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

168 Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level in Hubei (batches 1–8, named by the State Council 1961–2019). Dots are coloured by category; click one to jump to its entry. See also Hubei and all provinces.

Wuhan (33)

Site of the Wuchang Uprising Military Government 武昌起义军政府旧址
Modern historic sites · first batch (1961)
Seat of the Hubei Military Government of the Republic of China during the first uprising of the Revolution of 1911, at the southern foot of Snake Hill; now the Wuchang Uprising Memorial Museum of the Revolution of 1911.
Site of the August 7 Conference 八七会议会址
Modern historic sites · second batch (1982)
Site of the secret August 7 Conference of 1927, originally part of the apartment building Yihe Xinfang, now a memorial hall.
Panlongcheng Site 盘龙城遗址
Ancient sites · third batch (1988)
Shang-dynasty site by Panlong Lake, discovered in 1954, with a city, palace buildings, high-status tombs and a bronze foundry found, dating from about 1600 to 1300 BC.
Site of the Wuhan National Government 武汉国民政府旧址
Modern historic sites · fourth batch (1996)
The Nanyang Building, completed in 1921, a five-story reinforced concrete frame building and seat of the Wuhan National Government in 1926 and 1927.
Husi Kiln Sites 湖泗瓷窑址群
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
A group of kiln sites around Liangzi Lake and Futou Lake that fired qingbai glazed porcelain, dating from the Five Dynasties to the Ming.
Ming Tombs of the Princes of Chu 明楚王墓
Ancient tombs · fifth batch (2001)
The mausoleums of nine Ming princes of Chu.
Site of the Wuhan Peasant Movement Institute 武汉农民运动讲习所旧址
Modern historic sites · fifth batch (2001)
The site of the Central Peasant Movement Institute, now a memorial hall.
Dazhimen Railway Station 大智门火车站
Modern historic sites · fifth batch (2001)
Once called Hankou Station or Beijing-Hankou Railway Station, put into use in 1902 and closed after the new Hankou Station opened in 1991.
Jianghan Customs House 江汉关大楼
Modern historic sites · fifth batch (2001)
One of the landmark buildings of Wuhan, completed in 1924, with its main gate facing east.
Early Buildings of Wuhan University 武汉大学早期建筑
Modern historic sites · fifth batch (2001)
Modern Chinese university buildings, listed in the first batch together with the early buildings of Tsinghua University and the Yanyuan buildings of Peking University as historic university campus groups.
Former Residence of Zhan Tianyou 詹天佑故居
Modern historic sites · fifth batch (2001)
The residence of the railway engineer Zhan Tianyou when he worked in Hankou, a two-story Western-style brick-and-concrete building completed in 1913.
Hankou Modern Building Complex 汉口近代建筑群
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
A group of modern buildings formed after Hankou was opened as a port in 1861, including Western or mixed Chinese-Western buildings such as the former German consulate and the HSBC building.
Site of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions in Hankou 汉口中华全国总工会旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
Two Western-style buildings, from 1926 the Wuhan office of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, to which the federation moved from Guangzhou in 1927.
Shadowless Pagoda 无影塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called the Pagoda of Xingfu Temple, built in 1270 (Southern Song Xianchun 6); a seven-story octagonal stone tower-style pagoda imitating timber construction, moved to its present site in 1963.
Shengxiang Pagoda 胜像宝塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A stupa-style Buddhist pagoda, the only surviving stupa-style pagoda in Wuhan, begun in the 3rd year of the Zhizheng reign of the Yuan (1343) and moved to the summit of Snake Hill in 1955.
Huaishanji Embankment 槐山矶驳岸
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A stone river embankment begun in the Jiajing reign of the Ming, 247 meters long with three tiers of towpaths, the only surviving ancient shipping facility on the Yangtze.
Yu-Ji Travelling Palace 禹稷行宫
