UNESCO World Heritage Sites in China
China has 61 UNESCO World Heritage Sites: 42 cultural, 15 natural, and 4 mixed. That is tied for the largest country collection in Zikzak's current UNESCO dataset.
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- Sites
- 61
- Countries
- 1
- Cultural
- 42
- Natural
- 15
- Mixed
- 4
- Inscription years
- 1987–2026
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61 UNESCO World Heritage Sites
- Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains — China · Cultural · 1994
- Ancient City of Ping Yao — China · Cultural · 1997
- Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun — China · Cultural · 2000
- Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City — China · Cultural · 2019
- Badain Jaran Desert - Towers of Sand and Lakes — China · Natural · 2024
- Beijing Central Axis: A Building Ensemble Exhibiting the Ideal Order of the Chinese Capital — China · Cultural · 2024
- Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom — China · Cultural · 2004
- Chengjiang Fossil Site — China · Natural · 2012
- China Danxia — China · Natural · 2010
- Classical Gardens of Suzhou — China · Cultural · 1997
- Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces — China · Cultural · 2013
- Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu’er — China · Cultural · 2023
- Dazu Rock Carvings — China · Cultural · 1999
- Fanjingshan — China · Natural · 2018
- Fujian Tulou — China · Cultural · 2008
- Historic Centre of Macao — China · Cultural · 2005
- Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa — China · Cultural · 1994
- Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth” — China · Cultural · 2010
- Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area — China · Natural · 1992
- Hubei Shennongjia — China · Natural · 2016
- Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties — China · Cultural · 1987
- Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties — China · Cultural · 2000
- Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites — China · Cultural · 2026
- Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area — China · Natural · 1992
- Kaiping Diaolou and Villages — China · Cultural · 2007
- Kulangsu, a Historic International Settlement — China · Cultural · 2017
- Longmen Grottoes — China · Cultural · 2000
- Lushan National Park — China · Cultural · 1996
- Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor — China · Cultural · 1987
- Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China — China · Natural · 2019
- Mogao Caves — China · Cultural · 1987
- Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area — China · Mixed · 1996
- Mount Huangshan — China · Mixed · 1990
- Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System — China · Cultural · 2000
- Mount Sanqingshan National Park — China · Natural · 2008
- Mount Taishan — China · Mixed · 1987
- Mount Wutai — China · Cultural · 2009
- Mount Wuyi — China · Mixed · 1999
- Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde — China · Cultural · 1994
- Old Town of Lijiang — China · Cultural · 1997
- Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian — China · Cultural · 1987
- Qinghai Hoh Xil — China · Natural · 2017
- Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China — China · Cultural · 2021
- Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains — China · Natural · 2006
- Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor — China · Cultural · 2014
- Site of Xanadu — China · Cultural · 2012
- South China Karst — China · Natural · 2007
- Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing — China · Cultural · 1998
- Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu — China · Cultural · 1994
- Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing — China · Cultural · 1998
- The Grand Canal — China · Cultural · 2014
- The Great Wall — China · Cultural · 1987
- Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas — China · Natural · 2003
- Tusi Sites — China · Cultural · 2015
- West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou — China · Cultural · 2011
- Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area — China · Natural · 1992
- Xinjiang Tianshan — China · Natural · 2013
- Xixia Imperial Tombs — China · Cultural · 2025
- Yin Xu — China · Cultural · 2006
- Yungang Grottoes — China · Cultural · 2001
- Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape — China · Cultural · 2016
Counts are based on Zikzak's current UNESCO World Heritage dataset, sourced from UNESCO. Last updated 7 August 2026. UNESCO insights