List of World Heritage Sites in China

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.UNESCO, "Constitution"; retrieved 2012-7-18.

China agreed to take part in the World Heritage Convention in 1985.UNESCO, "States Parties: Ratification Status"; retrieved 2012-7-18.

Map
Following is a map of the World Heritage Sites in China.

Numbered sites around Beijing: 1. Great Wall; 2. Forbidden City; 3. Zhoukoudian; 4. Summer Palace; 5. Temple of Heaven; 6. Ming Dynasty Tombs; 7. Eastern Qing Tombs; 8. Western Qing Tombs

Legend: 8px Cultural Heritage site; 8px Natural Heritage site; 8px Mixed site

List
The World Heritage Site (WHS)WHS is an acronym. WHS stands for "World Heritage Site". list has developed over time.  It is part of a process; and the list continues to grow.

There are 43 WHS places in China.UNESCO, "China"; retrieved 2012-7-18.

* = 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* 150px Beijing (Forbidden City) and Shenyang, Liaoning (Mukden Palace) 1987, 2004 I, II, III, IV 439 Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor * 150px Xi'an, Shaanxi 1987 I, III, IV, VI 441 Mogao Caves * 150px Dunhuang, Gansu 1987 I, II, III, IV, V, VI 440 Mount Tai *† 150px Tai'an, Shandong 1987 I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII 437 Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian * 150px Beijing 1987 III, VI 449 The Great Wall* 150px Northern China 1987 I, II, III, IV, VI 438 Mount Huangshan *† 150px Huangshan City, Anhui 1990 II, VII, X 547 Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area † 150px Songpan County, Sichuan 1992 VII 638 Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area † 150px Jiuzhaigou County, Sichuan 1992 VII 637 Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area † 150px Zhangjiajie, Hunan 1992 VII 640 Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, including the Jokhang Temple and Norbulingka * 150px Lhasa, Tibet 1994, 2000, 2001 I, IV, VI 707 Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains * 150px Hubei 1994 I, II, VI 705Chengde Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples in Chengde * 150px Chengde, Hebei 1994 II, IV 703 Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu * 150px Qufu, Shandong 1994 I, IV, VI 704 Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area *† 150px Emeishan City (Mt. Emei) and Leshan (Giant Buddha), Sichuan 1996 IV, VI, X 779 Lushan National Park * 150px Lushan District, Jiangxi 1996 II, III, IV, VI 778 Ancient City of Pingyao * 150px Pingyao County, Shanxi 1997 II, III, IV 812 Classical Gardens of Suzhou * 150px Suzhou, Jiangsu 1997, 2000 I, II, III, IV, V 813 Old Town of Lijiang * 150px Lijiang, Yunnan 1997 II, IV, V 811 Summer Palace * 150px Beijing 1998 I, II, III 880 Temple of Heaven * 150px Beijing 1998 I, II, III 881 Dazu Rock Carvings * 150px Dazu District, Chongqing 1999 I, II, III 912 Mount Wuyi *† 150px Fujian, Jiangxi 1999 III, VI, VII, X 911 Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun * 150px Yi County, Anhui 2000 III, IV, V 1002 Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, including the Ming tombs and the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum * 150px Beijing and Nanjing, Jiangsu 2000, 2003, 2004 III, IV, V 1004 Longmen Grottoes * 150px Luoyang, Henan 2000 I, II, III 1003 Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System * 150px Dujiangyan City, Sichuan 2000 II, IV, VI 1001 Yungang Grottoes * 150px Datong, Shanxi 2001 I, II, III, IV 1039 Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas † 150px Yunnan 2003 VII, VIII, IX, X 1083 Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom * 150px Ji'an, Jilin 2004 I, II, III, IV, V 1135 Historic Centre of Macau * 150px Macau 2005 II, III, IV, VI 1110Yinxu * 150px Anyang, Henan 2006 II, III, IV, VI 1114 Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries † 150px Sichuan 2006 X 1213 Kaiping Diaolou and Villages * 150px Kaiping, Guangdong 2007 II, III, IV 1112 South China Karst † 150px Yunnan, Guizhou , Chongqing and Guangxi 2007, 2014 VII, VIII 1248 Fujian Tulou * 150px Fujian 2008 III, IV, V 1113 Sanqingshan † 150px Yushan County, Jiangxi 2008 VII 1292 Mount Wutai * 150px Wutai County, Shanxi 2009 II, III, IV, VI 1279 Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth” * 150px Dengfeng, Henan 2010 III, VI 1305 China Danxia † 150px Hunan, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Guizhou 2010 VII, VIII, IX, X 1335 West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou * 150px Hangzhou, Zhejiang 2011 II, III, VI 1334 Site of Xanadu *alt=|150x150pxZhenglan Banner, Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia 2012 II, III, IV, VI 1389 Chengjiang Fossil Site † 150px Chengjiang County, Yunnan 2012 VIII 1388 Xinjiang Tianshan † 150px Xinjiang 2013 VII, IX 1414 Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces * 150px Yuanyang County, Yunnan 2013 III, V 1111 Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor * 150px 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 * 150px Hunan, Hubei and Guizhou 2015 II, III 1474 Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape * 150px Guangxi 2016 III, VI 1508 Hubei Shennongjia † 150px Hubei 2016 IX, X 1509 Qinghai Hoh Xil † 150px Qinghai 2017 VII, X 1540 Kulangsu: a Historic International Settlement * 150px Xiamen, Fujian 2017 II, IV 1541 Fanjingshan † 150px Tongren, Guizhou 2018 X 1559 Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City * 150px Hangzhou and Deqing County, Zhejiang 2019 III, IV 1592 Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I) †  Yancheng, Jiangsu 2019 X 1606

Tentative list
The Tentative List consists of sites which have been nominated.  The evaluation process is not yet completed..
 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 Shan Scenic Area (2001)
 Yandang Mountain (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 euphratica Forests (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 Hongshan Culture: Niuheliang, Hongshanhou, and Weijiawopu (2013)
 Liangzhu Archaeological Site (2013)
 Ancient Porcelain Kiln Site in China (2013)
 Sanfang Qixiang (2013)
 Ancient Tea Plantations of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er (2013)
 Western Xia Imperial Tombs (2013)
 Dong Villages (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)
 Fanjingshan (2015)
 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)
 Historic Monuments and Sites of Ancient Quanzhou (Zayton) (2016)
 The Chinese Section of the Silk Roads (2016)
 Guancen Mountain—Luya Mountain (2017)
 Hulun Buir Landscape & 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)
 The Coast of the Bohai Gulf and the Yellow Sea of China (2017)
 Vertical Vegetation Landscape and Volcanic Landscape in Changbai Mountain (2017)

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

References

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  List of biosphere reserves which are wholly or partially world heritage sites


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