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CulturalRef. 812

Ancient City of Ping Yao

Cultural World Heritage property in China, inscribed in 1997 under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).

Ancient City of Ping Yao, China
Photo: 林高志 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
China
Year of inscription
1997
Criteria
iiiiiiv
Area of property
246 ha
Location
Pingyao County
What it is
group of structures or buildings
Component parts
3 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 812 · Wikidata Q65965285

Why it is on the List

(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.
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Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Yinxu, China227 kmYinxuChina · 2006CulturalMount Wutai, China243 kmMount WutaiChina · 2009CulturalLongmen Grottoes, China296 kmLongmen GrottoesChina · 2000CulturalHistoric Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”, China316 kmHistoric Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”China · 2010CulturalYungang Grottoes, China334 kmYungang GrottoesChina · 2001CulturalMausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, China408 kmMausoleum of the First Qin EmperorChina · 1987Cultural
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