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Qing dynasty travelling palace building.
Gude Temple 古德寺
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
Also called Gude Chan Temple, one of the four great monasteries of Wuhan, which at its height covered over 30,000 square meters and now has only the Heavenly Kings Hall, Mahavira Hall and others.
Qiyi Gate 起义门
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
Originally named Zhonghe Gate, at whose foot the first shot of the 1911 Wuchang Uprising was fired; it was repaired in 2011, with the Xinhai Revolution stele forest and other features added.
Site of the Beijing-Hankou Railway General Union 京汉铁路总工会旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The seat of the General Union during the Beijing-Hankou Railway strike, begun in the late Qing and early Republic, now a memorial hall.
Site of the CCP Central Propaganda Department in Hankou 汉口中共中央宣传部旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The seat of the CCP Central Propaganda Department from March to September 1927, restored after being confirmed in 2010 and converted into a memorial site.
Hankou Residence Site of CCP Central Leaders 中共中央领导人汉口住地旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
Originally the Delin Apartments, built in 1925, where some CCP Central leaders temporarily lived after the July 15 Incident.
Site of the Fifth National Congress of the Communist Party of China 中国共产党第五次全国代表大会旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
Originally a primary school, whose rain-or-shine playground hosted the opening of the CCP Fifth Congress in 1927; in 2007 it was restored to its 1927 layout.
Site of the Wuhan Central Military and Political Academy 武汉中央军事政治学校旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
Originally the site of the Liang Hu Academy founded by Zhang Zhidong, it was the Wuhan branch of the Central Military and Political Academy in 1926-1927; three single-story buildings survive.
Site of the CCP Central Organs in Wuhan 武汉中共中央机关旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A three-story brick-and-wood building begun in the early 20th century and rented by the CCP Central Committee in 1927 for offices and residence.
Site of the Hubei Provincial Library 湖北省立国书馆旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The site of the Hubei Provincial Library of 1936.
Site of the New Fourth Army Headquarters in Hankou 汉口新四军军部旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The seat of the first New Fourth Army headquarters; two houses on Shengli Street survive, along with training and reception sites.
Site of the Eighth Route Army Wuhan Office 八路军武汉办事处旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A four-story Japanese-style building, originally the Japanese Oishi Trading Company, handed over to the Eighth Route Army Wuhan Office in December 1937.
Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge 武汉长江大桥
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The first permanent bridge across the Yangtze, for both rail and road, spanning Tortoise Hill and Snake Hill and called the "First Bridge over the Yangtze".
Heshengqiao Cemetery of Fallen Soldiers of the Northern Expedition 贺胜桥北伐阵亡将士陵园
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
A cemetery for soldiers who fell in the Northern Expedition, built in 1929.
Former Hankou All-China Resistance Association of Writers and Artists 汉口中华全国文艺界抗敌协会旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Former site of the All-China Resistance Association of Writers and Artists of 1938.
Former Surrender Hall of the Sixth War Zone of the National Government 国民政府第六战区受降堂旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Originally the "Zhang Gong Shrine," first built in 1942; on September 18, 1945 Sun Weiru held the Sixth War Zone surrender ceremony here.
Tomb of the Martyrs of the Soviet Air Volunteer Group 苏联空军志愿队烈士墓
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
The burial place of the remains of 15 Soviet air volunteers who died in the War of Resistance against Japan.

