Category: China

Chengjiang Fossil Site

World Heritages in China Part 6

Silk Road Routes in Tian Shan (World Heritage) The routes of the Silk Road in Tian Shan are a 5000 km long section of the Silk Road. The section stretches from Chang’an / Luoyang,...

Tusi sites

World Heritages in China Part 5

Shennongjia – forest area in the Chinese province of Hubei (World Heritage) Shennongjia is located in the province of Hubei (also Hupeh, Hupei) in central China. Two areas were designated as World Heritage in...

Westsee Cultural Landscape

World Heritages in China Part 4

Xanadu (World Heritage) From Xanadu, today Shangdu in Inner Mongolia, the summer residence of the Mongol ruler Khubilai from the 13th century, only remnants of the wall remain. Xanadu: facts Official title: Xanadu –...

Mount Sanqingshan National Park

World Heritages in China Part 3

Koguryŏ Ruins (World Heritage) Three old, not yet fully excavated cities of the Koguryŏ culture and 40 graves are protected. The Koguryŏ kingdom probably existed from 37 BC. BC to AD 668 in northern...

Dialolou Buildings in Kaiping

World Heritages in China Part 2

Tulou loam buildings in Fujian (World Heritage) The Hakka settlements are in the rice, tobacco and tea fields in the southwest of Fujian. For a long time, the life of this people was organized...

Xidi and Hongcun Villages

World Heritages in China

National Park of the “Three Parallel Rivers” (World Heritage) The national park in northwestern Yunnan includes several protected areas of great biodiversity. The area covers 1.7 million hectares in the upper reaches of the...

Karst Landscape in Southern China

Karst Landscape in Southern China (World Heritage)

The southern Chinese, humid subtropical karst region extends over an area of ​​0.5 million km² in the provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi. The landscape is of great beauty and contains, among other things,...

Macau

Macau (World Heritage)

As the first European trading post in the South China Sea, Macau was under Portuguese administration from the mid-16th century until 1999. This is still visible today in the city, which, as a trading...

Mount Wuyi

Mount Wuyi (World Heritage)

The Wuyi Mountains are located in the northwest of Fujian and consist of natural mountain and river landscapes. It has one of the world’s largest subtropical wet forests. There are also numerous cultural and...

Rock Paintings of Besides

Rock Paintings of Besides (World Heritage)

The rock carvings date from the 9th to 13th centuries and are located northwest of Chongqing. The pictures give an insight into people’s everyday life and are a harmonious combination of Buddhism, Daoism and...