Sites with "outstanding universal value" to mankind are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List annually. Today, there are 911 sites around the world in the list.
The sites are categorised as cultural, natural or cultural and natural sites. They can consist of a single site or a group of sites under each inscription.
This page is a summary of World Heritage Sites that we have visited.
The Great Wall
Country: China
Location: Beijing
Travel Information: About 2 hours for sections around Beijing.
Sites: Mutli
Category: Cultural
Inscription Year: 1987
The Great Wall
Imperial Palace of Ming and Qing Dynasties
Country: China
Location: Beijing
Travel Information: City transport. The Palace in Beijing is in the city.
Sites: Multi
Category: Cultural
Inscription Year: 1996
Imperial Palace of Ming and Qing Dynasties
Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden
Country: China
Location: Beijing
Travel Information: About 1 hours from Beijing City.
Sites: Single
Category: Cultural
Inscription Year: 1996
Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden
Temple of Heaven
Country: China
Location: Beijing
Travel Information: City transport. The site is in Beijing city centre.
Category: Cultural
Sites: Single site
Inscription Year: 1998
Temple of Heaven
Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Country: China
Location: Beijing
Travel Information: 50km and 1 hour from Beijing City.
Sites: Multi
Category: Cultural
Inscription Year: 2000
Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Peking Man Site
Country: China
Location: Beijing
Travel Information: 50km and 1 hour from Beijing City.
Sites: Single
Category: Cultural
Inscription Year: 1987
Peking Man Site
Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples
Country: China
Location: Hebei Province, Chengde City
Travel Information: 221km and 2.2 hours from Beijing City.
Sites: Multi
Category: Cultural
Inscription Year: 1994
Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples
Ancient City of Ping Yao
Country: China
Location: Shanxi Province, Pingyao City
Travel Information: 100km and 1.5 hours from Taiyuan City.
Sites: Single
Category: Cultural
Inscription Year: 1997
Ancient City of Ping Yao
Yungang Grottoes
Country: China
Location: Shanxi Province, Datong City
Travel Information: 16km and 0.5 hours from Datong City.
Sites: Single
Category: Cultural
Inscription Year: 2001
Yungang Grottoes
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
Country: China
Location: Shaanxi Province, Xian City
Travel Information: 0.5 hours from Xian City.
Sites: Single
Category: Cultural
Inscription Year: 2001
terracotta Warriors in Pit 1
Mount Wutai
Country: China
Location: Shanxi Province, Taiyuan City
Travel Information: 230km and 4.5 hours from Datong City.
Sites: Single
Category: Cultural
Inscription Year: 2009
Mount Wutai
Mount Taishan
Country: China
Location: Shandong Province, Taian City
Travel Information: 80km and 50 mins from Jinan City
Sites: Single
Category: Cultural
Inscription Year: 2009
Mount Taishan
Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion
Country: China
Location: Shandong Province, Taian City
Travel Information: 15km and 3 hours from Jinan City.
Sites: Single
Category: Mixed
Inscription Year: 1987
Mount Taishan
Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System
Country: China
Location: Sichuan Province, Dujiangyan City
Travel Information: 54km and 45 mins from Chengdu City.
Sites: Multi
Category: Cultural
Inscription Year: 2000
Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System
Mount Emei Scenic Area including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area
Country: China
Location: Sichuan Province, Leshan City
Travel Information: 167 km and 2 hours from Chengdu City.
Sites: Multi
Category: Cultural
Inscription Year: 1996
Mount Emei Scenic Area including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area
Longmen Grottoes
Country: China
Location: Henan Province, Luoyang City
Travel Information: 134 km and 35mins from Zhengzhou City.
Sites: Single
Category: Cultural
Inscription Year: 2000
Longmen Grottoes
Historical Monuments of Dengfeng - In the Center of Heaven and Earth
Country: China
Location: Henan Province, Dengfeng City
Travel Information: 80 km and 1 hour from Zhengzhou City
Sites: Multi
Category: Cultural
Inscription Year: 2010
Shaolin Temple
The temple is one of the sites under the listing.
Yin Xu
Country: China
Location: Henan Province, Anyang City
Travel Information: 168 km and 1 hour 50 mins from Zhengzhou City
Sites: Multi
Category: Cultural
Inscription Year: 2006
Yin Xu
Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains
Country: China
Location: Hubei Province, Shiyan City
Travel Information: 56 km and 1 hour from Shiyan City
Sites: Single
Category: Cultural
Inscription Year: 1994
Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains
Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
Country: China
Location: Hunan Province, Zhangjiajie City
Travel Information: 375km and 4 hour from Changsha City
Sites: Single
Category: Cultural
Inscription Year: 1992
Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
South China Karst
Country: China
Location: Chongqing Municipality, Wulong County
Travel Information: 200km and 4 hours from Chongqing City
Sites: Multi
Category: Natural
Inscription Year: 2007
Wulong Tiankeng 3 Natural Bridge
Dazu Rock Carvings
Country: China
Location: Chongqing Municipality, Dazu County
Travel Information: 130km and 2.5 hours from Chongqing City
Sites: Multi
Category: Natural
Inscription Year: 1999
Dazu Rock Carvings at Baoding Mountain
Classical Gardens of Suzhou
Country: China
Location: Jiangsu Province, Suzhou City
Travel Information: 90km and 1 hour 20 mins from Shanghai City
Sites: Multi
Category: Cultural
Inscription Year: 1997
Classical Gardens of Suzhou
Lushan National Park
Country: China
Location: Jiangxi Province, Jiujiang City
Travel Information: 168km and 2.5 hours from Nanchang City
Sites: Single
Category: Cultural
Inscription Year: 1996
Lushan National Park
China Danxia
Country: China
Location: Jiangxi Province
Travel Information: 214km and 2 hours 40 mins from Nanchang City
Sites: Multi
Category: Natural
Inscription Year: 2010
Longhu Mountain Site
Mount Sanqingshan National Park
Country: China
Location: Jiangxi Province
Travel Information: 375km and 3 hours 20 mins from Nanchang City
Sites: Single
Category: Natural
Inscription Year: 2008
Mount Sanqingshan National Park
Mount Huangshan
Country: China
Location: Anhui Province, Huangshan City
Travel Information: 1 hour from Huangshan City
Sites: Single
Category: Natural
Inscription Year: 1990
Mount Huangshan
Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui: Xidi and Hongcun
Country: China
Location: Anhui Province
Travel Information: 1 hour from Huangshan City
Sites: Multi
Category: Cultural
Inscription Year: 2000
Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui: Xidi and Hongcun
Fujian Tulou
Country: China
Location: Fujian Province, Zhangzhou City
Travel Information: 90km and 1 hour from Zhangzhou City