Yichang (18)

Yuquan Temple and Iron Pagoda 玉泉寺及铁塔
Ancient buildings · second batch (1982)
Buddhist temple first built in the second year of the Datong reign of the Southern Dynasties (528) on Yuquan Mountain, a nationally key temple of Buddhism in Han areas, with an iron pagoda inside.
Guanmiaoshan Site 关庙山遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
A Neolithic site of the Daxi culture, found in 1975 during water conservancy construction, which yielded nearly five thousand artifacts.
Mopanshan Site 磨盘山遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
An Eastern Zhou site.
Jijiahu City Site 季家湖城址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
An Eastern Zhou city site.
Qingshan Tombs 青山墓群
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
A group of Zhou dynasty tombs in four parts, each centered on a large mound, with accompanying tombs arranged around it.
Guanling 关陵
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
Also called the Dangyang Great King's Tomb, where Guan Yu's body is buried, first built in the late Eastern Han, one of the three great Guan temples at home and abroad.
Huangling Temple 黄陵庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Originally called the Huangniu Temple, on the south bank of the Yangtze downstream of the Three Gorges Dam, covering over 20,000 square meters, with a gate, opera tower, Yu the Great Hall and Marquis Wu Shrine.
Fenghuangshan Ancient Building Complex 凤凰山古建筑群
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Relocated from several ancient buildings in Zigui in the Three Gorges reservoir area, covering 378 mu and less than 2 km from the Three Gorges Dam.
Sanyou Cave Cliff Inscriptions 三游洞摩崖
Cave temples and stone carvings · sixth batch (2006)
Cliff inscriptions on the rock face beside the Yangtze at the mouth of Xiling Gorge, dating from the Tang to the Republic.
Former Residence and Tomb of Yang Shoujing 杨守敬故居和墓
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The residence and tomb of Yang Shoujing, a scholar of the Qing to the Republic.
Changyang Man Site 长阳人遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Paleolithic site of early humans.
Nanxiangcheng Site 南襄城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
City site from the Warring States period to the Han dynasty.
Li Laiheng Anti-Qing Site 李来亨抗清遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Remains left where Li Laiheng garrisoned troops and opened farmland to resist the Qing army in the late Ming and early Qing.
Yangjiawan Old House 杨家湾老屋
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Qing dynasty dwelling.
Baibaozhai Rock House 百宝寨岩屋
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Qing dynasty rock-house building.
Yichang Tianran Pagoda 宜昌天然塔
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A brick pagoda built in the Qianlong era of the Qing, in Binjiang Park, next to the Yichang Yangtze River Bridge of the Yichang-Wanzhou Railway.
Nanbian Dwellings 南边民居
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
Also called the Nanbian Ancient Dwellings, a group of Qing-dynasty ancient buildings.
Site of the Third Front Aerospace Missile Base 066 三线航天066导弹基地旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
The site of an aerospace missile base from the Third Front construction period.

Xiangyang (18)

Duobao Pagoda of Guangde Temple 广德寺多宝塔
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Duobao Pagoda in Guangde Temple, a public monastery of Hubei Buddhism, originally named Yunju Temple.
Diaolongbei Site 雕龙碑遗址
Ancient sites · fourth batch (1996)
Neolithic site of about 45,000 square meters in total, reflecting exchange and integration of northern and southern cultures; formally excavated from 1990 to 1992.
Xiangyang "Ancient Longzhong" 襄阳“古隆中”
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Place of Zhuge Liang's early seclusion in the Three Kingdoms period, with Ming and Qing ancient buildings; listed as a provincial cultural relics protection unit in 1956 as the "Former Residence of Zhuge Liang at Longzhong."
Chuhuangcheng City Site 楚皇城城址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
A city site from the Eastern Zhou to the Qin and Han, rectangular in plan, with walls 24 to 30 m wide at the base and 2 to 4 m high; scholars hold various views on its identity.
Xiangyang City Wall 襄阳城墙
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
Surrounded by water on three sides and backed by mountains on one, praised as "Xiangyang of iron" and "the first city of China".
Green Screen Wall of the Prince of Xiangyang's Mansion 襄阳王府绿影壁
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
Built in the 10th year of Zhengtong of the Ming (1438); after the mansion was burned only this screen wall remains, inlaid with green vitriol so that it is dark green throughout, 25.12 m long.
Deng State Ancient Site 邓国故址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
The ancient city site of the Deng state of the Zhou, said to be the battlefield where Guan Yu flooded the seven armies.
Jiuliandun Tombs 九连墩墓群
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
A Warring States tomb group with nine earthen mounds, commonly called "Jiuliandun", excavated in 2002 to 2003.
Cihe Cheng'en Temple 茨河承恩寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Founded in the Daye era of the Sui as Baoyan Chan Temple and enlarged in the 19th year of the Ming Yongle reign (1421).
Mi Gong Shrine 米公祠
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A shrine commemorating the Northern Song calligrapher Mi Fu, originally called Mijia Convent and converted into a shrine in the Kangxi reign of the Qing, covering 16,000 square meters with four courtyards.
Guojiagang Site 郭家岗遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Site of the Eastern Zhou period.
Nanzhang Mountain Stockades 南漳山寨群
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Defensive stone fortress-stockades built by local residents in the Ming and Qing dynasties, typified by six stockades including Wo'niu Mountain Stockade and Chunqiu Stockade.
Anleyan Tombs 安乐堰墓群
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Tomb group of the Eastern Zhou period.
Bawangfen Tombs 霸王坟墓群
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Tomb group of the Warring States period.
Li Zengbo Memorial Inscription 李曾伯纪功铭
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
A Southern Song cliff inscription commemorating military achievements.
Fenghuangzui Site 凤凰咀遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A Neolithic site.
Xiangfan Wharf Site 襄樊码头遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A wharf site of the Qing dynasty.
Former Third Front Rocket Launcher Assembly Plant 三线火箭炮总装厂旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Former rocket launcher assembly plant of the Third Front construction period.

