World Heritage Sites in China

As of 2015, 48 noteworthy Chinese sites were inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List: 37 Cultural Heritage, 8 Natural Heritage, and 3 Cultural and Natural Heritage. China is second only to Italy for World Heritage sites.

A catalogue of all of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites located in China is shown below, with links to specific web pages that provide in-depth information.

List of World Heritage Sites in China

Year of Recognition	World Heritage Sites (48 sites)	Location	Category
Category: C = Cultural Heritage; N = Natural Heritage; CN = Cultural and Natural Heritage
1987	The Great Wall	Beijing	C
1987, 2004	Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang: The Forbidden City, Shenyang Imperial Palace	Beijing, Shenyang	C
1987	Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (Terracotta Army)	Xi'an	C
1987	Mount Taishan	Tai'an, Shandong	CN
1987	Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian	Beijing	C
1987	Mogao Grottoes	Dunhuang	C
1990	Mount Huangshan (The Yellow Mountains)	Huangshan, Anhui	CN
1992	Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area	Sichuan	N
1992	Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area	Zhangjiajie	N
1992	Huanglong Scenic and historic Interest Area	Sichuan	N
1994	Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde	Chengde	C
1994, 2000, 2001	Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa (Jokhang Temple, Norbulingka)	Lhasa	C
1994	Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion	Qufu, Shandong	C
1994	Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains	Shiyan, Hubei	C
1996	Mount Emei Scenic Spot and Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Spot	Leshan, Sichuan	CN
1996	Lushan National Park	Jiujiang, Jiangxi	C
1997	Old Town of Lijiang	Lijiang, Yunnan	C
1997	Pingyao Ancient Town	Jinzhong, Shanxi	C
1997, 2000	Classic Gardens of Suzhou: Lion Grove, Humble Administrator Garden, Lingering Garden, Garden of Master of the Nets	Suzhou, Jiangxi	C
1998	Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing	Beijing	C
1998	Temple of Heaven, an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing	Beijing	C
1999	Dazu Rock Carvings	Chongqing	C
1999	Mount Wuyi	Wuyishan, Fujian	CN
2000, 2003, 2004	Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties: Xiaoling Tomb (Nanjing, Jiangsu), 13 Ming Tombs (Beijing), Jingtailing Tomb (Beijing),Three Imperial Tombs of the Qing Dynasty (Shenyang, Liaoning), Xianling Tomb (Hubei), the Eastern and Western Qing Tombs (Hebei),	Jiangsu, Beijing, Liaoning, Hubei, Hebei	C
2000	Xidi Village and Hongcun Village	Huangshan, Anhui	C
2000	Qingchengshan Mountain and Dujiangyan Irrigation Project	Chengdu, Sichuan	C
2000	Longmen Grottoes	Luoyang, Henan	C
2001	Yungang Grottoes	Datong, Shanxi	C
2003	Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas	Yunnan	N
2004	Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom	Tonghua, Jilin	C
2005	Historic Centre of Macau	Macau	C
2006	Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries: Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains	Sichuan	N
2006	Yin Xu	Anyang, Henan	C
2007, 2014	South China Karst	Guizhou, Guangxi, Yunnan, Chongqing	N
2007	Kaiping Diaolou and Villages	Jiangmen, Guangdong	C
2008	Mount Sanqingshan National Park	Shangrao, Jiangxi	N
2008	Fujian Tulou	Fujian	C
2009	Wutai Mountain	Xinzhou, Shanxi	C
2010	Danxia Landform	Guizhou, Fujian, Hunan, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Zhejiang	N
2010	Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in "The Centre of Heaven and Earth" (Dengfeng Shaolin Temple)	Dengfeng, Henan	C
2011	West Lake	Hangzhou, Zhejiang	C
2012	The Site of Xanadu	Inner Mongolia	C
2012	Chengjiang Fossil Site	Yunnan	N
2013	Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces	Yunnan	C
2013	Xinjiang Tianshan	Xinjiang	N
2014	Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor	Gansu, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Qinghai, Xinjiang	C
2014	The Grand Canal	Beijing, Hangzhou	C
2015	Tusi Sites	Hubei	C
2016	Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape	Guangxi	C

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