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

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

Aksu Prefecture (18)

Kizil Thousand-Buddha Caves (said to be cut in the 3rd century) 克孜尔千佛洞（传开凿于三世纪）
Cave temples and stone carvings · first batch (1961)
One of China's earlier Buddhist cave complexes, on the cliff on the north bank of the Weigan River valley; 236 numbered caves survive, 81 of them with murals, and it belongs to the culture of the ancient Kingdom of Kucha.
Kumtura Thousand-Buddha Caves (said to be cut in the 3rd century) 库木吐喇千佛洞（传开凿于三世纪）
Cave temples and stone carvings · first batch (1961)
Part of the Kucha grottoes, extending about 3 kilometers along the cliffs of the Weigan River, with 112 surviving caves in various forms including central-pillar caves.
Subashi Buddhist Temple Site 苏巴什佛寺遗址
Ancient sites · fourth batch (1996)
Also called the Zhaohuoli Great Temple, a Buddhist monastery site of the Northern and Southern Dynasties to Tang, at the southern foot of the Quele Mountains.
Simsim Thousand-Buddha Caves 森木塞姆千佛洞
Cave temples and stone carvings · fourth batch (1996)
Kucha-style cave group continuing from the Jin to the Song, the easternmost surviving Kucha grottoes.
Kizilgaha Beacon Tower 克孜尔尕哈烽燧
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
A Han dynasty beacon tower site near the Kizilgaha Grottoes, a relic of the beacon system the Han court operated in the Western Regions.
Kizilgaha Grottoes 克孜尔尕哈石窟
Cave temples and stone carvings · fifth batch (2001)
Part of the Kucha grottoes, first built in the 5th century, with 54 caves surviving and the Kizilgaha beacon tower nearby.
Tongusbasi City Site 通古斯巴西城址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
The site of a military farming center under the Tang Anxi Protectorate.
Qiuci Ancient City 龟兹故城
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Also called the Karadun Site, an ancient city of the Western Han to Song dynasties, identified as the former site of Yancheng of Qiuci in the Han and Yiluolu City in the Tang.
Wushikate Ancient City Site 乌什喀特古城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Also called Yuqikate Ancient City, meaning "triple city" in Uyghur; a site of the Han to Tang period.
Kesilertag Buddhist Temple Site 克斯勒塔格佛寺遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Kucha-style Buddhist temple built against a mountain, consisting of a Buddha hall, monks' quarters and stupas, dating from about the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the Tang.
Tangwang City Site 唐王城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Tang-dynasty ancient city site.
Kuonaqilan Site 阔纳齐兰遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Qing-dynasty site.
Kuqa Youyi Road Tombs 库车友谊路墓群
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
More than ten ancient tombs of the Jin to Sixteen Kingdoms period, the only brick-chamber tomb group in Xinjiang.
Mazar of Mulana Eshidin 默拉纳额什丁麻扎
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Mausoleum of Khoja Eshidin and his family, who introduced Islam to the Eastern Chagatai Khanate in the Ming period.
Kuqa Grand Mosque 库车大寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called the Kuqa Jiaman Mosque, a Qing dynasty building and the main mosque of Kuqa.
Ushi Tur and Xiahe Tur Sites 乌什吐尔和夏合吐尔遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
Two ancient sites facing each other across the Weigan River, often treated as one; the main remains are buildings of the Wei and Jin to the Tang dynasty.
Xiaoyangdakexiehaier Ancient City Site 小央达克协海尔古城遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
An ancient city site of the Tang dynasty.
Liu Pingguo Inscription 刘平国刻石
Cave temples and stone carvings · eighth batch (2019)
An Eastern Han clerical-script cliff inscription recording how Liu Pingguo, Left General of Kucha, led men to cut the rock, build a pavilion and construct a pass.

Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture (18)

Ili General's Mansion 伊犁将军府
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Seat of the Qing Ili General, first built in the Qianlong years; the surviving remains were built in the Guangxu years.
Nulasai Copper Mine Site 奴拉赛铜矿遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
A Bronze Age copper mining and smelting site, with over ten shafts up to 20 m deep; radiocarbon dating puts it at about 2,500 years ago, and it has a mining area and a smelting area.
Mazar of Tughluq Timur Khan 吐虎鲁克·铁木尔汗麻扎
Ancient tombs · fifth batch (2001)
Also called the "Great Mazar", the mausoleum of Tughluq Timur Khan of the Yuan period.
Zhaosu Shengyou Temple 昭苏圣佑庙
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A Tibetan Buddhist monastery, commonly called Lama Zhao in Chinese and Bogda Shagsum in Mongolian, a Qing dynasty building.
Stele Commemorating the Pacification of the Dzungars 平定准噶尔勒铭碑
Cave temples and stone carvings · fifth batch (2001)
Also called the Gedeng Stele, with an inscription composed by the Qianlong Emperor recording the campaign pacifying the Dzungars, the only one of the four imperial steles Qianlong set up in the Western Regions to survive intact.
Mazar of Sultan Uways Khan 速檀·歪思汗麻扎
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
The tomb of Uways Khan of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate; the surviving building was rebuilt in 1876 in the traditional Chinese pavilion style.
Jingyuan Temple 靖远寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Commonly called Lama Sumu, a Gelug-school Tibetan Buddhist temple and a religious building of the Xibe people.
Site of the Political and Cultural Activity Center of the Three Districts Revolutionary Government 三区革命政府政治文化活动中心旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The cultural activity center of the soldiers and civilians of Ili, Tacheng and Altay during the Three Districts Revolution, completed in 1949 and consisting of a reviewing stand, open-air theater and stage.
Xiata Ancient City Site 夏塔古城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Ancient city site of the Tang to Yuan periods.
Huiyuan New and Old Ancient City Sites 惠远新、老古城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Military and political center of Xinjiang in the Qing, first of the "Nine Cities of Ili", where the Ili General's Office and other government offices were based.
Ili Qing-Dynasty Karun Sites 伊犁清代卡伦遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Frontier garrison sites of the Qing in the Ili region; "karun" means "sentry post" in Manchu and Xibe.
Xiaohongnahai Stone Figure Tomb 小洪纳海石人墓
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Stone figure tomb of the First Turkic Khaganate period; the figure is a round-carved reddish-brown granite warrior, possibly part of the mausoleum of the Western Turkic Nili Khagan.
Baitula Mosque Minaret 拜吐拉清真寺宣礼塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
The only surviving Qing dynasty individual building of the Jiefang South Road mosque in Yining, a four-story brick-and-wood structure in the style of a Central Plains drum tower.
Huiyuan Bell and Drum Tower 惠远钟鼓楼
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
The bell and drum tower of the Qing dynasty new city of Huiyuan, covering 484 square meters, with three stories and triple eaves under a hip-and-gable roof, well preserved.
Nadaqi Niru Guandi Temple 纳达齐牛录关帝庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
The Guandi Temple of the Qing dynasty Xibe camp of Nadaqi Niru.
Yining Shaanxi Grand Mosque 伊宁陕西大寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
The largest mosque of the nine Qing dynasty cities of Ili and one of the earliest built in Ili.
Former Site of the Three Districts Revolutionary Government 三区革命政府旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
Former site of the Three Districts Revolutionary Government, 1944-1949.
Jirentai Gorge Mouth Site 吉仁台沟口遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A large settlement site mainly of Bronze Age remains, composed of a residential area and high-platform remains, with a time span extending to the Sui and Tang.

Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture (17)

