Major Historical and Cultural Sites in Guizhou - National Parks of China

81 Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level in Guizhou (batches 1–8, named by the State Council 1961–2019; 1 of them cross provincial borders, such as the Great Wall and the Grand Canal). Dots are coloured by category; click one to jump to its entry. See also Guizhou and all provinces.

Zunyi (14)

Site of the Zunyi Conference 遵义会议会址
Modern historic sites · first batch (1961)
Site of the 1935 Zunyi Conference of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, a modern historical site and now the core of the Zunyi Conference Memorial Hall.
Tomb of Yang Can 杨粲墓
Ancient tombs · second batch (1982)
Joint tomb of Yang Can, Pacification Commissioner of Bozhou in the Southern Song, and his wife, built in the Chunyou years (1241-1252); a timber-imitating stone tomb with separate chambers for husband and wife.
Hailongtun 海龙屯
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A chieftain's city site first built in the late Southern Song on Longyan Mountain with military defense functions, regarded as the best-preserved medieval fortress site in China.
Sites of the Red Army's Four Crossings of the Chishui River 红军四渡赤水战役旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
Remains of the Central Red Army's four crossings of the Chishui River in 1935, including in Guizhou the Tucheng ferry, Erlangtan ferry, Maotai ferry and Loushan Pass.
Site of Zhejiang University in Meitan 湄潭浙江大学旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The site where staff and students of Zhejiang University, led by President Zhu Kezhen, moved west to Meitan in 1940 to continue teaching; nine buildings survive.
Wuchuan Daping Tombs 务川大坪墓群
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Han-dynasty tomb group.
Fuxing Jiangxi Guild Hall 复兴江西会馆
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Qing dynasty guild hall building.
Shangji Chen Yuying Ancestral Hall 尚稽陈玉𤩱祠
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Qing-dynasty ancestral hall building honoring Chen Yuying.
Maotai Liquor Brewing Industrial Heritage 茅台酒酿酒工业遗产群
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
Industrial heritage of Maotai liquor brewing from the Qing dynasty to the Republic of China period.
Yin Daozhen Wuben Hall in Zheng'an 正安尹道真务本堂
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
An ancestral hall building commemorating Yin Zhen (courtesy name Daozhen), an Eastern Han sage of Guizhou, who traveled to the Central Plains to study and on returning home opened a school.
Mashan Camp Site 玛瑙山营盘遗址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Site of a camp of 1857; an important modern historical site.
Site of the Gouba Meeting 苟坝会议旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Site of the Gouba Meeting of 1935; an important modern historical site.
Former Tianmen River Hydropower Plant 天门河水电厂旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Former site of a hydropower plant completed in 1943.
Tomb of Deng Ping 邓萍墓
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
The tomb of the Red Army officer Deng Ping, who died in February 1935 attacking the old city of Zunyi and is now buried in the Zunyi Red Army Martyrs' Cemetery.

Anshun (11)

Chuandong Site 穿洞遗址
Ancient sites · third batch (1988)
Paleolithic site in a karst cave, named for the two cave mouths that run through north to south.
Tiantaishan Wulong Temple 天台山伍龙寺
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
First built in the 18th year of Wanli of the Ming (1590) and also called Qingjing Chan Monastery, combining a Buddhist temple, Taoist temple and military fort on a hilltop with cliffs on three sides.
Yunshantun Ancient Building Complex 云山屯古建筑群
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A fortified village first built in the early Ming, made up of two neighboring forts, Yunshantun and Benzhai.
Anshun Confucian Temple 安顺文庙
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
First built in the 27th year of Hongwu of the Ming (1394), with five courtyards; the surviving stone carvings are Ming and most other buildings were built after the Qing.
Ninggu Site 宁谷遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A Han dynasty ancient site.
Pingba Coffin Cave 平坝棺材洞
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Cave burial tombs of the Tang dynasty to the Republic of China.
Baojiatun Water Conservancy Project 鲍家屯水利工程
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Ming dynasty water conservancy project.
Anshun Wu Temple 安顺武庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Guan-Yue temple honoring Guan Yu and Yue Fei, originally Ciyun Temple, begun in the 15th year of the Hongwu reign of the Ming (1382) and repaired in the 5th year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing (1666).
Former Residence of Wang Ruofei 王若飞故居
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The former residence where Wang Ruofei, an early leader of the Communist Party of China, was born and grew up; listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit in the seventh batch in 2013.
Former Third Front Guizhou Aero-Engine Factory 三线贵州航空发动机厂旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Former site of an aero-engine factory of 1965 from the Third Front construction period.
Former Third Front Guizhou Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant 三线贵州歼击机总装厂旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Former site of a fighter aircraft assembly plant of 1966 from the Third Front construction period.

