World Heritages Preservation in China

Cultural Sites:

• Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains (1994)
• Ancient City of Ping Yao (1997)
• Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun (2000)
• Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom (2004)
• Classical Gardens of Suzhou (1997)
• Dazu Rock Carvings (1999)
• Historic Centre of Macao (2005)
• Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, including the Jokhang Temple and Norbulingka, Lhasa, Tibet (1994, 2000, 2001)
• Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing (the Forbidden City) (1987) and Shenyang (Mukden Palace) (2004)
• Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, including the Ming Dynasty Tombs and the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum (2000, 2003, 2004)
• Longmen Grottoes (2000)
• Lushan National Park (1996)
• Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (1987)
• Mogao Caves (1987)
• Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System (2000)
• Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde (1994)
• Old Town of Lijiang (1997)
• Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian (1987)
• Summer Palace: an Imperial Garden in Beijing (1998)
• Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu, Shandong province (1994)
• Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing (1998)
• The Great Wall (1987)
• Yin Xu, Anyang, Henan province (2006)
• Yungang Grottoes, Datong, Shanxi province (2001)

Natural Sites:

• Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area, Sichuan province (1992)
• Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992)
• Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries (2006)
• Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas (2003)
• Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area, Hunan province (1992)

Famous Mountains :

• Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area (1996)
• Mount Huangshan (1990)
• Mount Taishan (1987)
• Mount Wuyi (1999)

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