As a country with a long history and splendid culture, China not only has many famous mountains and rivers, but also countless places of interest and historic sites, and many world heritage sites are symbols of the history, culture and civilization of the Chinese nation. As a country with a long history and splendid culture, China has many places of interest, majestic ancient buildings, spectacular mountains and peaks, criss-crossing rivers, and extremely rich cultural and natural heritage resources.
Great Wall. After China acceded to the Convention in 1985 and became a signatory to the Convention, it had its first batch of World Heritage sites in 1987, with five Chinese heritages, namely: Zhoukoudian Peking Man Ruins, the Great Wall, the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, and the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor1 cultural and natural heritage, namely Mount Tai. As of the 43rd session of the World Heritage Committee in July 2019, 56 sites in China have been inscribed on the World Heritage List, including 38 Chinese heritage sites (including 5 cultural landscape heritages), 14 natural heritages, and 4 cultural and natural heritage sites.
Zhoukoudian Peking Man Ruins.
Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang and Terracotta Warriors.
China is one of the countries with the most comprehensive range of World Heritage Sites, including cultural heritage, natural heritage, cultural and natural heritage, and cultural landscape heritage. China's world heritage involves a wide range of contents, such as ancient human sites (Zhoukoudian Peking Man Ruins), imperial palaces (Beijing and Shenyang Ming and Qing Dynasty Imperial Palaces), royal gardens (Beijing Summer Palace, Chengde Summer Resort and surrounding temples), ancient city ruins (Yuan Shangdu Ruins, Liangzhu Ancient City Ruins), royal tombs (Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum, Ming and Qing Dynasty royal mausoleums), royal altars (Beijing Temple of Heaven), ancient tombs (Goguryeo royal city, royal tombs and noble tombs), defense engineering (Great Wall).
The Forbidden City, Beijing. 
Shenyang Forbidden City. 
Summer Palace, Beijing.
Chengde Summer Resort.
Ruins of Yuan Shangdu.
Ming Tombs Changling.
Obviously mausoleum. Temple of Heaven, Beijing.
Goguryeo royal city, royal tombs and noble tombs.
Classical Gardens (Suzhou Classical Gardens), Ancient Cities (Pingyao Ancient Town, Lijiang Ancient Town, Macao Historic City), Ancient Villages (Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hong Village, Fujian Tulou, Kaiping Diaolou and Ancient Villages), Archaeological Sites (Yinxu, Tusi Ruins), Ancient Buildings, etc. (Wudang Mountain Ancient Buildings, Lhasa Potala Palace, Dengfeng "Heaven and Earth" Historical Buildings, Qufu Confucius Temple, Confucius Forest and Confucius Mansion).
Suzhou Classical Gardens (Master-of-Nets Garden).
The ancient city of Pingyao. The Old Town of Lijiang.
Historic Centre of Macau (Ruins of St. Paul's).
Xidi. Hongcun.
Fujian Tulou. Kaiping watchtower.
Yin Ruins. Potala Palace, Lhasa.
Confucian. Ancient buildings and water conservancy projects (Qingcheng Mountain and Dujiangyan irrigation system), caves and stone carvings (Mogao Grottoes, Dazu Grottoes, Longmen Grottoes, Yungang Grottoes), cultural routes (Grand Canal, Silk Road: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor Road Network), cultural landscapes (Lushan National Park, Wutai Mountain, Hangzhou West Lake Cultural Landscape, Honghe Hani Terraces Cultural Landscape, Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art and Cultural Landscape), Historical International Community (Gulangyu Historical International Community), Ancient World Maritime Trade Center (Quanzhou: World Marine Trade Center of Song and Yuan Dynasty China).
Mount Qingcheng. Dujiangyan.
Dazu stone carvings. Longmen Grottoes.
Yungang Grottoes. Silk Road: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor Road Network (Daming Palace Ruins).
Silk Road: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor Road Network (Big Wild Goose Pagoda).
Silk Road: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor Road Network (Little Wild Goose Pagoda).
Wutai Mountain. West Lake, Hangzhou. Geological landscapes (Yunnan Sanjiang Parallel River Nature Reserve, South China Karst, China Danxia and Chengjiang Fossil Sites), scenic areas and nature reserves (Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area, Wulingyuan Scenic Area, Huanglong Scenic Area, Sanqingshan National Park, Xinjiang Tianshan Mountains, Hubei Shennongjia, Qinghai Hoh Xili, Fanjing Mountain), Biological Reserve [(Sichuan Giant Panda Habitat - Wolong, Siguniang Mountain and Jiajin Mountains, Yellow Sea-Bohai Bay Coastal Migratory Bird Reserve (Phase I)], Cultural and natural landscapes (Mount Tai, Mount Huang, Mount Emei and Leshan Giant Buddha, Mount Wuyi).
South China Karst (Yunnan Stone Forest).
