AAAAA Tourist Attractions of China

|Beijing

|Forbidden City
{{nowrap|("Palace Museum")}}

|2007

|A .72{{nbsp}}km² compound of 980 buildings,{{cite web|url=http://www.singtaonet.com/arts/t20060927_343639.html |script-title=zh:故宫到底有多少间房：最多时两万 现时八千七百多 |date=27 September 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070718140600/http://www.singtaonet.com/arts/t20060927_343639.html|archive-date=18 July 2007 |publisher=Singtaonet |language=zh}}. initially constructed by the Yongle Emperor from 1406 to 1420,{{citation |contribution=Timeline of the Ming & Qing Palace Events: Yongle Reign |contribution-url=http://en.dpm.org.cn/EXPLORE/ming-qing/2015-03-23/23.html |title=Digital Palace Museum |url=http://en.dpm.org.cn |publisher=Palace Museum |location=Beijing |date=23 March 2015 }}. used as the main palace of the Ming and early Qing dynasties, converted into a public museum in 1925.{{citation |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/documents/153479 |title=World Heritage List №{{nbsp}}439: The Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties |publisher=International Council on Monuments and Sites |date=29 Dec 1986 |location=Paris }}. Its southern Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tian'anmen) displays a famous portrait of Mao Zedong and has been the scene of numerous important events in modern Chinese history, including the 1{{nbsp}}October 1949 celebration of the founding of the PRC and the Tian'anmen Square protests of 1989.

|File:Forbidden City Beijing Shenwumen Gate.JPG

|Beijing

|Temple{{nbsp}}of{{nbsp}}Heaven

|2007

|A 2.73{{nbsp}}km² compound of 92 buildings,{{citation |contribution=Temple of Heaven: An Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing |contribution-url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/881 |url=http://whc.unesco.org |title=World Heritage Center |publisher=United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization |location=Paris |access-date=7 Nov 2017 }}. initially constructed by the Yongle Emperor in 1420, used for the traditional worship of Heaven during the Ming and Qing dynasties, converted into a public park in 1918.{{citation |contribution=A Brief Introduction |contribution-url=http://en.tiantanpark.com/ShowContent1.aspx?Sortid=3 |title=Official site |publisher=Temple of Heaven Park |location=Beijing |access-date=7 Nov 2017 |archive-date=7 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107222139/http://en.tiantanpark.com/ShowContent1.aspx?Sortid=3 |url-status=dead }}.

|File:11 Temple of Heaven.jpg

|Beijing

|Summer Palace

|2007

|A 2.97{{nbsp}}km² compound surrounding Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake,{{citation |contribution-url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/880 |contribution=Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing |url=http://whc.unesco.org |title=World Heritage Center |publisher=United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization |location=Paris |access-date=7 Nov 2017 }}. initially constructed by the Qianlong Emperor from 1750 to 1764 to represent other famous sites of China and Chinese mythology in miniature, used as the unofficial main palace for the rest of the Qing, infamously{{citation |last=Bowlby |first=Chris |date=2 Feb 2015 |contribution-url=https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30810596 |contribution=The Palace of Shame that Makes China Angry |url=http://www.bbc.com/news |title=BBC News |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |location=London }}. razed by European troops in 1860 during the Second Opium War, rebuilt by the empress dowager Cixi and a center of late Qing government, damaged and looted by foreigners again in 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion, converted into a public park in 1924, and extensively restored since 1953.

|File:Yi He Yuan - A. Holdrinet.jpg

|Beijing

|Badaling and Mutianyu Great{{nbsp}}Wall

|2007

|A 3,741{{nbsp}}m section of the Great Wall{{citation |contribution=About the Tourism |contribution-url=http://www.badaling.cn/language/info_en.asp?Sid=5 |title=Official site |url=http://www.badaling.cn |publisher=Badaling Scenic Area |location=Badaling }}. initially constructed in 1505 to protect the Juyong Pass,{{citation |contribution=Badaling Great Wall |contribution-url=http://chinatour.net/beijing/attraction/great-wall/badaling/ |title=Beijing Attractions |url=http://chinatour.net/beijing/attraction/ |publisher=China Tour |location=Beijing |access-date=7 Nov 2017 }}. restored after 1952,{{citation |contribution=History of Badaling Great Wall |contribution-url=http://www.badaling.cn/language/info_en.asp?id=50 |title=Official site |url=http://www.badaling.cn |publisher=Badaling Scenic Area |location=Badaling }}. and opened to tourists in 1958. It has received scores of foreign leaders, most notably US president Richard Nixon during his 1972 visit.

|File:2014.08.19.094528 Great Wall Badaling.jpg

|Beijing

|13{{nbsp}}Ming{{nbsp}}Tombs{{citation |contribution-url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/atam/115650.htm |contribution=The Thirteen Ming Tombs in Beijing |publisher=China Internet Information Center |location=Beijing |access-date=7 Nov 2017 |title=China.org |url=http://china.org.cn }}.

|2011

| A 34.35{{nbsp}}km² necropolis{{citation |contribution-url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1004 |contribution=Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties |url=http://whc.unesco.org |title=World Heritage Center |publisher=United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization |location=Paris |access-date=7 Nov 2017 }}. constructed between 1409 and 1644 at the foot of Tianshou Mountain, used as the resting place for 13 of the 16 emperors of the Ming.

|File:Ming Tomb Site.JPG

|Beijing

|Prince Gong Mansion
{{nowrap|("Prince Kung's Mansion")}}

|2012

| A 6{{nbsp}}ha (15{{nbsp}}acre) compound with an expansive garden, initially constructed in 1777{{citation |contribution-url=http://english.sina.com/p/2008/0806/176435.html |contribution=Prince Gong's Mansion |title=China Daily |location=Beijing |publisher=Sina English |date=6 Aug 2008 |url=http://www.chinadaily.com/ |access-date=8 November 2017 |archive-date=28 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428125755/http://www.chinadaily.com/ |url-status=dead }}. by the Qianlong Emperor's notoriously corrupt{{citation |contribution-url=http://en.people.cn/102774/8152270.html |contribution=Top 10 Corrupt Officials in Ancient China |date=4 Mar 2013 |url=http://english.peopledaily.com.cn |title=People's Daily Online |publisher=People's Daily |location=Beijing }}. official Heshen, used as a residence for members of the imperial family including the diplomat Yixin during the rest of the Qing, repurposed as the women's campus of Fu-Jen Catholic University under the Republic and as residences for leaders of the Ministry of Public Security under the People's Republic, restored after 1982,{{citation |contribution-url=http://www.pgm.org.cn/newenglish/Brief/201409/d81b261f81de447aaa64a65c51ad7834.shtml |contribution=A Brief Introduction of Prince Kung's Mansion |url=http://www.pgm.org.cn |title=Official site |date=2014 |publisher=Prince Kung's Palace Museum |location=Beijing }}. and opened as a museum in 1996.{{citation |last=Wang |first=Kaihao |author-mask=Wang Kaihao |contribution-url=http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2015-02/03/content_19476652.htm |title=China Daily |url=http://www.chinadaily.com/ |contribution=Prince Kung's Mansion Sets Up Shop Online |date=3 Feb 2015 |location=Beijing |publisher=China Daily Information Co |access-date=8 November 2017 |archive-date=28 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428125755/http://www.chinadaily.com/ |url-status=dead }}. It is one of the few surviving Qing palaces, out of the 74 still used by imperial princes at the fall of the empire.{{citation |last=Barmé |first=Geremie R. |contribution-url=http://www.chinaheritagequarterly.org/features.php?searchterm=012_Gong.inc&issue=012 |contribution=Prince Gong's Folly |title=China Heritage Quarterly |publisher=Australian National University |date=Dec 2007 |volume=12 |location=Canberra |url=http://www.chinaheritagequarterly.org }}.

|File:Gongwangfu4.jpg

|Beijing

|Olympic Green

|2012

|An 11.59{{nbsp}}km²{{citation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p0O6gU4_aa0C |title=Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: An Environmental Review |publisher=United Nations Environmental Program |date=2007 |location=Nairobi |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=p0O6gU4_aa0C&pg=PA73 73] |isbn=9789280728880 }}. Olympic Park constructed for the 2008 summer games, now featuring the Bird's Nest stadium, the National Indoor Stadium, the Water Cube aquatics center, the Olympic Forest Park, and national science & technology and the ethnic museums.

|File:Beijing National Stadium - night.jpg

|Beijing

|Old Summer Palace

|2019

|An {{convert|8|km|mi}} northwest of the walls of the former Imperial City section of Beijing. Constructed throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries, the Old Summer Palace was the main imperial residence of Qianlong Emperor of the Qing dynasty and his successors, and where they handled state affairs; the Forbidden City was used for formal ceremonies. Widely perceived as the pinnacle work of Chinese imperial garden and palace design, the Old Summer Palace was known for its extensive collection of gardens, its building architecture and numerous art and historical treasures. It was reputed as the "Garden of Gardens" ({{zh|s=万园之园|t=萬園之園|p=wàn yuán zhī yuán|labels=no}}) in its heyday.

