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

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

Jilin (20)

Maoershan Cemetery 帽儿山墓地
Ancient tombs · fourth batch (1996)
Large cemetery near the capital of the Han-period Buyeo kingdom, spread over about 8 square kilometers with about 4,000 known tombs.
Xituanshan Site 西团山遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
Primitive-society cultural site 3,000 years old, the type site of the "Xituanshan culture."
Wanyan Xiyin Family Cemetery 完颜希尹家族墓地
Ancient tombs · fifth batch (2001)
The cemetery of Wanyan Xiyin and his family of the Jin dynasty, 5 km north of Shulan.
Longtanshan Mountain City 龙潭山城
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A mountain city site in Longtanshan Park, a Goguryeo or Buyeo mountain city.
Sumi City 苏密城
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
The seat of Changling Prefecture of the Bohai kingdom, east of Huadian.
Jilin Confucian Temple 吉林文庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The first Confucian temple established by the Qing in the Northeast, begun in the 1st year of Qianlong (1736) and moved to its present site in the 1st year of Xuantong.
Ashihada Cliff Inscription 阿什哈达摩崖
Cave temples and stone carvings · sixth batch (2006)
A Ming-dynasty cliff inscription, now two together, on a cliff above the Songhua River.
Shoushan Xianren Cave Site 寿山仙人洞遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Paleolithic cave site in Shoushan Village, Yumuqiaozi Town, one of the earlier human habitation sites found in Jilin City.
Yufu Site 余富遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Zhou-to-Han site in Yufu Village, Yantongshan Town, Panshi City.
Gayahe City Site 嘎呀河城址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Liao-Jin city site in Gayahe Village, Baiqi Town, Shulan City.
Qianjin Ancient City Site 前进古城址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Jin-dynasty city site at Zhangguangcai Dongmiaoling, Qianjin Township, Jiaohe City.
Wula Street Riverside Ancient City Sites 乌拉街沿江古城址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Riverside ancient city sites made up of three: Fuerha, Dachang and Sanjiazi ancient cities.
Ancient City of the Ula Tribe 乌拉部故城
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Wula City, capital of the Ula state of the Haixi Jurchen in the Ming, whose walls can be traced back to Hongniluo City built in the 1140s.
Xiaoxishan Stone Coffin Tombs 小西山石棺墓群
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Stone coffin tomb group of the Shang to Zhou periods, in Jichang Town, Panshi.
Wula Street Qing-Dynasty Building Complex 乌拉街清代建筑群
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Qing-dynasty building complex made up of three private residences of Qing officials (the Hou, Sa and Kui mansions) and a mosque.
Jilin Catholic Church 吉林天主教堂
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
Also called the Jilin Sacred Heart Church, completed in 1926 in Gothic style, the former cathedral of the Jilin Diocese.
Site of the Jihai Railway General Station 吉海铁路总站旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
Today's Jilin West Station, begun in 1928 and now a second-class freight station.
Site of the Teaching Building of Jilin University 吉林大学教学楼旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A stone building first built in 1929, made up of three granite buildings, the main, east and west buildings, now on the campus of Northeast Electric Power University.
Hongshilazi Anti-Japanese Base Site 红石砬子抗日根据地遗址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
The first anti-Japanese base area created by the Communist Party in the Northeast; in 1933 the Panshi Central County Committee and Yang Jingyu's South Manchuria guerrillas ran a rear hospital, printing shop and other facilities here.
Fengman Mass Grave Site 丰满万人坑遗址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Three natural gullies over a hundred meters long on the eastern hill of the Fengman Hydropower Station, the burial site of laborers who died in the War of Resistance; the Jilin Laborers Memorial Museum is here.

Tonghua (17)