South China Karst (Libo, Guizhou).
South China Karst (Furong Cave, Wulong, Chongqing).
Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area.
Wulingyuan Scenic Area.
Huanglong Scenic Area.
Tarzan. Huangshan. Beijing is the city with the largest number of World Heritage sites in the world. Beijing's Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven, the Peking Man Ruins in Zhoukoudian, the Ming and Qing Imperial Tombs (Ming Tombs), and the Grand Canal (the old Beijing section of the Tonghui River, the Tongzhou section of the Tonghui River, etc.) have all been inscribed on the World Heritage List.
The Grand Canal (Tonghui River).
Nine gardens in Suzhou, China, as "Suzhou Classical Gardens", are listed on the World Heritage List as cultural heritage. In 1997, the classical gardens of Suzhou, with the Humble Administrator's Garden, the Lingering Garden, the Master-of-Nets Garden and the Huanxiu Villa as typical examples, were included in the World Heritage List. In 2000, Canglang Pavilion, Lion Forest, Art Garden, Coupling Garden, and Retreat Garden were included in the World Heritage List as an extension of "Suzhou Classical Gardens". "Suzhou Classical Garden" has become a precious world cultural heritage with historical, cultural, artistic and scientific value because of its far-reaching artistic conception, exquisite construction, elegant art and rich cultural connotation.
Humble Administrator's Garden. Lion Grove.
Coupling Garden. Retreat Garden. There are 4 cultural and natural heritage sites in China, namely Mount Tai, Mount Huang, Mount Emei, Leshan Giant Buddha and Wuyi Mountain, which are equal to Australia's cultural and natural heritage in terms of the number of heritages, and are one of the countries with the most cultural and natural heritage in the world.
Tarzan. Mount Emei.
Leshan Giant Buddha. Wuyi Mountain. As of the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Fuzhou, China (online) from 16 to 31 July 2021, a total of 1,154 World Heritage sites have been inscribed on the World Heritage List by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, including 897 cultural heritage, 218 natural heritage sites and 39 mixed sites. These World Heritage sites are spread across 167 States Parties. Fifty-six World Heritage sites in China have been inscribed on the World Heritage List by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. Each of the following lists is preceded by the date of ratification, with "c" after each list indicating cultural heritage, "n" representing natural heritage, and "c,n" representing both cultural and natural heritage (mixed heritage).
Appendix: China's World Heritage List
1987, 2004 Imperial palaces of the Ming and Qing dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang (c).
1987 Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (c).
1987 Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian(C).
1987 The greatest wall (c).
1987 Mogao C**es(C).
1987 Mount Taishan(c, n).
1990 Mount Huangshan(c, n).
1992 Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area (N).
1992 Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area (N).
1992 Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area (N).
1994 Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains (C).
1994 Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu(C).
1994 Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde (C).
1994,2000,2001 Historic ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa (c).
1996 Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area(C, N).
1996 Lushan National Park (C).
1997 Old Town of Lijiang (C).
1997,2000 Classical Gardens of Suzhou (C).
1997 Ancient City of Ping Yao (C).
1998 Summer Palace, an imperial garden in Beijing(c).
1998 Temple of He**en: An Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing(c).
1999 Dazu Rock Carvings (C).
1999 Mount Wuyi(c, n).
2000 Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System (C).
2000, 2003, 2004 Imperial tombs of the Ming and Qing dynasties (C).
2000 Longmen Grottoes (c).
2000 Ancient villages in southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun (c).
2001 Yungang Grottoes (C).
2003 Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas (N).
2004 Goguryeo royal city, royal tombs and noble tombs Capital cities and tombs of the ancient Koguryo Kingdom (C).
2005 Historic Centre of Macao(C).
2006 Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries- Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains (N).
2006 Yin Xu(c).
2007 Kaiping Diaolou and Villages (C).
2007, 2014 South China Karst(n).
2008 Fujian Tulou (C).
2008 Mount Sanqingshan National Park (N).
2009 Mount Wutai (C).
2010 China danxia (n).
2010 Historic monuments of dengfeng in "The Centre of He**en and Earth" (C).
2011 West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou (C).
2012 Site of Xanadu(C).
2012 Chengjiang Fossil Site(N).
2013 Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces (C).
2013 Xinjiang Tianshan (N).
2014 Silk Roads: The Routes Network of Chang'An-Tianshan Corridor (c) (shared with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan).
2014 The Grand Canal (C).
2015 Tusi Sites (C).
2016 Hubei Shennongjia (N).
2016 Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape (C).
2017 Qinghai Hoh Xil (N).
2017 Kulangsu: A Historic International Settlement(C).
2018 Fanjingshan (n).
2019 Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (phase i)(n).
2019 Archaeological ruins of Liangzhu City (C).
2021 Quanzhou: Emporium of the world in Song-yuan China (c).