|File:Yuanmingyuan Ruins of Dashuifa 20120715.JPG

|Beijing

|(Tongzhou) Grand Canal Cultural Tourism Scenic Area

|2024

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|File:West gate of Grand Canal Forest Park (20220415142954).jpg

|Tianjin

|Guwenhua Jie
{{nowrap|("Ancient Culture Street")}}

|2007

|A 560{{nbsp}}m{{citation |title=Visit Our China |url=http://www.visitourchina.com |contribution-url=http://www.visitourchina.com/tianjin/attraction/ancient-culture-street.html |contribution=Ancient Culture Street |publisher=Guilin Tianyuan International Travel Service |location=Guilin |access-date=8 Nov 2017 }}. street lined with imitation Qing shops opened in 1986,{{citation |contribution-url=https://en.advisor.travel/poi/Guwenhua-Jie-18416 |contribution=Guwenhua Jie |url=https://en.advisor.travel |title=Advisor Travel |access-date=8 Nov 2017 }}. selling traditional wares and snacks{{citation |contribution-url=http://tianjinopen.com/en/explore.asp?id=1 |contribution=Ancient Culture Street |url=http://tianjinopen.com |title=Official site |publisher=Tianjin Open |location=Tianjin |date=2017 |access-date=2017-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118230723/http://tianjinopen.com/ |archive-date=2017-11-18 |url-status=dead }}. beside Mazu and Taoist temples (originally dating to 1326 and 1368, respectively) and a folklore museum.{{citation |contribution-url=http://www.cnto.org/iconic/72-hours-in-tianjin/ |contribution=72 Hours in Tianjin |url=http://www.cnto.org |title=China Like Never Before |publisher=China National Tourist Office |location=New York |date=2017 }}.

|File:Zhangxiange Pavilion on Guwenhuajie Street 2.jpg

|Tianjin

|Mount Pan
{{nowrap|("Panshan Scenic Area")}}

|2007

| A 105{{nbsp}}km² forest park surrounding 850{{nbsp}}m Mount Pan, whose temples were first built in AD{{nbsp}}25 during the Han. The four surviving temples include a 13-story dagoba and have all been renovated since the 1990s.

|File:盘山顶峰 - Summit of Mount Panshan - 2015.10 - panoramio.jpg

|Qinhuangdao

|Shanhai Pass
("Shanhaiguan Scenic Area")

|2007

| A cluster of fortifications which once guarded the 10{{nbsp}}km Shanhai Pass between Horn Mountain in the Yan chain and the Bohai Gulf,{{citation |contribution=The Great Wall at Shanhaiguan: First Pass under Heaven |title=China Highlights |publisher=China Highlights |location=Guilin |date=5 Apr 2017 }}. protecting "China Proper" from Manchuria, initially constructed in 583{{citation |contribution=Qinhuangdao |date=30 July 2008 |title=English Service |url=http://english.cri.cn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061117150606/http://english.cri.cn/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 17, 2006 |contribution-url=http://english.cri.cn/4406/2008/07/30/1701s387279.htm |publisher=China Radio International |location=Beijing }}.{{citation |date=25 July 2007 |contribution-url=http://www.china.org.cn/olympics/host_cities/2007-07/31/content_1218514.htm |contribution=Shanhaiguan Pass |title=China.org |url=http://china.org.cn |publisher=China Internet Information Center |location=Beijing }}. during the early Sui dynasty and taking most of its present form from Xu Da's work in 1381 during the early Ming, when it became the eastern end of the Great Wall. Its strategic importance made it the site of numerous major events, most famously the 1644 battle that directly led to the establishment of the Qing.{{citation |contribution=Great Wall of China Guide: Shanhaiguan & Laolongtou |contribution-url=http://www.timeoutbeijing.com/features/Visiting_Beijing-Essential_Beijing/157709/Great-Wall-of-China-guide-Shanhaiguan--Laolongtou.html |url=http://www.timeoutbeijing.com |title=Time Out Beijing |publisher=Time Out |location=London |date=26 Apr 2017 |last=Moore |first=Patrick }}.

|File:ShanhaiguanGreatWall-end.jpg

|Baoding

|Baiyang Lake
("Lake Baiyandian")

|2007

| The largest lake in northern China, although growing urban and agricultural water use after 1950 reduced its size from more than 1000{{nbsp}}km² to almost nothing in the 1980s.{{citation |contribution-url=https://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/9756-Water-scarcity-might-be-Xiong-an-s-undoing- |contribution=Water Scarcity Might Be Xiong'an's Undoing |url=https://www.chinadialogue.net |title=Official site |last=Liu |first=Qin |author-mask=Liu Qin |date=27 Apr 2017 |publisher=China Dialogue |location=London }}.{{citation |last=Chen |first=Stephen |contribution-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424055956/http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2088150/polluted-lake-heart-xi-jinpings-new-city-dream |contribution=The Polluted Lake at Heart of Xi Jinping's New City Dream |title=South China Morning Post |url=http://www.scmp.com |date=23 Apr 2017 |location=Hong Kong }}. It is presently composed of 143 smaller lakes around 366{{nbsp}}km² and is used for nature tourism,{{citation |contribution-url=http://www.travelchina.gov.cn/sitefiles/gjly_en/html/meijing/570.shtml |contribution=Baiyang Lake |title=China: Beyond Your Imagination |url=http://www.travelchina.gov.cn/en/index/index.shtml |publisher=China National Tourism Administration |access-date=9 Nov 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109082129/http://www.travelchina.gov.cn/en/index/index.shtml |archive-date=9 November 2017 |url-status=dead }}. but its size is now maintained by unsustainable use of highly polluted groundwater.{{citation |last=Minter |first=Adam |contribution-url=https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-05-10/china-s-hidden-pollution |contribution=China's Hidden Pollution |title=Bloomberg View |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/view |date=11 May 2017 |publisher=Bloomberg |location=New York }}.

|File:河北白洋淀.jpg

|Chengde

|Chengde Mountain Resort
("Imperial Summer Resort and the Surrounding Temples")

|2007

|A 6.1{{nbsp}}km² compound initially constructed from 1703 to 1792 during the Qing,{{citation |contribution=Mountain Resort and Its Outlying Temples, Chengde |contribution-url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/703 |url=http://whc.unesco.org |title=World Heritage Center |publisher=United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization |location=Paris |access-date=7 Nov 2017 }}. with an imperial summer resort surrounded by areas of mountains, plains, and lakeshore mimicking China's overall topography,{{citation |contribution-url=http://www.travelchina.gov.cn/sitefiles/gjly_en/html/meijing/508.shtml |contribution=Chengde Mountain Resort |title=China: Beyond Your Imagination |url=http://www.travelchina.gov.cn/en/index/index.shtml |publisher=China National Tourism Administration |access-date=9 Nov 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109082129/http://www.travelchina.gov.cn/en/index/index.shtml |archive-date=9 November 2017 |url-status=dead }}. serving as a culmination of traditional Chinese gardening and an influence on landscape gardening worldwide. The palace was a particular favorite of the Kangxi and Qianlong emperors, and its intermixed ethnic architectural styles consciously affirmed their government's commitment to a multicultural state, and it.

|File:Chengdemountainresortpic2.jpg

|Baoding

|Yesanpo National Park

|2011

|A 334.8{{nbsp}}km²{{citation |contribution-url=http://www.ysp.gov.cn/geopark/asp/20100622/92.asp |contribution=Introduction to Yesanpo Geoarea, Fangshan Global Geopark of China |title=Official site |publisher=Yesanpo National Park |date=2010 |location=Baoding |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100919165924/http://www.ysp.gov.cn/geopark/asp/20100622/92.asp |archive-date=2010-09-19 }}. park at the intersection of the Taihang and Yan chains, comprising three main scenic areas—the Baili Gorge, the Longmentian Pass, and Fodongta Peak with Yugu Cave.

|File:Yesanpo.jpg

|Shijiazhuang

|Xibaipo

|2011

| A village including a museum and other memorials reconstructing its role as the headquarters of the Chinese Communist Party and People's Liberation Army in late 1948 and early 1949, an important period of the Chinese Civil War.{{citation |contribution-url=http://www.travelchina.gov.cn/sitefiles/gjly_en/html/meijing/974.shtml |contribution=Xibaipo |title=China: Beyond Your Imagination |url=http://www.travelchina.gov.cn/en/index/index.shtml |publisher=China National Tourism Administration |access-date=9 Nov 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109082129/http://www.travelchina.gov.cn/en/index/index.shtml |archive-date=9 November 2017 |url-status=dead }}. (The original sites are underwater as a result of local hydroelectric projects.){{citation |contribution-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725061423/http://www.thechinabeat.org/?p=2384 |contribution=Musings on a Museum: A Trip to Xibaipo |title=The China Beat |url=http://www.thechinabeat.org |date=22 July 2010 |first=Kenneth |last=Pomeranz |author-link=Kenneth Pomeranz }}.

|File: Xibaipuo1.jpg

|Tangshan

|Eastern Qing Tombs

|2015

|A 78{{nbsp}}km²{{citation |url=https://whc.unesco.org/uploads/nominations/1004ter.pdf |title=WHC Nomination Documentation 1004: Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties |publisher=State Administration of Cultural Heritage of the People's Republic of China |location=Beijing |date=2000 |page=49 }}. necropolis of 508 buildings constructed between 1661 and 1908{{citation |url=https://whc.unesco.org/uploads/nominations/1004ter.pdf |title=WHC Nomination Documentation 1004: Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties |publisher=SACHPRC |location=Beijing |date=2000 |page=56 }}. in a hollow of Changrui Mountain,{{citation |url=https://whc.unesco.org/uploads/nominations/1004ter.pdf |title=WHC Nomination Documentation 1004: Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties |publisher=SACHPRC |location=Beijing |date=2000 |page=57 }}. used as the resting place of 5 emperors of the Qing, as well as the dowager empress Cixi.{{citation |contribution-url=http://www.travelchina.gov.cn/sitefiles/gjly_en/html/meijing/595.shtml |contribution=Eastern Qing Tombs |title=China: Beyond Your Imagination |url=http://www.travelchina.gov.cn/en/index/index.shtml |publisher=China National Tourism Administration |access-date=9 Nov 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109082129/http://www.travelchina.gov.cn/en/index/index.shtml |archive-date=9 November 2017 |url-status=dead }}.