Donggou Tombs (including the Gwanggaeto Stele) 洞沟古墓群（包括好大王碑）
Ancient tombs · first batch (1961)
Goguryeo-period tomb group near the Tonggou River, the most numerous and concentrated Goguryeo tomb group, including the Gwanggaeto Stele.
Wandu Mountain Ancient City 丸都山故城
Ancient sites · second batch (1982)
Military defensive city of Guonei, the Goguryeo capital, on Wandu Mountain about 2.5 kilometers from the urban area of Ji'an, with a maximum elevation of 676 meters.
Wanfabozi Site 万发拨子遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
Also called "Wangba Bozi," a large settlement site in the middle and upper Yalu River area from the Neolithic to the late Ming.
Luotongshan City 罗通山城
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
Mountain city around the main peak, made up of linked eastern and western cities about 7.8 kilometers in circumference, the main peak 906 meters above sea level.
Zi'anshan Mountain City 自安山城
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
Also called Zhi'anshan Mountain City, a large military city site first built from the Warring States to the Han and used into the Goguryeo period.
Huifa City Site 辉发城址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
The royal city of the Hui-fa tribe, one of the "Four Hulun Tribes" of the Haixi Jurchens in the Ming, on Huifa Mountain.
Megalithic Tombs of the Upper Huifa River 辉发河上游石棚墓
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
"Megalithic culture" tombs, rectangular tomb chambers built of stone slabs, Zhou dynasty remains on the upper Huifa River.
Longgang Site Group 龙岗遗址群
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A group of sites on the west bank of the Hun River, mainly of the Warring States to Han, including the Xialongtou Longgang Site and the Tuzhuzi sacrificial site.
Chibaisong Ancient City Site 赤柏松古城址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Also called Chibaisong Mountain City, used mainly in the Western Han; some scholars infer it was the seat of a county under Xuantu Commandery of the Han.
Jiangyan Tombs 江沿墓群
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Ancient tombs of the Han to Tang period along both banks of the Hun River; Nantoutun Tombs on the left bank and Xialongtou Tombs on the right bank.
Qingyun Cliff Inscriptions 庆云摩崖石刻
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
Jin dynasty cliff inscriptions, also called the Jin Dynasty Cliff Inscriptions, in Qingyun Village, Xiaoyang Township, Meihekou.
Baoquanyong Distillery 宝泉涌酒坊
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Qing dynasty distillery within the Daquanyuan liquor factory area, in Daquanyuan Township, Tonghua County.
Tonghua Winery Underground Cellar 通化葡萄酒厂地下贮酒窖
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The underground wine cellar of a winery built in 1937, about 4.5 meters deep, at a constant temperature year-round.
Bawangchao Mountain Fortress Site 霸王朝山城遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A dustpan-shaped Goguryeo-period mountain fortress, northeast of Bawang Village, Caiyuan Town, Ji'an.
Liangmao Tombs 良茂墓群
Ancient tombs · eighth batch (2019)
An ancient tomb group of the Goguryeo period, also called the Liangmin Tombs, now partly submerged in the Yunfeng Reservoir.
Qidaogou Memorial to Dead Compatriots 七道沟死难同胞纪念地
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
A memorial established for the miners who died during the Japanese occupation of the Qidaogou iron mine; also called the Qidaogou Memorial to Dead Miners.
Site of the CCP Northeast Bureau's Meihekou Meeting 中共中央东北局梅河口会议会址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Originally a railway staff dormitory of the South Manchuria Railway Company, first built in 1936, where the CCP Central Committee's Northeast Bureau held a meeting in 1946.

Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture (14)

Liudingshan Tombs 六顶山古墓群
Ancient tombs · first batch (1961)
Tombs of the Bohai Kingdom period at Liudingshan in Dunhua.
Longtoushan Tombs 龙头山古墓群
Ancient tombs · third batch (1988)
Bohai-kingdom tomb group made up of several burial areas including the Longhu area, east of South Longtou Mountain at Toudao Town, Helong.
Bohai Zhongjing City Site 渤海中京城遗址
Ancient sites · fourth batch (1996)
Important Bohai capital site, the city site of Xiande Prefecture, the Central Capital, at Gucheng Village, Xicheng Town, Helong.
Balian City Site 八连城遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
Site of Longyuanfu, the Eastern Capital of the Tang-era Bohai Kingdom, first built around 785 and abandoned around 928.
Baicaogou Site 百草沟遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A large settlement site continuing from the Bronze Age to the early Iron Age, one of the more important prehistoric sites in the Tumen River basin.
Chengshanzi Mountain City 城山子山城
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
The site of an early capital of the Bohai kingdom, southwest of Dunhua.
Mopan Village Mountain City 磨盘村山城
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
Originally named Chengzishan Mountain City, an ancient city site of the Tang to the Jin.
Shirengou Site 石人沟遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Paleolithic site in Shirengou Village, Longcheng Town, Helong City.
Saqi City Site 萨其城址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Tang-dynasty city site at the foot of the hill south of Yangmulin Village, Yangpao Manchu Township, Hunchun City.
Wenteheb City Site and Peiyou City Site 温特赫部城址与裴优城址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Two connected city sites sharing a wall, the north wall of Wenteheb City being the south wall of Peiyou City, called the "sister cities."
Site of the Yanji Frontier Affairs Commissioner's Office 延吉边务督办公署旧址
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Qing-dynasty building on Henan Street, Yanji.
Helong Dadong Site 和龙大洞遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
An open-air site of the late Paleolithic, in Helong.
Changbaishan Shrine Site 长白山神庙遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
Also called the Baoma City Site; a Jin-dynasty site of imperial sacrifices to Changbai Mountain, on a high flat terrace northwest of Erdaobaihe Town.
Sino-Russian Boundary Marker (Tu Marker) 中俄边界清勘界碑（土字牌）
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
A boundary marker re-erected in 1886 when China and Russia resurveyed the eastern boundary at Hunchun; the character "土" stands for the Russian letter "Т."

