China - World Heritage list - Page 1

World Heritage China - Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations.

Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration.

Places as unique and diverse as the wilds of East Africa’s Serengeti, the Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the Baroque cathedrals of Latin America make up our world’s heritage.

911 properties are now inscribed on the World Heritage List with 704 cultural, 180 natural and 27 mixed properties in 151 States Parties.

The List, arranged alphabetically by nominating State Party, is current as of July 2010.

The list will be updated following the next meeting of the Committee.

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Year	Name	Type
1987	Mount Taishan	Mixed
1987	The Great Wall	Cultural
1987	Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang	Cultural
1987	Mogao Caves	Cultural
1987	Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor	Cultural
1987	Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian	Cultural
1990	Mount Huangshan	Mixed
1992	Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area	Natural
1992	Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area	Natural
1992	Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area	Natural
1994	Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde	Cultural
1994	Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu	Cultural
1994	Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains	Cultural
1994	Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa	Cultural
1996	Lushan National Park	Cultural
1996	Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area	Mixed
1997	Old Town of Lijiang	Cultural
1997	Ancient City of Ping Yao	Cultural
1997	Classical Gardens of Suzhou	Cultural
1998	Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing	Cultural
1998	Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing	Cultural
1999	Mount Wuyi	Mixed
1999	Dazu Rock Carvings	Cultural
2000	Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System	Cultural
2000	Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui Xidi and Hongcun	Cultural
2000	Longmen Grottoes	Cultural
2000	Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties	Cultural
2001	Yungang Grottoes	Cultural
2003	Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas	Natural
2004	Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom	Cultural

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