UNESCO World Heritage sites in China

	1987 The Great Wall			1997, 2000 Classical Gardens of Suzhou
	1987 Mount Taishan			1998 Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
	1987, 2004 Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang			1998 Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing
	1987 Mogao Caves			1999 Mount Wuyi
	1987 Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor			1999 Dazu Rock Carvings
	1987 Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian			2000 Mount Qincheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System
	1990 Mount Huangshan			2000 Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun
	1992 Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area			2000 Longmen Grottoes
	1992 Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area			2000, 2003, 2004 Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
	1992 Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area			2001 Yungang Grottoes
	1994 Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde			2003 Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
	1994 Temple and Cemetery of Confucius, and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu			2004 Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom
	1994 Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains			2005 Historic Centre of Macao
	1994, 2000, 2001 Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa			2006 Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries
	1996 Lushan National Park			2006 Yin Xu
	1996 Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area			2007 Kaiping Diaolou and Villages, Diaolou, multi-storied defensive village houses in Kaiping, Guangdong Province
	1997 Old Town of Lijiang			2007 South China Karst
	1997 Ancient City of Ping Yao			2008 Fujian Tulou
				2008 Mount Sanqingshan National Park
				2009 sacred Buddhist Mount Wutai
				2010 Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”
				2010 China Danxia

The World Heritage List was established under terms of The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage adopted in November 1972 at the 17th General Conference of UNESCO.
The Convention states that a World Heritage Committee "will establish, keep up-to-date and publish" a World Heritage List of cultural and natural properties, submitted by the States Parties and considered to be of outstanding universal value.
One of the main responsibilities of this Committee is to provide technical co-operation under the World Heritage Fund for the safeguarding of World Heritage properties to States Parties whose resources are insufficient.
States Parties can request international assistance under the Fund for the preparation of tentative lists and nomination forms, expert missions, training of specialized staff, and supply of equipment when appropriate; they can also apply for long-term loans and, in special cases, non-repayable grants. Requests must concern work necessary for the preservation of cultural or natural sites included in the World Heritage List or assistance to national or regional training centres.
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