|File:Xiaoling Tomb 20160906 (1).jpg

|Handan

|Nüwa Imperial Palace
("Wahuang Palace")

|2015

| A 1.7{{nbsp}}km²{{citation |title=Introduction of Wahuang Palace |url=https://n3-q.mafengwo.net/s6/M00/EA/19/wKgB4lMUIOKAI4kdAAI0UYiZVqs94.jpeg?imageView2%2F2%2Fw%2F600%2Fq%2F90 |access-date=23 Feb 2014 |location=Handan |publisher=Wahuang Imperial Palace |language=zh, en}}. compound beside Phoenix Mountain (Fenghuangshan) honoring the goddess Nüwa, who temples were first built under the Han. The surviving palaces and temples were initially constructed under the Wanli Emperor of the Ming,{{citation |script-title=zh:《全国重点文物保护单位》 |volume=I |page=214 |location=Beijing |publisher=Wenwu Chubanshe |date=2004 |language=zh}}. were restored in the 1990s, and include one of China's most impressive rock carvings: 130,000 characters of Buddhist scripture engraved into the mountains from the Northern Qi onward.{{citation |url=http://shexianwahuanggong.com |location=Handan |publisher=Nüwa Imperial Palace |date=2013 |title=Official site |language=zh}}.

|File:20190907 Wahuanggong Palast der Göttin Nüwa Shexian Hebei 06 anagoria.jpg

|Handan

|{{nowrap|Guangfu Ancient City}}

|2017

| A 1.5{{nbsp}}km²{{citation |last=Liu |first=Xiang |author-mask=Liu Xiang |contribution-url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/specials/hebei20120814.pdf |contribution=Guangfu: 2,600 Years Old, Birthplace of Tai Chi |date=14 Aug 2012 |publisher=China Daily Information Co |location=Beijing |title=China Daily |url=http://www.chinadaily.com/ |access-date=8 November 2017 |archive-date=28 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428125755/http://www.chinadaily.com/ |url-status=dead }}. town in the center of Yongnian Marsh, first settled during the Spring and Autumn period{{citation |contribution-url=http://www.travelchina.gov.cn/sitefiles/gjly_en/html/meijing/2179.shtml |contribution=Guangfu Ancient City |title=China: Beyond Your Imagination |url=http://www.travelchina.gov.cn/en/index/index.shtml |publisher=China National Tourism Administration |access-date=9 Nov 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109082129/http://www.travelchina.gov.cn/en/index/index.shtml |archive-date=9 November 2017 |url-status=dead }}. and serving as the capital of Dou Jiande's and Liu Heita's short-lived principalities of "Xia" and "Handong"{{citation |last=Fitzgerald |first=Charles Patrick |author-link=Charles Patrick Fitzgerald |title=Son of Heaven: A Biography of Li Shih-Min, Founder of the T'ang Dynasty |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0mo3AAAAIAAJ |date=1933 |location=Cambridge |publisher=Cambridge University Press |pages=97–105|isbn=9781001287973 }}. during the late Sui, with city walls initially constructed under the Tang and modern construction mimicking the town's appearance under the Ming.{{citation |last=Xie |first=Xiaoguang |author-mask=Xie Xiaoguang |contribution-url=http://english.cri.cn/6566/2010/12/08/902s609087.htm |contribution=Guangfu: An Ancient Town with New Life |title=English Service |url=http://english.cri.cn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061117150606/http://english.cri.cn/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 17, 2006 |publisher=China Radio International |location=Beijing |date=8 Dec 2010 }}. It has museums to locals Yang Luchan and Wu Yuxiang, the founders of the two largest schools of tai chi.{{citation |last=Sapozhnikov |first=Rem |date=May 2014 |contribution-url=https://www.tiwy.com/pais/china/2014/handan/guangfu-ancient-city/eng.phtml |contribution=Guangfu Ancient Town |title=Tiwy |url=http://www.tiwy.com/eng.phtml }}.

|File:广平府西北角楼和护城河 行摄梓地.jpg

|Baoding

|Mount Baishi
("Whitestone Mountain
Scenic Area"){{citation |contribution-url=http://www.travelchina.gov.cn/sitefiles/gjly_en/html/meijing/2180.shtml |contribution=Whitestone Mountain Scenice Area |title=China: Beyond Your Imagination |url=http://www.travelchina.gov.cn/en/index/index.shtml |publisher=China National Tourism Administration |access-date=9 Nov 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109082129/http://www.travelchina.gov.cn/en/index/index.shtml |archive-date=9 November 2017 |url-status=dead }}.

|2017

| A forest park surrounding 2096{{nbsp}}m Mount Baishi, the northern end of the Taihang Mountains and site of the 1937 Battle of the Great Wall during the 2nd Sino-Japanese War.

|File:白石山长城.JPG

|Baoding

|Western Qing tombs

|2019

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|Tangshan

|Nanhu Kailuan Scenic Area

|2024

|

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|Datong

|Yungang Grottoes

|2007

| An 8.5{{nbsp}}km²{{citation |url=https://whc.unesco.org/uploads/nominations/1039.pdf |title=WHC Nomination Documentation 1039: Yungang Grottoes |publisher=State Administration of Cultural Heritage of the People's Republic of China |location=Beijing |date=2001 |page=1 }}. area of 252 caves in the Wuzhou Mountains with 51,000 niches filled with Buddhist statues and 18,000{{nbsp}}m² of carved wall space,{{citation |contribution=Yungang Grottoes |contribution-url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1039 |url=http://whc.unesco.org |title=World Heritage Center |publisher=United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization |location=Paris |access-date=14 Nov 2017 }}. initially constructed under the Northern Wei in the 5th & 6th century,{{citation |url=https://whc.unesco.org/uploads/nominations/1039.pdf |title=WHC Nomination Documentation 1039: Yungang Grottoes |publisher=State Administration of Cultural Heritage of the People's Republic of China |location=Beijing |date=2001 |page=18 }}. expanded by the Liao in the 11th,{{citation |url=https://whc.unesco.org/uploads/nominations/1039.pdf |title=WHC Nomination Documentation 1039: Yungang Grottoes |publisher=State Administration of Cultural Heritage of the People's Republic of China |location=Beijing |date=2001 |page=22 }}. and restored since 1952.{{citation |url=https://whc.unesco.org/uploads/nominations/1039.pdf |title=WHC Nomination Documentation 1039: Yungang Grottoes |publisher=State Administration of Cultural Heritage of the People's Republic of China |location=Beijing |date=2001 |page=9 }}. There is also a ruined Ming fortress and beacon tower over the caves.{{citation |url=https://whc.unesco.org/uploads/nominations/1039.pdf |title=WHC Nomination Documentation 1039: Yungang Grottoes |publisher=State Administration of Cultural Heritage of the People's Republic of China |location=Beijing |date=2001 |page=32 }}.

|File:China - Yungang Grottoes 6 (135940397).jpg

|Xinzhou

|Mount Wutai

|2007

| A 423.12{{nbsp}}km²{{citation |contribution=Mount Wutai |contribution-url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1279 |url=http://whc.unesco.org |title=World Heritage Center |publisher=United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization |location=Paris |access-date=14 Nov 2017 }}. area surrounding the five peaks of Mount Wutai (3,061{{nbsp}}m), considered holy since at least the Han (1st{{nbsp}}century{{nbsp}}AD), the site of imperial pilgrimage since the Northern Wei (5th century), and the seat of the Buddhist bodhisattva Manjushri (Wenshu) since the 7th century,{{citation |last=Williams |first=Paul |title=Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations |date=2000 |page=227 }}. and now hosting 53 monasteries in architecture spanning over a thousand years, including a timber hall from the Tang.

|File:Wutai Shan.jpg

|Jincheng

|House of the Huangcheng Chancellor

|2011

|A 10{{nbsp}}ha{{citation |contribution-url=http://www.hcxfjq.com/English/zjxf.asp |contribution=About |title=Official site |url=http://www.hcxfjq.com |publisher=House of the Huangcheng Chancellor |location=Jincheng |date=2014 }}. (25{{nbsp}}acre) walled estate with 9 gates, 19 gardens, and 640 rooms, initially constructed in 1633 for Chen Changyan and expanded in 1703 for Chen Tingjing, tutor to the Kangxi Emperor and chief editor of the Kangxi Dictionary.{{citation |contribution-url=http://www.china.org.cn/wap/2015-06/11/content_35798419.htm |contribution=House of the Huangcheng Chancellor in China's Shanxi |date=11 June 2015 |publisher=China Internet Information Center |location=Beijing |access-date=7 Nov 2017 |title=China.org |url=http://china.org.cn }}.

|File:Huangcheng Xiangfu 2.JPG

|Jinzhong

|Mount Mian{{citation |contribution=Mount Mian |contribution-url=http://www.shanxichina.gov.cn/en/sourcefiles/html/attractions/2577.shtml |url=http://www.shanxichina.gov.cn/en/webpage/sight/allsight/all.shtml |title=Scenic Spots |publisher=Shanxi Provincial Tourism Bureau |location=Taiyuan |date=2012 |access-date=2017-11-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718102413/http://www.shanxichina.gov.cn/en/webpage/sight/allsight/all.shtml |archive-date=2017-07-18 |url-status=dead }}.

