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Heritage Sites in China

Temples, tombs, palaces, ruins and other sites with a protected status or a documented history. They appear in 291 city and area guides across 33 provinces and regions.

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Cities with the most heritage sites

Shanghai

25 places listed. East China.

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Beijing

24 places listed. North China.

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Zhoukou

20 places listed. Henan, Central China.

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Anyang

19 places listed. Henan, Central China.

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Yan'an

19 places listed. Shaanxi, Northwest China.

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Baoding

16 places listed. Hebei, North China.

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All cities

291 city and area guides by region

North China 36 city guides

Beijing

Beijing 24 places

Tianjin

Tianjin 9 places

Hebei

Baoding 16 places
Xingtai 13 places
Cangzhou 12 places
Handan 10 places
Shijiazhuang 9 places
Zhangjiakou 7 places
Qinhuangdao 6 places
Langfang 5 places
Tangshan 5 places
Chengde 4 places
Hengshui 4 places

Shanxi

Datong 12 places
Jinzhong 10 places
Linfen 10 places
Jincheng 9 places
Changzhi 7 places
Taiyuan 7 places
Yangquan 7 places
Yuncheng 7 places
Lüliang 6 places
Shuozhou 6 places
Xinzhou 4 places
Pingyao 1 place

Inner Mongolia

Baotou 9 places
Hohhot 8 places
Tongliao 7 places
Ordos 6 places
Alxa 4 places
Chifeng 4 places
Xilingol 4 places
Hulunbuir 3 places
Hinggan 2 places
Ulanqab 2 places
Bayannur 1 place

Northeast China 26 city guides

Liaoning

Jinzhou 7 places
Huludao 5 places
Shenyang 5 places
Dalian 4 places
Dandong 3 places
Fushun 3 places
Liaoyang 3 places
Yingkou 3 places
Benxi 2 places
Anshan 1 place

Jilin

Changchun 4 places
Jilin City 4 places
Tonghua 4 places
Baicheng 3 places
Baishan 3 places
Siping 3 places
Liaoyuan 2 places
Songyuan 1 place
Yanbian 1 place

Heilongjiang

Jixi 6 places
Harbin 5 places
Qiqihar 5 places
Mudanjiang 4 places
Daxing'anling 3 places
Heihe 3 places
Mohe 1 place

East China 71 city guides

Shanghai

Shanghai 25 places

Jiangsu

Suzhou 12 places
Zhenjiang 12 places
Huai'an 11 places
Xuzhou 11 places
Suqian 10 places
Nantong 9 places
Yangzhou 9 places
Lianyungang 8 places
Yancheng 8 places
Nanjing 7 places
Changzhou 6 places
Wuxi 5 places

Zhejiang

Wenzhou 11 places
Ningbo 8 places
Shaoxing 7 places
Hangzhou 6 places
Jiaxing 6 places
Huzhou 3 places
Lishui 3 places
Quzhou 3 places
Taizhou 3 places
Jinhua 1 place

Anhui

Xuancheng 8 places
Bozhou 7 places
Chuzhou 7 places
Anqing 6 places
Huangshan 5 places
Fuyang 4 places
Ma'anshan 4 places
Hefei 3 places
Huainan 3 places
Bengbu 2 places
Chizhou 2 places
Lu'an 2 places
Tongling 1 place
Wuhu 1 place

Fujian

Quanzhou 9 places
Nanping 7 places
Longyan 6 places
Zhangzhou 6 places
Fuzhou 5 places
Putian 5 places
Ningde 4 places
Xiamen 4 places
Sanming 2 places
Wuyishan 2 places

Jiangxi

Yichun (Jiangxi) 8 places
Pingxiang 7 places
Fuzhou (Jiangxi) 6 places
Jingdezhen 6 places
Nanchang 6 places
Yingtan 6 places
Ji'an 5 places
Shangrao 5 places
Ganzhou 4 places
Jiujiang 4 places
Xinyu 3 places

Shandong

Jining 16 places
Yantai 13 places
Zibo 8 places
Jinan 7 places
Liaocheng 7 places
Linyi 7 places
Qingdao 7 places
Tai'an 7 places
Zaozhuang 7 places
Dongying 5 places
Rizhao 5 places
Weifang 5 places
Weihai 5 places

