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  • ●● Cultural
  • ●● Natural
  • ●● Mixed
  • ●● Tentative

World Heritage Sites

SiteInscribedTypeReviewsVisitorsRating
Ancient Tea Plantations of Pu'er 2023 Cultural 3 15 2.82
Badain Jaran Desert 2024 Natural 1 5 3.05
Beijing Central Axis 2024 Cultural 4 175 3.18
Chengjiang Fossil Site 2012 Natural 6 44 1.86
China Danxia 2010 Natural 3 90 3.4
Classical Gardens of Suzhou 1997 Cultural 8 304 3.77
Dazu Rock Carvings 1999 Cultural 10 91 3.97
Dengfeng 2010 Cultural 5 107 3.6
Fanjingshan 2018 Natural 1 30 3.55
Fujian Tulou 2008 Cultural 6 95 3.89
Grand Canal 2014 Cultural 9 251 3.04
Great Wall 1987 Cultural 14 659 4.52
Hani Rice Terraces 2013 Cultural 4 57 3.89
Huanglong 1992 Natural 4 86 4.11
Huangshan 1990 Mixed 6 137 4.07
Hubei Shennongjia 2016 Natural 2 28 2.88
Imperial Palace 1987 Cultural 11 636 4.27
Imperial Tombs 2000 Cultural 10 385 3.35
Jiuzhaigou Valley 1992 Natural 3 94 4.37
Kaiping Diaolou 2007 Cultural 6 111 3.37
Koguryo Kingdom 2004 Cultural 2 35 3.2
Kulangsu 2017 Cultural 4 124 3.1
Liangzhu Archaeological Site 2019 Cultural 4 45 3.23
Longmen Grottoes 2000 Cultural 7 158 4.02
Lushan National Park 1996 Cultural 3 74 3.07
Macao 2005 Cultural 12 399 3.18
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor 1987 Cultural 8 364 4.21
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries China 2019 Natural 4 19 2.72
Mogao Caves 1987 Cultural 5 96 4.39
Mount Emei, including Leshan Giant Buddha 1996 Mixed 6 170 3.98
Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan 2000 Cultural 4 112 3.6
Mount Sanqingshan 2008 Natural 3 58 3.64
Mount Taishan 1987 Mixed 7 120 3.88
Mount Wutai 2009 Cultural 4 75 3.8
Mount Wuyi 1999 Mixed 4 80 3.64
Mountain Resort, Chengde 1994 Cultural 4 107 3.76
Old Town of Lijiang 1997 Cultural 10 193 3.65
Peking Man Site 1987 Cultural 7 122 2.33
Ping Yao 1997 Cultural 8 149 3.7
Potala Palace 1994 Cultural 11 126 4.42
Qinghai Hoh Xil 2017 Natural 2 23 3.25
Quanzhou 2021 Cultural 3 61 3.65
Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries 2006 Natural 4 140 3.54
Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor 2014 Cultural 9 308 3.17
Site of Xanadu 2012 Cultural 2 25 2.26
South China Karst 2007 Natural 8 200 4.02
Summer Palace 1998 Cultural 9 557 3.97
Temple of Heaven 1998 Cultural 12 556 3.81
Temple, Mansion and Cemetery of Confucius 1994 Cultural 7 129 3.5
Three parallel rivers of Yunnan 2003 Natural 6 103 3.61
Tusi Sites 2015 Cultural 4 44 2.86
West Lake 2011 Cultural 6 251 3.38
Wudang Mountains 1994 Cultural 3 49 3.77
Wulingyuan 1992 Natural 5 84 4.28
Xidi and Hongcun 2000 Cultural 6 113 3.66
Xinjiang Tianshan 2013 Natural 3 59 3.54
Yin Xu 2006 Cultural 3 69 3.42
Yungang Grottoes 2001 Cultural 3 137 4.19
Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art 2016 Cultural 3 38 2.58

