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

250 Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level in Jiangsu (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 Jiangsu and all provinces.

Suzhou (61)

Loyal Prince's Mansion of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天国忠王府
Modern historic sites · first batch (1961)
Residence in Suzhou of Li Xiucheng, the Loyal Prince of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, built from 1860 on existing houses and gardens; three rows of buildings survive and now house the Suzhou Museum.
Suzhou Yunyan Temple Pagoda (including other buildings of Yunyan Temple) 苏州云岩寺塔（包括云岩寺其他建筑物）
Ancient buildings · first batch (1961)
Brick pagoda of the Five Dynasties, often called "China's Leaning Tower of Pisa" because it leans about 3.5 degrees; also known as Tiger Hill Pagoda, it stands on top of Tiger Hill.
Humble Administrator's Garden 拙政园
Ancient buildings · first batch (1961)
A representative Jiangnan garden, first built in the Zhengde years of the Ming by the censor Wang Xianchen from a converted temple; one of the four great gardens of China and part of the World Cultural Heritage site.
Lingering Garden 留园
Ancient buildings · first batch (1961)
Qing-dynasty Suzhou garden in which buildings and rock formations are equally prized; inscribed as a World Cultural Heritage site in 1997 together with three other classical Suzhou gardens.
Song-Dynasty Stone Carvings in the Suzhou Confucian Temple 苏州文庙内宋代石刻
Cave temples and stone carvings · first batch (1961)
The Suzhou Confucian Temple was founded by Fan Zhongyan and is known for its "four great Song steles" including the Pingjiang Map; its Song-dynasty stone carvings are the focus.
Arhat Statues of Baosheng Temple 保圣寺罗汉塑像
Cave temples and stone carvings · first batch (1961)
Northern Song arhat statues preserved in Baosheng Temple at Luzhi and now displayed in the Baosheng Temple Museum.
Sanqing Hall of Xuanmiao Temple 玄妙观三清殿
Ancient buildings · second batch (1982)
Main hall of the Xuanmiao Temple in Suzhou, enshrining the Three Pure Ones; a Southern Song survival and an important early building of this Daoist temple.
Master of the Nets Garden 网师园
Ancient buildings · second batch (1982)
Small classical garden in Suzhou, formerly the Southern Song "Fisherman's Retreat" and renamed Master of the Nets Garden under Qianlong; inscribed as a World Cultural Heritage site in 1997.
Huanxiu Mountain Villa 环秀山庄
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Suzhou garden famed for its rockery; the whole garden is just over one mu, and the rockery is by the early Qing garden maker Ge Yuliang, called "unrivaled in Jiangnan."
Ruiguang Pagoda 瑞光塔
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Song-dynasty pagoda inside Pan Gate in Suzhou, also called the Ruiguang Temple Pagoda.
Twin Pagodas of Luohan Yuan and Site of the Main Hall 罗汉院双塔及正殿遗址
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Twin pagodas and main hall site of the Northern Song Luohan Courtyard, on Dinghui Temple Lane in Gusu District, Suzhou.
Caiyi Hall 䌽衣堂
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Main hall of the Weng family former residence in Changshu, a Ming building typical of Jiangnan official and gentry residences, now the Weng Tonghe Memorial Hall.
Tuisi Garden 退思园
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A garden in Tongli built in the Guangxu reign of the Qing, covering less than four mu, with pavilions and corridors built around water; its name comes from the Zuo Zhuan phrase on reflecting and making amends.
Baodai Bridge 宝带桥
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A multi-arch stone bridge beside the Grand Canal, with 53 spans and a length of 318 m, first built in the Tang; the present bridge was rebuilt in the Qing.
Ou Garden 耦园
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A classical Suzhou garden made up of an east garden, a west garden and a central residence, surrounded by water on three sides, with the east garden the most scenic.
Chuodun Site 绰墩遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
An ancient site in Kunshan, lasting from the Neolithic to the Zhou.
Canglang Pavilion 沧浪亭
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A classical garden south of Suzhou city, regarded as the oldest surviving garden in Suzhou and, with the Lion Grove, Humble Administrator's Garden and Lingering Garden, one of the Four Great Gardens of Suzhou.
Chongjiao Xingfu Temple Pagoda 崇教兴福寺塔
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Song-dynasty pagoda inside the Dadongmen of Changshu, the pagoda of Chongjiao Xingfu Temple.
Zijin Convent Luohan Statues 紫金庵罗汉塑像
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
An ancient temple in Xiaomao Bay, West Dongshan, famous for its Song-to-Ming luohan statues.
Bao'en Temple Pagoda 报恩寺塔
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A pavilion-style brick-and-timber pagoda in Bao'en Temple, Suzhou, commonly called the North Temple Pagoda; the temple is known as the "foremost ancient temple of Wuzhong."
Taicang Stone Arch Bridges 太仓石拱桥
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Five Yuan-dynasty stone arch bridges within and around the old town of Taicang: Gaoqiao, Zhouqiao, Zhoujingqiao, Jingtingqiao and Jinjiqiao.
Panmen Gate 盘门
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A water-and-land gate on the south wall of Suzhou facing the Grand Canal, the only surviving ancient city gate of Suzhou and the only completely preserved ancient water-and-land gate in China.
Lion Grove Garden 狮子林
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Yuan-dynasty garden of 1.1 hectares next to the Loyal Prince's Mansion of the Taiping Kingdom and the Humble Administrator's Garden; one of the Four Great Gardens of Suzhou, included in the World Cultural Heritage.
Xuanyuan Palace Main Hall 轩辕宫正殿
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The main hall of a Yuan-dynasty Daoist building in Yangwan Village, Dongshan.
Jijian Temple Stone Hall 寂鉴寺石殿
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Yuan-dynasty stone hall on Tianchi Mountain, listed as a Jiangsu provincial cultural heritage site in 1957.
Zhao Yongxian Residence 赵用贤宅
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Ming-dynasty residence on Nanzhao Lane in Changshu, now the Yushan School Guqin Art Museum.
Zhang Pu Residence 张溥宅第
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The Ming-dynasty residence of Zhang Pu, on Ximen Street in Taicang.
Dongshan Residences 东山民居
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Ming-dynasty residences in Dongshan Town, including Huaiyin Hall, Mingshan Hall and Ningde Hall.
Yipu Garden 艺圃
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Ming-dynasty residential garden of only five mu, centered on a pond with buildings mainly to its north and rockery to its south, preserving much late Ming and early Qing style.
Quanjin Guildhall 全晋会馆
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A guildhall built by Shanxi merchants living in Suzhou, the best preserved of Suzhou's more than a hundred former guildhalls and trade halls.
Shijian Hall 师俭堂
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Qing-dynasty large Jiangnan residence in Zhenze Town.
Former Residence of Yu Yue 俞樾旧居
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The former residence of the late Qing scholar Yu Yue, also called Qu Garden, with an area of 2,800 square meters.
Chunzai Tower 春在楼
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
Commonly called the "Carved Flower Tower," a Republic-period building in Dongshan Town.
Former Residence of Liu Yazi 柳亚子旧居
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
Originally the private residence of Zhou Yuanli, a Qing Minister of Works, rented by Liu Yazi in 1922; now the Liu Yazi Memorial Hall.
Caoxieshan Site 草鞋山遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Neolithic site where people were already active more than 6,000 years ago; listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit in 2013.
Dongshancun Site 东山村遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Settlement site of the Songze culture with large house foundations and a high-status cemetery; its large tombs belong to the early-middle Songze culture of the lower Yangtze.
Zhaolingshan Site 赵陵山遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Neolithic site selected as one of the Top Ten New Archaeological Discoveries in China in 1992.
Huangsipu Site 黄泗浦遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Ancient site in Zhangjiagang dating from the Southern Dynasties to the Song dynasty.
Taicang Maritime Granary Site 太仓海运仓遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Site of the Yuan-dynasty maritime transport granary in Taicang.
Tomb and Former Residence of Gu Yanwu 顾炎武墓及故居
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Ancestral home and tomb of the late Ming-early Qing thinker Gu Yanwu, in three zones: the former residence, Tinglin Shrine and tomb, and Gu Garden.
Jiachen Lane Brick Pagoda 甲辰巷砖塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Five-story, eight-sided pavilion-style brick pagoda, of gray brick imitating timber construction, only 6.82 m high.
Siben Bridge 思本桥
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Southern Song bridge, also called Sifen Bridge, in Tongli, Wujiang.
Dongmiao Bridge 东庙桥
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Southern Song bridge in Qidu Town, Wujiang.
Jusha Pagoda 聚沙塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called Jusha Baifu Pagoda, first built in the Shaoxing reign of the Southern Song, an octagonal seven-story brick pagoda 32.83 m high overall.
Wanfo Stone Pagoda 万佛石塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Yuan-dynasty stone pagoda in Huqiu District, Suzhou.
Kaiyuan Temple Beamless Hall 开元寺无梁殿
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Ming-dynasty beamless hall inside Pan Gate in Suzhou, listed as a Jiangsu provincial cultural relics protection unit in 1956.
Yuyan Hall 玉燕堂
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Popularly called Zhang Ting, first built in the Zhengtong reign of the Ming by descendants of Xu Mengqing, younger brother of Xu Da, and sold to the Zhang family in the early Qing; a well-preserved Ming dwelling.
Qinfeng Pagoda 秦峰塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Ancient pagoda in Qiandeng Town, Kunshan, also called the Beauty Pagoda, with seven stories; said to have been first built in the second year of the Tianjian reign of the Liang of the Southern Dynasties.
Pagoda of Ciyun Temple 慈云寺塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
In Ciyun Temple on Baota Street, Zhenze Town.
Liuhe Tianfei Palace Remains 浏河天妃宫遗迹
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Remains of a Qing-dynasty Tianfei Palace at Liuhe, Taicang.
Site of the Suzhou Imperial Textile Office 苏州织造署旧址
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Site of the Qing-dynasty Suzhou Imperial Textile Office, which can be traced back to the former residence of Zhou Kui, an imperial in-law of the late Ming.
Pan Residence in Front of Weidao Temple 卫道观前潘宅
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called "Ligeng Hall", a Qing-dynasty residence on the east side of Pingjiang Road, backing onto Huntang Lane.
Yang Family Residence 杨氏宅第
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Qing dynasty residence in Zhangjiagang.
Yan Garden 燕园
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called Yangu Garden, a classical Jiangnan garden on Xinfeng Lane in the urban area of Changshu.
Jingye Hall 敬业堂
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Qing dynasty residence, commonly known as Shen Hall, located south of the east end of Fu'an Bridge in Zhouzhuang.
Xiancan Temple 先蚕祠
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Qing dynasty temple known as the "Silkworm Flower Hall", located in Shengze Town, Wujiang, used to worship the silkworm deity.
Gengle Hall 耕乐堂
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Built in the Zhengtong reign of the Ming dynasty, it covers about 6.4 mu; it originally had five courtyards with 52 rooms, of which three courtyards with 41 rooms survive, and the garden has a lotus pond.
Site of Soochow University 东吴大学旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The former Soochow University, covering about 60,000 square meters, with an overall Western-style layout and Chinese garden touches in places; it is now the southern half of the main campus of Soochow University.
Tianxiang Xiaozhu 天香小筑
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A garden villa built in 1935 by the bank manager Xi Qisun, now inside the Suzhou Library and used as a VIP reception room and an ancient documents reading room.
Chuihong Broken Bridge 垂虹断桥
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
Remains of an ancient bridge outside the east gate of Songling in Wujiang, built in the Yuan and Ming; the site of Chuihong Bridge.
Changshu Yanzi Shrine 常熟言子祠
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A shrine dedicated to Yan Yan (Ziyou), a disciple of Confucius; Yan Yan was a native of Wu and is known as the "Confucius of the South."