Changchun (11)

Wujiazi Site 五家子遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
An Eastern Zhou site in Shanhe Town, Shuangyang District.
Lantouwopu Site 揽头窝堡遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Liao and Jin period site in Dancheng Village, Biangang Township, Dehui City.
Nong'an Liao Pagoda 农安辽塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
The northernmost Buddhist pagoda surviving in China, first built in the Liao and repaired many times.
Site of the Jichang Circuit Intendant's Office 吉长道尹公署旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The Qing-dynasty circuit intendant's yamen set up in Changchun, one of the earlier surviving government buildings in Changchun, now the Changchun Local Chronicles Museum.
Puppet Manchukuo Imperial Palace and Sites of Japanese-Puppet Military and Political Institutions 伪满皇宫及日伪军政机构旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A complex of the imperial palace and Japanese-puppet military and political institutions in Xinjing in the Manchukuo period, 1932-1945.
Site of the Central Bank of Manchukuo 伪满洲国中央银行旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The headquarters of the Central Bank of Manchukuo in the Manchukuo period, designed by the Japanese architect Nishimura Koshi and built by Obayashi.
Early Buildings of the Changchun Film Studio 长春电影制片厂早期建筑
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
Old buildings from the early years of the Changchun Film Studio, the first film studio in China.
Early Buildings of the Changchun First Automobile Works 长春第一汽车制造厂早期建筑
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
Buildings from the founding of the First Automobile Works, one of the 156 key projects aided by the Soviet Union, influenced by Russian architecture.
Nong'an Wutaishan Site 农安五台山遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A Neolithic and Bronze Age site discovered in 2017 and excavation begun then; more than 50 ash pits, tombs and house foundations have been found.
Site of Unit 100 of the Japanese Invading Army 侵华日军第100部队遗址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Former garrison of Unit 100 of the Japanese Kwantung Army during the War of Resistance.
Former Manchukuo Founding Loyal Spirits Shrine 伪满建国忠灵庙旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Former site of the Manchukuo Founding Loyal Spirits Shrine, now on the campus of the Air Force Aviation University.

Siping (8)

Erlonghu Ancient City Site 二龙湖古城遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
Warring States ancient city site, the northernmost city site in Northeast China known to be influenced by Yan culture.
Pianlian City Site 偏脸城城址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
The site of Hanzhou city of the Jin; the surviving city is square, two li on each side, with a second wall outside the wall.
Qinjiatun City Site 秦家屯城址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A Jin dynasty ancient city site, east of Qinjiatun Town, Gongzhuling.
Yehe Tribe City Site 叶赫部城址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
The city site of the Yehe tribe of the Haixi Jurchens in the Ming, in Yehe Manchu Town.
Houtaiping Site Group 后太平遗址群
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A site group made up of Houtaiping Site, Houtaiping Cemetery, Panshan Site and others, on the left bank of the East Liao River.
Daqingshan Site 大青山遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
An Eastern Zhou site in Daqingshan Village, Shuanglong Township, Gongzhuling City.
Wujiazi City Site 五家子城址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Jin-dynasty city site in Wujiazi Village, Bawu Town, Gongzhuling City.
Youyi Village Tombs 友谊村墓群
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Jin-dynasty tomb group; before 2013 it was listed as a provincial cultural relics protection unit under the name "Youyi Village Liao Tombs".

