China has become home to 55 world's cultural and natural heritage sites (by 2019) since the first one was listed in the year of 1987. All the sites are of outstanding value to Chinese history and culture.
Discover the rich natural and cultural resources of China by taking in-depth tours to visit world heritage sites throughout the country and get unique experience and better-understanding of China. China Tour Hub offers a wide range of journeys to famous sites; travelers can freely choose their destinations to visit more culturally and historically important sites.
List of World Heritage in China
From 1987 to 2019, there have been 55 sites written into the List of World Heritage in China. 37 are cultural heritage sites, 14 are natural sites and 4 cultural and natural sites. China is ranked to be the third place in world-heritage-site possession among all the countries.
1 ). Natural and Cultural Heritage Sites
|
Name |
Year of Recognition |
Location |
Name |
Year of Recognition |
Location |
|
Mt.Taishan |
1987 |
Shangdong |
Yellow Mountain |
19100 |
Anhui |
|
Mt.Emei & Leshan Giant Buddha |
1992 |
Sichuan |
Mountain Wuyi |
1999 |
Xiamen |
2 ). World Cultural Heritage Sites
|
Name |
Year of Recognition |
Location |
Name |
Year of Recognition |
Location |
|
Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian |
1987 |
Beijing |
Great Wall |
1987 |
Beijing |
|
Mogao Caves |
1987 |
Dunhuang |
Imperial Palaces of Mint & Qing Dynasties: Forbidden City & Imperial Palace |
1987 |
Beijing & Shenyang |
|
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor |
1987 |
Xi’an |
Potala Palace |
1994 |
Lhasa, Tibets |
|
Chengde Summer Palace |
1994 |
Chengde |
Ancient Building Complex in Wudangshan Mountains |
1994 |
Hubei |
|
Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion |
1994 |
Shangdong province |
Lushan National Park |
1996 |
Jiangxi province |
|
Suzhou Gardens: Lion Grove, Humble Administrator Garden, Lingering Garden, Garden of Master of the Nets |
1997 |
Suzhou |
Pingyao Ancient Town |
1997 |
Pingyao |
|
Lijiang Old Town |
1997 |
Lijiang |
Summer Palace |
1998 |
Beijing |
|
Temple of Heaven |
1998 |
Beijing |
Dazu Rock Carvings |
1999 |
Chongqing |
|
Xidi Village & Hongcun Village |
2000 |
Huangshan, Anhui |
Imperial Tombs of Ming & Qing Dynasties |
2000 |
Beijing |
|
Longmen Grottoes |
2000 |
Luoyang |
Qingchengshan Mountain and Dujiangyan Irrigation Project |
2000 |
Sichuan |
|
Yungang Grottoes |
2001 |
Datong, Shanxi |
Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom |
2004 |
Jilin |
|
Historic Center of Macau |
2005 |
Macau |
Yinxu |
2006 |
Henan |
|
Kaiping Diaolou and Villages |
2007 |
Guangdong |
Fujian Tulou |
2008 |
Fujian |
|
Wutai Mountain |
2009 |
Shanxi |
Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth” |
2010 |
Henan |
|
West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou |
2011 |
Hangzhou, Zhejiang |
Site of Xanadu |
2012 |
Xilingol, Inner Mongolia |
|
Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces |
2013 |
Yuanyang, Yunan |
Jing-Hang Grand Canal |
2014 |
Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and Henan |
|
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor |
2014 |
Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Xinjiang |
Tusi Sites |
2015 |
Hunan, Hubei and Guizhou |
|
Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape |
2016 |
Guangxi |
Kulangsu: a Historic International Settlement |
2017 |
Xiamen, Fujian |
|
Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City |
2019 |
Hangzhou, Zhejiang |
|
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3 ). Natural Heritage Sites
|
Name |
Year of Recognition |
Location |
Name |
Year of Recognition |
Location |
|
Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area |
1992 |
Sichuan |
Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area |
1992 |
Sichuan |
|
Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area |
1992 |
Zhangjiajie, Hunan province |
Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas |
2003 |
Yunnan |
|
Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries: Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains |
2006 |
Sichuan |
South China Karst |
2007 |
South China |
|
Sanqingshan National Park |
2008 |
Jiangxi |
China Danxia |
2010 |
Hunan, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Guizhou |
|
Chengjiang Fossil Site |
2012 |
Yunnan |
Xinjiang Tianshan |
2013 |
Xinjiang |
|
Hubei Shennongjia |
2016 |
Hubei |
Qinghai Hoh Xil |
2017 |
Qinghai |
|
Mount Fanjing |
2018 |
Tongren Guizhou |
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I) |
2019 |
Yancheng, Jiangsu |
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