China

Date of ratification of the Convention:
Thursday, December 12, 1985
Thursday, December 12, 1985
Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List
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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Yin Xu (2006)
- Yungang Grottoes (2001)
- Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992)
- Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992)
- Mount Sanqingshan National Park (2008)
- Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries (2006)
- South China Karst (2007)
- Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas (2003)
- Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992)
- 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
- The Sakyamuni Pagoda at Fogong Temple (#) (1996)
- Anji Bridge (1996)
- Foguang Temple (1996)
- The Ruins of Jiaohe Ancient City (1996)
- 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)
- Lunan Stone Forest Scenic Zone (1996)
- West Lake Scenic Zone in Hangzhou (1996)
- The Ruins of Daming Palace of the Tang Dynasty (1996)
- The Remains of Chang'an City of the Han Dynasty (1996)
- The Forest of Steles in Xi'an (1996)
- The City Wall of Xi'an (1996)
- Chengyang Yongji Bridge (1996)
- Kaiyuan Temple Pagoda of Dingzhou City (1996)
- Dule Temple (1996)
- Historical Residential Courtyards in Dingcun (1996)
- Liangzhu Archaeological Sites (1996)
- Beihai Park (1996)
- Yunju Temple Pagoda and its Stone Scriptures (1996)
- Beijing Ancient Observatory (1996)
- Lugou Bridge (1996)
- Tonglushan Ancient Copper Mine Sites (1996)
- Sakya Tower of Fogong Monastery (1996)
- Foguang Monastery (1996)
- Yongle Palace (1996)
- Niuheliang Archaeological Site (1996)
- Historical Remains at Yuan Shangdu (1996)
- The Silk Road (Chinese Section) (1996)
- The Ancient Town of Tongli (1998)
- The Ancient Town of Zhouzhuang (1998)
- Norbulingka (2000)
- The Ancient Venetian Township in the South of Yangtze River - Luzhi (2001)
- The Ancient Venetian Township in the South of Yangtze River - Nanxun (2001)
- The Ancient Venetian Township in the South of Yangtze River - Wuzhen (2001)
- The Ancient Venetian Township in the South of Yangtze River - Xitang (2001)
- Mount Wutai Administrative Bureau (2001)
- 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)
- Putuo Mountain Scenic Resort (2001)
- Nanxi River (2001)
- Songshan Area (2001)
- Maijishan Scenic Spots (2001)
- Wudalianchi Scenic Spots (2001)
- Haitan Scenic Spots (2001)
- Dali Chanshan Mountain and Erhai Lake Scenic Spot (2001)
- Honghe Hani Terraced Fields (2002)
- Kaiping Diaolou (2002)
- Fujian Tulou (#) (2002)
- South China Karst (2005)
- The protection zone of Chengjiang fossil lagerstätte (2005)
- Sanqingshan National Park (2005)

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