|2013

| A 75{{nbsp}}km² area{{citation |contribution-url=http://www.china.org.cn/travel/2010-07/27/content_20582377.htm |contribution=Must-See on Mianshan Mountain |date=27 July 2010 |title=Official site |url=http://www.china.org.cn |location=Beijing |publisher=China Internet Information Center |ref={{harvid|CIIC|2010}} |page=[http://www.china.org.cn/travel/2010-07/27/content_20582377.htm 1], [http://www.china.org.cn/travel/2010-07/27/content_20582377_2.htm 2], & [http://www.china.org.cn/travel/2010-07/27/content_20582377_6.htm 6] }}. surrounding the peak of Mt{{nbsp}}Mian (2,440{{nbsp}}m), considered holy since at least the Spring and Autumn period (8th–5th{{nbsp}}centuries{{nbsp}}BC),{{citation |contribution-url=http://www.shanxitravel.org/lvyou225.html |contribution=介修县绵山风景区 |url=http://www.shanxitravel.org |script-title=zh:山西旅游 |location=Taiyuan |access-date=25 November 2017 |language=zh}} most famed as the scene of Jie Zhitui's supposed immolation by Duke Chong'er of Jin {{c.|636}}{{nbsp}}BC and thus the home of China's Cold Food and Tomb-Sweeping Festivals,{{citation |last=Holzman |first=Donald |contribution=The Cold Food Festival in Early Medieval China |publisher=Harvard University Press |location=Cambridge |title=Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies |volume=46 |issue=1 |pages=51–79 |date=June 1986 |doi=10.2307/2719075 |jstor=2719075 }}. the site of imperial pilgrimage since the Tang (7th century), when Li Shimin won an important victory nearby and constructed a temple for the Princess Changzhao to retire to as a Buddhist nun.

|File:Mianshan.jpg

|Jinzhong

|Pingyao
("Pingyao Ancient City"){{citation |contribution=Pingyao Ancient City |contribution-url=http://www.shanxichina.gov.cn/en/sourcefiles/html/attractions/2347.shtml |url=http://www.shanxichina.gov.cn/en/webpage/sight/allsight/all.shtml |title=Scenic Spots |publisher=Shanxi Provincial Tourism Bureau |location=Taiyuan |date=2012 |access-date=2017-11-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718102413/http://www.shanxichina.gov.cn/en/webpage/sight/allsight/all.shtml |archive-date=2017-07-18 |url-status=dead }}.

|2015

|A 2.25{{nbsp}}km²{{citation |contribution-url=https://whc.unesco.org/document/154342 |contribution=World Heritage List: Ping Yao (China), №{{nbsp}}812 |url=https://whc.unesco.org/ |title=World Heritage Center |publisher=United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization |location=Paris |date=26 July 1996 |pages=10–1 }}. walled town of about 4000 buildings{{citation |contribution=Ancient City of Ping Yao |contribution-url=https://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=812 |url=http://whc.unesco.org |title=World Heritage Center |publisher=United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization |location=Paris |access-date=19 Nov 2017 }}. in central Shanxi, first protected by earthen ramparts {{c.|800}}{{nbsp}}BC, thoroughly reconstructed and fortified {{c.|1370}} under the early Ming, serving as the financial center of the region from the 16th century and of the entire Qing Empire during the late 19th century. The town exemplifies Ming & Qing urban planning, with over a hundred streets and lanes lined with 17th–19th century shops criss-crossing the town. Organized restorations have been undertaken periodically since the 15th century, the most recent phase beginning in 1979. The World Heritage Site also includes the nearby Shuanglin and Zhenguo Temples.

|File:Pingyao marketstreet.jpg

|Xinzhou

|Yanmen Pass Scenic Area{{citation |contribution-url=http://www.enghunan.gov.cn/News/Text_News/201702/t20170220_3995680.html |contribution=20 National Tourist Attractions Receive 5A-Level Classification |date=20 Feb 2017 |title=Official site |url=http://www.enghunan.gov.cn |publisher=Hunan Provincial People's Government |location=Changsha }}.

|2017

| A cluster of fortifications which once guarded the 1{{nbsp}}km Yanmen Pass beside Mt{{nbsp}}Gouzhu, protecting "China Proper" from the nomads of the Eurasian steppe, initially constructed around 306{{nbsp}}BC during the Warring States period{{citation |contribution=Yanmen Pass of the Great Wall |contribution-url=http://www.china.org.cn/travel/2015-04/21/content_35374470.htm |title=Official site |url=http://www.china.org.cn |publisher=China Internet Information Center |date=21 April 2015 |location=Beijing }}. and taking most of its present form from Lu Ting's work in 1374 during the early Ming,{{citation |last=Wu |first=Annie |contribution=The Great Wall at Yanmen Pass, Shanxi Province |title=China Highlights |publisher=China Highlights |location=Guilin |date=30 Oct 2017 }}. when it formed part of the "inner" line of the Great Wall. Its strategic importance made it the site of numerous major events, most famously the 980 battle which formed an important element in the Chinese legends, plays, &c. about Yang Ye and the other Generals of the Yang Family.{{citation |date=1984 |title=China Report: Political, Sociological, and Military Affairs |publisher=Foreign Broadcast Information Service |page=69 }}.

|File:Yanmenguan3.JPG

|Linfen

|Locust tree of Hongdong Scenic Area

|2018

|

|File:洪洞大槐树根组纪念园 06.jpg

|Changzhi

|Huguan Taihang Grand Canyon and Baquan Gorge

|2019

|

|File:太行山大峡谷黑龙潭.jpg

|Ordos

|Xiangshawan

|2011

|Desert resort

|File:Nomad Theater Xiangshawan.jpg

|Ordos

|Mausoleum of Genghis Khan

|2011

|A 225{{nbsp}}km²{{citation |last=Li |first=Meng |author-mask=Li Meng |contribution-url=http://english.cri.cn/725/2006/02/28/202@55970.htm |contribution=Genghis Khan's Mausoleum |date=28 Feb 2006 |title=English Service |url=http://english.cri.cn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061117150606/http://english.cri.cn/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 17, 2006 |publisher=China Radio International |location=Beijing }}. area surrounding a compound of 4 buildings constructed between 1954 and 1956{{citation |last=Bayar |first=Nasan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I7nWJKLr-8wC |title=The Mongolia–Tibet Interface: Opening New Research Terrains in Inner Asia |editor=Uradyn Erden Bulag |editor2=Hildegard G.M. Diemberger |display-editors=0 |editor3=Henk Blezer |editor4=Alex McKay |editor5=Charles Ramble |publisher=Brill |location=Leiden |series=Brill's Tibetan Studies Library, Vol. 10/9, Proceedings of the 10th Seminar of the IATS, Oxford, 2003 |date=2007 |contribution=On Chinggis Khan and Being Like a Buddha: A Perspective on Cultural Conflation in Contemporary Inner Mongolia |contribution-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I7nWJKLr-8wC&pg=PA197 |pages=[https://books.google.com/books?id=I7nWJKLr-8wC&pg=PA197 197–222] |isbn=9789004155213 }}.{{citation |last=Bayar |first=Nasan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I7nWJKLr-8wC |title=The Mongolia–Tibet Interface: Opening New Research Terrains in Inner Asia |editor=Uradyn Erden Bulag |editor2=Hildegard G.M. Diemberger |display-editors=0 |editor3=Henk Blezer |editor4=Alex McKay |editor5=Charles Ramble |publisher=Brill |location=Leiden |series=Brill's Tibetan Studies Library, Vol. 10/9, Proceedings of the 10th Seminar of the IATS, Oxford, 2003 |date=2007 |contribution=On Chinggis Khan and Being Like a Buddha: A Perspective on Cultural Conflation in Contemporary Inner Mongolia |contribution-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I7nWJKLr-8wC&pg=PA197 |pages=[https://books.google.com/books?id=I7nWJKLr-8wC&pg=PA210 210–11] |isbn=9789004155213 }}. to house relics used in the veneration of Genghis Khan, Tolui, and their wives since the Yuan, repurposed as a salt depot in 1968,{{citation | last = Man | first = John |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0eEKAgAAQBAJ | title = Genghis Khan: Life, Death and Resurrection |date=2004 | publisher = Bantham | location = London |isbn= 978-0-553-81498-9 |pages=[https://books.google.com/books?id=0eEKAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT286 286] & [https://books.google.com/books?id=0eEKAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT308 308] }}. restored in the early 1980s, and now the world center of Genghis Khan's cult, despite having only replicas{{citation |contribution-url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/china/inner-mongolia/attractions/genghis-khan-mausoleum/a/poi-sig/1238789/1319337 |contribution=Genghis Khan Mausoleum |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com |title=Official site |publisher=Lonely Planet |location=London |date=2017 }}. after its desecration during the Cultural Revolution. The site also includes an expansive prairie, an equestrian sports center, a hot air balloon area, and a village showcasing traditional Mongolian culture.{{citation |ref={{harvid|China Highlights|2016}} |date=24 Feb 2016 |contribution=The Tomb of Genghis Khan |title=Ordos Attractions |publisher=China Highlights |location=Guilin }}.

|File:GhinggisKhanMausoleum.jpg

|Hulunbuir

|Manzhouli China-Russia
Border Tourist Area

|2016{{cite news |title=Manzhouli China-Russia Border Tourist Area |url=http://govt.chinadaily.com.cn/regional/innermongolia/2017-12/12/c_118687.htm |work=China Daily |date=December 12, 2017 |access-date=July 9, 2018 |archive-date=July 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709215728/http://govt.chinadaily.com.cn/regional/innermongolia/2017-12/12/c_118687.htm |url-status=dead }}

|The area includes the Matryoshka Resort, a cultural resort with a matryoshka theme, and National Gate Resort, a huge border gate with an observation deck at the top for visitors to overlook the border area between China and Russia. Other attractions at the scenic area include the No 41 Border Monument, Locomotive Square and the historical site of the 6th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party held in 1928.

