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World Heritage Sites

SiteInscribedCategoryReviewsRating
Chengjiang Fossil Site 2012 Natural 6 1.44
China Danxia 2010 Natural 2 3.31
Classical Gardens of Suzhou 1997 Cultural 7 3.78
Dazu Rock Carvings 1999 Cultural 9 3.83
Dengfeng 2010 Cultural 5 3.5
Fanjingshan 2018 Natural 1 3.65
Fujian Tulou 2008 Cultural 6 3.87
Grand Canal 2014 Cultural 7 3.09
Great Wall 1987 Cultural 15 4.51
Hani Rice Terraces 2013 Cultural 4 3.92
Huanglong 1992 Natural 4 4.14
Huangshan 1990 Mixed 6 4.09
Hubei Shennongjia 2016 Natural 2 2.82
Imperial Palace 1987 Cultural 11 4.23
Imperial Tombs 2000 Cultural 10 3.22
Jiuzhaigou Valley 1992 Natural 3 4.4
Kaiping Diaolou 2007 Cultural 6 3.37
Koguryo Kingdom 2004 Cultural 2 3.06
Kulangsu 2017 Cultural 4 2.98
Liangzhu Archaeological Site 2019 Cultural 3 3.15
Longmen Grottoes 2000 Cultural 5 3.94
Lushan National Park 1996 Cultural 3 2.94
Macao 2005 Cultural 12 3.14
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor 1987 Cultural 7 4.18
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries 2019 Natural 2 2.55
Mogao Caves 1987 Cultural 5 4.19
Mount Emei, including Leshan Giant Buddha 1996 Mixed 6 3.9
Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan 2000 Cultural 4 3.37
Mount Sanqingshan 2008 Natural 2 3.88
Mount Taishan 1987 Mixed 7 3.87
Mount Wutai 2009 Cultural 4 3.58
Mount Wuyi 1999 Mixed 2 3.48
Mountain Resort, Chengde 1994 Cultural 4 3.71
Old Town of Lijiang 1997 Cultural 9 3.64
Peking Man Site 1987 Cultural 7 2.25
Ping Yao 1997 Cultural 7 3.64
Potala Palace 1994 Cultural 11 4.38
Qinghai Hoh Xil 2017 Natural 2 2.95
Quanzhou 2021 Cultural 3 3.54
Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries 2006 Natural 4 3.47
Silk Roads 2014 Cultural 8 3.08
Site of Xanadu 2012 Cultural 2 1.98
South China Karst 2007 Natural 7 3.97
Summer Palace 1998 Cultural 8 3.91
Temple of Heaven 1998 Cultural 11 3.78
Temple, Mansion and Cemetery of Confucius 1994 Cultural 7 3.5
Three parallel rivers of Yunnan 2003 Natural 5 3.56
Tusi Sites 2015 Cultural 3 2.66
West Lake 2011 Cultural 6 3.39
Wudang Mountains 1994 Cultural 3 3.71
Wulingyuan 1992 Natural 3 4.35
Xidi and Hongcun 2000 Cultural 6 3.57
Xinjiang Tianshan 2013 Natural 2 3.41
Yin Xu 2006 Cultural 2 3.22
Yungang Grottoes 2001 Cultural 3 4.18
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
Ancient Tea Plantations of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er 2013 2023 Cultural 2 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 86%
City Walls of the Ming and Qing Dynasties 2008 Cultural 2 85%
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 N/A
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 0%
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 58%
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%

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