China

Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (43)

Cultural

• 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)
• Fujian Tulou (2008)
• Historic Centre of Macao (2005)
• Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa (1994)
• Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth” (2010)
• Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang (1987)
• Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (2000)
• Kaiping Diaolou and Villages (2007)
• 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)
• Mount Wutai (2009)
• Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde (1994)
• Old Town of Lijiang (1997)
• Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian (1987)
• Site of Xanadu (2012)
• Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing (1998)
• Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu (1994)
• Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing (1998)
• The Great Wall (1987)
• West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou (2011)
• Yin Xu (2006)
• Yungang Grottoes (2001)

Natural

• Chengjiang Fossil Site (2012)
• China Danxia (2010)
• Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992)
• Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992)
• Mount Sanqingshan National Park (2008)
• Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains (2006)
• South China Karst (2007)
• Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas (2003)
• Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992)

Mixed

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

Properties submitted on the Tentative List (50)

• Shennongjia Nature Reserve (1996)
• Dongzhai Port Nature Reserve (1996)
• The Alligator Sinensis Nature Reserve (1996)
• Poyang Nature Reserve (1996)
• The Lijiang River Scenic Zone at Guilin (1996)
• Yalong, Tibet (2001)
• Yangtze Gorges Scenic Spot (2001)
• Jinfushan Scenic Spot (2001)
• Heaven Pit and Ground Seam Scenic Spot (2001)
• Hua Shan Scenic Area (2001)
• Yandang Mountain (2001)
• Nanxi River (2001)
• Maijishan Scenic Spots (2001)
• Wudalianchi Scenic Spots (2001)
• Haitan Scenic Spots (2001)
• Dali Chanshan Mountain and Erhai Lake Scenic Spot (2001)
• The Grand Canal (2008)
• Sites for Liquor Making in China (2008)
• Ancient Residences in Shanxi and Shaanxi Provinces (2008)
• City Walls of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (2008)
• Slender West Lake and Historic Urban Area in Yangzhou (2008)
• The Ancient Waterfront Towns in the South of Yangtze River (2008)
• Chinese Section of the Silk Road: Land routes in Henan Province, Shaanxi Province, Gansu Province, Qinghai Province, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region; Sea Routes in Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province and Quanzhou City, Fujian Province - from Western-Han Dynasty to Qing Dynasty (2008)
• Fenghuang Ancient City (2008)
• Site of Southern Yue State (2008)
• The Rock Painting of the Mountain Huashan (2008)
• Baiheliang Ancient Hydrological Inscription (2008)
• Miao Nationality Villages in Southeast Guizhou Province: The villages of Miao Nationality at the Foot of Leigong Mountain in Miao Ling Mountains (2008)
• Hani Terraces (2008)
• Karez Wells (2008)
• Expansion Project of Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties: King Lujian’s Tombs (2008)
• The Four Sacred Mountains as an Extension of Mt. Taishan (2008)
• Taklimakan Desert—Populus euphratica Forests (2010)
• China Altay (2010)
• Xinjiang Tianshan (2010)
• Karakorum-Pamir (2010)
• The Central Axis of Beijing (including Beihai) (2013)
• Wooden Structures of Liao Dynasty—Wooden Pagoda of Yingxian County，Main Hall of Fengguo Monastery of Yixian County (2013)
• Sites of Hongshan Culture: The Niuheliang Archaeological Site, the Hongshanhou Archaeological Site, and Weijiawopu Archaeological Site (2013)
• Liangzhu Archaeological Site (2013)
• Ancient Porcelain Kiln Site in China (2013)
• Kulangsu (2013)
• SanFangQiXiang (2013)
• Tusi Chieftain Sites: Laosicheng Site, Hailongtun Site, Tang Ya Tusi Site and Rongmei Tusi Site (2013)
• Ancient Tea Plantations of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er (2013)
• Western Xia Imperial Tombs (2013)
• Dong Villages (2013)
• Lingqu Canal (2013)
• Diaolou Buildings and Villages for Tibetan and Qiang Ethnic Groups (2013)
• Archaeological Sites of the Ancient Shu State: Site at Jinsha and Joint Tombs of Boat- shaped Coffins in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province; Site of Sanxingdui in Guanghan City, Sichuan Province 29C.BC-5C.BC (2013)

Activities

• World Heritage Youth Forum (1997) Asia-Pacific
• Rapid Response Facility
• Business Skills for Natural World Heritage Site Managers programme
• Patrimonito Storyboard Competition 2012

News

• Four natural and four cultural properties added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List on Sunday Sunday, July 1, 2012
• Recommendations for transnational heritage corridors of Silk Roads site nomination Friday, April 20, 2012
• Ancient Chinese cultural landscape, the West Lake of Hangzhou, inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List Friday, June 24, 2011
• Ashgabat Agreement: representatives and experts of twelve Asian countries outline the Silk Roads Heritage Corridors approach for the future Serial and Trans-boundary World Heritage Nomination Wednesday, May 18, 2011
• Canadian fossil park, an Icelandic volcanic island and archipelago in Yemen among sites added to UNESCO World Heritage List Monday, July 7, 2008

Events

• International World Heritage Youth Forum: Living with Heritage: Temple, Environment and People (T.E.P.) Jun 8, 2013 - Jun 17, 2013
• International Workshop on Space Technologies for World Heritage Oct 9, 2012 - Oct 28, 2012
• Forum on World Heritage Protection and Conservation Oct 1, 2012 - Oct 30, 2012
• Third meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads Sep 17, 2012 - Sep 20, 2012
• International workshop on Historic Urban Landscape conservation, Shanghai, China Jun 1, 2012 - Jun 30, 2012

Official Relations (UNESCO/ERI) Source: UNESCO/ERI

• H. E. Mr You Shaozhong
  Ambassador, Permanent Delegate
  Permanent Delegation of the People's Republic of China to UNESCO
  
• National Commission of the People's Republic of China for UNESCO
  Web Site: http://www.unesco.org.cn/index.jsp (in Chinese only)