Tongren (8)

Shiqian Wanshou Palace 石阡万寿宫
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
Made up of five groups of buildings, Wanshou Palace, Yu Wang Palace, Zhonglie Palace, Yuhuang Palace and Heishen Temple; Wanshou Palace was built in the 16th year of Wanli of the Ming (1588).
Wanshan Mercury Mine Site 万山汞矿遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A mercury mining site of the Tang to the Qing.
Dongshan Ancient Building Complex 东山古建筑群
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
An ancient building complex of the Ming to Qing periods.
Zhaiying Village Ancient Building Complex 寨英村古建筑群
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
An ancient building complex of the Ming to Qing periods.
Sitang Ancient Building Complex 思唐古建筑群
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Distributed around Anhua Street in Sinan County town, including the Prefectural Confucian Temple, Wanshou Palace, Yongxiang Temple, Chuanzhu Palace, Wangye Temple, salt shop, and ancient residences and street.
Site of the East Guizhou Special Zone Revolutionary Committee 黔东特区革命委员会旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The site of the East Guizhou Special Zone Revolutionary Committee in 1934, an important modern historic site.
Shiqian Prefecture Confucian Temple 石阡府文庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Confucian temple of the Ming to Qing periods.
Loushang Village Historic Building Complex 楼上村古建筑群
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A historic building complex of the Ming to Republican periods.

Bijie (7)

Datun Chieftain's Manor 大屯土司庄园
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Manor of the Yi Yu family chieftains, first built by Yu Xiangyi in the first year of the Daoguang reign of the Qing (1821); a brick-and-wood complex built on a hillside in left, middle and right sections.
Tomb of Shexiang 奢香墓
Ancient tombs · third batch (1988)
Tomb of Lady Shexiang, the Yi female chieftain of the early Ming, rebuilt in the Daoguang years of the Qing.
Qianxi Guanyindong Site 黔西观音洞遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
A Paleolithic cave site.
Kele Site 可乐遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
A site from the Warring States to the Han, an important town of the Yelang state.
Zhijin Ancient Building Complex 织金古建筑群
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
An ancient building complex of the Yuan to Qing periods.
Site of the Sichuan-Yunnan-Guizhou Provincial Revolutionary Committee 川滇黔省革命委员会旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The site of the Sichuan-Yunnan-Guizhou Provincial Revolutionary Committee in 1936, an important modern historic site.
Stone Carvings of the Ao and Luo Clan Tombs 敖氏和罗氏墓群石刻
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
Qing dynasty stone carvings from the tomb groups of the Ao and Luo clans.

Guiyang (5)

Site of Xifeng Concentration Camp 息烽集中营旧址
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Site of a prison set up by the Kuomintang Military Intelligence Bureau during the War of Resistance against Japan, made up of the Yanglangba camp headquarters and the Xuantian Cave detention site ruins.
Matouzhai Ancient Building Complex 马头寨古建筑群
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
An ancient building complex of the Yuan to Qing periods.
Yangming Cave and Yangming Shrine 阳明洞和阳明祠
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A cave on Qixia Mountain where the Ming scholar Wang Shouren lived when exiled to Longchang, one of the holy sites of Yangming learning, with a Yangming Shrine commemorating him.
Wenchang Pavilion and Jiaxiu Tower 文昌阁和甲秀楼
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The Wenchang Pavilion was one of the "nine gates and four pavilions" of Ming and Qing Guiyang, three stories with an uncommon nine-sided shape; it is listed with Jiaxiu Tower as one protected site.
Former Site of Dade School in Guiyang 贵阳达德学校旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Originally a Yuan-dynasty temple of Nan Jiyun, later converted into the Zhonglie Palace, where Dade School was founded in the 27th year of Guangxu (1901).

Liupanshui (2)

Dadong Site 大洞遗址
Ancient sites · fourth batch (1996)
Paleolithic site in a karst cave, 1,660 meters long as measured, made up of several passages.
Xiaochong Tombs 小冲墓群
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Tomb group of the Ming dynasty to the Republic of China.

