Beijing UNESCO – UNESCO sites in Beijing

Last Update: 18th November 2019
What are UNESCO sites in Beijing?
Beijing offers visitors 7 x UNESCO World Heritage Sites to explore. Let’s see what they are.

Beijing UNESCO Sites

  • Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian

Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian is situated in Fangshan District, Beijing. Declared as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site in December, 1987, it is the living place of Peking Man from 700,000 to 200,000 years ago, the early Homo sapiens in the 4th place from 200,000 to 100,000 years ago, the Idyllic Cave Man from about 42,000 to 38,500 years ago, and the Upper Cave Man around 30,000 years ago.
​For reference, 27 x sites of cultural relics in different periods with various fossils, more than 200 human fossils, more than 100,000 pieces of stone tools, and a large number of fire remains and hundreds of animal fossils have been discovered there.

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The Great Wall of China is well-known around the world. The Great Wall of China spans in Beijing for tens of thousands of kilometers. It lies from Badaling, through Mutianyu, Juyong Pass, Simatai, Jiankuo, Shuiguan to Gubeikou. You may be shocked by the construction when you explore it.
As one of the landmarks of Beijing, the Forbidden City is one of the must-visit spots in Beijing. It is said to be the largest royal palace in the world. The old buildings with red walls and golden glazed tiles in the Ming (1368 – 1644) and Qing (1644 – 1912) Dynasties could take you back to time. In addition, it offers a variety of precious exhibits to visit.
As the largest royal garden in China, the Summer Palace is acclaimed as “the Museum of the Royal Family”. Suzhou Street with various antiques, Wanshou Mountain with several Buddhist buildings, and the Corridor with more than 14,000 different color paintings may impress you deeply.
As part of the World Cultural Heritage Site – the Tombs of the Emperor in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Ming Tombs is the largest existing royal complex in China and even in the world. There are 13 tombs of the emperors in the Ming Dynasty there. 3 of them are opened to the public. They are the Chang Tomb, the Ding Tomb and the Zhao Tomb.
  • Grand Canal (Beijing-Hangzhou Canal)
The Beijing – Hangzhou Canal is the longest and largest canal in the ancient times. It was declared as the World Cultural Heritage Site on June 22, 2014. Originally built in the Spring and Autumn Period (770 – 221 BC) and completed in the Sui Dynasty (581 – 619), the construction was renovated in the Yuan Dynasty (1271 – 1368) when the canal was extended to Beijing.
​In ancient China, silk, tea, bamboo, wood, and much more in South China were transported via the canal to North China while coal, leather goods and other special items in North China were transported to South China through the canal as well. The canal has been playing a significant role in the history of China.

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