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World Heritage Sites

SiteInscribedCategoryReviewsRating
Ancient Tea Plantations of Pu'er 2023 Cultural 2 1.73
Chengjiang Fossil Site 2012 Natural 6 1.71
China Danxia 2010 Natural 2 3.31
Classical Gardens of Suzhou 1997 Cultural 7 3.79
Dazu Rock Carvings 1999 Cultural 9 3.86
Dengfeng 2010 Cultural 5 3.5
Fanjingshan 2018 Natural 1 3.58
Fujian Tulou 2008 Cultural 6 3.82
Grand Canal 2014 Cultural 7 3.09
Great Wall 1987 Cultural 13 4.48
Hani Rice Terraces 2013 Cultural 4 3.91
Huanglong 1992 Natural 4 4.1
Huangshan 1990 Mixed 6 4.07
Hubei Shennongjia 2016 Natural 2 2.82
Imperial Palace 1987 Cultural 10 4.23
Imperial Tombs 2000 Cultural 10 3.26
Jiuzhaigou Valley 1992 Natural 3 4.4
Kaiping Diaolou 2007 Cultural 6 3.34
Koguryo Kingdom 2004 Cultural 2 2.93
Kulangsu 2017 Cultural 4 3
Liangzhu Archaeological Site 2019 Cultural 3 3.34
Longmen Grottoes 2000 Cultural 5 3.96
Lushan National Park 1996 Cultural 3 3.03
Macao 2005 Cultural 12 3.14
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor 1987 Cultural 7 4.17
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries 2019 Natural 2 2.67
Mogao Caves 1987 Cultural 5 4.19
Mount Emei, including Leshan Giant Buddha 1996 Mixed 6 3.89
Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan 2000 Cultural 4 3.38
Mount Sanqingshan 2008 Natural 2 3.85
Mount Taishan 1987 Mixed 7 3.89
Mount Wutai 2009 Cultural 4 3.77
Mount Wuyi 1999 Mixed 2 3.58
Mountain Resort, Chengde 1994 Cultural 4 3.76
Old Town of Lijiang 1997 Cultural 9 3.63
Peking Man Site 1987 Cultural 7 2.25
Ping Yao 1997 Cultural 7 3.58
Potala Palace 1994 Cultural 11 4.36
Qinghai Hoh Xil 2017 Natural 2 2.95
Quanzhou 2021 Cultural 3 3.57
Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries 2006 Natural 4 3.49
Silk Roads Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor 2014 Cultural 8 3.13
Site of Xanadu 2012 Cultural 2 2.26
South China Karst 2007 Natural 7 4.01
Summer Palace 1998 Cultural 8 3.9
Temple of Heaven 1998 Cultural 11 3.79
Temple, Mansion and Cemetery of Confucius 1994 Cultural 7 3.54
Three parallel rivers of Yunnan 2003 Natural 6 3.59
Tusi Sites 2015 Cultural 3 2.72
West Lake 2011 Cultural 6 3.38
Wudang Mountains 1994 Cultural 3 3.74
Wulingyuan 1992 Natural 4 4.29
Xidi and Hongcun 2000 Cultural 6 3.58
Xinjiang Tianshan 2013 Natural 2 3.5
Yin Xu 2006 Cultural 2 3.37
Yungang Grottoes 2001 Cultural 3 4.2
Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art 2016 Cultural 3 2.39