Tentative List

SiteAddedScheduledTypeReviewsVisitorsRating
Ancient Porcelain Kiln Site in China: The Yue-Kiln Site at Shanglin Lake 2008 Cultural 1 2 N/A
Ancient Residences in Shanxi and Shaanxi Provinces 2008 Cultural 1 12 100%
Archaeological Sites of the Ancient Shu State: Site at Jinsha and Joint Tombs of Boat- shaped Coffins in Chengdu City, S 2008 2028 Cultural 2 33 100%
Baiheliang Ancient Hydrological Inscription 2008 2027 Cultural 2 7 100%
China Altay (EXT) 2010 Natural 1 9 100%
Chinese Section of the Silk Road 2008 Cultural 1 82 92%
City Walls of the Ming and Qing Dynasties 2008 Cultural 2 108 87%
Dali Chanshan Mountain and Erhai Lake Scenic Spot 2001 Mixed 1 47 75%
Diaolou Buildings and Villages for Tibetan and Qiang Ethnic Groups 2008 Cultural 1 10 33%
Dong Villages 2013 Cultural 1 10 100%
Dongzhai Port Nature Reserve 1996 Natural 1 4 N/A
Dunhuang Yardangs 2015 Natural 1 19 100%
Expansion Project of Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties: King Lujian's Tombs (EXT) 2008 Cultural 0 9 0%
Fenghuang Ancient City 2008 Cultural 3 23 67%
Fujian Minjiang River Estuary: The ecotone between marine and terrestrial biogeographical regions 2022 Natural 0 2 N/A
Guancen Mountain -- Luya Mountain 2017 Natural 0 2 N/A
Guizhou Triassic Fossil Sites 2019 Natural 1 3 0%
Hainan Tropical Rainforest and the Traditional Settlement of Li Ethnic Group 2022 2027 Cultural 0 3 0%
Haitan Scenic Spots 2001 Mixed 1 6 0%
Heaven Pit and Ground Seam Scenic Spot 2001 Natural 1 2 0%
Hezheng Mammalian Fossil Sites of Gansu 2024 Natural 0 0 N/A
Hua Shan Scenic Area 2001 Mixed 1 30 80%
Huangguoshu Scenic Area 2019 Mixed 1 9 100%
Hulun Buir Landscape & Birthplace of Ancient Minority 2017 Mixed 0 4 N/A
Imperial Kiln Sites of Jingdezhen 2017 2026 Cultural 2 13 100%
Jinfushan Scenic Spot 2001 Natural 1 5 N/A
Jinggangshan--North Wuyishan (Extension of Mount Wuyi) (EXT) 2015 Mixed 0 4 N/A
Karakorum-Pamir 2010 Natural 0 12 100%
Karez Wells 2008 Cultural 1 10 0%
Lingqu Canal 2008 Cultural 1 5 0%
Maijishan Scenic Spots 2001 Mixed 1 12 75%
Miao Nationality Villages in Southeast Guizhou Province 2008 Cultural 1 12 100%
Nanxi River 2001 Mixed 1 5 67%
Poyang Nature Reserve 1996 Natural 1 4 0%
Qinghai Lake 2017 Natural 1 20 50%
SanFangQiXiang 2013 Cultural 1 17 0%
Scenic and historic area of Sacred Mountains and Lakes 2017 Mixed 0 5 N/A
ShuDao 2015 Mixed 1 10 50%
Site of Southern Yue State 2008 Cultural 1 29 83%
Sites for Liquor Making in China 2008 Cultural 1 17 100%
Sites of Hongshan Culture: The Niuheliang Archaeological Site, the Hongshanhou Archaeological Site, and Weijiawopu Archa 2013 Cultural 1 3 N/A
Slender West Lake and Historic Urban Area in Yangzhou 2008 Cultural 2 23 75%
Taihang Mountain 2017 Mixed 1 7 100%
Taklimakan Desert-Populus euphratica Forests 2010 Natural 0 3 N/A
The Alligator Sinensis Nature Reserve 1996 Natural 1 2 N/A
The Ancient Waterfront Towns in the South of Yangtze River 2008 2027 Cultural 3 39 100%
The Chinese Section of the Silk Roads 2016 Cultural 2 72 85%
The Four Sacred Mountains as an Extension of Mt. Taishan (EXT) 2008 Mixed 1 28 83%
The Lijiang River Scenic Zone at Guilin 1996 Natural 0 57 86%
Tianzhushan 2015 Mixed 1 1 100%
Tulin-Guge Scenic and Historic Interest Areas 2015 Mixed 0 1 N/A
Vertical Vegetation Landscape and Volcanic Landscape in Changbai Mountain 2017 Natural 1 10 100%
Western Xia Imperial Tombs 2013 2025 Cultural 1 19 100%
Wooden Structures of Liao Dynasty - Wooden Pagoda of Yingxian County, Main Hall of Fengguo Monastery of Yixian County 2013 Cultural 1 19 100%
Wudalianchi Scenic Spots 2001 Natural 1 5 N/A
Xinjiang Yardang 2015 Natural 1 4 100%
Yalong, Tibet 2001 Mixed 0 8 100%
Yandang Mountain 2001 Mixed 1 9 100%
Yangtze Gorges Scenic Spot 2001 Mixed 1 32 67%

Former Tentative Sites

SiteAddedRemovedReviews
Anji Bridge 1996 2009 0
Beijing Ancient Observatory 1996 2009 0
Dule Temple 1996 2009 0
Extension Project of Ancient Villages in South Anhui Province: Tangyue, Likeng and Wangkou village 2008 2013 0
Extension Project of Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu: Temple of Confucius at Nishan 2008 2013 0
Jixian - conservation area of Mid/Upper Proterozoic 1987 1987 0
Kaiyuan Temple Pagoda of Dingzhou City 1996 2009 0
Lugou Bridge 1996 2009 0
Pagoda, Library Caves and Stone Tablets of sutra of Yunju Temple 2008 2013 0
Putuo Mountain Scenic Resort 2001 2009 0
Shanxi Businessmen's Courtyard Houses 2008 2013 0
Site of Ancient Copper Mine: Site of Ancient Copper Mine in Tongling 2008 2013 0
Site of the Qi State Capital and the Mausoleum of King of the Qi State at Linzi 2008 2013 0
The Ancient Town of Tongli 1998 2008 0
The Ancient Venetian Township in the South of Yangtze River - Nanxun 1998 2008 0
The Coast of the Bohai Gulf and the Yellow Sea of China 2017 2024 0
The Forest of Steles in Xian 1996 2009 0
Tonglushan Ancient Copper Mine Sites 1996 2009 0
Yongle Palace 1996 2009 0

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