Shiyan (17)

Golden Hall of Wudang Mountain 武当山金殿
Ancient buildings · first batch (1961)
Gilded bronze hall on the summit of Tianzhu Peak of Wudang Mountain, rebuilt in the Yongle years of the Ming in place of an older Yuan hall; it has a double-eaved hip roof and enshrines the Zhenwu Emperor.
Zixiao Palace 紫霄宫
Ancient buildings · second batch (1982)
Located northeast of Tianzhu Peak, below the eastern slope of Zhanqi Peak, rebuilt in 1412 (Ming Yongle 10) and named Taixuan Zixiao Palace by imperial decree; its main hall enshrines the Zhenwu Emperor.
"Zhishi Xuanyue" Memorial Archway “治世玄岳”牌坊
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Commonly called Xuanyuemen, built in the 31st year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming (1552), a four-column, three-bay, five-roof timber-imitating stone archway, repaired in the 20th year of the Qianlong reign (1755).
Nanyan Palace 南岩宫
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
First built in the Tang, destroyed in the Southern Song, rebuilt in the Yuan and greatly expanded in the 11th year of the Yongle reign of the Ming (1413); full name Dasheng Nanyan Palace.
Xuetangliangzi Site 学堂梁子遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
The site where skull fossils of "Yunxian Man" were found; three skulls have been unearthed, all in their original strata.
Yuxu Palace Site 玉虚宫遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
Fully named Xuantian Yuxu Palace and commonly called Laoying Palace, first built in the 11th year of the Yongle reign of the Ming (1413) and enlarged in the Jiajing and Wanli reigns.
Wudang Mountains Building Complex 武当山建筑群
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Daoist complex begun in the Tang and greatly expanded in the Yongle era of the Ming over 14 years, comprising 33 building groups including 9 palaces and 8 temples.
Cixiao Gully "Cai Huangmu" Cliff Inscription 慈孝沟“采皇木”摩崖
Cave temples and stone carvings · sixth batch (2006)
In the Jiajing reign of the Ming, giant nanmu timber was taken here for building the imperial palace in Beijing and the gully was named Cixiao Gully; the cliff inscription was carved in the 37th year of Jiajing (1558).
Meipu Homo erectus Site 梅铺猿人遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Paleolithic site of Homo erectus.
Huanglongdong Site 黄龙洞遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Paleolithic site.
Qilihe Site 七里河遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Site of the Neolithic, Zhou and Han periods.
Gan Clan Ancestral Hall 甘氏宗祠
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Qing dynasty ancestral hall.
Dafeng Granary 大丰仓
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Qing dynasty granary.
Shangjin Ancient Town 上津古城
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Qing dynasty ancient town.
Bailongdong Site 白龙洞遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A Paleolithic site.
Gao Family Flower House 高家花屋
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Qing-dynasty residential building.
Danjiangkou Rao Family Manor 丹江口饶氏庄园
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A manor building of the Qing to the Republic of China period.

Huanggang (16)

