List of World Heritage Sites in China

By chronological order:

#	Image	Name	Location	Date	Number	Criteria
1		Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, including the Forbidden City and Mukden Palace*	Beijing (the Forbidden City) and Shenyang (Mukden Palace)	1987, 2004	439	I, II, III, IV
2		Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor *	Xi'an, Shaanxi province	1987	441	I, III, IV, VI
3		Mogao Caves *	Dunhuang, Gansu province	1987	440	I, II, III, IV, V, VI
4		Mount Taishan *†	Shandong province	1987	437	I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII
5		Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian *	Beijing municipality	1987	449	III, VI
6		The Great Wall*	Northern China	1987	438	I, II, III, IV, VI
7		Mount Huangshan *†	Anhui province	1990	547	II, VII, X
8		Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area †	Sichuan province	1992	638	VII
9		Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area †	Sichuan province	1992	637	VII
10		Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area †	Hunan province	1992	640	VII
11		Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains *	Hubei province	1994	705	I, II, VI
12		Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, including the Jokhang Temple and Norbulingka *	Lhasa, Tibet	1994, 2000, 2001	705	I, IV, VI
13		Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples in Chengde *	Hebei province	1994	703	II, IV
14		Temple and Cemetery of Confucius, and the Kong Family Mansion *	Qufu, Shandong province	1994	704	I, IV, VI
15		Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area *†	Sichuan province	1996	779	IV, VI, X
16		Lushan National Park *	Jiangxi province	1996	778	II, III, IV, VI
17		Ancient City of Ping Yao *	Shanxi province	1997	812	II, III, IV
18		Classical Gardens of Suzhou *	Jiangsu province	1997, 2000	813	I, II, III, IV, V
19		Old Town of Lijiang *	Yunnan province	1997	811	II, IV, V
20		Summer Palace *	Beijing	1998	880	I, II, III
21		Temple of Heaven *	Beijing	1998	881	I, II, III
22		Dazu Rock Carvings *	Chongqing municipality	1999	912	I, II, III
23		Mount Wuyi *†	Fujian province	1999	911	III, VI, VII, X
24		Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun *	Anhui province	2000	1002	III, IV, V
25		Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, including the Ming Dynasty Tombs and the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum *	Beijing and Nanjing	2000, 2003, 2004	1004	III, IV, V
26		Longmen Grottoes *	Luoyang, Henan province	2000	1003	I, II, III
27		Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System *	Sichuan province	2000	1001	II, IV, VI
28		Yungang Grottoes *	Datong, Shanxi province	2001	1039	I, II, III, IV
29		Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas †	Yunnan province	2003	1083	VII, VIII, IX, X
30		Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom *	Jilin province	2004	1135	I, II, III, IV, V
31		Historic Centre of Macau *	Macau	2005	1110	II, III, IV, VI
32		Yin Xu *	Henan province	2006	1114	II, III, IV, VI
33		Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries †	Sichuan province	2006	1213	X
34		Kaiping Diaolou and Villages *	Guangdong province	2007	1112	II, III, IV
35		South China Karst †	Yunnan, Guizhou provinces and Chongqing municipality	2007	1248	VII, VIII
36		Fujian Tulou *	Fujian province	2008	1113	III, IV, V
37		Sanqingshan †	Jiangxi province	2008	1292	VII
38		Mount Wutai *	Shanxi province	2009	1279	II, III, IV, VI
39		Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth” *	Henan province	2010	1305	III, VI
40		China Danxia †	Hunan, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Guizhou provinces	2010	1335	VII, VIII, IX, X
41		West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou *	Zhejiang province	2011	1334	II, III, VI