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Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom1 UNESCO World Heritage Site | | State Party |
China | | Type | Cultural | | Criteria | i, ii, iii, iv, v | | Identification | #1135 | | Region2 | Asia-Pacific | | Inscription History | | Formal Inscription: | 2004 WH Committee Session | | WH link: | http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1135 | | 1 Name as officially inscribed on the WH List 2 As classified officially by UNESCO UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ...
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State...
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A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State...
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A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State...
| Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom lie in Ji'an, Jilin and its approximities. Jian (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a county-level city in Jilin province, Peoples Republic of China. ...
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Goguryeo (traditional founding date 37 BCE; probably 2nd century BCE â 668 CE) was an ancient Korean kingdom located in the northern Korean Peninsula and Manchuria. ...
The Complex of Goguryeo Tombs lies in North Korea. ...
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A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State...
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Potala Palace The Potala Palace is a World Heritage Site The Potala Palace (Tibetan: à½à½¼à¼à½à¼à½£; Wylie: Po ta la, Traditional Chinese: , Simplified Chinese: , pinyin: BùdálÄ GÅng), located in Lhasa, Tibet, was the chief residence of the Dalai Lama until the 14th Dalai Lama fled to Dharamsala, India after...
A section of the Great Wall near Beijing during winter The course of the Great Wall is shown in this map dated from 1805 The Great Wall (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: , literally long city wall) is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in China, built between 5th century...
The colorful limestone pools of Huanglonggou and scenic mountains attract many tourists to the Huanglong area. ...
This article is about the Chinese imperial palace in Beijing. ...
façade of Chongzheng Hall, the main building Mukden Palace (æ²é³æ
宫, pinyin: ShÄnyáng GùgÅng) is the former imperial palace of early Qing Dynasty (1616 - 1910) of China. ...
Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties is the designation under which the UNESCO has included several tombs and burial complexes into the list of World Heritage Sites. ...
Jiuzhaigou Valley (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: JiÇzhà igÅu; lit. ...
Lijiang City (Chinese: 丽æ±å¸; Hanyu Pinyin: ) refers to an administrative division comprising of urban and rural areas in northwestern Yunnan Province, China. ...
The Longmen Grottoes (ch. ...
The small peaks of the mountain range can be climbed by visitors. ...
The ruins of the Cathedral of Saint Paul in Macau A view of Largo do Senado (Senado Square), part of the Historic Centre of Macao The Historic Centre of Macao (Portuguese: ; Traditional Chinese: ), on Macao Peninsula, is composed of sites that showcase the unique cultural heritage of Macao. ...
The Terracotta Army (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; literally soldier and horse funerary statues) or Terracotta Warriors and Horses is a collection of 8,099 life-size terra cotta figures of warriors and horses located near the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (Chinese: ; pinyin: ). The figures were discovered in...
The Mogao Caves, or Mogao Grottoes (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) form a system of 492 temples near Dunhuang, in Gansu province, China. ...
Location within China Mount Emei (峨çå±±, pinyin Ãméi ShÄn, Wade-Giles O2-mei2 Shan1, literally Delicate Eyebrow Mountain) is a mountain in Sichuan province of Western China. ...
Leshan Giant Buddha The Leshan Giant Buddha (æ¨å±±å¤§ä½/ä¹å±±å¤§ä½; pinyin: Dà Fó) is the tallest stone Buddha statue in the world. ...
The Huang Shan (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; literally Yellow Mountain) is a mountain range in southern Anhui province in eastern China. ...
Mount Qingcheng is a mountain in Guanxian, Sichuan, China. ...
The Dujiangyan Irrigation System diverts water from the Minjiang River, supplying Chengdu with fresh water and preventing floods. ...
Mount Tai (Chinese: æ³°å±±; pinyin: ) is a mountain of historical and cultural significance located north of the city of Taian, in Shandong Province, China. ...
The Wuyi Mountains (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) are a mountain range located at the northern border of Fujian province with Jiangxi province, China. ...
Mountain Resort, Chengde Mountain Resort, Chengde The Mountain Resort in Chengde (Chinese: é¿æå±±åº; pinyin: BìshÇ ShÄnzhuÄng; literally: Mountain Resort for Avoiding the Heat; Manchu: HalhÅ«n be jailara gurung) or Ligong (Chinese: 离宫; pinyin: LÃgÅng, the Qing Dynastys summer palace) situated in the city of Chengde...
The Putuo Zongcheng ticket to the summer resort (1984) Chengde (Chinese: ; pinyin: Chéngdé; Manchu: Erdemu be aliha fu) is a city approximately one hundred miles northeast of Beijing in northeastern Hebei province, situated near the Luan River. ...
Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site - the Caves (taken in July 2004) Zhoukoudian or Choukoutien (å¨å£åº) is a cave system near Beijing in China. ...
Pingyao (å¹³é¥, pinyin: PÃngyáo) is a Chinese county in central Shanxi province. ...
The Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries (Chinese: åå·å¤§çè²æ£²æ¯å°) located in southwest Sichuan province of China, is the home to more than 30% of the worlds highly endangered Giant Pandas. ...
The Summer Palace in Beijing. ...
Qufu (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chü1-fu4) is a city in Shandong Province, China. ...
Hall of Annual Prayer, the largest building in the Temple of Heaven The Temple of Heaven, literally the Altar of Heaven (Traditional Chinese: , Simplified Chinese: , pinyin: TiÄntán; Manchu: Abkai mukdehun) is a complex of Taoist buildings situated in southeastern urban Beijing, in Xuanwu District. ...
Terraces part way up the sides of the Tiger Leaping Gorge View of the gorge from the high path, showing Jade Dragon Snow Mountain on the left, and Haba Snow Mountain on the right. ...
XÄ«dì (Chinese: 西é; pinyin: , also Xidi, or Xi Di, literally West Post), is a village in southern Anhui province (Yixian County), in China, which was declared a part of the Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000, along with the village of Hongcun. ...
Hongcun (宿, pinyin: HóngcÅ«n) is a village in Yixian county, Anhui province (Yixian County), located near the southwest slope of Mount Huangshan, in China. ...
The sandstone pillars of Wulingyuan extend hundreds of meters over the valley floor. ...
Yinxu, the ruins of Yin, the capital (1350 - 1046 BC) of the Shang (Yin) Dynasty. ...
The Yungang Grottoes (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) are ancient Buddhist temple grottoes near the city of Datong in the Chinese province of Shanxi. ...
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