Tomb of Li Shizhen 李时珍墓
Ancient tombs · second batch (1982)
Tomb of the Ming physician and pharmacologist Li Shizhen, east of his parents' joint tomb, now made a cemetery park with a stone archway, statue and memorial hall.
Revolutionary Sites at Qiliping, Hong'an 红安七里坪革命旧址
Modern historic sites · third batch (1988)
Sites of a revolutionary base of the Communist Party of China during the First Civil War.
Sizu Temple Pagodas 四祖寺塔
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
The seat of Daoxin, the fourth patriarch of Chan Buddhism, in the early Tang, first built in the 7th year of Wude (624); the Piluta, Zhongsheng Pagoda and Yibo Pagoda survive.
Baizi Pagoda 柏子塔
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A hexagonal pavilion-style brick pagoda built in the 4th year of Jianzhong of the Tang (783), the oldest surviving pavilion-style brick pagoda in Hubei, now of seven stories.
Wuzu Temple 五祖寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called Dongshan Temple, the teaching site of Hongren, the Fifth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism, and one of the national key Buddhist temples in Han areas.
Doushan Wu Ancestral Hall 陡山吴氏祠
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
An ancestral hall begun in the 28th year of the Qing Qianlong reign (1763), jointly built by the Wu clan, laid out as a three-courtyard compound.
Dongpo Chibi 东坡赤壁
Cave temples and stone carvings · sixth batch (2006)
Anciently called Chibiji, where Su Shi wrote the "Chibi Fu" while exiled in Huangzhou in the Northern Song; renamed "Dongpo Chibi" in the late Kangxi reign of the Qing.
Former Residence of Li Xiannian 李先念故居
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
A Qing-dynasty dwelling, the former residence of Li Xiannian.
Former Residence of Dong Biwu 董必武故居
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
A Qing-dynasty dwelling, the former residence of Dong Biwu.
Maojiazui Site 毛家咀遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Site of the Western Zhou period.
Shuangcheng Pagoda 双城塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Song dynasty pagoda.
Zhenggong Pagoda 郑公塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A pagoda of the Yuan to Ming periods.
Wannian Terrace Opera Stage 万年台戏台
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Qing dynasty opera stage.
Tomb of Bi Sheng 毕昇墓
Ancient tombs · eighth batch (2019)
Tomb of Bi Sheng, inventor of movable-type printing in the Northern Song.
Huangmei Gaota Temple Pagoda 黄梅高塔寺塔
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Buddhist pagoda of the Northern Song.
Macheng Lei Family Ancestral Hall 麻城雷氏祠
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
An ancestral hall of the Qing to the Republic of China period.

Jingzhou (14)

Chu Jinan Ancient City 楚纪南故城
Ancient sites · first batch (1961)
One of the sites of Ying, the capital of the Chu state in the Warring States period; the city is an irregular square in plan, about 4.5 kilometers from east to west, and was excavated on a large scale in 1975.
Sites of the Hunan-Hubei-West Revolutionary Base 湘鄂西革命根据地旧址
Modern historic sites · third batch (1988)
Sites of the Hunan-Hubei-West revolutionary base of 1930 to 1932.
Baling Mountain Tombs 八岭山古墓群
Ancient tombs · third batch (1988)
Tomb group from the Eastern Zhou to the Ming with 498 large and medium earth-mound tombs, burying Chu kings, rulers of Jingnan and Ming-dynasty princes.
Jigongshan Site 鸡公山遗址
Ancient sites · fourth batch (1996)
Paleolithic site discovered in 1984 and excavated in 1992, yielding many chipped stone tools.
Jingzhou City Wall 荆州城墙
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Ancient city wall of Jingzhou, one of the four best-preserved ancient city walls in China, forming with the Chu Jinan ancient city and the Baling Mountain tombs the three main components of ancient Jingzhou.
Zoumaling Site 走马岭遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
A Neolithic site.
Yinxiangcheng Site 阴湘城遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
A Neolithic site.
Jimingcheng Site 鸡鸣城遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A Neolithic city site, surveyed and trial-excavated by the Jingzhou Museum in 2014.
Three Daoist Temples of Jingzhou 荆州三观
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Includes the three Daoist temples Taihui, Xuanmiao and Kaiyuan; Taihui Temple was rebuilt in the 26th year of the Ming Hongwu reign (1393) by Zhu Bai, Prince of Xiang.
Jingzhou Wanshou Pagoda 荆州万寿宝塔
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Ming-dynasty pavilion-style brick pagoda at Guanyinji on the Jingjiang embankment, built in the 27th year of the Jiajing reign (1548) by the Prince of Liao to pray for the emperor's longevity, taking four years to complete.
Jingjiang Flood Diversion Sluice 荆江分洪闸
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The sluice gates of the Jingjiang flood diversion project, completed in 1953.
Guihuashu Site 桂花树遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Neolithic site discovered in 1974 and excavated on a small scale between 1974 and 1975.
Mashan Tombs 马山墓群
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Tomb group of the Eastern Zhou period.
Qingshan Site 青山遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A site of the Eastern Zhou period.