Kongque River Beacon Towers 孔雀河烽燧群
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
A group of Han dynasty beacon towers in the desert zone along the Kongque River, in Yuli County and Korla.
Ancient City Site South of Lop Nur 罗布泊南古城遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
Also called Haitou ancient city, an ancient city site of the Han to Jin, including the LK and LL cities and nearby residential sites, in the Lop Nur desert.
Miran Site 米兰遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
A group of sites comprising remains of different periods, including Yixun city of the Shanshan kingdom, Han military farming and Tang garrison forts; winged angel figures in Greco-Roman style were found in the Buddhist temple murals.
Qigexing Buddhist Temple Site 七个星佛寺遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
A Buddhist site first built in the Jin, the largest Buddhist remains of the Yanqi state, which also retains pagodas, halls, grottoes and monks' quarters.
Chawuhu Tombs 察吾乎古墓群
Ancient tombs · fifth batch (2001)
A group of tombs of the 10th to 5th century BC, in Hejing County.
Zaghunluq Tombs 扎滚鲁克古墓群
Ancient tombs · fifth batch (2001)
A group of tombs of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, with square-framed tombs and family cluster burials, containing stone, pottery, wood, bronze and iron objects and wool and cotton textiles, about 2,700 years old.
Loulan Tombs 楼兰墓群
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
Tomb groups from the Neolithic to the Jin related to the ancient state of Loulan.
Yingpan Ancient City and Tombs 营盘古城及古墓群
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Site of the Han to Jin periods centered on Yingpan Ancient City, including a temple, beacon towers and a public cemetery.
Lancheng Site 兰城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Ancient city site of the Tang dynasty.
Xiaohe Cemetery 小河墓地
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Cemetery of the Xiaohe culture in the Lop Desert, dating to about 2000 to 1500 BC.
Balguntai Yellow Temple Historic Building Complex 巴仑台黄庙古建筑群
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Named "Yong'an Temple" in the Qing, a Gelug school Tibetan Buddhist monastery, called "Xiale Sumu Kulai" in Mongolian.
Manhan Prince's Palace 满汗王府
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The former palace of the Torghut khan, completed in 1919; a palatial blue-gray brick-and-timber structure.
Former Hongshan Nuclear Test Command Center 红山核武器试爆指挥中心旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
Formerly the PLA's National Defense Base 21, one of the locations of the headquarters and institutes of the "two bombs" test base.
Zhuoerkute Ancient City Site 卓尔库特古城遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A Han-dynasty ancient city site, formerly called the Zhuoguotegin Ancient City.
Bogedaqin Ancient City Site 博格达沁古城遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
An ancient city site of the Han to Tang periods.
Kuonaxiehaier Ancient City Site 阔纳协海尔古城遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
An ancient city site of the Wei and Jin to Tang periods.
Huolashan Buddhist Temple Site 霍拉山佛寺遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A Buddhist temple site of the Tang dynasty.

Turpan (13)

Gaochang Ancient City 高昌故城
Ancient sites · first batch (1961)
Site of an ancient central town of the Turpan Basin that lasted about a thousand years; the largest ancient city site preserved in Xinjiang, near the Flaming Mountains.
Yarkhoto Ancient City 雅尔湖故城
Ancient sites · first batch (1961)
That is, the ancient city of Jiaohe, built on a plateau surrounded by two rivers; the largest and best-preserved city site built of rammed earth in the world.
Bezeklik Thousand-Buddha Caves 柏孜克里克千佛洞
Cave temples and stone carvings · second batch (1982)
Buddhist cave temples of the Tang to Yuan period in Mutou Valley, the name meaning "place of beautiful decoration"; called Ningrong Cave Temple in the Tang, and part of the Gaochang grottoes.
Su Gong Pagoda 苏公塔
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Also called the Emin Pagoda, a brick pagoda of Islamic style built in the Qing by Emin Khoja, Prince of the Turpan Uyghurs, to commemorate his achievements.
Astana Tombs 阿斯塔那古墓群
Ancient tombs · third batch (1988)
Tomb group from the Jin to the Tang, with burials in zones by family bounded by natural gravel, the common cemetery of the people of Gaochang.
Taizangta Site 台藏塔遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
A single Buddhist temple site from the Tang to the Gaochang Uyghur period, the largest and fairly well-preserved temple site of its time in Xinjiang.
Yanghai Tombs 洋海墓群
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
A cemetery on the Gobi at the southern foot of the Flaming Mountains, dating from the Bronze Age to the Tang, in three zones, with over a thousand tombs in one zone alone.
Toyuq Grottoes 吐峪沟石窟
Cave temples and stone carvings · sixth batch (2006)
Begun around the 5th century and used until the 14th, with 157 surviving caves; the earliest and largest Buddhist cave temple in the Gaochang area.
Karez Underground Irrigation System 坎尔井地下水利工程
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
Turpan's traditional underground water system, which intercepts groundwater from the Tian Shan and carries it by covered channels to the center of the basin.
Asa Ancient City Site 阿萨古城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Ancient city site of the Tang to Song dynasties, also called Asa Xiehaier, made up of a larger and a smaller ancient city.
Ancient Turpan Basin Military Defense Sites 古代吐鲁番盆地军事防御遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
General name for military sites along the Han-Tang ancient Western Regions road in the Turpan Basin, 62 in all, including beacon towers, post stations, garrison forts and military farms.
Liuzhong Ancient City Site 柳中古城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Ancient city whose earliest surviving remains date from the Tang, in Lukqin Town, and which remained in use until the Qing.
Bexihar Grottoes 伯西哈石窟
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
Buddhist grottoes of the Gaochang Uyghur period, ten caves in all, with murals in a Central Plains style and the rare Vimalakirti Sutra transformation scene.