|File:Manzhouli Gate 01.jpg

|Hinggan League

|Mount Arxan and Chaihe River
scenic area{{citation |contribution-url=http://www.aesly.com/en/pagecont/about.html |contribution=About Us |url=http://www.aesly.com/en/ |title=Arxan Tourism Official Website |publisher=Inner Mongolia Greater Khingan Tourism Development Co. |location=Arxan }}.

|2017

|An amalgam of the Arxan National Forest Park and Geopark, the Zhalantun Scenic Area, and Rose Peak.

|File:阿尔山杜鹃胡 - panoramio.jpg

|Chifeng

|Ashatu Stone Formation

|2018

|

|File:石林一区 - Granite Forest Area No.1 - 2011.06 - panoramio.jpg

|Alxa League

|Populus euphratica Tourist Area

|2019

|

|File:Alxa Zuoqi, Alxa, Inner Mongolia, China - panoramio - 摩游乐 (141).jpg

|Hulunbuir

|Hulunbuir Grassland and Morgele River Scenic Area

|2024

|

|File:Hulunbuir_Grasslands,_Inner_Mongolia_-_9758628436.jpg

|Shenyang

|Shenyang Botanical Garden

|2007

|

|File:Shenyang 世博园 - panoramio.jpg

|Dalian

|Tiger Beach Ocean Park,
Tiger Beach Polar Museum

|2007

|

|File:老虎滩海洋公园正门.jpg

|Dalian

|Golden Pebble Beach

|2011

|

|File:Autumn Swimming in Golden Stone Beach 1st.jpg

|Benxi

|Benxi Shuidong National Park

|2015

|Benxi Water Caves

|File:本溪水洞洞口.jpg

|Anshan

|Qianshan National Park

|2017

|

|File:Qianshan National Park 1, China.jpg

|Panjin

|Red Beach Scenic Area

|2019

|

|File:盘锦红海滩.JPG

|Benxi

|Wunü Mountain

|2024

|

|File:五女山远景.jpg

|Changchun

|Museum of the Imperial Palace of Manchukuo

|2007

|

|File:Qinmin Lou in Imperial Palace of the Manchu State.JPG

|Baishan

|Changbai Mountains

|2007

|

|File:Changbai Mountain,China.jpg

|Changchun

|Jingyuetan National Forest Park

|2011

|

|File:净月潭.jpg

|Changchun

|Changchun Movie Wonderland

|2015

|

|File:Changchun Movie Wonderland entrance.jpg

|Yanbian

|Mount Liuding

|2015

|

|File:五号墓と奥に見える貞恵公主墓.jpg

|Changchun

|Changchun World Sculpture Park

|2017

|

|File:长春世界雕塑公园主塔.jpg

|Tonghua

|Goguryeo Heritage Sites

|2019

|

|File:Tomb of the General 1.jpg

|Songyuan

|Qianguo Chagan Lake Scenic Area

|2024

|

|

|Harbin

|Sun Island

|2007

|One of the main exhibition areas for ice sculptures during the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival.

|File:水閣雲天太陽湖.jpg

|Heihe

|Wudalianchi

|2011

|

|File:Wudalianchi1.jpg

|Mudanjiang

|Jingpo Lake

|2011

| Has received a serious warning from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}

|File:Jingpo Lake Maogong Mountain.JPG

|Yichun

|Stone Forest Scenic Area

|2013

|Located within the Tanwanghe National Park.

|

|Daxing'anling

|Arctic Village

|2015

|

|File:Zuibeikun530.png

|Jixi

|Hutou Scenic Area

|2019

|

|

|Shanghai

|Oriental Pearl TV Tower

|2007

|

|File:Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai.jpg

|Shanghai

|Shanghai Wild Animal Park
("Shanghai Wildlife Park")

|2007

|

|File:Shanghai Wild Animal Park Main Entrance.jpg

|Shanghai

|Shanghai Science & Technology Museum

|2010

|

|File:A picture from China every day 034.jpg

|Shanghai

|Xisha Pearl Lake Scenic Area

|2024

|

|

|Nanjing

|Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum

|2007

|Located on Purple Mountain

|File:Hall of Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum.jpg

|Wuxi

|CCTV Wuxi Film/TV Studio

|2007

|

|File:三國城 - panoramio.jpg

|Suzhou

|Classical Gardens of Suzhou (Humble Administrator's Garden, Lingering Garden and Tiger Hill)

|2007

|

|File:Covered bridge in Humble Administrator's Garden.JPG

|Suzhou

|Zhouzhuang

|2007

|Located on Kunshan

|File:Zhouzhuang1.jpg

|Wuxi

|Ling Shan Grand Buddha

|2010

|

|File:LinShanDaFo.jpg

|Nanjing

|Fuzimiao and Qinhuai River

|2010

|

|File:Confucius Temple river.jpg

|Yangzhou

|Slender West Lake

|2010

|

|File:Five Pavilion Bridge and White Pagoda 2017.jpg

|Suzhou

|Tongli

|2010

|

|File:20090930 Tongli 5669.jpg

|Changzhou

|Oriental Jurassic Park

|2010

|

|File:Lake China Dinosaurs Park.jpg

|Taizhou

|Qin Lake Scenic Area

|2012

|

|

|Suzhou

|Jinji Lake

|2012

|Located in Suzhou Industrial Park

|File:Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) - West Bank of Jin Ji Lake.jpg

|Nantong

|Hao River

|2012

|

|File:Hao River in The Evening.JPG

|Zhenjiang

|Three Mountains of Zhenjiang (Jinshan, Jiaoshan and Beigushan)

|2012

|

|File:Jiao Hill.jpg

|Wuxi

|Yuantouzhu

|2012

|

|File:Wuxi Taihu lake Changchun bridge.jpg

|Suzhou

|Lake Tai

|2012

|

|File:Taihu Lake Suzhou.jpg

|Changzhou

|Tianmu Lake

|2013

|

|File:天目湖大門.JPG

|Suzhou

|Shajiabang and Yushan

|2013

|

|File:Changshu, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China - panoramio (146).jpg

|Zhenjiang

|Mount Mao

|2014

|

|

|Huai'an

|Former Residence of Zhou Enlai

|2015

|

|File:Zhou Enlai1.jpg

|Yancheng

|Dafeng Milu Nature Reserve

|2015

|

|

|Xuzhou

|Yunlong Lake

|2016

|

|File:云龙湖 - Yunlong Lake - 2015.06 - panoramio.jpg

|Lianyungang

|Mount Huaguo

|2016

|

|File:花果山山门.jpg

|Changzhou

|Chunqiu Yancheng

|2017

|

|File:常州武进淹城大门2.jpg

|Wuxi

|Hui Shan Ancient Town

|2019

|

|File:Wuxi Huishan Ancient Town.JPG

|Lianyungang

|Lian Island

|2024

|

|File:西连岛远眺.JPG

|Hangzhou

|West Lake

|2007

|

|File:西湖平湖秋月.JPG

|Wenzhou

|Yandang Mountains

|2007

|

|File:大龙湫 - panoramio - Likaihua (3).jpg

|Zhoushan

|Mount Putuo

|2007

|

|File:南海观音像.jpg

|Hangzhou

|Qiandao Lake

|2010

|

|File:Thousand Island Lake.JPG

|Ningbo

|Xikou-Tengtou scenic spot

|2010

|Located in Fenghua

|File:Second storey of Chiang Kai Shek's house Miaogaotai in Xikou, Fenghua, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China - 20061230.jpg

|Jiaxing

|Wuzhen

|2010

|

|File:Bridge in Wuzhen 03.JPG

|Jinhua

|Hengdian World Studios

|2010

|Located in Dongyang

|File:Hengdian World Studios 012.jpg

|Jiaxing

|South Lake

|2011

|

|File:Jiaxing Southlake dark.jpg

|Hangzhou

|Xixi National Wetland Park

|2012

|

|File:Xixi Wetland Park, Hangzhou, China.jpg

|Shaoxing

|Lu Xun Native Place

|2012

|

|File:Luxun native place.JPG

|Quzhou

|Root Palace Buddhist Cultural Tourism Zone

|2013

|Located in Kaihua County

|

|Huzhou

|Nanxun Old Town

|2015

|Located in Nanxun District

|File:Baijianlou.jpg

|Taizhou

|Tiantai Mountain

|2015

|

|File:Sui Dynasty Guoqing Temple Ancient Tower.JPG

|Taizhou

|Shenxianju

|2015

|Located in Xianju County

|File:浙江台州神仙居天桥.jpg

|Jiaxing

|Xitang

|2017

|

|File:西塘游船码头和送子来凤桥.jpg

|Quzhou

|Mount Jianglang and Nianbadu

|2017

|

|File:Mount Jianglang.jpg

|Ningbo

|Tianyi Ge and Moon Lake

|2018

|

|File:Ningbo Tianyige 2013.07.28 09-23-22.jpg

|Lishui

|Xiandu

|2019

|Located in Jinyun County

|File:Jinyun Xiandu 2017.09.10 06-47-19.jpg

|Lishui

|Yunhe Terraces Scenic Area

|2024

|

|File:Shimen_Bridge_in_Yunhe_05_2023-07.jpg

|Huangshan

|Huangshan
{{nowrap|("Mount Huangshan Scenic Area")}}

|2007

|

|File:Huangshan pic 4.jpg

|Chizhou

|Mount Jiuhua

|2007

|

|File:Jiuhuashan higher Daxiong Baodian.jpg

|Anqing

|Mount Tianzhu

|2011

|Has received a serious warning from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism

|File:Tianzhu Peak (20170116142019).jpg

|Huangshan

|Xidi and Hongcun

|2011

|

|File:Yixian Hongcun 2016.09.09 18-21-34.jpg

|Lu'an

|Tiantangzhai

|2012

|

|File:索道.jpg

|Xuancheng

|Longchuan

|2012

|

|File:龙川水街3.JPG

|Fuyang

|Bali River

|2013

|

|

|Huangshan

|Huizhou Cultural Area

|2014

|

|File:The Chengxuan Archway of Ancient Huizhou Government Office 02 2014-11.JPG

|Hefei

|Sanhe Ancient Town

|2015

|

|File:三河古镇朝阳楼 - panoramio.jpg

|Wuhu

|Fantawild Adventure Wuhu

|2016

|

|File:芜湖方特-游乐场 - panoramio - luchangjiang~鲁昌江 (1).jpg

|Lu'an

|Wanfo Lake

|2016

|

|

|Chuzhou

|Mount Langya

|2024

|

|File:Mount Langya (Anhui).jpg

|Xiamen

|Xiamen Botanical Gardens

|2024

|

|File:Photo taken in the "Rainforest" area of Xiamen Botanical Garden, depicting artificially sprayed mist across water.jpg

|Xiamen

|Gulangyu

|2007

|

|File:Gulangyu.jpg

|Nanping

|Wuyi Mountains
("Mount Wuyi")

|2007

|Has received a serious warning from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism

|File:Peak Yunu.jpg

|Zhangzhou
Longyan

|Fujian Tulou

|2011

|Has received a serious warning from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism

|File:Hakka china.jpg

|Sanming

|Taining

|2011

|

|File:泰宁县寨下大峡谷风光 - panoramio.jpg

|Ningde

|Baishuiyang

|2012

|

|File:白水洋水上广场 - Baishuiyang Water Square - 2014.07 - panoramio.jpg

|Quanzhou

|Mount Qingyuan

|2012

|

|File:Laozi 002.jpg

|Ningde

|Mount Taimu

|2013

|

|File:九鲤湖 - Nine Carps Lake - 2011.07 - panoramio.jpg

|Fuzhou

|Sanfang Qixiang

|2015

|

|File:衣锦坊20170512.jpg

|Longyan

|Gutian

|2015

|

|File:Gutian compound.jpg

|Jiujiang

|Mount Lu

|2007

|

|File:庐山日出.JPG

|Ji'an

|Jinggang Mountains

|2007

|

|File:革命圣地井冈山啊.JPG

|Shangrao

|Mount Sanqing

|2011

|

|File:Sanqingshan 1461.JPG

|Yingtan

|Mount Longhu

|2012

|

|File:龙虎山.JPG

|Shangrao

|Jiangwan Village

|2013

|Located in Wuyuan County.

|File:Wuyuan Jiangwan 20120331-01.jpg

|Jingdezhen

|Ancient Kiln Folk Customs Museum

|2013

|

|File:Jingdezhen Zhen Yao 2014.06.14 16-16-48.jpg

|Yichun

|Mingyue Mountain

|2015

|

|

|Ganzhou

|Cradle of the People's Republic of China

|2015

|

|File:Ruijin Shazhouba Geming Jiuzhi 2014.05.30 16-39-34.jpg

|Fuzhou

|Mount Dajue

|2017

|

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|Shangrao

|Guifeng Peak

|2017

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|File:Yiyang Guifeng 2015.07.18 12-55-15.jpg

|Nanchang

|Pavilion of Prince Teng

|2018

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|File:Pavilion of Prince Teng 3.jpg

|Pingxiang

|Wugong Mountains

|2019

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|File:Wu gong shan.jpg

|Yantai

|Penglai Pavilion

|2007

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|File:PenglaiPavilion.jpg

|Jining

|Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu

|2007

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|File:曲阜孔廟大成殿.jpg

|Tai'an

|Mount Tai

|2007

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|File:泰山 南天门.jpg

|Qingdao

|Mount Lao

|2011

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|File:Laoshan-mountain-with-rocks.jpg

|Yantai

|Mount Nanshan

|2011

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|File:龙口市南山主题公园 - panoramio.jpg

|Weihai

|Liugong Island

|2011

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|File:Liugongisland warmemorialhall.jpg

|Zaozhuang

|Taierzhuang Ancient Town

|2013

|Located in Tai'erzhuang District.

|File:台儿庄古城19.jpg

|Jinan

|Baotu Spring

|2013

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|Linyi

|Yimeng Mountain

|2014

|Located in Yishui County.

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|Weifang

|Qingzhou Ancient Town

|2017

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|File:青州老街2.JPG

|Weihai

|Huaxiacheng

|2017

| Quarry complex turned into a scenic area and tourist attraction. Received more than 2.3 million tourists in 2018.{{cite web |last1=Zhao |first1=Ruixue |title=Site of old quarries turned into leisure destination |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202001/13/WS5e1be041a310cf3e35584265.html |website=China Daily |access-date=19 December 2022}}

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|Dongying

|Huanghekou

|2019

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|File:黄河口生态旅游区入口 - Entrance of Yellow River Estuary Eco-tourism Area - 2011.03 - panoramio.jpg

|Qingdao

|Olympic Sailing Marine Cultural Tourism Zone

|2024

|

|File:Qingdao International Sailing Centre from Sea.jpg

|Zhengzhou

|Mount Song and Shaolin Monastery

|2007

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|File:Shaolinsi.JPG

|Luoyang

|Longmen Grottoes

|2007

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|Jiaozuo

|Yuntai Mountain

|2007

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|File:Yuntai montain (21).jpg

|Kaifeng

|Qingming Riverside Landscape Garden

|2011

|Cultural theme park that recreates the painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival.

|File:Millennium City Park 02.jpg

|Luoyang

|Baiyun Mountain

|2011

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|Anyang

|Yinxu

|2011

|Site of the archaeological discovery of oracle bones and oracle bone script, which resulted in the identification of the earliest known Chinese writing.

|File:Yinxu.jpg

|Pingdingshan

|Mount Yao and Spring Temple Buddha

|2011

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|File:Spring Temple Buddha 1.jpg

|Luoyang

|Mount Laojun and Jiguan Cave

|2012

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|File:河南 老君山 老君庙金殿 - panoramio.jpg

|Luoyang

|Longtan Grand Canyon

|2013

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|File:WeChat Image 20201010210619.jpg

|Nanyang

|Laojieling and
Xixia Dinosaur Relics Park

|2014

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|File:Dinosaur Egg Museum, Xixia Dinosaur Park- Building Exterior.jpg

|Zhumadian

|Mount Chaya

|2015

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|File:Chaya Shan 01.jpg

|Anyang

|Red Flag Canal and Taihangshan Gorge

|2016

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|File:RedFlagCanal TigersMouthCliff.jpg

|Shangqiu

|Mount Mangdang

|2017

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|File:Liang State Tombs, Mangdang Mountain 1.jpg

|Xinxiang

|Baligou

|2019

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|

|Zhoukou

|Taihao Fuxi Mausoleum Cultural Tourism Zone

|2024

|

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|Wuhan

|Yellow Crane Tower

|2007

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|File:GELBERKRANICH-WUHAN.jpg

|Yichang

|Three Gorges Dam

|2007

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|File:ThreeGorgesDam-China2009.jpg

|Shiyan

|Wudang Mountains

|2011

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|File:Wudangshan pic 7.jpg

|Yichang

|Three Gorges Tribes Scenic Area

|2011

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|File:TRIBU TRES GARGANTAS-CHINA (36128466652).jpg

|Enshi

|Shennong Stream

|2011

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|File:ShennongXi-fall-into-Yangtze-5058.jpg

|Shennongjia

|Shennongjia Nature Reserve

|2012

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|File:Shennongding.jpg

|Yichang

|Qing River

|2013

|

|File:Qingjiang Gallery 01.jpg

|Wuhan

|East Lake

|2013

|

|File:Ostsee Wuhan 3.jpg

|Wuhan

|Huangpi Mulan Scenic Area

|2014

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|File:木兰草原风景区大门 - panoramio.jpg

|Enshi

|Enshi Grand Canyon

|2015

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|File:恩施大峡谷1 - panoramio.jpg

|Xianning

|Chibi

|2018

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|File:Chibi.jpg

|Xiangyang

|Longzhong

|2019

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|File:Xingyang Longzhong 2013.08.23 10-18-53.jpg

|Jingmen

|Mingxian Mausoleum Cultural Tourism Scenic Area

|2024

|

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|Hengyang

|Mount Heng

|2007

|

|File:HengshanMountains.JPG

|Zhangjiajie

|Wulingyuan and Tianmen Mountain

|2007

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|File:武陵源景区大门.jpg

|Yueyang

|Yueyang Tower and Junshan Island

|2011

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|File:211905-1.jpg

|Xiangtan

|Shaoshan

|2011

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|File:Ssmaoresi.jpg

|Changsha

|Yuelu Mountain and Orange Isle

|2012

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|File:Yulu-Moutains2.jpg

|Changsha

|Huaminglou Town

|2014

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|File:Huaminglou Town 2.jpg

|Chenzhou

|Dongjiang Lake

|2015

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|File:Dongjiang Lake, Chenzhou, Hunan.JPG

|Shaoyang

|Mount Langshan

|2016

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|File:Mount Langshan in Hunan, Picture1.jpg

|Zhuzhou

|Yandi Mausoleum

|2019

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|Xiangxi

|Fenghuang Ancient Town Tourist Area

|2024

|

|File:1_fenghuang_ancient_town_hunan_china_2.jpg

|Guangzhou

|Chimelong Tourist Resort

|2007

|

|File:Dive Coaster 2 Chimelong Paradise Gaungzhou China.jpg

|Shenzhen

|OCT

|2007

|

|File:View in front of Splendid China & China Folk Culture Village.jpg

|Shenzhen

|Mission Hills Resort

|2011

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|File:观澜高尔夫球会 Mission Hills - panoramio (2).jpg

