UNESCO Sites in China

UNESCO World Heritage Sites in China

Year	Property
1987	Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
1987	Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
1987	Mogao Caves
1987	Mount Taishan
1987	Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
1987	The Great Wall
1990	Mount Huangshan
1992	Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
1992	Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area
1992	Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
1994	Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains
1994	Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa 21
1994	Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde
1994	Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu
1996	Lushan National Park
1996	Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area
1997	Ancient City of Ping Yao
1997	Classical Gardens of Suzhou
1997	Old Town of Lijiang
1998	Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
1998	Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing
1999	Dazu Rock Carvings
1999	Mount Wuyi
2000	Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun
2000	Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
2000	Longmen Grottoes
2000	Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System
2001	Yungang Grottoes
2003	Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
2004	Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom
2005	Historic Centre of Macao
2006	Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains
2006	Yin Xu
2007	Kaiping Diaolou and Villages
2007	South China Karst
2008	Fujian Tulou
2008	Mount Sanqingshan National Park
2009	Mount Wutai
2010	China Danxia
2010	Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”
2011	West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou

UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in China

Year	Site Name
1979	Changbaishan
1979	Dinghushan
1979	Wolong
1986	Fanjingshan
1987	Wuyishan
1987	Xilin Gol
1990	Bogeda
1990	Shennongjia
1992	Yancheng
1993	Xishuangbanna
1996	Maolan
1996	Tianmushan
1997	Fenglin
1997	Jiuzhaigou Valley
1998	Nanji Islands
2000	Baishuijiang
2000	Gaoligong Mountain
2000	Huanglong
2000	Shankou Mangrove
2001	Baotianman
2001	Saihan Wula
2002	Dalai Lake
2003	Wudalianchi
2003	Yading
2004	Foping
2004	Qomolangma
2007	Chebaling
2007	Xingkai Lake

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