Explore Places across China

Imperial heritage, woven into everyday life.

A conversation between heritage and the future.

Limestone peaks, river light, a gentler rhythm.

Mountain horizons and a rich tapestry of cultures.

Ancient stories, still part of the city today.

Tea-house rhythms and the flavours of Sichuan.

Discover eastern Guangdong through its neighbourhoods and food.

Highland landscapes and towns along the way.

Landscapes, towns and varied local life.

A northern winter journey begins in the city.

Slow down between cities, waterways and gardens.

From ceramics to countryside, discover different sides of Jiangxi.

Go beyond Chengdu into the wider Sichuan region.

Give a highland journey the time it needs.

A relaxed coastal city and Minnan neighbourhoods.

Landscapes and towns across a vast region.

Mountain scenery with nearby historic towns.

Cave art and a desert oasis

UNESCO lists the Beijing palace within the Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Its spatial organisation illustrates historic court planning and architectural hierarchy.

Twin towers and a maritime trading city

UNESCO describes the Wall as a multi-dynasty defence project spanning varied northern landscapes.

Historic courtyards and city life

UNESCO highlights its lake-and-hill setting and the way imperial garden design balances built spaces with nature.

Between lighthouses and bays

UNESCO inscribes the resort and outlying temples together, highlighting the integration of imperial gardens with the natural setting.

Plateau wetlands between water and grass

UNESCO connects Huangshan's mountain scenery with literature and landscape painting, especially the shanshui tradition.

Walls, grassland and cliffs

UNESCO documents Taishan's enduring role in mountain worship, literature and art.

Rivers and countryside between karst peaks

The UNESCO property includes a nature reserve, the Nine-Bend Stream area, a scenic area and the remains of an ancient Han city.

From pools into forest

UNESCO describes Mogao as a major cave heritage site at the meeting point of Silk Road trade, religion and art.

Where water crosses a mountain town

UNESCO highlights Longmen's Buddhist stone carving and notable works from the Northern Wei and Tang dynasties.

Tianchi, ridges and forest

UNESCO identifies Yungang as a major achievement of fifth- and sixth-century Buddhist cave art in China.

A water town of bridges and eaves

UNESCO notes Ping Yao's preserved city plan and the buildings linked to its nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century banking role.

Villages layered on hillsides

UNESCO highlights the architectural and artistic importance of the Wudang complex across the Yuan, Ming and Qing periods and its Taoist setting.

Read a working system along the Min River

UNESCO lists Lushan as a cultural landscape, linking its natural setting with literature, art and historic activity.

Lake bays within plateau mountains

UNESCO emphasises the concentration of varied granite pillars and the scenery created with vegetation and changing weather.

Earthen walls, courtyards and stream-side life

Layers of grass slopes and forest

A plateau shoreline beneath mountain views

A gorge where the Jinsha River narrows

A town connected with its waterfall

A rock opening and misty ridges

Gardens, canal and old city

Water lanes and a literary city

A book repository and a port city

Volcanic lakes within forest

Read modern history through buildings

Meet Yunnan through lakeside walks, markets and highland scenery.

Leave room to breathe between Cangshan and Erhai.

From Naxi old towns to mountain and village landscapes.

Make time for a highland lake and its villages.

Explore alpine lakes and forests in northwest Yunnan.

Slow down between highland town, monastery and meadow.

Read geology and time among limestone pinnacles.

See how water, forest and villages shape the mountains.

Follow the Tuo River through western Hunan's old streets.

Pearl River lights, Lingnan streets and Cantonese flavours.

Move between the bay, skyline and creative neighbourhoods.

Trace riverside architecture and local flavours along the Haihe.

Pause where rivers, city history and breakfast culture meet.

Move between the Xiang River, Yuelu Hill and Hunan flavours.

From West Lake shores to tea hills and the city beyond.

Read Jiangnan through gardens, canals and lanes.

Find layers of history in walls, wooded hills and river streets.

Walk mountain-city steps toward the lights of two rivers.

Red-roofed streets, coastal walks and seafood.

Make real room to rest along Hainan's coast.

Give a northeastern ski trip room to breathe.

Extend a Beijing trip into Hebei's ski mountains.

Take time among alpine lakes, waterfalls and forest.

See Guizhou's waterfall and karst from changing angles.