Central China 37 city guides

Henan

Zhoukou 20 places
Anyang 19 places
Kaifeng 16 places
Zhengzhou 16 places
Shangqiu 14 places
Xuchang 14 places
Jiaozuo 13 places
Xinxiang 12 places
Nanyang 11 places
Luoyang 10 places
Pingdingshan 8 places
Zhumadian 6 places
Xinyang 4 places

Hubei

Xiangyang 15 places
Wuhan 13 places
Jingzhou 12 places
Huanggang 9 places
Suizhou 9 places
Shiyan 8 places
Yichang 8 places
Enshi 7 places
Jingmen 7 places
Huangshi 6 places
Xianning 6 places
Shennongjia 1 place

Hunan

Changsha 15 places
Xiangtan 11 places
Yongzhou 9 places
Changde 6 places
Hengyang 6 places
Zhangjiajie 6 places
Shaoyang 4 places
Xiangxi 4 places
Chenzhou 3 places
Huaihua 3 places
Yueyang 3 places
Zhuzhou 3 places

South China 40 city guides

Guangdong

Shaoguan 10 places
Guangzhou 8 places
Shanwei 7 places
Chaozhou 6 places
Dongguan 5 places
Jiangmen 5 places
Maoming 5 places
Zhaoqing 5 places
Heyuan 4 places
Huizhou 4 places
Jieyang 4 places
Shantou 4 places
Zhanjiang 4 places
Qingyuan 3 places
Shenzhen 3 places
Zhuhai 3 places
Foshan 2 places
Meizhou 2 places
Yangjiang 2 places
Zhongshan 2 places

Guangxi

Guilin 7 places
Chongzuo 6 places
Laibin 6 places
Wuzhou 5 places
Guigang 4 places
Qinzhou 4 places
Baise 3 places
Hezhou 3 places
Beihai 2 places
Hechi 2 places
Liuzhou 2 places
Nanning 2 places
Yulin 2 places
Yangshuo 1 place

Hainan

Danzhou 5 places
Haikou 5 places
Sanya 4 places
Wenchang 2 places

Hong Kong

Hong Kong 8 places

Macau

Macau 9 places

Southwest China 51 city guides

Chongqing

Chongqing 9 places

Sichuan

Guangyuan 9 places
Nanchong 9 places
Aba 8 places
Chengdu 8 places
Leshan 8 places
Ziyang 8 places
Meishan 6 places
Dazhou 5 places
Luzhou 5 places
Mianyang 5 places
Zigong 5 places
Ganzi 4 places
Guang'an 4 places
Ya'an 4 places
Yibin 4 places
Emeishan 3 places
Bazhong 2 places
Dujiangyan 1 place

Guizhou

Zunyi 10 places
Qiandongnan 7 places
Bijie 6 places
Guiyang 6 places
Qiannan 6 places
Tongren 6 places
Anshun 5 places
Liupanshui 2 places
Libo 1 place
Rongjiang 1 place

Yunnan

Dali 14 places
Kunming 12 places
Lijiang 10 places
Lincang 8 places
Honghe 7 places
Qujing 7 places
Yuxi 7 places
Pu'er 6 places
Baoshan 5 places
Diqing 5 places
Xishuangbanna 5 places
Zhaotong 4 places
Jianshui 3 places
Mangshi 2 places
Shangri-La 2 places
Wenshan 2 places
Tengchong 1 place

Tibet

Ngari 6 places
Shigatse 5 places
Chamdo 4 places
Lhasa 4 places
Nyingchi 1 place

Northwest China 30 city guides

Shaanxi

Yan'an 19 places
Xi'an 15 places
Weinan 13 places
Baoji 9 places
Xianyang 9 places
Hanzhong 6 places
Ankang 2 places

Gansu

Qingyang 11 places
Jiuquan 7 places
Pingliang 7 places
Wuwei 7 places
Tianshui 6 places
Linxia 5 places
Dunhuang 4 places
Jiayuguan 4 places
Zhangye 4 places
Lanzhou 3 places
Longnan 1 place

Qinghai

Yushu 9 places
Haixi 6 places
Xining 4 places

Ningxia

Yinchuan 12 places
Zhongwei 12 places

Xinjiang

Hotan 10 places
Aksu 6 places
Kashgar 5 places
Turpan 5 places
Bayingolin 4 places
Ili 4 places
Urumqi 3 places

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Reviewed October 2026.