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The list presented here provides information on the 55 World Heritage Sites located in China, as recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The information provided includes details such as the sites' locations, the year in which they were listed, and data compiled by UNESCO.

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World Heritage Sites are cultural or natural landmarks that have been recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having outstanding universal value to humanity. These sites are considered to be of exceptional importance and are protected under international law.

China is a country with a rich cultural and natural heritage, and it has been home to numerous World Heritage Sites over the years. There are 55 World Heritage Sites in China, ranging from historical landmarks such as the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and the Terracotta Army to natural wonders such as the Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area and the Huangshan Mountain Range.

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S.No.,Site,Location,Type of Heritage Site,Year listed,UNESCO data1,Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains,Hubei,World Cultural Heritage Site,1994,"I, II, VI"2,Ancient City of Pingyao,"Pingyao County, Shanxi",World Cultural Heritage Site,1997,"II, III, IV"3,Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui  Xidi and Hongcun,"Yi County, Anhui",World Cultural Heritage Site,2000,"III, IV, V"4,Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City,"Hangzhou and Deqing County, Zhejiang",World Cultural Heritage Site,2019,"III, IV"5,Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom,"Ji'an, Jilin",World Cultural Heritage Site,2004,"I, II, III, IV, V"6,Chengde Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples in Chengde,"Chengde, Hebei",World Cultural Heritage Site,1994,"II, IV"7,Chengjiang Fossil Site,"Chengjiang County, Yunnan",World Natural Heritage Site,2012,VIII8,China Danxia,"Hunan, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Guizhou",World Natural Heritage Site,2010,"VII, VIII, IX, X"9,Classical Gardens of Suzhou,"Suzhou, Jiangsu",World Cultural Heritage Site,"1997, 2000","I, II, III, IV, V"10,Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces,"Yuanyang County, Yunnan",World Cultural Heritage Site,2013,"III, V"11,Dazu Rock Carvings,"Dazu District, Chongqing",World Cultural Heritage Site,1999,"I, II, III"12,Fanjingshan,"Tongren, Guizhou",World Natural Heritage Site,2018,X13,Fujian Tulou,Fujian,World Cultural Heritage Site,2008,"III, IV, V"14,Grand Canal,"Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and Henan",World Cultural Heritage Site,2014,"I, III, IV, VI"15,Historic Centre of Macau,Macau,World Cultural Heritage Site,2005,"II, III, IV, VI"16,"Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, including the Jokhang Temple and Norbulingka","Lhasa, Tibet",World Cultural Heritage Site,"1994, 2000, 2001","I, IV, VI"17,Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in The Centre of Heaven and Earth,"Dengfeng, Henan",World Cultural Heritage Site,2010,"III, VI"18,Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area,"Songpan County, Sichuan",World Natural Heritage Site,1992,VII19,Hubei Shennongjia,Hubei,World Natural Heritage Site,2016,"IX, X"20,"Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, including the Forbidden City and Mukden Palace","Beijing (Forbidden City) and Shenyang, Liaoning (Mukden Palace)",World Cultural Heritage Site,"1987, 2004","I, II, III, IV"21,"Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, including the Ming tombs and the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum","Beijing and Nanjing, Jiangsu",World Cultural Heritage Site,"2000, 2003, 2004","III, IV, V"22,Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area,"Jiuzhaigou County, Sichuan",World Natural Heritage Site,1992,VII23,Kaiping Diaolou and Villages,"Kaiping, Guangdong",World Cultural Heritage Site,2007,"II, III, IV"24,Kulangsu: a Historic International Settlement,"Xiamen, Fujian",World Cultural Heritage Site,2017,"II, IV"25,Longmen Grottoes,"Luoyang, Henan",World Cultural Heritage Site,2000,"I, II, III"26,Lushan National Park,"Lushan District, Jiangxi",World Cultural Heritage Site,1996,"II, III, IV, VI"27,Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor,"Xi'an, Shaanxi",World Cultural Heritage Site,1987,"I, III, IV, VI"28,Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I),"Yancheng, Jiangsu",World Natural Heritage Site,2019,X29,Mogao Caves,"Dunhuang, Gansu",World Cultural Heritage Site,1987,"I, II, III, IV, V, VI"30,"Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area","Emeishan City (Mt. Emei) and Leshan (Giant Buddha), Sichuan",World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site (Mixed),1996,"IV, VI, X"31,Mount Huangshan,"Huangshan City, Anhui",World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site (Mixed),1990,"II, VII, X"32,Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System,"Dujiangyan City, Sichuan",World Cultural Heritage Site,2000,"II, IV, VI"33,Mount Tai,"Tai'an, Shandong",World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site (Mixed),1987,"I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII"34,Mount Wutai,"Wutai County, Shanxi",World Cultural Heritage Site,2009,"II, III, IV, VI"35,Mount Wuyi,"Fujian, Jiangxi",World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site (Mixed),1999,"III, VI, VII, X"36,Old Town of Lijiang,"Lijiang, Yunnan",World Cultural Heritage Site,1997,"II, IV, V"37,Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian,Beijing,World Cultural Heritage Site,1987,"III, VI"38,Qinghai Hoh Xil,Qinghai,World Natural Heritage Site,2017,"VII, X"39,Sanqingshan,"Yushan County, Jiangxi",World Natural Heritage Site,2008,VII40,Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries,Sichuan,World Natural Heritage Site,2006,X41,Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor,"Luoyang, Lingbao of Henan; Xi'an, Bin County and Chenggu of Shaanxi; Tianshui, Yongjing, Dunhuang and Anxi of Gansu; Turpan, Jimsar and Kuqa of Xinjiang",World Cultural Heritage Site,2014,"II, III, IV, VI"42,Site of Xanadu,"Zhenglan Banner, Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia",World Cultural Heritage Site,2012,"II, III, IV, VI"43,South China Karst,"Yunnan, Guizhou , Chongqing and Guangxi",World Natural Heritage Site,"2007, 2014","VII, VIII"44,Summer Palace,Beijing,World Cultural Heritage Site,1998,"I, II, III"45,Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu,"Qufu, Shandong",World Cultural Heritage Site,1994,"I, IV, VI"46,Temple of Heaven,Beijing,World Cultural Heritage Site,1998,"I, II, III"47,The Great Wall,Northern China,World Cultural Heritage Site,1987,"I, II, III, IV, VI"48,Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas,Yunnan,World Natural Heritage Site,2003,"VII, VIII, IX, X"49,Tusi Sites,"Hunan, Hubei and Guizhou",World Cultural Heritage Site,2015,"II, III"50,West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou,"Hangzhou, Zhejiang",World Cultural Heritage Site,2011,"II, III, VI"51,Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area,"Zhangjiajie, Hunan",World Natural Heritage Site,1992,VII52,Xinjiang Tianshan,Xinjiang,World Natural Heritage Site,2013,"VII, IX"53,Yinxu,"Anyang, Henan",World Cultural Heritage Site,2006,"II, III, IV, VI"54,Yungang Grottoes,"Datong, Shanxi",World Cultural Heritage Site,2001,"I, II, III, IV"55,Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape,Guangxi,World Cultural Heritage Site,2016,"III, VI",,,,,https://www.downloadexcelfiles.com/,,,,,