China
Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (55)
Cultural (37)
- Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains (1994)
- Ancient City of Ping Yao (1997)
- Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun (2000)
- Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City (2019)
- Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom (2004)
- Classical Gardens of Suzhou (1997,2000)
- Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces (2013)
- Dazu Rock Carvings (1999)
- Fujian Tulou (2008)
- Historic Centre of Macao (2005)
- Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa (1994,2000, 2001)
- Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth” (2010)
- Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang (1987,2004)
- Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (2000,2003, 2004)
- Kaiping Diaolou and Villages (2007)
- Kulangsu, a Historic International Settlement (2017)
- Longmen Grottoes (2000)
- Lushan National Park (1996)
- Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (1987)
- Mogao Caves (1987)
- Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System (2000)
- Mount Wutai (2009)
- Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde (1994)
- Old Town of Lijiang (1997)
- Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian (1987)
- Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor (2014)
- Site of Xanadu (2012)
- Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing (1998)
- Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu (1994)
- Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing (1998)
- The Grand Canal (2014)
- The Great Wall (1987)
- Tusi Sites (2015)
- West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou (2011)
- Yin Xu (2006)
- Yungang Grottoes (2001)
- Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape (2016)
Natural (14)
- Chengjiang Fossil Site (2012)
- China Danxia (2010)
- Fanjingshan (2018)
- Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992)
- Hubei Shennongjia (2016)
- Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992)
- Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I) (2019)
- Mount Sanqingshan National Park (2008)
- Qinghai Hoh Xil (2017)
- Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains (2006)
- South China Karst (2007,2014)
- Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas (2003)
- Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992)
- Xinjiang Tianshan (2013)
Mixed (4)
- Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area (1996)
- Mount Huangshan (1990)
- Mount Taishan (1987)
- Mount Wuyi (1999)
Sites on the Tentative List (60)
A Tentative List is an inventory of those properties which each State Party intends to consider for nomination. More about the Tentative List Process...
- Dongzhai Port Nature Reserve (1996)
- The Alligator Sinensis Nature Reserve (1996)
- Poyang Nature Reserve (1996)
- The Lijiang River Scenic Zone at Guilin (1996)
- Yalong, Tibet (2001)
- Yangtze Gorges Scenic Spot (2001)
- Jinfushan Scenic Spot (2001)
- Heaven Pit and Ground Seam Scenic Spot (2001)
- Hua Shan Scenic Area (2001)
- Yandang Mountain (2001)
Activities (5)
- World Heritage Youth Forum (1997) Asia-Pacific (Beijing, China)
- Rapid Response Facility
- Business Skills for Natural World Heritage Site Managers programme
- Patrimonito Storyboard Competition 2012
- Preparatory assistance for the inscription and protection of the Kingdom of Wu (The Six Canal Towns of the Lower Yangtze River) and support for the establishment of a GIS at the University of Tongi, China
News (38)
- Fuzhou (China) to host 2020 session of World Heritage Committee Tuesday, 9 July 2019
- Seven cultural sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List Saturday, 6 July 2019
- Two natural sites, one in China, another in Iran, inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List Friday, 5 July 2019
- Decisions adopted by Ashgabat Silk Roads Coordinating Committee Tuesday, 29 January 2019
- Experts convene at UNESCO on future of culture and tourism at EU-China Conference Friday, 2 November 2018
Events (32)
- Silk Roads Heritage Corridors Management Workshop and Closing Meeting of UNESCO/Japan Funds-in-Trust Project in Almaty, Kazakhstan 26-Jun-2019-28-Jun-2019
- UNESCO-Africa-China Forum on World Heritage Capacity Building and Cooperation 03-Jun-2019-04-Jun-2019
- 5th Meeting of Coordinating Committee on the serial transnational World Heritage nomination of the Silk Roads 03-Dec-2018-07-Dec-2018
- Implementation on the HUL Recommendation 26-Mar-2018-28-Mar-2018
- The 2nd Huangshan Dialogue on UNESCO Sites and Sustainable Development 12-Sep-2016-14-Sep-2016
China
Ratification of the Convention:
Thursday, 12 December 1985
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H. E. Mr Yang Shen
Ambassador,
Permanent Delegate
National Commission of the People's Republic of China for UNESCO
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