Nanjing (55)

Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum 中山陵
Modern historic sites · first batch (1961)
Mausoleum of Sun Yat-sen; construction began in 1926 and the main buildings, including the sacrificial hall, were completed in 1929. It stands on the southern slope of Purple Mountain, with Linggu Temple to the east and the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum to the west.
Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum 明孝陵
Ancient tombs · first batch (1961)
Joint tomb of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming Taizu emperor, and Empress Ma, on Dulong Hill of Purple Mountain; its layout influenced the imperial tombs of the Ming and Qing.
Site of the Heavenly King's Palace of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天国天王府遗址
Modern historic sites · second batch (1982)
The site was successively the Ming-dynasty Prince of Han's residence and the Qing Viceroy of Liangjiang's office, then the Heavenly King's Palace of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and from 1912 the office of the Republic's Provisional President and the National Government.
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Murals on Tangzi Street 堂子街太平天国壁画
Modern historic sites · third batch (1988)
Late Qing dwelling, the earliest found and most numerous surviving building in Nanjing with Taiping Heavenly Kingdom murals.
Yuhuatai Martyrs' Cemetery 雨花台烈士陵园
Modern historic sites · third batch (1988)
Cemetery honoring revolutionary martyrs, in the hilly Yuhuatai area with five hills, forming the main part of the Yuhuatai scenic area.
Nanjing City Wall 南京城墙
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Capital city wall built in the early Ming, with an inner city circuit of about 35 kilometers, of which about 25 kilometers survive; the longest surviving ancient city wall in the world.
Sarira Pagoda of Qixia Temple 栖霞寺舍利塔
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Octagonal five-story dense-eave stone pagoda in Qixia Temple, rebuilt in the Southern Tang of the Five Dynasties, about 15 meters tall; the largest surviving sarira pagoda in China.
Southern Dynasties Tomb Stone Carvings in Nanjing 南京南朝陵墓石刻
Cave temples and stone carvings · third batch (1988)
Groups of stone carvings before the tombs of emperors, empresses and nobles of the Song, Qi, Liang and Chen of the Southern Dynasties; 33 sites survive in Nanjing, Jurong and Danyang.
Two Southern Tang Tombs 南唐二陵
Ancient tombs · third batch (1988)
Qinling, tomb of Li Bian, the Southern Tang founder of the Five Dynasties, and Shunling, tomb of the Middle Lord Li Jing, at the southern foot of Zutang Mountain.
Site of the National Purple Mountain Observatory 国立紫金山天文台旧址
Modern historic sites · fourth batch (1996)
Observatory on Tianbao Peak of Purple Mountain, essentially completed in 1934, originally the premises of the Institute of Astronomy of the National Academia Sinica.
Site of the Office of the Delegation of the Communist Party of China (Meiyuan New Village) 中国共产党代表团办事处旧址（梅园新村）
Modern historic sites · fourth batch (1996)
Site of the office of the Communist delegation led by Zhou Enlai during negotiations with the National Government from May 1946 to March 1947, now with a memorial hall.
Tomb of the King of Brunei 浡泥国王墓
Ancient tombs · fifth batch (2001)
The tomb of Maharaja Karna, King of Brunei in the Yongle reign of the Ming, who died of illness while visiting Nanjing in 1408 and was buried at Shizigang south of the city.
Qianfoya Grottoes and Ming Zhengjun Stele 千佛崖石窟及明征君碑
Cave temples and stone carvings · fifth batch (2001)
Grottoes first carved in the 7th year of Yongming of the Southern Qi, east of Qixia Temple, with 294 niches and 515 Buddha figures, and the Ming Zhengjun Stele beside them.
Site of the Former National Government 原国民政府旧址
Modern historic sites · fifth batch (2001)
A group of former central government office buildings of the Republic of China National Government, including the Executive Yuan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Examination Yuan and Supreme Court.
Nanjing Man Fossil Site 南京人化石地点
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
The place where Nanjing Man fossils were found; two human skull fossils were unearthed in Hulu Cave on Tangshan in 1993.
Zhongshan Architectural Site 钟山建筑遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
The site of Southern Dynasties altars on the southern foot of the main peak of Purple Mountain, including Altar No. 1, Altar No. 2 and ancillary buildings, covering over 20,000 square meters, found in 1999.
Ming Imperial Palace Site 明故宫遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
The site of the imperial city of the early Ming, with the palace city at its core; after the capital moved in the Yongle reign Nanjing served as a secondary capital and the palaces gradually fell into ruin.
Longjiang Shipyard Site 龙江船厂遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
The site of a Ming government shipyard built in the Hongwu reign, closely connected with Zheng He's voyages to the Western Seas.
Xiangshan Wang Family Cemetery 象山王氏家族墓地
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
The cemetery of the Langya Wang family of the Eastern Jin, the branch of Wang Bin, Right Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs, southwest of Mufu Mountain.
Zhanyuan Garden 瞻园
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A private garden begun in the Ming Jiajing reign, the oldest surviving garden in Nanjing, called the "foremost garden of Jinling."
Gan Xi Residence 甘熙宅第
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Commonly called the Gan Family Compound, begun in the Jiaqing reign of the Qing and formerly named Yougong Hall; now the Nanjing Folk Museum.
Site of the Central Stadium 中央体育场旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The Central Stadium of the Republic, near Linggu Temple, now inside Nanjing Sport Institute.
Site of the National Assembly Hall 国民大会堂旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
A reinforced concrete building completed in 1936, originally the National Assembly Hall, where the National Assembly met after the constitution took effect; now called the Nanjing People's Assembly Hall.
Site of National Central University 中央大学旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The site of National Central University; the surviving buildings were mainly built in the 1920s and 1930s under Western eclectic influence, and are now the Sipailou campus of Southeast University.
Site of the University of Nanking 金陵大学旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The site of the University of Nanking, with buildings based on northern Chinese official style arranged along a north-south axis, now the east part of the north garden of Nanjing University's Gulou campus.
Site of Ginling Women's College 金陵女子大学旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The site of Ginling Women's College, the first women's college in China.
Mass Burial Sites of Victims of the Nanjing Massacre 侵华日军南京大屠杀死难同胞丛葬地
