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Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties

Cultural World Heritage property in China, inscribed in 2000 under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi).

Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, China
Photo: ofol · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
China
Year of inscription
2000
Criteria
iiiiiiivvi
Area of property
3,435 ha
What it is
burial plot
Component parts
14 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1004 · Wikidata Q817164

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(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.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
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