Atlas of China
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in China
China has 61 World Heritage Sites, inscribed from 1987 onwards: palaces, grottoes, sacred mountains, karst and rice terraces, and a handful of modern-era landscapes. Each is listed with its year, its region, and the places on the atlas that belong to it.
- World Heritage Sites
- 61
- First inscribed
- 1987
- Latest
- 2026
- Source
- UNESCO World Heritage Centrelist via Wikidata
- Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang 北京及沈阳的明清皇家宫殿 1987 · Beijing · UNESCO
On the atlas: Forbidden City, Mukden Palace - Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor 秦始皇陵 1987 · Shaanxi · UNESCO
On the atlas: Terracotta Army - Mogao Caves 莫高窟 1987 · Gansu · UNESCO
On the atlas: Mogao Caves - Mount Tai 泰山 1987 · Shandong · UNESCO
On the atlas: Mount Tai - Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian 周口店遗址 1987 · Beijing · UNESCO
On the atlas: Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site - The Great Wall 长城 1987 · Beijing · UNESCO
On the atlas: Great Wall at Mutianyu, Badaling Great Wall, Simatai Great Wall and Gubei Water Town, Shanhai Pass, Jinshanling Great Wall - Huangshan 黄山 1990 · Anhui · UNESCO
On the atlas: Huangshan (Yellow Mountain) - Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area 黄龙风景名胜区 1992 · Sichuan · UNESCO
On the atlas: Huanglong Scenic Area - Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area 九寨沟风景名胜区 1992 · Sichuan · UNESCO
On the atlas: Jiuzhaigou Valley - Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area 武陵源 1992 · Hunan · UNESCO
On the atlas: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park - Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains 武当山古建筑群 1994 · Hubei · UNESCO
On the atlas: Wudang Mountains - Chengde Mountain Resort and its outlying temples 承德避暑山庄和外八庙 1994 · Hebei · UNESCO
On the atlas: Chengde Mountain Resort - Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa 拉萨布达拉宫历史建筑群 1994 · Tibet · UNESCO
On the atlas: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple & Barkhor - Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu 曲阜的孔庙、孔林、孔府 1994 · Shandong · UNESCO
On the atlas: Qufu, Hometown of Confucius - Lushan National Park 庐山国家公园 1996 · Jiangxi · UNESCO
On the atlas: Mount Lushan - Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area 峨眉山—乐山大佛 1996 · Sichuan · UNESCO
On the atlas: Mount Emei, Leshan Giant Buddha - Ancient City of Ping Yao 平遥古城 1997 · Shanxi · UNESCO
On the atlas: Pingyao Ancient City, Shuanglin Temple - Classical Gardens of Suzhou 苏州园林 1997 · Jiangsu · UNESCO
On the atlas: Classical Gardens of Suzhou - Old Town of Lijiang 丽江古城 1997 · Yunnan · UNESCO
On the atlas: Lijiang Old Town - Summer Palace 颐和园 1998 · Beijing · UNESCO
On the atlas: Summer Palace - Temple of Heaven 天坛 1998 · Beijing · UNESCO
On the atlas: Temple of Heaven - Dazu Rock Carvings 大足石刻 1999 · Chongqing · UNESCO
On the atlas: Dazu Rock Carvings - Wuyi Mountains 武夷山 1999 · Fujian · UNESCO
On the atlas: Wuyi Mountains - Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun 皖南古村落西递和宏村 2000 · Anhui · UNESCO
On the atlas: Hongcun Village, Xidi - Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties 明清皇家陵寝 2000 · Hubei · UNESCO
On the atlas: Ming Tombs - Longmen Grottoes 龙门石窟 2000 · Henan · UNESCO
On the atlas: Longmen Grottoes - Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System 青城山—都江堰 2000 · Sichuan · UNESCO