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
Mass burial grounds of the civilians and soldiers killed in the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, including Jiangdongmen, Shangxinhe and other places.
Xuecheng Site 薛城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Neolithic site of the late Majiabang culture, dating from about 4300 to 3000 BC, covering 60,000 square meters; discovered in 1997.
Gucheng Site 固城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Rectangular ancient city site about 800 m north-south and 1,000 m east-west, with an outer wall 3,915 m in circumference; relics of the Western Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang dynasties have been found.
Da Bao'en Temple Site 大报恩寺遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
The site was originally Changgan Temple of the Southern Dynasties; the temple's famous glazed pagoda was built between the Yongle and Xuande reigns of the Ming, and only the site remains today.
Shangfang Sun Wu Tomb 上坊孙吴墓
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Tomb of an imperial-clan prince of the Sun Wu period; some scholars consider it the "Gaoling" of Sun Jian and his two wives.
Xianheguan Six Dynasties Cemetery 仙鹤观六朝墓地
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Family tombs of Gao Song, a noted Eastern Jin official, consisting of three brick-chamber tombs.
Qiqiaoweng 七桥瓮
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Seven-span semicircular stone arch bridge with spans of unequal width, completed in the fifth year of the Zhengtong reign of the Ming, crossing the Qinhuai River east-west.
Putang Bridge 蒲塘桥
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Nine-span stone arch bridge with spans of unequal width, completed in the seventh year of the Zhengde reign of the Ming, 91.3 m long and 5.7 m wide, crossing the Putang River.
Chaotian Palace 朝天宫
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
The largest and best-preserved group of Ming-Qing official-style ancient buildings south of the Yangtze; the existing buildings were rebuilt in the Tongzhi reign when the Daoist temple became the Confucian temple and prefectural school of Jiangning Prefecture, and now house the Nanjing Municipal Museum.
Yangliu Village Ancient Building Complex 杨柳村古建筑群
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
The largest and best-preserved Ming-Qing ancient building complex in Nanjing, in Hushu Subdistrict, Jiangning.
Yangshan Stele Material 阳山碑材
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
Made up of three huge rocks cut from the mountain in the 3rd year of the Yongle reign of the Ming, intended as stele material for the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum but never moved because of the enormous work involved.
Jinling Sutra Printing House 金陵刻经处
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Buddhist sutra printing institution founded in 1866 by the lay Buddhist Yang Renshan, regarded as the source of the modern Chinese Buddhist revival movement.
Site of the Jinling Arsenal 金陵兵工厂旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A modern industrial building complex begun in 1865, originally the Jinling Machinery Manufacturing Bureau, now converted into a science and creative industry park.
Site of Pukou Railway Station 浦口火车站旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The site of a railway station of the late Qing and Republican periods, in Pukou District, Nanjing.
Sun Yat-sen's Provisional Presidential Office and Nanjing National Government Building Remains 孙中山临时大总统府及南京国民政府建筑遗存
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The former site of the Ming Prince of Han's residence, the Qing Liangjiang Viceroy's office and the Taiping Heavenly King's Palace, where Sun Yat-sen took office as Provisional President in 1912; it later housed the National Government.
Site of the Beijige Meteorological Observatory 北极阁气象台旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The site of a meteorological observatory of 1928, at Beijige in Nanjing.
Site of the Central Army Officer School 中央陆军军官学校旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A complex in Western classical style, originally the Central Army Officer School; in 1945 it was the venue of the surrender ceremony for the China Theater, and from 1946 the Ministry of National Defense of the National Government.
Site of the Lizhi Society 励志社旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A courtyard of three Qing-palace-style buildings, the site of the Lizhi Society headquarters, now part of Zhongshan Hotel.
Site of the National Government Central Broadcasting Station 国民政府中央广播电台旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The site of the National Government Central Broadcasting Station, which transmitted broadcast signals from 1932 to 1949.
Site of the National Academia Sinica 国立中央研究院旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The Academia Sinica building complex in Nanjing, including three buildings: the general office, the Institute of History and Philology and the Institute of Geology.
Former Residence of John Rabe 拉贝旧居
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The former residence of John Rabe, the Siemens representative in Nanjing and chairman of the Nanjing International Safety Zone.
Site of the U.S. Embassy in China 美国驻华使馆旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The site of the U.S. Embassy in China in 1946, in Gulou District, Nanjing.
Site of the British Embassy in China 英国驻华使馆旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The site of the British Embassy in China in 1946, in Gulou District, Nanjing.
Nanjing Drum Tower 南京鼓楼
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A drum tower built in the 15th year of Hongwu of the Ming, covering 9,100 square meters; anciently used for drumming the hours and for ceremonies such as welcoming princes and receiving imperial edicts.
Former Macklin Hospital 马林医院旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Former hospital site inside Drum Tower Hospital, built between 1892 and 1914; listed in the Eighth Batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level in 2019.
Former Japanese Embassy in Nanjing 日本驻南京大使馆旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Former site of the Japanese embassy in Nanjing from 1935 to 1945, on Beijing West Road in Gulou District.
Former National Art Gallery 国立美术陈列馆旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Former site of the National Art Gallery, the first national art gallery in modern China, now the Jiangsu Art Museum exhibition hall.
Site of the Liji Lane Comfort Station of the Japanese Invading Army in Nanjing 侵华日军南京利济巷慰安所旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
A complex of 7 buildings of about 2,000 square meters, now the Liji Lane Comfort Station Site Exhibition Hall.
Former Eighth Route Army Nanjing Office 八路军驻南京办事处旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Former site of the Eighth Route Army's Nanjing office, in two places: No. 41 Qingyun Lane and No. 29 Gaoyunling.

Wuxi (33)

Jichang Garden 寄畅园
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Jiangnan classical garden, also called Qin Garden, noted for borrowing the view of Mount Hui; the name comes from Wang Xizhi's line "lodging contentment in the shade of hills and waters."
Former Residence of Xu Xiake and Qingshantang Stone Carvings 徐霞客故居及晴山堂石刻
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
The former residence of the late Ming traveler Xu Xiake, now a three-courtyard compound; Qingshantang holds 76 stone carvings of calligraphy by famous masters.
Guoshan Stele 国山碑
Cave temples and stone carvings · fifth batch (2001)
A stele set up in the 1st year of Tianxi of Eastern Wu in the Three Kingdoms, carved for the feng and shan sacrifices at Guoshan, cylindrical and 2.35 m high, with seal script carved around it.
Former Residence of Xue Fucheng Building Complex 薛福成故居建筑群
Modern historic sites · fifth batch (2001)
Also called "Qinshi Mansion", the residence of the modern thinker and diplomat Xue Fucheng and his family.
Luotuodun Site 骆驼墩遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A Neolithic settlement site of the Majiabang culture, where 52 tombs and 39 urn burials were excavated.
Yixing Kiln Sites 宜兴窑址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A series of ancient kiln sites found in Yixing, dating from the Jin to the Qing.
Hongshan Tombs 鸿山墓群
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
A group of tombs of the nobles of the Yue state of the Zhou, on whose site the Hongshan Site Museum and the China Wu Culture Museum have been built.
Taibo Temple and Tomb 泰伯庙和墓
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called Zhide Shrine and Rangwang Temple, a temple honoring Taibo on the Bodu River at Meicun, with the Tomb of Taibo attached.
Huishan Town Ancestral Halls 惠山镇祠堂
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A cluster of ancient ancestral halls on the northeast foot of Huishan Mountain in Wuxi, also called the ancient town of Huishan, adjacent to attractions such as the Second Spring Under Heaven and the Jichang Garden.
Donglin Academy 东林书院
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called Guishan Academy, founded in the Song and rebuilt in the late Ming; its Ming teachers and students discussed state affairs and were called the Donglin Party.
Zhaosi Hall 昭嗣堂
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called Xiangnan Hall, originally the residence of the Ming official Cao Cha and converted to a family ancestral hall in the Qianlong reign of the Qing; the best preserved and oldest Ming nanmu building in Jiangsu.
Second Spring Under Heaven Courtyard and Inscriptions 天下第二泉庭院及石刻
Cave temples and stone carvings · sixth batch (2006)
The Huishan Spring at the foot of Huishan in Wuxi, called the "Second Spring Under Heaven," with related inscriptions preserved in the courtyard.
Former Residence of Abing 阿炳故居
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The place where the Wuxi musician Hua Yanjun (Abing) was born, lived and composed, originally the Leizun Hall of the Dongxu Palace.
Rong Family Plum Garden 荣氏梅园
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
Originally the "Small Peach Garden" of the Qing jinshi Xu Dianyi, bought in 1912 by the industrialist Rong Desheng and rebuilt as a plum garden, famous for plum viewing.
Xixi Site 西溪遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Neolithic site in the west of Taihu Lake; listed as a Jiangsu provincial cultural relics protection unit in 2002.
Shecheng Site 佘城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Ancient city site in Jiangyin with over 3,000 years of history, covering nearly 400,000 square meters; more than 200 artifacts have been unearthed.
Helu City Site 阖闾城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Site believed to be Helu City, the capital of the Wu state in the Spring and Autumn period; it spans Wujin District of Changzhou and Binhu District of Wuxi.
Dayao Road Kiln Cluster Site 大窑路窑群遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Cluster of Ming and Qing kiln sites in the Qingming Bridge historic district on the east bank of the Grand Canal, known as "Dayaofang" after its "Dayao wares".
Shushan Kiln Cluster 蜀山窑群
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Cluster of Ming-to-Qing purple clay kiln sites at the foot of Shushan in Dingshu Town, Yixing.
Pagoda of Xingguo Temple 兴国寺塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
In Xingguo Garden southwest of the old town of Jiangyin.
Zhou Wang Temple and Stele Carvings 周王庙及碑刻
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Shrine dedicated to Zhou Chu, in Yicheng Subdistrict, Yixing.
Shi Garden 适园
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Qing dynasty private garden in the old town of Jiangyin.
Huishan Temple Scripture Pillars 惠山寺经幢
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
Scripture pillars of the Tang and Song periods in the Huishan Temple scenic area.
Site of Huangshan Fort 黄山炮台旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The site of a fort built in 1635, an important part of the Jiangyin fortress, rebuilt as a Western-style fort in the early Republic and destroyed in the War of Resistance against Japan.
Xiaolou Lane Building Complex 小娄巷建筑群
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A complex of Ming to Republican residential buildings in Wuxi.
Former Residence of the Liu Brothers 刘氏兄弟故居
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The former residence of the three brothers Liu Banong, Liu Tianhua and Liu Beimao, with two courtyards front and back, ten rooms and three yards, now the Liu Brothers Memorial Hall.
Site of the Wuxi County Chamber of Commerce 无锡县商会旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A chamber of commerce building of 1915, in Chong'an District, Wuxi.
Former Residence of Qin Bangxian 秦邦宪旧居
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The former residence of Qin Bangxian (Bo Gu), an early leader of the Communist Party of China.
Site of the Maoxin Flour Mill 茂新面粉厂旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The site of a flour mill founded by the brothers Rong Zongjing and Rong Desheng, modern Chinese national capitalists, in Wuxi.
Site of the Jiangyin Fortress Headquarters of the Kuomintang 国民党江阴要塞司令部旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
Also the former residence of Wu Tinglu, first built in 1917 by the industrialist Wu Tinglu and converted in 1947 into the Nationalist Army's Jiangyin Fortress Headquarters; it is now the Jiangyin Celebrities Museum.
Fuxi Xu Family Ancestral Hall 洑溪徐氏宗祠
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
Also called the Xu Dazu Hall, the family ancestral hall of Xu Pu of the Ming, built in the 3rd year of Hongzhi.
Dangkou Hua Family Old Charitable Estate 荡口华氏老义庄
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A charitable estate of the Hua family in the ancient town of Dangkou; a Qing-dynasty building.
Jiangyin Silkworm Egg Farm 江阴蚕种场
Other · eighth batch (2019)
A silkworm egg farm of 1928 devoted to breeding superior silkworm eggs.

Yangzhou (23)

He Garden 何园
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Qing-dynasty garden also called Jixiao Mountain Villa, praised as the "number one garden of the late Qing."
Ge Garden 个园
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Qing-dynasty Yangzhou garden characterized by bamboo, with rockeries of piled stone representing the four seasons.
Yangzhou City Site 扬州城遗址
Ancient sites · fourth batch (1996)
Site of several adjoining and overlapping ancient cities of the Sui, Tang and Song, and also the location of the Ming and Qing Yangzhou prefectural city; designated a national major site in 2006.
Mengcheng Post Station 盂城驿
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Ming and Qing post station on the east side of the Grand Canal, built in the eighth year of the Hongwu reign of the Ming, the largest post station along the canal.
Longqiuzhuang Site 龙虬庄遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
Neolithic site about 5,000 to 7,000 years old, where 402 tombs and one house site were excavated.
Tomb of Puhaddin 普哈丁墓
Ancient tombs · fifth batch (2001)
The cemetery of Puhaddin, who came to China to preach in the late Southern Song, and other Muslims, made up of a graveyard and a mosque, with an attached garden.
Lotus Bridge and White Pagoda 莲花桥和白塔
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The Lotus Bridge, also called the Five-Pavilion Bridge, stands on Lianhuageng in the Slender West Lake and is one of Yangzhou's landmarks; the White Pagoda is also included.
Wu Family Residence 吴氏宅第
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A residence built in the late Qing by Wu Yinsun, Daotai of Ningbo-Shaoxing-Taizhou, modeled on the Ningbo daotai yamen; the Wu ancestors were salt merchants originally from Shexian County, Anhui.
Yangzhou Daming Temple 扬州大明寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
An ancient temple on the middle peak of Shugang, once the residence and teaching place of Jianzhen, anciently regarded as the "foremost scenic spot of Yangzhou."
Xiaopan Valley Garden 小盘谷
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Yangzhou garden begun in the Qianlong and Jiaqing reigns of the Qing and bought in the 30th year of Guangxu by Zhou Fu, Governor-General of Liangjiang; a typical Qing Yangzhou garden.
Gaoyou Pawnshop 高邮当铺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Qing-dynasty pawnshop building outside the north gate of Gaoyou.
Former Residence of Zhu Ziqing 朱自清旧居
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
A traditional Yangzhou residence built in the late Qing, the former home of the writer Zhu Ziqing.
Miaoshan Han Tombs 庙山汉墓
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Han-dynasty tombs in Xinji Town, Yizheng.
Shi Kefa Tomb and Shrine 史可法墓祠
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
The Qing dynasty tomb and shrine of Shi Kefa, located in Hanjiang District, Yangzhou.
Wang Family Salt Merchant Residence 汪氏盐商住宅
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
The Qing dynasty residence of the Wang family of salt merchants, located on Nanhexia in Guangling District.
Jia Family Salt Merchant Residence 贾氏盐商住宅
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
The Qing dynasty residence of the Jia family of salt merchants, located around Dawucheng Lane and Guangling Road in Guangling District.
Lu Family Salt Merchant Residence 卢氏盐商住宅
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Built in the 23rd year of the Guangxu reign (Qing) by Lu Shaoxu, a salt merchant from Jiangxi, it covers over 10,000 square meters with more than 130 rooms and is the largest surviving salt merchant residence in Yangzhou.
Yipu Garden 逸圃
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A residence and garden built in the 2nd year of the Xuantong reign (Qing) by the banker Li Hesheng, located on Dongguan Street.
Chongning Temple, Yangzhou 扬州重宁寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Qing dynasty Buddhist temple located in Hanjiang District, Yangzhou.
Wang Family Small Garden 汪氏小苑
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A salt merchant residence from the late Qing and early Republican period; its owner Wang Zhuming was originally a Huizhou merchant, and it is one of the more complete salt merchant residences in Yangzhou.
Tomb of Emperor Yang of Sui 隋炀帝墓
Ancient tombs · eighth batch (2019)
Tomb of Emperor Yang of Sui and Empress Xiao; the emperor died in a mutiny at Jiangdu Palace in 618 and was first buried in the Liuzhu Hall of Jiangdu Palace, later being reburied.
Main Hall of Xifang Temple 西方寺大殿
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
The main hall of a Ming-dynasty Buddhist temple, within the Memorial Museum of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou.
Xianhe Mosque 仙鹤寺
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A mosque also called the Libai Temple, ranked with the Huaisheng Mosque in Guangzhou, the Qingjing Mosque in Quanzhou and the Fenghuang Mosque in Hangzhou as the four great Islamic mosques on China's coast.

Huai'an (12)

Former Residence of Zhou Enlai 周恩来故居
Modern historic sites · third batch (1988)
Residence where Zhou Enlai was born and lived until 1910, made up of two connected eastern and western courtyards with over thirty rooms.
Ming Ancestral Mausoleum 明祖陵
Ancient tombs · fourth batch (1996)
Clothes-and-cap tombs built by Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming Taizu emperor, for his great-great-grandfather and great-grandfather and also the actual burial place of his grandfather, on the shore of Hongze Lake.
Hongze Lake Embankment 洪泽湖大堤
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
An ancient water-control work called the Gaojiayan, begun in the 5th year of Jian'an of the Eastern Han under Chen Deng, Governor of Guangling, which became the embankment impounding Hongze Lake.
Huai'an Prefectural Yamen 淮安府衙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Qing-dynasty prefectural office, one of two prefectural yamens preserved in China, whose main hall is the largest in the country.
Site of the Su-Wan Border Region Government 苏皖边区政府旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The Jiangsu-Anhui Border Region Government was established in Qingjiang in November 1945 and withdrew to Shandong in September 1946.
Qingliangang Site 青莲岗遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Representative Neolithic site of the Huai-Yellow River region, which gave its name to the Qingliangang culture; it lies south of the ancient Huai River.
Sizhoucheng Site 泗州城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Site of an ancient city in Xuyi, dating from the Tang to the Qing dynasty.
Wentong Pagoda 文通塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Originally named Zunsheng Pagoda, first built in the second year of the Jinglong reign of the Tang, 44 m high and 13 stories; renamed Wentong Pagoda after the neighboring Wentong Temple when repaired in the second year of the Chongzhen reign of the Ming.
Moon Pagoda 月塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Song-dynasty pagoda at Tangji, Lianshui.
Diyi Mountain Inscriptions 第一山题刻
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
A group of inscriptions on Diyi Mountain in Xuyi, dating from the Song to the Republic of China.
Former New Fourth Army Headquarters at Huanghuatang 黄花塘新四军军部旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Former headquarters of the New Fourth Army, in Huanghuatang Town, Xuyi; listed in the Eighth Batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level in 2019.
Former CCP Central China Bureau in Huai'an 淮安中共中央华中分局旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Former site of the CCP Central Committee's Central China Bureau, 1945-1946, on Dongchang Street in Huaicheng Subdistrict.

Zhenjiang (12)

Southern Dynasties Tomb Stone Carvings in Danyang 丹阳南朝陵墓石刻
Cave temples and stone carvings · third batch (1988)
Stone carvings before the tombs of Southern Dynasties emperors, empresses and nobles; more than ten sites survive in the Danyang area, one of the main concentrations of such carvings.
Jiaoshan Forest of Steles 焦山碑林
Cave temples and stone carvings · third batch (1988)
Group of steles in Jiaoshan Park in Zhenjiang, dating from the Southern Dynasties to the Qing.
Site of the British Consulate in Zhenjiang 镇江英国领事馆旧址
Modern historic sites · fourth batch (1996)
Site of the British consulate on the ancient Xijindu street in Zhenjiang, built in 1889 and 1890.
Zhaoguan Stone Pagoda 昭关石塔
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called the Xijindu Stone Pagoda, a Lamaist-style stone street-spanning pagoda built in the late Yuan to early Ming, standing at the highest point of the entrance to Xijindu Ancient Street.
Chengshangcun Site 城上村遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Ancient site in Jurong, dating from the Neolithic period through the Zhou dynasty.
Gecheng Site 葛城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Ancient site in Danyang dating from the Western Zhou to the Spring and Autumn period.
Tiewengcheng Site 铁瓮城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Site of a city built by Sun Quan in the late Eastern Han, considered the oldest city in Zhenjiang.
Song-Yuan Granary Site 宋元粮仓遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Site of the Northern Song canal-transfer granary and the Southern Song army granary; the granaries were used until the Qing dynasty and were discovered during archaeological survey in 2009.
Chuncheng Mound Tombs 春城土墩墓群
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Ancient tomb group of the Shang and Zhou periods, comprising three locations (Baipeishan at Chuncheng, Yangjiapeng and Baipeishan at Ersheng) with 112 mound tombs in all.
Yandunshan Cemetery 烟墩山墓地
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Western Zhou cemetery in Zhenjiang New District.
Iron Pagoda of Ganlu Temple 甘露寺铁塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Iron pagoda of the Song and Ming periods, at Ganlu Temple in Jingkou District, Zhenjiang.
Longchang Temple 隆昌寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Buddhist temple on Baohuashan, first built in the first year of the Tianjian reign of the Liang of the Southern Dynasties and first named Baozhigong Hermitage; in the 33rd year of the Wanli reign of the Ming, the emperor bestowed the plaque "Huguo Shenghua Longchang Temple".

Changzhou (10)

Yancheng Site 淹城遗址
Ancient sites · third batch (1988)
Eastern Zhou ancient city site at Yancheng Village, Hutang Town, Wujin, Changzhou.
Former Residence of Qu Qiubai 瞿秋白故居
Modern historic sites · fourth batch (1996)
Former residence of Qu Qiubai, an early leader of the Communist Party of China, now joined with the Qu Qiubai Memorial Hall.
Sanxingcun Site 三星村遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
An ancient Neolithic site in Jintan, Changzhou.
Former Residence of Zhang Tailei 张太雷旧居
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The Changzhou home of Zhang Tailei, an early leader of the Communist Party of China.
Eosimias sinensis Fossil Site 中华曙猿化石地点
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Paleolithic fossil locality where Eosimias sinensis fossils were unearthed; designated a national key cultural relics protection unit in 2013.
Jintan Mound Tombs 金坛土墩墓群
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Group of Shang and Zhou mound tombs in Jintan.
Jin Garden 近园
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called Jing Garden and Yun Family Garden, built from the seventh to the eleventh year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing; its layout and rockwork follow some Ming garden practices.
Site of the Jiangnan Command Post of the New Fourth Army 新四军江南指挥部旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
Originally the Li Ancestral Hall, where the New Fourth Army's Jiangnan Command Post was established in November 1939, with Chen Yi as commander and Su Yu as deputy commander.
Sidun Site 寺墩遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A Neolithic site discovered in 1973, about 4,500 years old.
Tang Family Residence in Changzhou 常州唐氏民宅
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
The residence of Tang Jingchuan; it originally had eight halls, together called the "Eight Tang Residences," first built in the Hongzhi and Zhengde eras of the Ming, on Qingguo Lane.

Lianyungang (9)

Kongwangshan Cliff Statues 孔望山摩崖造像
Cave temples and stone carvings · third batch (1988)
The earliest group of cliff statues with Daoist and Buddhist content in China, carved in the late Eastern Han; 105 figures survive, including Laozi, the Yellow Emperor and a nirvana scene.
Jiangjunya Rock Carvings 将军崖岩画
Cave temples and stone carvings · third batch (1988)
Neolithic rock carvings cut on an inclined rock face at the southern foot of Jinping Mountain, in three groups of designs: human faces and crops, stars, and birds and beasts.
Dayishan Stone Coffin Tombs 大伊山石棺墓
Ancient tombs · fourth batch (1996)
Neolithic stone coffin tombs inlaid with natural slabs, 62 tombs excavated, of the Qinglian culture type; the earliest stone coffin tombs found in China.
Tenghualuo Site 藤花落遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
An ancient Neolithic site in Lianyungang.
Haiqing Temple Pagoda 海清寺塔
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Song-dynasty pagoda commonly called Dacun Pagoda or Ashoka Pagoda, formerly in front of Haiqing Temple, which no longer exists.
Quyangcheng Site 曲阳城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Han-dynasty city site in Quyang Township, Donghai County.
Yinwan Han Tombs 尹湾汉墓
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Han-dynasty tombs in Wenquan Town, Donghai County.
Dongliandao Boundary Inscription of Donghai and Langye Commanderies 东连岛东海琅琊郡界域刻石
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
A Han dynasty boundary inscription on Dongliandao Island in Lianyun District, Lianyungang, marking the boundary between Donghai and Langye commanderies.
Yulin Temple Stone Carving Group 郁林观石刻群
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
A group of cliff inscriptions from the Tang to the Qing at the foot of South Yuntai Mountain.

Taizhou (9)

Tianmushan Site 天目山遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A Zhou dynasty ancient site at the confluence of the New Tongyang Canal and the Jiangqin River, covering over 60 mu, at its peak about 3,100 years ago.
Taizhou City God Temple 泰州城隍庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A City God Temple founded in the Tang, repaired in the Northern Song, rebuilt in the 4th year of the Ming Zhengtong reign and repaired again in the 3rd year of the Qing Xianfeng reign.
Birthplace of the People's Navy 人民海军诞生地
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The birthplace of the Navy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, where the Navy Birthplace Memorial Hall now stands.
Risheyuan Garden 日涉园
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Private garden built in the second year of the Wanli reign of the Ming, originally the garden residence of Chen Yingfang, Minister of the Court of the Imperial Stud; its name comes from Tao Yuanming's line "the garden, daily visited, becomes a delight", and it is also called Qiao Garden.
Imperial Examination Hall of the Education Commissioner 学政试院
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called the Yangjun Examination Hall, a Qing dynasty civil-service examination venue; its site was formerly the Yongning Palace of the Southern Tang and the Censorate office of the Ming dynasty.
Shangchizhai Pharmacy 上池斋药店
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A pharmacy building from the Qing dynasty to the Republic of China era, located in the Jindongmen historic and cultural district of Xinghua.
Site of the Battle of Huangqiao 黄桥战斗旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The site of the 1940 Battle of Huangqiao, in Taixing.
Jiangzhuang Site 蒋庄遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A Neolithic site in Xinghua.
Xinghua Duotian Fields 兴化垛田
Other · eighth batch (2019)
Small farm plots surrounded by water on all sides, with a history of over 600 years and a present area of 470,000 mu.

Nantong (8)

Nantong Museum 南通博物苑
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Museum founded by Zhang Jian in 1905, the first public museum in China founded independently by Chinese, built beside the Haohe River.
Shuihui Garden 水绘园
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A garden where Mao Xiang lived in the late Ming and early Qing; Shuiming Tower is a boat-shaped building beside Xibo Pond.
Qingdun Site 青墩遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A Neolithic site found in 1973 while digging a new river, which yielded over a thousand relics.
Nantong Tianning Temple 南通天宁寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Founded in the Xiantong era of the Tang and originally called Bao'en Guangxiao Temple; when Tongzhou city was built in the Later Zhou of the Five Dynasties it was aligned with Langshan as the city's axis, and Song buildings survive in the temple.
Guangjiao Chan Temple 广教禅寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Buddhist temple on Langshan, the sacred site of Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva and one of the national key Buddhist temples in Han-Chinese areas.
Site of Rugao Public Simple Normal School 如皋公立简易师范学堂旧址
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
The site of a normal school founded in 1903, located on Xuegong Road in Rugao.
Han Mansion 韩公馆
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A modern building of 1906 in Hai'an.
Tong-Chong-Hai-Tai General Chamber of Commerce Building 通崇海泰总商会大楼
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A chamber of commerce building completed in 1920, in Chongchuan District, Nantong.

Xuzhou (7)

Han Tombs of the Kings of Chu 汉楚王墓群
Ancient tombs · fourth batch (1996)
Tomb group of the Han kings of Chu and their families, distributed around Xuzhou and Tongshan.
Dadunzi Site 大墩子遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
An ancient Neolithic site in Pizhou, Xuzhou.
Huating Site 花厅遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
An ancient Neolithic site in Xinyi, Xuzhou.
Xuzhou Tombs 徐州墓群
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
Han dynasty stone-relief tombs around Xuzhou, including the Maocun Han stone-relief tomb, the Eastern Han tomb at Lalishan and the Baiji Han stone-relief tomb.
Hubu Hill Ancient Building Complex 户部山古建筑群
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A group of ancient buildings around Hubu Hill in Xuzhou, dating from the Ming to the Republic.
Liulin Site 刘林遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Neolithic site on the east bank of the Zhongyun Canal; its cultural layers were exposed in 1958 when earth was taken for dike building.
Liangwangcheng Site 梁王城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Ancient site in Daizhuang Town, Pizhou, dating from the Neolithic period to the Warring States period.

Suqian (7)

Longwangmiao Traveling Palace 龙王庙行宫
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A traveling palace beside the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and Luoma Lake, first built in the Kangxi reign of the Qing; Qianlong stayed here five times on his six southern tours, so it is commonly called the Qianlong Traveling Palace.
Xiaodian Qingdun Site 晓店青墩遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Ancient site in Suyu District dating to the Western Zhou and Han dynasties.
Sanzhuang Tombs 三庄墓群
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Han-dynasty tomb group in Sanzhuang Township, Siyang.
Shunshanji Site 顺山集遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A Neolithic site; listed among the Eighth Batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level in 2019.
Hanjing Site 韩井遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A Neolithic site in Sihong.
Xiapi Old City Site 下邳故城遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
Site of the old city of Xiapi of the Han and Jin periods, in Suining.
Yanghe Underground Wine Cellars 洋河地下酒窖
Other · eighth batch (2019)
Underground wine cellars of the Yanghe Distillery, built between 1960 and 1975; became a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in 2019.

Yancheng (3)

Site of the Rebuilt New Fourth Army Headquarters 新四军重建军部旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The site where the New Fourth Army rebuilt its headquarters in Yancheng in 1941, located in the Taishan Temple.
Haichunxuan Pagoda 海春轩塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Tang-dynasty ancient pagoda in Dongtai.
Monument to the New Fourth Army Fallen in the Yan-Fu Anti-Japanese Base 新四军盐阜区抗日阵亡将士纪念塔
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Built in 1943 to commemorate New Fourth Army officers and men fallen in the Yan-Fu anti-Japanese base area; the oldest monument to anti-Japanese martyrs in Yancheng.

Across provinces (1)

Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal 京杭大运河
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
An artificial canal 1,794 km long, from Tongzhou in Beijing in the north to Hangzhou in the south; inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2014 as part of the Grand Canal.

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