Hotan Prefecture (12)

Niya Site 尼雅遗址
Ancient sites · fourth batch (1996)
Archaeological site in the heart of the Taklamakan Desert in the lower reaches of the Niya River, generally believed to be the land of the Jingjue kingdom of the Western Regions in the Han.
Yuansha Ancient City 圆沙古城
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
Also called Yumulakkum ancient city, in the heart of the Taklamakan Desert, an ancient city site over 2,200 years old.
Andir Ancient City Site 安迪尔古城遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
Anciently called Tanglan city, a circular ancient city site of the Han and Jin about 200 m in diameter inside, known as the sister city of Niya.
Rawak Buddhist Temple Site 热瓦克佛寺遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
A Khotan Buddhist site of the Northern and Southern Dynasties in Gandharan architectural style; the name means "pavilions and towers".
Shanpula Tombs 山普拉古墓群
Ancient tombs · fifth batch (2001)
A group of tombs from the Warring States to the Northern and Southern Dynasties, about 4 km long east to west, one of the largest and best-preserved tomb groups in the Hotan area.
Dandan Oilik Site 丹丹乌里克遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
Anciently called Jiexie, an ancient site of the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the Tang, on the southern edge of the Taklamakan Desert.
Mazartagh Fort Site 麻扎塔格戍堡址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A Tang garrison fort in Khotan guarding the post road, also used as a military base when Tubo controlled Khotan.
Karadun Site 喀拉墩遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Ancient site of the Han to Northern and Southern Dynasties period.
Damagou Buddhist Temple Sites 达玛沟佛寺遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Khotanese Buddhist remains consisting of three Topruk Dun temples; Temple No. 1 was first built in the 6th to 7th century.
Yutian Etika Mosque 于田艾提卡清真寺
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A mosque of the Republic of China period.
Turdi Haji Manor 吐尔迪·阿吉庄园
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A manor building completed in 1915.
Saitula Sentry Post Site 赛图拉哨卡遗址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Site of a border sentry post used from the late Qing until 1962, commonly called Akpos, at an altitude of about 3,800 meters.

Hami (12)

Baiyanggou Buddhist Temple Site 白杨沟佛寺遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
A Tang dynasty Buddhist temple site.
Dahe Ancient City 大河古城
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
Also called Dahe Tang City, the largest and best-preserved Tang dynasty ancient city site in the Hami area.
Yanbulak Tombs 焉不拉克古墓群
Ancient tombs · fifth batch (2001)
A cemetery of the Bronze Age to early Iron Age in the Hami Basin, dating to about 1100 to 500 BC, from which the Yanbulak culture takes its name.
Wubao Tombs 五堡墓群
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
A group of Bronze Age tombs.
Hami Hui Princes' Tombs 哈密回王墓
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
The tomb complex of the Jasag Prince Heshuo Qinwang of Hami and members of the royal family, mainly the tomb of the seventh Hui prince.
Yuegongtai-Xiheigou Site Cluster 岳公台一西黑沟遗址群
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Site cluster of the Spring and Autumn to Warring States period.
Shirenzigou Site Cluster 石人子沟遗址群
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Large settlement site cluster of ancient nomadic peoples of the Han period.
Hami Beacon Tower Sites 哈密境内烽燧遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Beacon tower sites of the Tang to Qing periods, spread across Hami, Barkol County and Yiwu County.
Baiqier Cemetery 拜其尔墓地
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Bronze Age cemetery.
Lafuqueke Ancient City Site 拉甫却克古城遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
An ancient city site of the Tang dynasty.
Barkol Old City Site 巴里坤故城遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
An ancient city site of the Qing dynasty.
Huancaigou Inscriptions 焕彩沟石刻
Cave temples and stone carvings · eighth batch (2019)
Inscribed on three faces, with content from the Yonghe era of the Eastern Han, the Zhenguan era of the Tang and the Qianlong era of the Qing.