Baishan (7)

Lingguang Pagoda 灵光塔
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Bohai-kingdom brick pavilion-style hollow square pagoda of five stories, 13 meters tall, facing south.
Baoshan-Liudaogou Copper Smelting Site 宝山—六道沟冶铜遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
Bohai-kingdom site of copper mining and smelting, distributed around Baoshan Town and Liudaogou Town.
Gangouzi Tombs 干沟子墓群
Ancient tombs · fifth batch (2001)
Ancient tomb remains from the Warring States to the Western Han, mainly stone-heaped tombs.
Site of the Command Post of the Linjiang Campaign (Fourth Defense) 四保临江战役指挥部旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
Where the Chen Yun Former Residence Memorial Hall now stands, the site of the command post during the Defense of Linjiang campaign.
Xintunzi Xishan Site 新屯子西山遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Late Paleolithic site in Fusong County.
Upper Yalu River Stone Mound Tombs 鸭绿江上游积石墓群
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Stone mound tomb groups of the Han to Tang dynasties on the right bank of the Yalu River, including Qidaogou Tombs, Longgang Tombs and others.
Shiren Blood-and-Tears Mountain Memorial to Dead Miners 石人血泪山死难矿工纪念地
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
A memorial to dead miners in the Shiren mining area, designated a provincial protected site in 1983.

Songyuan (5)

Stele of Praise at Deshengtuo of the Great Jin 大金得胜陀颂碑
Cave temples and stone carvings · third batch (1988)
Stele of blue stone erected in the 25th year of the Dading reign of the Jin by Emperor Shizong to commemorate his grandfather Wanyan Aguda's oath-taking and uprising.
Tahu City 塔虎城
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
Ancient city site of the Liao and Jin on the plain on the south bank of the Nen River.
Chunnabo Site Group 春捺钵遗址群
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A group of sites of the spring nabo of the Liao emperors; nabo were the Liao emperors' seasonal camps.
Shitou Chengzi Ancient City Site 石头城子古城址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Liao-Jin ancient city site in Shitoucheng Village, Sancha River Town, Fuyu City.
Stele of Prince Zhong of the First Rank Granted Posthumously by the Qing 清追封和硕忠亲王碑
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
Full name "Stele Posthumously Conferring the Title on Prince Zhong and his Consort Xian of Prince Zhong", commonly called the Kuli Manchu-Mongol Stele, made up of a base, body and cap.

Baicheng (5)

Hanshu Site 汉书遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
The type site of the Hanshu Phase I and II cultures, covering 750,000 sq m; its early phase runs from the Western Zhou to the Warring States and its late phase to the Han, with many stone and clay casting molds for bronze unearthed.
Chengsijiazi City Site 城四家子城址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A large city site of the Liao, Jin and Yuan, with the Taoer River on its west and south sides, first built in the Liao and used in the Jin and Yuan.
Xiangyang Nan'gang Site 向阳南岗遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A site from the Neolithic to the Warring States, in Xiangyang Village, Tantu Town, Zhenlai County.
Shuangta Site 双塔遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A site from the Neolithic to the Warring States period, 1,200 m east to west and 300 m north to south.
Houtaomuga Site 后套木嘎遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A site of the Neolithic to Zhou periods, in Yonghe Hamlet, Xinhuang Township, Da'an.

Jilin City (4)

Dahaimeng Site 大海猛遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A site of the Zhou to Tang periods, in Yangtun, Ulajie Manchu Town.
Dongtuanshan Site 东团山遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A site of the Han-dynasty Buyeo period, in Yong'an Village, Jiangnan Township, Fengman District.
Former Jilin Machinery Bureau 吉林机器局旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
A mechanized arsenal founded in the 8th year of Guangxu of the Qing, established in the Northeast during the Self-Strengthening Movement; sites such as the north gate of the Machinery Bureau survive.
Laoheigou Massacre Site 老黑沟惨案遗址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
A site established to commemorate the compatriots killed in the large-scale massacre carried out by the invading Japanese army around Laoheigou in 1935.

Liaoyuan (2)

Liaoyuan Miners' Tomb 辽源矿工墓
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A mass grave of miners from the period of the occupation of the Northeast, also called "Fangjia Fen", created by the colliery operator "Fangjia Gui".
Former Liaoyuan Allied POW Camp of World War II 辽源二战盟军战俘营旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Former camp that secretly held American and other Allied prisoners of war during World War II, originally inside the "Beidaying" of the Japanese Kwantung Army's Liaoyuan garrison.

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