list of world heritage sites in eastern asia
inscribed sites
Table:
Site
Image
Location
Criteria
Area ha (acre)
Year
Description
Refs

Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains

Danjiangkou , Hubei , China
Cultural: (i)(ii)(vi)
—
1994

Ancient City of Ping Yao

Pingyao County , Shanxi , China
Cultural: (ii)(iii)(iv)
—
1997

Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun

Huangshan City , Yi County , Anhui , China
Cultural: (iii)(iv)(v)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2000

Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area

Nara Prefecture , Japan
Cultural: (i)(ii)(iv)(vi)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
1993

Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom

Huanren Manchu Autonomous County , Liaoning and Ji'an , Jilin , China
Cultural: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2004

Changdeokgung Palace Complex

Seoul , South Korea
Cultural: (ii)(iii)(iv)
—
1997

Chengjiang Fossil Site

Yunnan , China
Natural: (viii)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2012

China Danxia

Various regions of China, China
Natural: (vii)(viii)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2010

Classical Gardens of Suzhou

Suzhou , Jiangsu , China
Cultural: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
1997 Extended in 2000 to include the Great Wave Pavilion , the Lion Grove Garden , the Garden of Cultivation , the Couple's Retreat Garden , and the Retreat & Reflection Garden .

Complex of Koguryo Tombs

Pyongyang and Nampho , North Korea
Cultural: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2004

Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces

Yuanyang County , Yunnan , China
Cultural: (iii)(v)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2013

Dazu Rock Carvings

Chongqing , China
Cultural: (i)(ii)(iii)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
1999

Fujian Tulou

Fujian , China
Cultural: (iii)(iv)(v)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2008

Fujisan , sacred place and source of artistic inspiration

Chūbu region , Japan
Cultural: (iii)(vi)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2013

Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites

Gochang , Jeollabuk-do ; Hwasun , Jeollanam-do and Ganghwa , Incheon , South Korea
Cultural: (iii)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2000

Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu

Okinawa Prefecture , Japan
Cultural: (ii)(iii)(vi)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2000

Gyeongju Historic Areas

Gyeongju , Gyeongsangbuk-do , South Korea
Cultural: (ii)(iii)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2000

Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon , the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks

Hapcheon , Gyeongsangnam-do , South Korea
Cultural: (iv)(vi)
—
1995

Himeji-jo

Hyōgo Prefecture , Japan
Cultural: (i)(iv)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
1993

Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land

Iwate Prefecture , Japan
Cultural: (ii)(vi)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2011

Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)

Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture , Japan
Cultural: (vi)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
1996

Historic Centre of Macao

Macau , China
Cultural: (ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2005

Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace , Lhasa

Lhasa , Tibet Autonomous Region , China
Cultural: (i)(iv)(vi)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
1994 Extended in 2000 to include the Jokhang Temple and in 2001 to include the Norbulingka area. Accordingly the name of the site changed from Potala Palace at time of first inscription over Potala Palace and the Jokhang Temple Monastery in 2000 to the present name in 2001.

Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong

Kaesong , North Korea
Cultural: (ii)(iii)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2013

Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)

Kyoto and Shiga Prefectures, Japan
Cultural: (ii)(iv)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
1994

Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara

Nara , Nara Prefecture , Japan
Cultural: (ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
1998

Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”

Henan , China
Cultural: (iii)(vi)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2010

Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong

Andong and Gyeongju , Gyeongsangbuk-do , South Korea
Cultural: (iii)(iv)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2010

Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama

Gifu and Toyama Prefectures, Japan
Cultural: (iv)(v)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
1995

Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area

Songpan County , Sichuan , China
Natural: (vii)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. ()
1992

Hwaseong Fortress

Suwon , Gyeonggi-do , South Korea
Cultural: (ii)(iii)
—
1997

Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang

Beijing and Shenyang , China
Cultural: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
1987 Extended in 2004 to include the Mukden Palace and name change from Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties to the present name.

Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties

Nanjing , Jiangsu ; Changping District , Beijing ; Liaoning ; Hubei , China
Cultural: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2000 Extended in 2003 to include the Ming Dynasty Tombs , the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum and the tombs of Chang Yuchun , Qiu Cheng, Wu Liang, Wu Zhen , Xu Da and Li Wenzhong; and in 2004 to include the Liaoning Tombs (Yongling, Fuling and Zhaoling).

Itsukushima Shinto Shrine

Itsukushima , Hiroshima Prefecture , Japan
Cultural: (i)(ii)(iv)(vi)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
1996

Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape

Ōda , Shimane Prefecture , Japan
Cultural: (ii)(iii)(v)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2007 Minor modification of boundaries in 2010.

Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes

Jeju-do , South Korea
Natural: (vii)(viii)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2007

Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area

Jiuzhaigou County , Sichuan , China
Natural: (vii)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. ()
1992

Jongmyo Shrine

Seoul , South Korea
Cultural: (iv)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. ()
1995

Kaiping Diaolou and Villages

Guangdong , China
Cultural: (ii)(iii)(iv)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2007

Longmen Grottoes

Luoyang , Henan , China
Cultural: (i)(ii)(iii)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2000

Lushan National Park

Jiujiang , Jiangxi , China
Cultural: (ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
—
1996

Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor

Lintong District , Xi'an , Shaanxi , China
Cultural: (i)(iii)(iv)(vi)
—
1987

Mogao Caves

Dunhuang , Gansu , China
Cultural: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)
—
1987

Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde

Chengde , Hebei , China
Cultural: (ii)(iv)
—
1994

Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area

Emeishan City , Sichuan , China
Mixed: (iv)(vi)(x)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. ()
1996

Mount Huangshan

Anhui , China
Mixed: (ii)(vii)(x)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. ()
1990

Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System

Dujiangyan City , Sichuan , China
Cultural: (ii)(iv)(vi)
—
2000

Mount Sanqingshan National Park

Jiangxi , China
Natural: (vii)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2008

Mount Taishan

Tai'an and Jinan , Shandong , China
Mixed: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. ()
1987

Mount Wutai

Shanxi , China
Cultural: (ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2009

Mount Wuyi

Wuyishan City , Fujian , China
Mixed: (iii)(vi)(vii)(x)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
1999

Ogasawara Islands

Ogasawara Subprefecture , Japan
Natural: (ix)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. ()
2011

Old Town of Lijiang

Lijiang , Yunnan , China
Cultural: (ii)(iv)(v)
—
1997

Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape

Orkhon Province , Mongolia
Cultural: (ii)(iii)(iv)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2004

Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian

Fangshan District , Beijing , China
Cultural: (iii)(vi)
—
1987

Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai
—
Mongolia
Cultural: (iii)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2011

Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty

South Korea
Cultural: (iii)(iv)(vi)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2009

Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range

Mie , Nara and Wakayama Prefectures, Japan
Cultural: (ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2004

Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple

Gyeongju , Gyeongsangbuk-do , South Korea
Cultural: (i)(iv)
—
1995

Shirakami-Sanchi

Ajigasawa and Fukaura , Nishitsugaru District , Aomori Prefecture ; Fujisato , Yamamoto District , Akita Prefecture , Japan
Natural: (ix)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. ()
1993

Shiretoko

Hokkaido Prefecture , Japan
Natural: (ix)(x)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. ()
2005

Shrines and Temples of Nikko

Nikkō , Tochigi Prefecture , Japan
Cultural: (i)(iv)(vi)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
1999

Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries

Sichuan , China
Natural: (x)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2006

Site of Xanadu

Inner Mongolia , China
Cultural: (ii) (iii) (iv) (vi)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2012

South China Karst

Guangxi , Guizhou and Yunnan , China
Natural: (vii)(viii)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2007

Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing

Beijing , China
Cultural: (i)(ii)(iii)
—
1998

Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu

Qufu , Shandong , China
Cultural: (i)(iv)(vi)
—
1994

Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing

Beijing , China
Cultural: (i)(ii)(iii)
—
1998

The Great Wall

Various regions of China, China
Cultural: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
—
1987

Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas

Yunnan , China
Natural: (vii)(viii)(ix)(x)
—
2003 Minor modification in 2010.

Uvs Nuur Basin

Uvs , Zavkhan and s Khövsgöl Province Mongolia *; Mongun-Tayginsky , Ovyursky , Tes-Khemsky and s Erzinsky District , Tuva Republic , Russia *
Natural: (ix)(x)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2003
The Uvs Nuur Basin is the northernmost of the enclosed basins of Central Asia. It takes its name from Uvs Nuur Lake, a large, shallow and very saline lake, important for migrating birds, waterfowl and seabirds. The site is made up of twelve protected areas representing the major biomes of eastern Eurasia. The steppe ecosystem supports a rich diversity of birds and the desert is home to a number of rare gerbil, jerboas and the marbled polecat. The mountains are an important refuge for the globally endangered snow leopard, mountain sheep (argali) and the Asiatic ibex.

West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou

Hangzhou , Zhejiang , China
Cultural: (ii)(iii)(vi)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2011

Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area

Wulingyuan District , Zhangjiajie , Hunan , China
Natural: (vii)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. ()
1992

Xinjiang Tianshan

Xinjiang , China
Natural: (vii)(ix)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. ()
2013

Yakushima

Yakushima , Kumage District , Kagoshima Prefecture , Japan
Natural: (vii)(ix)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. ()
1993

Yin Xu

Henan , China
Cultural: (ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2006

Yungang Grottoes

Datong , Shanxi , China
Cultural: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)
Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at for correct input. (); buffer zone ()
2001

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