|Meizhou

|Yannanfei Tea Fields

|2011

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|File:Yannanfei Tea Garden 10.jpg

|Guangzhou

|Baiyun Mountain

|2011

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|File:BYMountain1.JPG

|Qingyuan

|Lianzhou Underground River

|2011

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|Shaoguan

|Mount Danxia

|2012

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|File:Danxiashan yangyuanshi.jpg

|Foshan

|Mount Xiqiao

|2013

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|File:Foshan Nanhai Xiqiao Shan Caishi Chang Yizhi 20230802.125952.jpg

|Foshan

|Changlu Park

|2014

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|Huizhou

|Mount Luofu

|2014

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|File:Luo Fu Shan.JPG

|Yangjiang

|Dajiao Bay Maritime Silk Road Park

|2015

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|File:Yangjiang Hailing Dao Dajiao Wan 2013.09.15 08-02-15.jpg

|Zhongshan

|Former Residence of Sun Yat-sen

|2016

|Located in Cuiheng Village, Nanlang Town

|File:Former residence sunyatsen.JPG

|Huizhou

|Huizhou West Lake

|2018

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|File:West Lake in Huizhou.jpg

|Zhaoqing

|Xinghu

|2019

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|File:牌坊广场全景.jpg

|Guilin

|Li River

|2007

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|File:漓江山水.jpg

|Guilin

|Merryland World

|2007

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|Guilin

|Jingjiang Princes' Palace

|2012

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|File:Jingjiang Princes' City.jpg

|Nanning

|Mount Qingxiu

|2014

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|File:青秀山风景区panoramio103204924.jpg

|Guilin

|Two Rivers and Four Lakes Scenic Area

|2017

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|File:象鼻山.JPG

|Chongzuo

|Detian Waterfall

|2018

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|File:DeTianPuBu.jpg

|Baise

|Memorial Park of Baise Uprising

|2019

|Site of the 1929–1931 Baise Uprising

|File:Baise Memorial Quote.png

|Liuzhou

|Chengyang Bazhai Scenic Area

|2024

|

|File:Chengyangqiao,_Guangxi,_China.jpg

|Sanya

|Nanshan Buddhism Cultural Zone

|2007

|

|File:Haishangguanyin.jpg

|Sanya

|Nanshan Daxiaodongtian

|2007

|

|File:Sanya Nanshan Dongtian Park.jpg

|Baoting

|Yanoda Rainforest

|2012

|

|File:Baoting, Hainan, China - panoramio (14).jpg

|Lingshui

|Boundary Island

|2013

|

|File:Fenjiezhou in Lingshui.jpg

|Baoting

|Binglang Canyon Scenic Area

|2015

|

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|Sanya

|Wuzhizhou Island

|2016

|

|File:Wuzhizhoudao.JPG

|Sanya

|Tianya Haijiao

|2024

|

|File:Nantian Yizhu Rock at Tianya-Haijiao (20230325135141).jpg

|Chongqing

|Dazu Rock Carvings

|2007

|

|File:大足石刻.JPG

|Chongqing

|Small Three Gorges

|2007

|

|File:The Little Three Gorges along Daning river in Wushan,Chongqing.JPG

|Chongqing

|Wulong Karst

|2011

|

|File:Wulongtianshengsanqiao.JPG

|Chongqing

|Youyang Taohuayuan Scenic Area

|2012

|

|File:重庆市 酉阳-桃花源 - panoramio.jpg

|Chongqing

|Black Valley Scenic Area

|2012

|

|

|Chongqing

|Jinfo Mountain

|2013

|Jinfo Mountain is an isolated mountain with cliffs up to 300 m surrounding its relatively flat top, surrounded by forest. With its outstanding karst features and superb biodiversity, Jinfo Shan has been listed as a tentative World Heritage site since 2001.

|File:Mount. Jinfo 1.JPG

|Chongqing

|Simian Mountain

|2015

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|File:The Great Red Sea in Simian Mountain,Jiangjin,Chongqing.JPG

|Chongqing

|Longgang Geological Park

|2017

|Longgang Geological Park is characterized by peculiar landforms such as karst, deep karst caves, grasslands and stalagmites. The world's longest cantilever bridge can also be found here.

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|Chongqing

|Ayi River

|2019

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|Fuling

|Wuling Mountain Great Rift Valley Scenic Area

|2024

|

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|Chengdu

|Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System

|2007

|Construction of the Dujiangyan irrigation system began in the 3rd century B.C. This system still controls the waters of the Minjiang River and distributes it to the fertile farmland of the Chengdu plains. Mount Qingcheng was the birthplace of Taoism, which is celebrated in a series of ancient temples.{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1001/|title=Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System|website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|language=en|access-date=2019-08-22}}

|File:Dujiang Weir.jpg

|Leshan

|Mount Emei

|2007

|The first Buddhist temple in China was built here in Sichuan Province in the 1st century A.D. in the beautiful surroundings of the summit Mount Emei. The addition of other temples turned the site into one of Buddhism's holiest sites. Over the centuries, the cultural treasures grew in number. Mount Emei is also notable for its exceptionally diverse vegetation, ranging from subtropical to subalpine pine forests. Some of the trees there are more than 1,000 years old.{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/779/|title=Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area|website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|language=en|access-date=2019-08-22}}

|File:Samanta Bhadra in Mount Er Mei.JPG

|Ngawa

|Jiuzhaigou

|2007

|Stretching over 72,000 ha in the northern part of Sichuan Province, the jagged Jiuzhaigou valley reaches a height of more than 4,800 m, thus comprising a series of diverse forest ecosystems. Its superb landscapes are particularly interesting for their series of narrow conic karst land forms and spectacular waterfalls. Some 140 bird species also inhabit the valley, as well as a number of endangered plant and animal species, including the giant panda and the Sichuan takin.{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/637/|title=Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area|website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|language=en|access-date=2019-08-22}}

|File:1 jiuzhaigou valley national park wu hua hai.jpg

|Leshan

|Leshan Giant Buddha

|2011

|The most remarkable is the Giant Buddha of Leshan, carved out of a hillside in the 8th century and looking down on the confluence of three rivers. At 71 m high, it is the largest Buddha in the world.

|File:Leshan Buddha Statue View.JPG

|Ngawa

|Huanglong

|2012

|Situated in the north-west of Sichaun Province, the Huanglong valley is made up of snow-capped peaks and the easternmost of all the Chinese glaciers. In addition to its mountain landscape, diverse forest ecosystems can be found, as well as spectacular limestone formations, waterfalls and hot springs. The area also has a population of endangered animals, including the giant panda and the Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey.{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/638/|title=Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area|website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|language=en|access-date=2019-08-22}}

|File:1 huanglong pools aerial 2011.jpg

|Guang'an

|Former Residence of Deng Xiaoping

|2013

|The Former Residence of Deng Xiaoping was built in the late Qing dynasty (19th century). It is located in Paifang Village of Xiexing Town, Guang'an District, Guang'an City. It has a building area of about 833.4 m2 (8,971 sq ft), embodies buildings such as the old houses, the statue of Deng Xiaoping, the Dezheng Place, the Cultural relics Exhibition Hall, the Hanlin Yard .

|File:邓小平故居照片.jpg

|Nanchong

|The Ancient City of Langzhong

|2013

|Since 1985, the PRC government has awarded Langzhong with various accolades on three separate occasions. In 1986 the State Council named it a famous and historical town. In 1991, it was finally upgraded to county-level city status.

|File:Langzhong Ancient Town.jpg

|Mianyang

|Beichuan Qiang City Tourist Area

|2013

|Located in Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, the tourist area is composed of ruins of the old Beichuan county seat, new Beichuan county seat, and Beichuan Earthquake Museum, etc.

|File:Beichuan, Mianyang, Sichuan, China - panoramio (11).jpg

|Ngawa

|Wenchuan Special Tourist Area

|2013

|Wenchuan County is a county in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan. The county was the site of the epicentre and one of the areas most severely hit by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, also known as the Wenchuan earthquake.

|File:1 wenchuan county sichuan panorama 2013.jpg

|Guangyuan

|Jianmen Pass Scenic Area

|2015

|Jianmen Pass is a mountain pass located southwest of the city of Guangyuan in Sichuan province. It has also been called "Jianmenguan Pass". The mountain pass was a part of the Shu Roads. The construction of the gate was related to the Three Kingdoms era strategist, Shu Han chancellor Zhuge Liang.

|File:Jianmenguan.JPG

|Nanchong

|Former Residence of Zhu De

|2016

|Zhu De's Former Residence was built in the late Qing dynasty (1644–1911). It is located in Linlang Village, Ma'an Town, Yilong County. It has a building area of about 2560 square meters, embodies buildings such as the old houses, the Zhu De Memorial Hall, the statue of Zhu De, the Cultural relics Exhibition Hall, and Lancao Garden.

