China World Cultural & Natural Heritage List

China has many attractions on the World Cultural & Natural Heritage List. Have you ever come to China to enjoy its wonders? No matter what you are interested in, whether it is cultural relics, natural heritages or the combinations of both, you will unexpectedly find pleasant surprise in the country.

Time	Location	Cultural and Natural Heritage
1987	Beijing	Great Wall
1987	Beijing	Forbidden City (Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties)
1987	Beijing	Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
1987	Xi'an	Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
1987	Shandong	Mount Taishan
1987	Dunhuang	Mogao Caves
1990	Anhui	Yellow Mountain
Great Wall Forbidden City Terracotta Army
1992	Chengdu	Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area
1992	Chengdu	Huanglong Scenic Area
1992	Zhangjiajie	Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
1994	Chengde	Chengde Mountain Resort and its Eight Outer Temples
1994	Shandong	Confucius Temple and Cemetery of Confucius, and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu
1994	Hubei	Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains
1994, 2000, 2001	Tibet	Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Norbulingka, Lhasa
1996	Jiangxi	Lushan National Park
1996	Sichuan	Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha
1997	Yunnan	Old Town of Lijiang
1997	Shanxi	Ancient City of Ping Yao
1997, 2000	Jiangsu	Classical Gardens of Suzhou
1998	Beijing	Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
1998	Beijing	Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing
1999	Fujian	Mount Wuyi
1999	Chongqing	Dazu Rock Carvings
2000	Chengdu	Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System
2000	Huangshan	Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun
2000	Luoyang	Longmen Grottoes
2000	Beijing	Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (Ming Tombs, Eastern Qing Tombs, Western Qing Tombs)
Mogao Cave Potala Palace Jiuzhai Valley
2001	Datong	Yungang Grottoes
2003	Yunnan	Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
2004	Liaoning	Shenyang Imperial Palace (Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties)
2004	Liaoning, Jilin	Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom
2005	Macao	Historic Centre of Macao
2006	Sichuan	Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries (Wolong Panda Reserve)
2006	Henan	Yin Xu
2007	Yunnan, Guizhou, Chongqing	South China Karst (comprising Shilin Karst, Libo Karst and Wulong Karst)
2007	Guangdong	Kaiping Diaolou and Villages
2008	Fujian	The Earth Buildings
2008	Jiangxi	Sanqing Mountain
2009	Shanxi	Mt. Wutai
2010	Dengfeng, Henan	Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in 'The Centre of Heaven and Earth' (including Shaolin Temple, the Observatory, Songyang Academy, Taishi Towers, Zhongyue Temple, etc. )
2010	Fujian, Hunan, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Guizhou	China Danxia Landform (comprising Taining County of Fujian, Langshan Mountain of Hunan, Danxia Mountain of Guangdong, Dragon and Tiger Mountain of Jiangxi, Jianglang Mountain of Zhejiang, Chishui of Guizhou )
Sichuan Panda Base Shaolin Temple Silk Road
2011	Hangzhou, Zhejiang	Hangzhou West Lake Cultural Landscape (with an area of 43.3 square meters including 'The Ten Attractions of West lake', ten important cultural remains, Dragon Well Tea Garden, etc)
2012	Inner Mongolia	Site of Xanadu of Yuan Dynasty (1271 - 1368)
2012	Yunnan	Chengjiang Fossil Site
2013	Xinjiang	Tianshan Mountain
2013	Yunnan	Hani Terraces, Yuanyang
2014	Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang	Grand Canal
2014	Shaanxi, Henan, Gansu, Xinjiang	Silk Road
2014	Guangxi, Guizhou, Chongqing	South China Karst (second group comprising Guilin and Huanjiang in Guangxi, Shibing in Guizhou, and Golden Buddha Mountain in Chongqing)
2015	Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou	Tusi Chieftain Sites (including Yongshun Tusi Site in Hunan, Tangya Tusi Site in Hubei, and Hailongtun Tusi Fortress in Guizhou)
2016	Guangxi	Rock Painting of Mountain Huashan
2016	Hubei	Shennongjia Nature Reserve
2017	Qinghai	Hoh Xil Nature Reserve
2017	Fujian	Gulangyu Island in Xiamen
2018	Guizhou	Fanjing Mountain National Nature Reserve
2019	Zhejiang	Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City
2019	Jiangsu	Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I)
2021	Quanzhou, Fujian	Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China
2023	Pu'er, Yunnan	Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu’er
2024	Beijing, Inner Mongolia, Shanghai, Shandong, Hebei, Liaoning	Beijing: Central Axis;  Inner Mongolia: Badain Jaran Desert - Towers of Sand and Lakes Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase II)
2024	China	Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)

 Recommended China Tours including the Visit to World Heritage Sites: