China

Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (41)

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)
• 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

• 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 (52)

• 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 protection zone of Chengjiang fossil lagerstätte (2005)
• The Grand Canal (2008)
• Pagoda, Library Caves and Stone Tablets of sutra of Yunju Temple (2008)
• Sites for Liquor Making in China (2008)
• Shanxi Businessmen’s Courtyard Houses (2008)
• Ancient Residences in Shanxi and Shaanxi Provinces (2008)
• City Walls of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (2008)
• The Niuheliang Archaeological Site (2008)
• Sites of the Yuan Dynasty Upper Capital (Xanadu )and Middle Capital (2008)
• Slender West Lake and Historic Urban Area in Yangzhou (2008)
• The Ancient Waterfront Towns in the South of Yangtze River (2008)
• Liangzhu Archaeological Site (2008)
• Ancient Porcelain Kiln Site in China: The Yue-Kiln Site at Shanglin Lake (2008)
• Site of Ancient Copper Mine: Site of Ancient Copper Mine in Tongling (2008)
• Site of the Qi State Capital and the Mausoleum of King of the Qi State at Linzi (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)
• Lingqu Canal (Xiang'an County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Qin Dynasty) (2008)
• The Rock Painting of the Mountain Huashan (2008)
• Baiheliang Ancient Hydrological Inscription (2008)
• 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 (2008)
• Diaolou Buildings and Villages for Tibetan and Qiang Ethnic Groups (2008)
• Miao Nationality Villages in Southeast Guizhou Province: The villages of Miao Nationality at the Foot of Leigong Mountain in Miao Ling Mountains (2008)
• Dong Nationality Villages in Southeast Guizhou Province: The Villages of Dong Nationality-Liudong and Jiudong Villages (2008)
• Hani Terraces (2008)
• Karez Wells (2008)
• Extension Project of Classical Gardens of Suzhou: Classical Gardens of Suzhou and Historical Street Blocks (2008)
• Extension Project of Ancient Villages in South Anhui Province: Tangyue, Likeng and Wangkou village (2008)
• Extension Project of Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu: Temple of Confucius at Nishan Mountain, Temple and Cemetery of Mencius and the Meng Family Mansion, Temple of Yanhui and Temple of Zeng Zi (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)