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Yungang Grottoes

Cultural World Heritage property in China, inscribed in 2001 under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv).

Yungang Grottoes, China
Photo: Marcin Białek · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
China
Year of inscription
2001
Criteria
iiiiiiiv
Area of property
349 ha
Location
Pingcheng District
What it is
grotto, Chinese AAAAA-rated tourist attraction
Component parts
2 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1039 · Wikidata Q308805

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.
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