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.
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
Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples
Country: China
Location: Hebei Province, Chengde City
Travel Information: 221km and 2.2 hours from Beijing City.