Jingmen (9)

Qujialing Site 屈家岭遗址
Ancient sites · third batch (1988)
Neolithic site.
Xianling Mausoleum 显陵
Ancient tombs · third batch (1988)
Joint tomb of Zhu Youyuan, Emperor Ruizong Xian, father of the Jiajing Emperor, and his wife Lady Jiang; the largest single tomb among Ming imperial tombs, with a "one mausoleum, two mounds" structure.
Jishan Chu Tombs 纪山楚墓群
Ancient tombs · fourth batch (1996)
Public cemetery of the Eastern Zhou Chu state covering over 12 square kilometers, with 22 large tombs and 227 small and medium tombs, unexcavated.
Majiayuan Site 马家垸遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A Neolithic site.
Zhongxiang Wenfeng Pagoda 钟祥文风塔
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A solid brick-and-concrete pagoda in overturned-bowl style, begun in the Tang and rebuilt in the Ming, over 20 meters high, with 21 rings on its finial.
Chenghe Site 城河遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Neolithic site.
Longwangshan Site 龙王山遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Neolithic site.
Sujialong Tombs 苏家垄墓群
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Tomb group of the Eastern Zhou period.
Site of the CCP Henan-Hubei Border Region Committee 中共豫鄂边区委员会旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The site of the CCP Henan-Hubei Border Region Committee from 1940 to 1942.

Huangshi (8)

Tonglüshan Ancient Copper Mine Site 铜绿山古铜矿遗址
Ancient sites · second batch (1982)
Ancient copper mine site of the Zhou to Han periods, named one of the 100 great archaeological discoveries of 20th-century China in 2001.
Ewangcheng City Site 鄂王城城址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
An Eastern Zhou city site.
Longgang Revolutionary Sites 龙港革命旧址
Modern historic sites · fifth batch (2001)
Revolutionary sites of 1927 to 1930.
Site of the Hanyeping Coal and Iron Works 汉冶萍煤铁厂矿旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
An early Chinese industrial site, with a surviving blast furnace trestle, smelting furnace, lookout tower and ore unloader, plus four residences, descended from the Hanyang Iron Works founded by Zhang Zhidong.
Site of the Daye Mutiny 大冶兵暴旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The site of the Daye mutiny launched by Cheng Zihua and others on December 14, 1929, in the courtyard of Daye Foreign Language School.
Revolutionary Site of the Red Third Army Corps 红三军团革命旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
Where the Red Fifth and Eighth Armies held an enlarged Military Commission meeting at Liurenba Village in 1930, now the Red Third Army Corps Founding Memorial Hall.
Dalupu Site 大路铺遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Site of the Neolithic, Shang and Zhou periods.
Site of the Huaxin Cement Plant 华新水泥厂旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
Construction began in September 1946; it once won the honor of "first in the Far East" and is Huangshi's cement industry heritage site.

Xianning (8)

Dingsiqiao Battle Site of the Northern Expedition 北伐汀泗桥战役遗址
Modern historic sites · third batch (1988)
Site of the Battle of Dingsiqiao in the Northern Expedition of the National Revolutionary Army, with a memorial hall built on it.
Tomb of Li Zicheng 李自成墓
Ancient tombs · third batch (1988)
Also called the Chuang King's Tomb, on Niuji Ridge on Jiugong Mountain; since 1956 it has been regarded as the tomb of Li Zicheng.
Sun-Guo-Hu City Site 孙郭胡城址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
City site of the Warring States period.
Xindian Earthen City Site 新店土城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Earthen city site of the Warring States and Western Han periods.
Former Residence of Shen Hongbin 沈鸿宾故居
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Qing dynasty dwelling, the former residence of Shen Hongbin.
Mansion of Wang Mingfan 王明璠府第
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Qing dynasty mansion.
Chibi Cliff Inscriptions 赤壁摩崖石刻
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
Cliff inscriptions of the Song, Ming and Qing periods.
Xiangyang Lake Cultural Figures Sites 向阳湖文化名人旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
In 1969 the Ministry of Culture set up a May Seventh Cadre School here, with five brigades including Ministry of Culture organs and the Federation of Literary and Art Circles and Writers' Association, including the May Seventh area and the kiln area.

