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Mount Qingcheng & Dujiangyan Ancient Dam: Guide
Mount Qingcheng (Taoist hermitage, 2nd century BCE) and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System (256 BCE, 1.5 million hectares) were jointly inscribed UNESCO World Heritage in…
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Huanglong Scenic Area Calcite Terraces: Travel Guide
Huanglong (UNESCO 1992) holds approximately 3,400 travertine pools at 3,400–5,100 metres elevation in Sichuan's Minshan mountains. Jiuzhaigou Valley is 100 km south (2h); Sichuan…
October 2026
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South China Karst Pinnacles & Caves: Travel Guide
The South China Karst (UNESCO 2007, extended 2014) covers four karst sub-types across Yunnan, Guizhou, Chongqing and Guangxi. The Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art is…
October 2026
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Kaiping Diaolou Village Watchtowers: Travel Guide
Kaiping Diaolou (UNESCO 2007) comprises 1,833 fortified towers built by overseas Chinese emigrants in Guangdong between the 1880s and 1940s. South China Karst/Guilin is…
October 2026
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Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties: Guide
The Ming and Qing Imperial Tombs (UNESCO 2000) form a serial inscription including 13 Ming tombs near Beijing and Qing precincts 125 km apart.…
October 2026
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Mount Wutai Five-Platform Sacred Monasteries: Guide
Mount Wutai (UNESCO 2009), a 53-monastery plateau at up to 3,058 metres in Shanxi, contains the Foguang Temple, China’s oldest timber-frame building dated to…
October 2026
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Wudang Mountains Taoist Architectural Complex: Guide
Wudang Mountains (UNESCO 1994) preserve 53 Taoist structures across 72 peaks built with 300,000 workers under the Yongle Emperor from 1412. Shennongjia forest reserve…
October 2026
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Historic Ensemble Potala Palace Lhasa Tibet: Guide
The Potala Palace UNESCO inscription covers three Lhasa sites: the Palace itself (13 storeys, 3,717 kg of gold in gilded stupas), Jokhang Temple 0.6…
October 2026
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Chengde Mountain Resort Qing Summer Capital: Guide
Chengde Mountain Resort (UNESCO 1994) covers 5.6 sq km and served as the Qing summer capital from 1703; its 8 outlying temples were designed…
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