How Many of These Famous China Attractions Have You Visited?
By Bridget O'Donnell
Last week, Mount Fanjingshan in Guizhou province was named a UNESCO World Heritage site, bringing the total number of Chinese places on the list to 53. China now ranks second on the list, just below Italy (with a total of 54 sites).
How many of China's World Heritage sites have you visited? Find out how much of a seasoned China traveler you are by scrolling through the list below and then filling out the checklist at the bottom of this post!
1. Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains (Hubei)
2. Ancient City of Ping Yao (Shanxi)
3. Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun
4. Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom (Jilin)
5. Classical Gardens of Suzhou (Jiangsu)
6. Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces (Yunnan)
7. Dazu Rock Carvings (Chongqing)
8. Fujian Tulou
9. Historic Center of Macao
10. Potala Palace, Lhasa (Tibet)
11. Historic Monuments of Dengfeng (Shaolin Temple, Henan)
12. Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (AKA "Forbidden City," in Beijing/Shenyang)
13. Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (Beijing/Nanjing)
14. Kaiping Diaolou and Villages (Guangdong)
15. Kulangsu, a Historic International Settlement (Fujian)
16. Longmen Grottoes (Henan)
17. Lushan National Park (Jiangxi)
18. Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (AKA "Terracotta Warriors," Shaanxi)
19. Mogao Caves (Gansu)
20. Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System (Sichuan)
21. Mount Wutai (Shanxi)
22. Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde (Hebei)
23. Old Town of Lijiang (Yunnan)
24. Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian (Beijing)
25. Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor (Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Xinjiang)
26. Site of Xanadu (Inner Mongolia)
27. Summer Palace (Beijing)
28. Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu (Shandong)
29. Temple of Heaven (Beijing)
30. The Grand Canal (Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Henan)
31. The Great Wall (Northern China)
32. Tusi Sites (Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou)
33. West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou (Zhejiang)
34. Yin Xu (Henan)
35. Yungang Grottoes (Shanxi)
36. Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape (Guangxi)
37. Chengjiang Fossil Site (Yunnan)
38. China Danxia (Hunan, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Guizhou)
39. Fanjingshan (Guizhou)
40. Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area (Sichuan)
41. Shennongjia (Hubei)
42. Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area (Sichuan)
43. Mount Sanqingshan National Park (Jiangxi)
44. Hoh Xil (Qianghai)
45. Giant Panda Sanctuaries (Sichuan)
46. South China Karst (Yunnan, Guizhou, Chongqing, Guangxi)
47. Three Parallel Rivers (Yunnan)
48. Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area (AKA "Zhangjiajie," Hunan)
49. Mount Tianshan (Xinjiang)
50. Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha (Sichuan)
51. Mount Huangshan (Anhui)
52. Mount Taishan (Shandong)
53. Mount Wuyi (Jiangxi)
Results
35-53 Places: Seasoned China Traveler
Wow, you've seen a lot of China!
17-34 Places: Intermediate China Traveler
You've already been to quite a few of China's most famous spots, but there's still so much left to see!
0-16 Places: Newbie China Traveler
You're just getting your China adventure started. What are you waiting for? Go book a trip right now!
[Images via Wikimedia Commons, Pixabay]
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