On the atlas: Mount Qingcheng, Dujiangyan Irrigation System - Yungang Grottoes 云冈石窟 2001 · Shanxi · UNESCO
On the atlas: Yungang Grottoes - Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas 云南三江并流保护区 2003 · Yunnan · UNESCO
On the atlas: Meili Snow Mountain & Yubeng - Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom 高句丽王城、王陵及贵族墓葬 2004 · Jilin · UNESCO
- Historic Centre of Macao 澳门历史城区 2005 · Guangdong · UNESCO
On the atlas: Historic Centre of Macau - Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries 四川大熊猫栖息地 2006 · Sichuan · UNESCO
On the atlas: Mount Siguniang - Yin Xu 殷墟 2006 · Henan · UNESCO
On the atlas: Yinxu - Kaiping Diaolou and Villages 开平碉楼与村落 2007 · Guangdong · UNESCO
On the atlas: Kaiping Diaolou and Villages - South China Karst 中国南方喀斯特 2007 · Guangxi · UNESCO
On the atlas: Stone Forest, Libo Zhangjiang Scenic Area (Xiaoqikong and Daqikong), Wulong Karst - Fujian Tulou sites 福建土楼 2008 · Fujian · UNESCO
On the atlas: Fujian Tulou - Mount Sanqingshan National Park 三清山 2008 · Jiangxi · UNESCO
On the atlas: Mount Sanqing - Mount Wutai 五台山 2009 · Shanxi · UNESCO
On the atlas: Mount Wutai, Foguang Temple - China Danxia 中国丹霞 2010 · Guizhou · UNESCO
On the atlas: Mount Danxia - Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth” 登封“天地之中”历史建筑群 2010 · Henan · UNESCO
On the atlas: Shaolin Temple - West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou 杭州西湖文化景观 2011 · Zhejiang · UNESCO
On the atlas: West Lake - Chengjiang Fossil Site 澄江化石地 2012 · Yunnan · UNESCO
On the atlas: Chengjiang Fossil Site & Fuxian Lake - Site of Xanadu 元上都 2012 · Inner Mongolia · UNESCO
- Honghe Hani Rice Terraces 红河哈尼梯田 2013 · Yunnan · UNESCO
On the atlas: Yuanyang Rice Terraces - Xinjiang Tianshan 新疆天山 2013 · Xinjiang · UNESCO
- Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor 丝绸之路：长安—天山廊道的路网 2014 · Shaanxi · UNESCO
On the atlas: Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Daming Palace National Heritage Park, Turpan & Jiaohe Ruins, Maijishan Grottoes - The Grand Canal 大运河 2014 · Zhejiang · UNESCO
On the atlas: Shichahai, Slender West Lake - Tusi Sites 土司遗址 2015 · Hunan · UNESCO
- Hubei Shennongjia 湖北神农架国家公园 2016 · Hubei · UNESCO
On the atlas: Shennongjia - Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape 花山岩画 2016 · Guangxi · UNESCO
On the atlas: Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art - Kulangsu, a Historic International Settlement 鼓浪屿 2017 · Fujian · UNESCO
On the atlas: Gulangyu Island - Qinghai Hoh Xil 可可西里 2017 · Qinghai · UNESCO
- Fanjingshan 梵净山 2018 · Guizhou · UNESCO
On the atlas: Fanjingshan - Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City 良渚古城遗址 2019 · Zhejiang · UNESCO
- Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I) 中国黄（渤）海候鸟栖息地（第一期） 2019 · Jiangsu · UNESCO
- Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China 泉州：宋元中国的世界海洋商贸中心 2021 · Fujian · UNESCO
- Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu’er 普洱景迈山古茶林文化景观 2023 · Yunnan · UNESCO
On the atlas: Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain - Badain Jaran Desert 巴丹吉林沙漠 2024 · Inner Mongolia · UNESCO
On the atlas: Badain Jaran Desert - Central Axis of Beijing 北京中轴线 2024 · Beijing · UNESCO
On the atlas: Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, Drum and Bell Towers, National Museum of China - Xixia Imperial Tombs 西夏王陵 2025 · Ningxia · UNESCO
On the atlas: Western Xia Mausoleums - Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites 景德镇手工瓷业遗存 2026 · Jiangxi · UNESCO