World Heritage Sites in China
14 entries in the World Heritage Sites in China compendium.
Archaeological ruins of Liangzhu CityNeolithic city ruins with the earliest known hydraulic system.Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo KingdomUNESCO site of Goguryeo capitals and tombs in Northeast China.Cemetery of ConfuciusCemetery of Confucius and his descendants in Qufu, China.Chengde Mountain ResortQing imperial summer resort with diverse landscapes and architecture.China DanxiaA set of red-bed landscapes inscribed as a World Heritage Site.Classical Gardens of SuzhouA UNESCO World Heritage group of scholar-built gardens in Suzhou, China.Dazu Rock CarvingsChinese religious rock carvings from the 7th to 13th centuries.DiaolouFortified watchtowers fusing Chinese and Western styles in Kaiping.DujiangyanAncient Qin irrigation system still in use today.Dunhuang WatchtowersHan Dynasty watchtowers along the Silk Road.Eastern Qing tombsLargest and best preserved imperial mausoleum complex in China.FanjingshanSacred Buddhist mountain and UNESCO World Heritage Site in China.Foguang TempleTang-dynasty timber hall rediscovered in 1937 by Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin.Gaocheng Astronomical ObservatoryAncient Chinese observatory with a gnomon and Yuan-era stone structure.
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