Across several cities (33)

Zengchong Drum Tower 增冲鼓楼
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Drum tower, a building type unique to the Dong people, first built in the 11th year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing (1672), used by the village for meetings, rituals and leisure.
Qinglong Cave 青龙洞
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Ancient building complex built against the cliffs of Zhonghe Mountain, including Qinglong Cave, Zhongyuan Cave, Ziyang Cave, Wanshou Palace and Zhusheng Bridge, first built in the 21st year of the Hongwu reign of the Ming (1388).
Fuquan City Wall 福泉城墙
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A city wall first built of earth in the Hongwu reign of the Ming and later rebuilt in stone, 4,800 m around, 7 m high and 3 m thick, with gates on the east, west, south and north.
Langde Upper Village Ancient Building Complex 郎德上寨古建筑群
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A group of ancient buildings in a Miao village; Shang Langde Village, also called Langde Shangzhai, is the first open-air Miao folk museum in China.
Diping Wind-and-Rain Bridge 地坪风雨桥
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A wind-and-rain bridge unique to the Dong people across the Nanjiang River, first built in the 8th year of Guangxu of the Qing (1882), 55.88 m long and 3.85 m wide.
Jiaole Tombs 交乐墓群
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
A tomb group mainly of the Eastern Han, on terraces on both banks of the Jiaole River, covering about 9 square kilometers in all.
Feiyunya Ancient Building Complex 飞云崖古建筑群
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
An ancient building complex of the Ming to Qing periods.
Jiuzhou Ancient Building Complex 旧州古建筑群
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
An ancient building complex of the Ming to Qing periods.
Gejing Bridge 葛镜桥
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A three-span stone arch bridge begun in the 46th year of the Ming Wanli reign (1618) and completed after thirty years, named after Ge Jing, who raised funds to build it.
Site of the Liping Conference 黎平会议会址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The site of the Liping Conference held when the Central Red Army passed through Liping on the Long March in 1934; Mao Zedong's former residence is protected with it.
"Twenty-Four Bends" Anti-Japanese Highway “二十四道拐”抗战公路
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
A road opened to traffic in 1936, named for its continuous bends, and after reconstruction in 1943 a section of the Stilwell Road.
Site of Peace Village 和平村旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The site of a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp set up by the National Government during the War of Resistance against Japan, originally the late Qing Zhenyuan Garrison General's office; it was called 'Peace Village' by the Japanese anti-war writer Kaji Wataru and others.
Longguang Guanyin Cave Site 龙广观音洞遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Cave site from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic.
Pu'an Tonggushan Site 普安铜鼓山遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Site of the Warring States to Western Han period.
Xingyi Wantun Tombs 兴义万屯墓群
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Tomb group of the Eastern Han period.
Huishui Xianrenqiao Cave Burials 惠水仙人桥洞葬
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Cave burial tombs of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Qiannan Shui Ethnic Tombs 黔南水族墓群
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Tomb group of the Shui people of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Tomb of the Eighteen Gentlemen of the Ming 明十八先生墓
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
The joint tomb of eighteen ministers of the Yongli court of the Southern Ming who died for their cause; the tomb area includes a stone archway, an ancestral hall and cliff inscriptions.
Zhenyuan City Wall 镇远城墙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A city wall of the Ming to Qing periods.
Longli Historic Building Complex 隆里古建筑群
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A historic building complex of the Ming to Qing periods.
Rongjiang Dali Village Historic Building Complex 榕江大利村古建筑群
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A historic building complex of the Ming to Qing periods.
Yanmen Zhangguansi City 岩门长官司城
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
The site of a Qing dynasty zhangguansi (chieftain office) town.
Jinping Feishan Temple 锦屏飞山庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Qing dynasty temple building.
Gaoqian Drum Tower 高阡鼓楼
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Qing dynasty Dong drum tower.
Zai'e Drum Tower 宰俄鼓楼
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Qing dynasty Dong drum tower.
Jingou Wind and Rain Bridge 金勾风雨桥
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Qing dynasty wind and rain bridge.
Lutun Archway Group 鲁屯牌坊群
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A group of Qing dynasty memorial archways.
Sanmentang Historic Building Complex 三门塘古建筑群
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A historic building complex of the Qing to Republican periods.
Liu Family Manor of Xingyi 兴义刘氏庄园
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A manor of the Qing dynasty to the Republic of China period; an important modern historical site.
Shudong Single-Pillar Drum Tower 述洞独柱鼓楼
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Dong drum tower completed in 1922, notable for its single central pillar.
Chong'an River Water Mills 重安江水碾群
Other · seventh batch (2013)
A group of Ming-dynasty water mills; ancient water-power facilities.
Zhenyuan Tianhou Palace 镇远天后宫
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Tianhou Palace of the Qing dynasty.
Site of the Houchang Meeting 猴场会议旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Site of the Houchang Meeting of 1934; an important modern historical site.

Across provinces (1)

Tea Horse Road 茶马古道
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
An ancient commercial road network in the southwest from the Tang to the Republican period, found across Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and Tibet, linking the economies and cultures of the interior and various ethnic groups.

List and numbers follow the eight batches published by the State Council. English names and descriptions are our translations.