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

280 Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level in Zhejiang (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 Zhejiang and all provinces.

Hangzhou (45)

Liuhe Pagoda 六和塔
Ancient buildings · first batch (1961)
Octagonal pavilion-style brick-and-wood pagoda on the bank of the Qiantang River, first built by Qian Chu, king of Wuyue; the present body was built in the Southern Song and its outer eaves were rebuilt in the Qing.
Tomb of Yue Fei 岳飞墓
Ancient tombs · first batch (1961)
Temple and cemetery commemorating the Southern Song general Yue Fei, at the northwest corner of West Lake at the southern foot of Qixia Ridge; first built in the 14th year of the Jiading reign of the Southern Song (1221).
Feilaifeng Statues 飞来峰造象
Cave temples and stone carvings · second batch (1982)
Group of stone-carved Buddha statues on the rock face of Feilai Peak beside Lingyin Temple, carved from the Five Dynasties to the Yuan, 345 in total.
Hu Qingyu Tang 胡庆余堂
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
The former pharmacy founded by Hu Xueyan, a Qing-dynasty 'red-button' merchant; the buildings are on Dajing Lane in Shangcheng District.
Zhakou White Pagoda 闸口白塔
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Timber-imitating octagonal pavilion-style stone pagoda on the bank of the Qiantang River, built around the Five Dynasties to Northern Song, formerly a landmark where the canal joined the Qiantang River.
Liangzhu Site 良渚遗址
Ancient sites · fourth batch (1996)
Neolithic site group about 5,300 to 4,300 years old, centered on the Liangzhu ancient city site and covering 34 square kilometers.
Lin'an City Site 临安城遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
Site of Lin'an, the Southern Song capital, in what are now the Shangcheng and Gongshu districts of Hangzhou, a capital from 1138 to 1276.
Lin'an Tombs of the Kings of Wuyue 临安吴越国王陵
Ancient tombs · fifth batch (2001)
The royal tombs of the Five Dynasties Wuyue kingdom, including the tomb of Qian Liu, the Kangling tomb of Lady Ma, and the tombs of Qian Liu's parents.
Fenghuang Mosque 凤凰寺
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
One of the four great ancient mosques on the southeast coast, first built around the Tang or Song and rebuilt in the Yuan with funds from the master Alaodin from the Western Regions.
Wenlan Pavilion 文澜阁
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
One of the seven great libraries built in the Qing to house the Siku Quanshu, and the only one of the three southern libraries to survive.
Gongchen Pagoda 功臣塔
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A brick-and-wood pagoda funded by the King of Wuyue in the 1st year of Zhenming of the Later Liang (915), five stories high with a cast-iron finial.
Baocheng Temple Mahakala Statue 宝成寺麻曷葛剌造像
Cave temples and stone carvings · fifth batch (2001)
A Mahakala statue carved in the 2nd year of Zhizhi of the Yuan (1322), the only Mahakala image in China with a definite date.
Fantian Temple Sutra Pillars 梵天寺经幢
Cave temples and stone carvings · fifth batch (2001)
A pair of sutra pillars built by Qian Chu, King of Wuyue, in the 3rd year of Qiande of the Northern Song (965), 15.76 m high with finely carved octagonal shafts.
Xiling Seal Engravers' Society 西泠印社
Modern historic sites · fifth batch (2001)
Home of an academic society a century old devoted to epigraphy and seal carving, beside Xiling Bridge on Gushan, called the "foremost society under heaven".
Kuahuqiao Site 跨湖桥遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A Neolithic site about 8,000 to 7,000 years old on the south bank of Xiang Lake, rated one of the Top Ten New Archaeological Discoveries of 2001.
Maowanli Kiln Site 茅湾里窑址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A kiln site of the Zhou to the Warring States, mainly producing stamped pottery and proto-celadon.
Jiaotanxia and Laohudong Kiln Sites 郊坛下和老虎洞窑址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
Official kiln sites of the Song to the Yuan; a ceramics museum has been built on the Jiaotanxia Southern Song official kiln site.
Tomb of Yu Qian 于谦墓
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
The tomb of Yu Qian, Ming Minister of War, at the foot of Santai Mountain on the south shore of West Lake, completed in the 3rd year of Tianshun of the Ming (1459), with the Jinggong Shrine beside it.
Qiantang River Bridge 钱塘江大桥
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
A road-rail bridge begun in 1934 and completed in 1937 over the Qiantang River, blown up 89 days after completion to hinder Japanese forces.
Site of Zhijiang University 之江大学旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The site of the missionary Zhijiang University, whose origin goes back to the Chongxin Yishu of Ningbo in 1845.
Site of the Central Aviation School at Jianqiao 笕桥中央航校旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The Republic's Central Aviation School was established here and called the "cradle of the Chinese air force"; the site is today's Jianqiao Airport.
Former Residence of Zhang Taiyan 章太炎故居
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The birthplace and childhood home of the scholar and revolutionary Zhang Taiyan, now the Zhang Taiyan Memorial Hall.
Wuguidong Site 乌龟洞遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Late Paleolithic site excavated in 1974, yielding a Homo sapiens right upper canine and fossils of giant pandas and Stegodon orientalis, about 50,000 years old.
Xiaogucheng Site 小古城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Site of a large artificial earthen platform of about 350,000 square meters; remains range from the Majiabang culture to the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, with the Maqiao culture the richest.
Sizhou Papermaking Workshop Site 泗洲造纸作坊遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Song-dynasty papermaking workshop site, the earliest, largest and most technologically complete ancient papermaking site found in China.
Tianmu Kiln Sites 天目窑遗址群
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Kiln cluster of the Song to Yuan dynasties along both banks of the Tianmu Stream, firing celadon, black-glazed and qingbai porcelain, of which the black-glazed ware is the most famous.
Stone Pagodas and Scripture Pillars of Lingyin Temple 灵隐寺石塔和经幢
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Two stone pagodas and two scripture pillars in front of the Daxiong Hall; the octagonal nine-story stone pagodas imitate timber tower construction and were first built in 969 (Northern Song Kaibao 2), originally at Fengxian Temple, the Qian family temple, and later moved here.
Baochu Pagoda 保俶塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A solid pagoda on top of Baoshi Hill north of West Lake, and one of the symbols of the West Lake scenic area.
Xishan Bridge 西山桥
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Southern Song single-arch bridge of stone slabs with angled sides, 18 meters long overall and more than 700 years old.
Puqing Temple Stone Pagoda 普庆寺石塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Yuan dynasty granite pagoda with seven hexagonal stories and a total height of 7 meters; the temple is gone and only this pagoda remains.
Xinye Village Vernacular Architecture 新叶村乡土建筑
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
An ancient village inhabited by the Ye clan, whose founding ancestor Ye Kun moved here in the 1st year of the Jiading reign of the Southern Song; it is a Chinese Historic and Cultural Village.
Scripture Pillar of Longxing Temple 龙兴寺经幢
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
A stone scripture pillar built in 837 (Tang Kaicheng 2), originally in Longxing Temple, which no longer exists; it is the earliest surviving stone scripture pillar in Zhejiang.
Nanshan Sculptures 南山造像
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
Cliff sculptures cut into the rock face left by quarrying; 23 survive, 14 of them Yuan, mainly images of Amitabha.
Cangqian Granary 仓前粮仓
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A granary of the Qing to Republican periods; four individual buildings survive, two of them old wooden houses, of the house-type granary.
Site of the Zhejiang Industrial Bank 浙江兴业银行旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A bank building of 1923, a three-story Western classical building on Zhongshan Middle Road.
Ten Scenes of West Lake 西湖十景
Other · seventh batch (2013)
Ten representative scenic spots around West Lake in Hangzhou, including Dawn on Su Causeway in Spring, Lotus in the Breeze at Crooked Courtyard, Autumn Moon on the Calm Lake, Lingering Snow on Broken Bridge and Three Pools Mirroring the Moon.
Liyushan-Laohuling Dam Site 鲤鱼山—老虎岭水坝遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
Remains of a water-conservancy project outside the Liangzhu ancient city; the oldest known large-scale water project in China and the earliest flood-control dam system in the world.
Hangzhou Zhongyi Bridge 杭州忠义桥
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
Built in the wuyin year of Jiading in the Southern Song (1218), spanning the Xixi River; the only original Song-dynasty bridge in urban Hangzhou.
Meicheng South Peak Pagoda and North Peak Pagoda 梅城南峰塔和北峰塔
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
Pagodas built in the Sui and Tang and rebuilt in the 29th year of Jiajing of the Ming (1548); the South Peak Pagoda faces the North Peak Pagoda across the Xin'an River.
Hangzhou Confucian Temple Stele Forest 杭州孔庙碑林
Cave temples and stone carvings · eighth batch (2019)
Made up of the Hangzhou Confucian Temple and the Hangzhou Stele Forest, on the site of the Hangzhou Prefectural School since the Southern Song.
Former Site of Qiushi Academy 求是书院旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
A new-style institution of higher learning founded in 1897, one of the earliest Chinese schools to follow the Western educational system.
Former Zhejiang Library 浙江图书馆旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Former site of a public library founded in the 26th year of Guangxu of the Qing (1900).
Former Renai Hospital 仁爱医院旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Former hospital site of 1922, in the area of the present Hangzhou Red Cross Hospital.
Former Industry Hall of the First West Lake Exposition 第一届西湖博览会工业馆旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Former site of the Industry Hall of the First West Lake Exposition of 1928, on Beishan Road, now the West Lake Exposition Museum.
Drafting Site of the 1954 Constitution 五四宪法起草地旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Where the 1954 Constitution was drafted; a place in Hangzhou commemorating Mao Zedong, used in 1953-1954.