Tentative List

SiteAddedScheduledCategoryReviewsRating
Ancient Porcelain Kiln Site in China: The Yue-Kiln Site at Shanglin Lake 2008 Cultural 1 N/A
Ancient Residences in Shanxi and Shaanxi Provinces 2008 Cultural 1 N/A
Archaeological Sites of the Ancient Shu State: Site at Jinsha and Joint Tombs of Boat- shaped Coffins in Chengdu City, S 2008 Cultural 2 100%
Badain Jaran Desert—Towers of Sand and Lakes 2019 2024 Natural 0 N/A
Baiheliang Ancient Hydrological Inscription 2008 Cultural 2 100%
China Altay 2010 Natural 1 100%
Chinese Section of the Silk Road 2008 Cultural 1 89%
City Walls of the Ming and Qing Dynasties 2008 Cultural 2 79%
Dali Chanshan Mountain and Erhai Lake Scenic Spot 2001 Mixed 1 83%
Diaolou Buildings and Villages for Tibetan and Qiang Ethnic Groups 2008 Cultural 1 50%
Dong Villages 2013 Cultural 1 100%
Dongzhai Port Nature Reserve 1996 Natural 1 N/A
Dunhuang Yardangs 2015 Natural 1 100%
Expansion Project of Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties: King Lujian's Tombs 2008 Cultural 0 0%
Fenghuang Ancient City 2008 Cultural 3 67%
Fujian Minjiang River Estuary: The ecotone between marine and terrestrial biogeographical regions 2022 Natural 0 N/A
Guancen Mountain -- Luya Mountain 2017 Natural 0 N/A
Guizhou Triassic Fossil Sites 2019 Natural 1 0%
Hainan Tropical Rainforest and the Traditional Settlement of Li Ethnic Group 2022 Cultural 0 100%
Haitan Scenic Spots 2001 Mixed 1 0%
Heaven Pit and Ground Seam Scenic Spot 2001 Natural 1 0%
Hua Shan Scenic Area 2001 Mixed 1 75%
Huangguoshu Scenic Area 2019 Mixed 1 100%
Hulun Buir Landscape & Birthplace of Ancient Minority 2017 Mixed 0 N/A
Imperial Kiln Sites of Jingdezhen 2017 2025 Cultural 1 100%
Jinfushan Scenic Spot 2001 Natural 1 N/A
Jinggangshan--North Wuyishan (Extension of Mount Wuyi) 2015 Mixed 0 N/A
Karakorum-Pamir 2010 Natural 0 100%
Karez Wells 2008 Cultural 1 0%
Lingqu Canal 2008 Cultural 1 0%
Maijishan Scenic Spots 2001 Mixed 1 67%
Miao Nationality Villages in Southeast Guizhou Province 2008 Cultural 1 100%
Nanxi River 2001 Mixed 1 67%
Poyang Nature Reserve 1996 Natural 1 0%
Qinghai Lake 2017 Natural 1 N/A
SanFangQiXiang 2013 Cultural 1 0%
Scenic and historic area of Sacred Mountains and Lakes 2017 Mixed 0 N/A
ShuDao 2015 Mixed 1 100%
Site of Southern Yue State 2008 Cultural 1 75%
Sites for Liquor Making in China 2008 Cultural 1 100%
Sites of Hongshan Culture: The Niuheliang Archaeological Site, the Hongshanhou Archaeological Site, and Weijiawopu Archa 2013 Cultural 1 N/A
Slender West Lake and Historic Urban Area in Yangzhou 2008 Cultural 2 50%
Taihang Mountain 2017 Mixed 1 100%
Taklimakan Desert-Populus euphratica Forests 2010 Natural 0 N/A
The Alligator Sinensis Nature Reserve 1996 Natural 1 N/A
The Ancient Waterfront Towns in the South of Yangtze River 2008 Cultural 1 100%
The Central Axis of Beijing (including Beihai) 2013 2024 Cultural 2 57%
The Chinese Section of the Silk Roads 2016 Cultural 2 71%
The Coast of the Bohai Gulf and the Yellow Sea of China 2017 2024 Natural 0 N/A
The Four Sacred Mountains as an Extension of Mt. Taishan 2008 Mixed 1 67%
The Lijiang River Scenic Zone at Guilin 1996 Natural 0 83%
Tianzhushan 2015 Mixed 1 100%
Tulin-Guge Scenic and Historic Interest Areas 2015 Mixed 0 N/A
Vertical Vegetation Landscape and Volcanic Landscape in Changbai Mountain 2017 Natural 1 N/A
Western Xia Imperial Tombs 2013 Cultural 1 100%
Wooden Structures of Liao Dynasty - Wooden Pagoda of Yingxian County, Main Hall of Fengguo Monastery of Yixian County 2013 Cultural 1 100%
Wudalianchi Scenic Spots 2001 Natural 1 N/A
Xinjiang Yardang 2015 Natural 1 100%
Yalong, Tibet 2001 Mixed 0 100%
Yandang Mountain 2001 Mixed 1 100%
Yangtze Gorges Scenic Spot 2001 Mixed 1 50%

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 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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