Kashgar Prefecture (10)

Afaq Khoja Mazar (Tomb) 阿巴和加麻札（墓）
Ancient tombs · third batch (1988)
Islamic family mausoleum, called "Abakh Khoja Mazar" in Uyghur, in the northeastern suburb of Kashgar, whose occupant is Ydayatulla.
Mor Temple Site 莫尔寺遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
A Buddhist monastery site built in the 2nd to 3rd century, the best preserved of the architectural remains of the ancient Shule state, destroyed around the 10th century.
Tokuzsarai Site 托库孜萨来遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
Also called the Tang King City, the site of Tang dynasty Weitou Prefecture city; in Uyghur "Tokuzsarai" means "nine stations".
Stone City Site 石头城遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
An ancient city built on a hillside, covering about 100,000 square meters, with surviving Jin and Tang city remains, temples and Qing government offices, and walls with stone foundations.
Id Kah Mosque 艾提尕尔清真寺
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
The largest mosque in Xinjiang, first built in the Ming in the old city of Kashgar, one of the more influential mosques in Central Asia.
Tomb of Mahmud al-Kashgari 麻赫穆德·喀什噶里墓
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
The tomb of Mahmud al-Kashgari, a scholar of the Karakhanid dynasty, on Opal Mountain.
Yarkand Khanate Royal Tombs 叶尔羌汗国王陵
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
The royal tombs of the Yarkand Khanate of the Ming period.
Shache Jiaman Mosque 莎车加满清真寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
The oldest and largest mosque in Shache, a Qing dynasty building.
Princess Fort Ancient City Site 公主堡古城遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
An ancient city site of the Tang dynasty.
Jirzankal Cemetery 吉尔赞喀勒墓地
Ancient tombs · eighth batch (2019)
Also called the Sun Cemetery, on the bank of the Tashkurgan River; an Eastern Zhou cemetery formed of black and white stone strips.

Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture (7)

Beiting Ancient City Site 北庭故城遗址
Ancient sites · third batch (1988)
Site of the seat of the Tang Beiting Protectorate, locally called Pochengzi and also known as Houbaozi Ancient City.
Shichengzi Site 石城子遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Eastern Han ancient city site, a Han-dynasty site in Xinjiang with accurate dating and well-preserved layout; excavated from 2014 to 2019 and named one of that year's Top Ten New Archaeological Discoveries in China.
Tangchaodun Ancient City Site 唐朝墩古城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Seat of Pulei County in the Tang dynasty, continuously used under the Gaochang Uyghurs, the Western Liao and the Mongol Yuan, and abandoned in the 15th century; covering about 160,000 square meters.
Changji Prefecture Beacon Tower Sites 昌吉州境内烽燧群
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Site cluster of 20 beacon towers, 5 post stations and 1 Tang-dynasty road, dating from the Tang to the Qing.
Kangjia Shimenzi Rock Carvings 康家石门子岩雕刻画
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
Large-scale Bronze Age cliff carvings covering about 120 square meters, carved with more than 300 human and animal figures.
Xiaolizhuang Military Reclamation Site 小李庄军垦旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A complex of Corps division headquarters buildings of 1953 in Soviet collective-farm style, fairly well preserved.
Manas Ancient City Site 玛纳斯古城遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
Also called the Lounan Ancient City and commonly the Pochengzi; the highest-ranking city site in the west of Tingzhou in the Tang dynasty, covering about 290,000 square meters.

Urumqi (6)

Wulabo Ancient City 乌拉泊古城
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
The earliest and best-preserved ancient city site within Urumqi, dating from the Tang to the Yuan.
Main Hall of the Urumqi Shaanxi Grand Mosque 乌鲁木齐陕西大寺大殿
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Qing dynasty building, the largest Hui mosque in Urumqi.
Former Site of the Eighth Route Army Office in Xinjiang 八路军驻新疆办事处旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
Location of the Eighth Route Army's office in Xinjiang during the War of Resistance against Japan; now a memorial museum.
Xinjiang People's Theater 新疆人民剧场
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A theater completed in 1956, combining Eurasian architectural styles with ethnic character.
Urumqi Confucian Temple 乌鲁木齐文庙
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Moved in 1922 from the Dihua Confucian Temple; the only Qing-style temple building in Xinjiang that is completely preserved.
Former Office and Dormitory of Mao Zemin 毛泽民办公室及宿舍旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Where Mao Zemin lived and worked in Dihua in the 1940s; now part of a memorial museum.