|File:Zhu De's Former Residence.jpg

|Garzê

|Hailuogou Glacier Forest Park

|2017

|Hailuogou is a glacier national park located southeast of Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province. It is by the east face of Mount Gongga(Miya Konka) at the east boundary of Eastern Tibetan Plateau. Inside this park there are hanging glaciers, hundreds of ice caves, giant icefalls and quiet forest. Among them the Great Icefall is 1000 meters’ long and 1100 meters’ wide. The glaciers locate by the elevation of around 2800 meters above sea level. The difference of plantations is massive between the base at Moxi and Camp 4 at the highest location of the park.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sichuantravelguide.com/hailuogou.html|title=Hailuogou Travel Guide – Transportation, Time to Go, Things to Do|website=www.sichuantravelguide.com|access-date=2019-08-22}}

|File:HailuogouGlacierPanorama.jpg

|Ya'an

|Bifengxia

|2019

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|File:碧峰峡山间瀑布 - panoramio.jpg

|Ngawa

|Mount Siguniang Scenic Area

|2024

|

|File:四姑娘山景区 Mount Siguniang Scenic Area 18.jpg

|Anshun

|Huangguoshu Waterfall

|2007

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|File:HuangguoshuFall.jpg

|Anshun

|Longgong National Park Scenic Area

|2007

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|Bijie

|Baili Dujuan National Forest Park Scenic Area

|2013

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|File:Azaleas Area.JPG

|Qiannan

|Zhangjiang Scenic Area

|2015

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|Guiyang

|Qingyan Ancient Town

|2017

|Originally built in the year 1378, during the Ming dynasty. Qingyan's pig's feet is a local delicacy found in the town. The pig's feet symbolize good luck. Located in Huaxi District.

|File:Qingyan Ancient Town, Guiyang.jpg

|Tongren

|Mount Fanjing

|2018

|The highest peak of the Wuling Mountains in southeastern China, at an elevation of 2,570 m (8,430 ft). Mount Fanjing (also known as Fanjingshan) is also a sacred mountain in Chinese Buddhism.

|File:Fanjingshan-new.jpg

|Qiandongnan

|Zhenyuan Old Town

|2019

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|File:1 zhenyuan panorama 2015.jpg

|Kunming

|Stone Forest

|2007

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|File:Shilin, Yunnan 24740.jpg

|Lijiang

|Jade Dragon Snow Mountain

|2007

|

|File:Yulong xue shan.jpg

|Dali

|Three Pagodas

|2011

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|File:Threepagodas.jpg

|Xishuangbanna

|Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden

|2011

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|File:Tropical Botanical Garden, Xishuangbanna - panoramio - Colin W (1).jpg

|Lijiang

|Old Town of Lijiang

|2011

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|File:1 lijiang old town 2012a.jpg

|Dêqên

|Potatso National Park

|2012

|Located in Shangri-La

|File:Shudulake.jpg

|Kunming

|World Horti-Expo Garden

|2016

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|File:世界园艺博览园-入口.jpg

|Baoshan

|Tengchong Volcanic Scenic Area

|2016

|

|File:Old graves in front of Dakong Shan.jpg

|Baoshan

|Heshun Town

|2024

|

|File:和顺云海 - panoramio.jpg

|Lhasa

|Potala Palace

|2013

|The 5th Dalai Lama started construction of the Patala Palace in 1645, and it served as the residence of the Dalai Lama until the 14th Dalai Lama fled to India during the 1959 Tibetan uprising. The palace consists of thirteen stories of buildings —containing over 1,000 rooms, 10,000 shrines and about 200,000 statues— that soar {{convert|117|m|ft}} on top of Marpo Ri, the "Red Hill", rising more than {{convert|300|m|ft}} in total above the valley floor.

|File:布达拉宫.jpg

|Lhasa

|Jokhang Temple

|2013

|Located in Barkhor Square in Lhasa, the oldest part of the temple was built in 652 by Songtsen Gampo. Tibetans, in general, consider this temple as the most sacred and important temple in Tibet. The temple is currently maintained by the Gelug school, but they accept worshipers from all sects of Buddhism.

|File:Jokhang Temple in Tibet.jpg

|Nyingchi

|Tsozong Gongba Monastery

|2017

|A small Tibetan Buddhism monastery founded in the 1400s in the Nyingma tradition, it is located on Tashi Island in the middle of Pagsum Lake in the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains

|File:Basum Lake 01.jpg

|Shigatse

|Tashi Lhunpo Monastery

|2017

|Founded in 1447, it is a historic and culturally important monastery that is the traditional seat of the Panchen Lama. The monastery is located on a hill in the center of the city. The full name of the monastery in Tibetan means "all fortune and happiness gathered here."

|File:Tashi Lhunpo Monastery close up.jpg

|Xi'an

|Huaqing Pool

|2007

|

|File:华清宫.jpg

|Yan'an

|Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor

|2007

|

|File:B-Tomb of Emperor Huangdi in Shaanxi.jpg

|Xi'an

|Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, Terracotta Army

|2007

|Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum

|File:Terracotta Army, View of Pit 1.jpg

|Weinan

|Huashan

|2011

|

|File:Hua Shan.jpg

|Xi'an

|Giant Wild Goose Pagoda

|2011

|

|File:Giant Wild Goose Pagoda.jpg

|Baoji

|Famen Temple

|2014

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|File:Famensi.jpg

|Shangluo

|Golden Gorge Scenic Area

|2015

|

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|Baoji

|Mount Taibai

|2016

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|File:TaibaiShanNFP.JPG

|Xi'an

|Xi'an City Wall and Stele Forest

|2018

|

|File:XiAn CityWall DiLou.jpg

|Yan'an

|Yan'an Revolutionary Scenic Area

|2019

|

|File:延安宝塔.jpg

|Yan'an

|Qiankunwan Scenic Area

|2024

|

|

|Pingliang

|Kongtong Mountains

|2007

|

|File:崆峒山.jpg

|Jiayuguan

|Jiayu Pass

|2007

|

|File:Wanli Changcheng-Jiayu guan.jpg

|Tianshui

|Maijishan Grottoes

|2011

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|File:Majishan entire hill 20090226.jpg

|Jiuquan

|Singing Sand Dunes
and Crescent Lake

|2015

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|File:Crescent Moon Spring Yueyaquan Mingshashan Dunhuang Gansu China 敦煌 鸣沙山 月牙泉 - panoramio (2).jpg

|Zhangye

|Qicai Danxia

|2019

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|File:Linze, Zhangye, Gansu, China - panoramio (4).jpg

|Haibei

|Qinghai Lake

|2011

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|File:Qinghai Lake May 2006.jpg

|Xining

|Kumbum Monastery

|2012

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|File:Kumbummonastery.jpg

|Haidong

|Huzhu Homeland Park

|2017

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|Zhongwei

|Shapotou

|2007

|

|File:Shapotou.jpg

|Shizuishan

|Shahu Lake Scenic Area

|2007

|

|File:DesertLake2.jpg

|Yinchuan

|Zhenbeibao West Film Art Center

|2011

|

|File:“十八里红”-宁夏银川 镇北堡影视基地 zhen bei pu - panoramio.jpg

|Yinchuan

|Shuidonggou

|2015

|The oldest known paleolithic site in China, and a section of the Great Wall.

|File:水洞沟遗址.jpg

|Wuzhong

|Qingtongxia Yellow River Grand Canyon Tourist Area

|2024

|

|

|Changji

|Heavenly Lake of Tianshan
("Tianchi")

|2007

|

|File:Tianshan tianchi.jpg

|Turpan

|Grape Valley

|2007

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|File:Turpan grape valley.jpg

|Altay

|Kanas Lake
("Resort Kanasi Lake")

|2007

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|File:Lake Kanas.jpg

|Ili

|Nalati Grasslands

|2011

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|File:鸟览那拉提空中草原 - panoramio.jpg

|Altay

|Koktokay

|2012

|

|File:Fuyun old bridge.jpg

|Kashgar

|Jinhuyang Forest

|2013

|

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|Bayingolin

|Bosten Lake

|2014

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|File:Bosten-Lake (Bosten-See), Xinjiang, China, 87.00E, 42.00N.jpg

|Ürümqi

|Tianshan Grand Canyon

|2014

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|Kashgar

|Old Kashgar

|2015

|

|File:Kashgar-apakh-hoja-d04.jpg

|Ili

|Kalajun Grassland

|2016

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|File:新疆-喀拉梭大草原的牛羊 - panoramio.jpg

|Bayingolin

|Bayanbulak Grassland

|2016

|

|File:Bayan-Bulak-Kaidu.jpg

|Beitun

|Baisha Lake

|2017

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|Chongqing

|Shenlong Gorge

|2013

|2016

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|Jinzhong

|Qiao Family Compound

|2014

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|A 1.1{{nbsp}}ha{{citation |contribution=General Situation |title=Official site |url=http://www.qjdywhyq.com |contribution-url=http://www.qjdywhyq.com/en/qjgk.html |location=Qiaojiapu |date=2013 |publisher=Qiao's Grand Courtyard }}. (2.6{{nbsp}}acre) courtyard house comprising six large courtyards and 313 rooms built in the shape of a {{lang|zh|{{linktext|囍}}}}, the character for "double happiness", initially constructed in 1755 for the tofu and tea merchant Qiao Guifa,{{citation |title=You're Not from Around Here |url=http://yourenotfromaroundhere.com |contribution-url=https://yourenotfromaroundhere.com/blog/qiao-family-courtyard-pingyao-shanxi/ |contribution=Qiao's Family-Unfriendly Courtyard: Pingyao, Shanxi Province |date=19 June 2012 }}. rebuilt twice,{{citation |contribution-url=http://shanxi.chinadaily.com.cn/2012-03/12/content_14812873.htm |contribution=Mansion of the Qiao Family |date=12 Mar 2012 |title=Welcome to Shanxi, China |url=http://shanxi.chinadaily.com.cn/index2.html |publisher=China Daily Information Co. |location=Beijing |access-date=19 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130025604/http://shanxi.chinadaily.com.cn/index2.html |archive-date=30 November 2017 |url-status=dead }}. including for the financier Qiao Zhiyong, converted into the Qixian Folk Museum in 1986, and the setting for Zhang Yimou's 1991 Raise the Red Lantern and over 40 other movies.

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