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UNESCO World Heritage Sites In China
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China, officially known as the People’s Republic of China is a country in East Asia with an area coverage of approximately 3.7 million square miles.
China’s coastline along the Pacific Ocean is 9,000 miles long and is bounded by four seas namely; Bohai, Yellow, East China, and South China seas.
It is the world’s second largest state by land area and the most populated state. It is one of the cradles of civilization with its history beginning with an ancient civilization that flourished in the fertile basin of the Yellow River.
China has been recorded as having the second largest economy in the world with different phases of boom and recession in a span of several years.
Some of the following heritage sites have been recorded as contributing to this economy.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
in the People's Republic of China
Year of Inscription; Type
Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
1992; Natural

Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
1987; Cultural

Mount Emei Scenic Area (including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area)
1996; Mixed

Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun
2000; Cultural


Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains
1994; Cultural

Ancient City of Ping Yao
1997; Cultural


China Danxia
2010; Natural


Chengde Mountain Resort and Outlying Temples
1994; Cultural


Classical Gardens of Suzhou
1997; Cultural


Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces
2013; Cultural


Forbidden City and Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
1987; Cultural


Fujian Tulou
2008; Cultural

Great Wall of China
1987; Cultural
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Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa
1994; Cultural

Hubei Shennongjia
2016; Natural


Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
2000; Cultural

Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area
1992; Natural

Longmen Grottoes
2000; Cultural


Mogao Caves
1987; Cultural

Lushan National Park
1996; Cultural


Mount Huangshan
1990; Mixed


Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System
2000; Cultural
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Mount Sanqingshan National Park
2008; Natural

Mount Taishan
1987; Mixed

Mount Wutai
2009; Cultural

Mount Wuyi
1999; Mixed

Old Town of Lijiang
1997; Cultural

Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
1987; Cultural

Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor on the Silk Roads
2014; Cultural

Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries of Wolong, Mount Siguniang, and the Jiajin Mountains
2006; Natural

South China Karst
2007; Natural

Summer Palace Imperial Garden in Beijing
1998; Cultural

Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu
1994; Cultural

Temple of Heaven Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing
1998; Cultural

Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
2003; Natural

Tusi Sites
2015; Cultural

West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou
2011; Cultural

Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
1992; Natural

Xanadu
2012; Cultural

Yin Xu
2006; Cultural

Xinjiang Tianshan
2013; Natural

Yungang Grottoes
2001; Cultural

Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
2016; Cultural

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