Altay Prefecture (5)

Sanhaizi Tombs and Deer Stones 三海子墓葬及鹿石
Ancient tombs · fifth batch (2001)
A group of Bronze Age sites on the Altai watershed, made up of three valleys at about 2,700 m above sea level, with tombs and deer stones.
Qiemuerqieke Stone Figures and Stone Coffin Tombs 切木尔切克石人及石棺墓群
Ancient tombs · fifth batch (2001)
Stone figures and stone coffin tombs of the early Bronze Age, dating to about 2700 to 1800 BC, on the Gobi near Altay City.
Kuokeke Ancient Tombs 阔科克古墓群
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Bronze Age ancient tomb group.
Greater Kanas Scenic Area Tombs 大喀纳斯景区墓葬群
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Tomb group of the Bronze Age to the Iron Age, in the Kanas scenic area.
Tongtian Cave Site 通天洞遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
The first Paleolithic cave site found in Xinjiang, with cultural remains continuing from the Paleolithic to the Bronze Age and early Iron Age.

Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture (5)

Arixiate Stone Figure Tombs 阿日夏特石人墓
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
Stone figure tombs of the Sui and Tang.
Dalete Ancient City Site 达勒特古城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Known locally as Pochengzi; possibly the site of Boluo City of the Karakhanid to Eastern Chagatai Khanate period, abandoned in the 14th century.
Sayram Lake Ancient Tombs 赛里木湖古墓群
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Ancient tomb group of the Bronze Age and the Han to Tang period, around Sayram Lake.
Arixiatekeke Stone Enclosures and Stone Mound Tombs 阿日夏特科克石围及石堆墓群
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Stone enclosures and stone mound tombs of the Spring and Autumn to Warring States period.
Adunqiaolu Stone Fence Tombs and Rock Art 阿敦乔鲁石栅古墓群及岩画群
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Stone fence tomb group of the Spring and Autumn to Warring States period, with rock art.

Tacheng Prefecture (4)

Tacheng Red Building 塔城红楼
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The best-preserved and largest Russian-style modern building in Xinjiang, completed in 1914 and named for its iron-red exterior walls.
Luotuoshi Paleolithic Site 骆驼石旧石器遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Late Paleolithic open-air stone tool workshop site, discovered in 2004 by Chinese, American and Russian scholars.
Dorbon Oirat Sen Ancient City Site 道尔本厄鲁特森木古城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Built around the 1640s in the late Ming; the Mongolian name means "Temple of the Four Oirats", and when completed it may have been the political, economic and religious center of the Dzungars.
Hanake and Saitikamale Mosque Minaret 哈纳喀及赛提喀玛勒清真寺宣礼塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Qing dynasty mosque minaret in Tacheng.

Karamay (2)

First Oil Well in Xinjiang 新疆第一口油井
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The first oil well drilled in Xinjiang, in the late Qing; a symbol of the rise of Xinjiang's modern petroleum industry.
Karamay Well No. 1 克拉玛依一号井
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
Originally called Black Oil Mountain Well No. 1, the first well of the Karamay oilfield, which began producing oil in 1955.

Bayingol Mongol Autonomous Prefecture (1)

Loulan Ancient City Site 楼兰故城遗址
Ancient sites · third batch (1988)
City site of the ancient Loulan kingdom of the Han and Jin periods, discovered by an explorer in 1900, an irregular square in plan, in the west of Lop Nur.

Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture (1)

Abdul Ajem Mazar 艾比甫·艾洁木麻扎
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
A Muslim mazar built in the late 19th century, in Upper Artux Town.

Shihezi (1)

Shihezi Military Land Reclamation Sites 石河子军垦旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Made up of three buildings: the former office building of the 22nd Corps organ built in 1952 (now the Corps Military Reclamation Museum), the Corps small auditorium, and the former offices and residences of Tao Zhiyue and Zhang Zhonghan.

Alar (1)

Yu'ergun Military Land Reclamation Site 玉尔滚军垦旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
A military reclamation building group begun in 1971 and completed in 1973, including the Yu'ergun club, an open-air cinema and a clinic; clay-carved slogans such as 'Practice thrift and build the country with diligence' remain on the walls.

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