119.634﻿ (Penghu Columnar Basalt Nature Reserve) |
| Penghu Stone Fish Weirs | Penghu County | Stone fish trap similar to others constructed by Austronesian peoples. | 23°13′13.0″N 119°26′49.0″E﻿ / ﻿23.220278°N 119.446944°E﻿ / 23.220278; 119.446944﻿ (Penghu Stone Fish Weirs) |
| Shuei-Jin-Jiou Mining Sites (Jinguashi Settlement) | Ruifang, New Taipei City | Large gold mines and former site of World War II Japanese prisoner of war camps. | 25°07′N 121°51′E﻿ / ﻿25.117°N 121.850°E﻿ / 25.117; 121.850﻿ (Shuei-Jin-Jiou Mining Sites) |
| Taroko National Park | Xiulin, Hualien County | One of 9 Taiwanese National Parks, preserves a long river gorge and surrounding area. | 24°10′N 121°20′E﻿ / ﻿24.167°N 121.333°E﻿ / 24.167; 121.333﻿ (Taroko National Park) |
| Taoyuan Tableland Mesa and Ponds | Taoyuan City | Historic agricultural area preserving a high density of man-made fish ponds. | 24°59′28.6″N 121°18′51.58″E﻿ / ﻿24.991278°N 121.3143278°E﻿ / 24.991278; 121.3143278﻿ (Taoyuan Tableland Mesa and Ponds) |
| Wushantou Reservoir and Jianan Irrigation Waterways | Lioujia and Guantian Districts, Tainan City | Japanese-built irrigation system that was the largest man-made lake in Taiwan at the time of its completion. | 23°12′20.5″N 120°23′24.88″E﻿ / ﻿23.205694°N 120.3902444°E﻿ / 23.205694; 120.3902444﻿ (Wushantou Reservoir and Jianan Irrigation Waterways) |
| Yushan National Park | Nantou County | One of 9 Taiwanese National Parks, preserves a mountanous region with over thirty peaks over 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) in elevation including Taiwan's highest mountain. | 23°28′12″N 120°57′26.16″E﻿ / ﻿23.47000°N 120.9572667°E﻿ / 23.47000; 120.9572667﻿ (Yushan National Park) |
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