Xiaogan (6)

Site of the New Fourth Army Fifth Division Headquarters 新四军五师司令部旧址
Modern historic sites · fourth batch (1996)
Site of the headquarters of the New Fourth Army's Fifth Division from 1942 to 1945.
Menbanwan Site 门板湾遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
A Neolithic site.
Taojiahu Site 陶家湖遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A Neolithic site.
Site of the Central Plains Military Region 中原军区旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
Includes the headquarters of the Central Plains Military Region, the site of Zhou Enlai's negotiations with American and Nationalist representatives, the assembly hall and the leaders' residences.
Yejiamiao Site 叶家庙遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Neolithic site.
Caodianfang City Site 草店坊城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Ancient city site of the Zhou and Han periods.

Suizhou (5)

Leigudun Tombs 擂鼓墩古墓群
Ancient tombs · third batch (1988)
Cemetery group of the Zeng state of the Warring States period in eight burial areas, spread over about 115.8 hectares.
Anju Site 安居遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Site of the Zhou and Han periods.
Miaotaizi Site 庙台子遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A Zhou-dynasty site.
Yidigang Tombs 义地岗墓群
Ancient tombs · eighth batch (2019)
An Eastern Zhou cemetery.
Former Headquarters of the New Fourth Army 5th Division 新四军第五师司令部旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Former headquarters of the New Fourth Army 5th Division, 1939-1945.

Ezhou (4)

Yiting Inscription Cliff Carving 怡亭铭摩崖石刻
Cave temples and stone carvings · third batch (1988)
Cliff inscription of the Tang dynasty.
Ezhou Guanyin Pavilion 鄂州观音阁
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called Longpanji Temple, built on Longpanji on the Yangtze as a Buddhist and Daoist temple, begun in the Yuan, with a main hall, Chunyang Tower and Guanlan Pavilion.
Yingcheng Site 郢城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
City site of the Qin and Han periods.
Wuwangcheng Site 吴王城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
City site of the Three Kingdoms period.

Tianmen (2)

Shijiahe Site 石家河遗址
Ancient sites · fourth batch (1996)
The largest and best-preserved prehistoric settlement site in the middle Yangtze, covering 8 square kilometers with more than 40 site locations.
Bailong Temple 白龙寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Ming dynasty temple.

Qianjiang (1)

Longwan Site 龙湾遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
An Eastern Zhou site.

Across several cities (9)

Dashuijing Ancient Building Complex 大水井古建筑群
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
Originally the residence of the Huang family chieftains, first built in the Ming and completed in the Republic.
Jianshi Homo Erectus Site 建始直立人遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A Paleolithic Homo erectus site.
Shizhou City Site 施州城址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A Song dynasty city site.
Tangya Tusi City Site 唐崖土司城址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
The seat of the Tangya chieftain, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2015 as one of the "Tusi Sites".
Rongmei Tusi Site 容美土司遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
The seat of the Tian family chieftains of Rongmei, who held office from the Yuan, with 23 chieftains over 15 generations, until the replacement of hereditary chieftains with appointed officials in the 13th year of Yongzheng of the Qing (1735).
Yumuzhai Fortress 鱼木寨
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Tujia ancient fort begun in the Hongwu era of the Ming, on a hilltop ringed by cliffs with four gates; the best-preserved Tujia fort.
Xianfo Temple Grottoes 仙佛寺石窟
Cave temples and stone carvings · sixth batch (2006)
Cliff statues carved from the early to high Tang, the only Tang cliff statues in the middle Yangtze region, on the west bank of the You River.
Wuliping Revolutionary Site 五里坪革命旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
A frontier trade town of western Hunan and Hubei since the Ming and Qing, where He Long led the Red Fourth Army and Second Army Corps to open the Hunan-Hubei border Soviet area.
Pengjiazhai Historic Building Complex 彭家寨古建筑群
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Tujia village built against a mountain beside water, with a historic building area of about 8,000 square meters, 22 stilted houses and one wind-and-rain bridge.

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