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The Great Wall

Cultural World Heritage property in China, inscribed in 1987 under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi).

The Great Wall, China
Photo: Severin.stalder · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Amami-Ōshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote IslandAncient Building Complex in the Wudang MountainsAncient Capitals of Asuka and FujiwaraAncient City of Ping YaoAncient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and HongcunBadain Jaran DesertBaekje Historic AreasBuddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji AreaBurkhan KhaldunCapital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo KingdomCentral Axis of BeijingCentral Sikhote-AlinChangdeokgungChengde Mountain Resort and its outlying templesChina DanxiaClassical Gardens of SuzhouDazu Rock CarvingsDeer Stone Monuments, the Heart of Bronze Age CultureFanjingshanGaya TumuliGetbol, Korean Tidal FlatsGochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen SitesGoguryeo tombsGrand CanalGyeongju Historic AreasHidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki RegionHimeji CastleHiroshima Peace MemorialHistoric Monuments and Sites in KaesongHistoric Monuments of Ancient KyotoHistoric Monuments of Ancient NaraHistoric Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and YangdongHistoric Villages of Shirakawa-gō and GokayamaHuanglongHuangshanHubei ShennongjiaHwaseong FortressImperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and ShenyangImperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing DynastiesItsukushima ShrineIwami Ginzan Silver MineJanggyeon Panjeon of HaeinsaJeju Volcanic Island and Lava TubesJingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry SitesJiuzhaigou ValleyJongmyoLake BaikalLandscapes of DauriaLiangzhu siteLongmen GrottoesLushan Quaternary Glaciation National GeoparkMaidamMausoleum of the First Qin EmperorMigratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I)Mogao CavesMount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic AreaMount KumgangMount SanqingMount TaiMount WutaiMozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient JapanNamhansanseongOld Town of LijiangOrkhon ValleyPetroglyphs along the Bangucheon StreamQingchengshan-Dujiangyan National ParkRoyal Tombs of the Joseon DynastySacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata RegionSacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain RangeSansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in KoreaSeokguram Grotto and Bulguksa TempleSeowon, Korean Neo-Confucian AcademiesSichuan Giant Panda SanctuariesSilk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan CorridorSites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal MiningSummer PalaceTemple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in QufuTemple of HeavenThe Great WallThree Parallel Rivers National ParkTusi SitesWest Lake Cultural Landscape of HangzhouWestern Xia MausoleumsWulingyuanWuyi MountainsXanaduYakushimaYinxuYungang GrottoesZhoukoudian site40.417° N, 116.083° E
State Party
China
Year of inscription
1987
Criteria
iiiiiiivvi
Area of property
2,152 ha
What it is
group of structures or buildings
Component parts
3 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 438 · Wikidata Q65961372

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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Summer Palace, China49 kmSummer PalaceChina · 1998CulturalCentral Axis of Beijing, China63 kmCentral Axis of BeijingChina · 2024CulturalTemple of Heaven, China65 kmTemple of HeavenChina · 1998CulturalZhoukoudian site, China82 kmZhoukoudian siteChina · 1987CulturalChengde Mountain Resort and its outlying temples, China169 kmChengde Mountain Resort and its outlying templesChina · 1994CulturalXanadu, China216 kmXanaduChina · 2012Cultural
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