Jinhua (38)

Attendant Prince's Mansion of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天国侍王府
Modern historic sites · third batch (1988)
A relatively well-preserved and large prince's mansion among surviving Taiping buildings, made up of eastern and western courtyards, a drill ground and a rear garden, with abundant murals.
Lu Family Residences in Dongyang 东阳卢宅
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Residential complex of the Lu family, gradually built after the Yongle years of the Ming, centered on the Lu Great Ancestral Hall and surrounded by the three branch complexes of Fujing Hall, Suyong Hall and Shude Hall.
Main Hall of Tianning Temple 天宁寺大殿
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Temple first built in the Dazhong Xiangfu years of the Northern Song and rebuilt in the Yanyou years of the Yuan; only the main hall survives.
Yanfu Temple 延福寺
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Yuan-dynasty Buddhist temple whose main hall is the earliest Yuan timber structure in Zhejiang.
Dwellings of Zhuge and Changle Villages 诸葛、长乐村民居
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Group of Ming and Qing dwellings formed since the Yuan; most residents of Zhuge Village bear the surname Zhuge, and Changle Village is nearby.
Tiedian Kiln Site 铁店窑遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
One of the representative kiln sites of the Wuzhou kilns of the Song and Yuan, discovered in 1981, with three kiln sites surviving.
Guyue Bridge 古月桥
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A Song dynasty single-arch stone bridge with a polygonal profile, the earliest surviving ribbed-arch stone bridge in China, 31.2 m long.
Huangshan Bamian Hall 黄山八面厅
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A large residence built by a local wealthy merchant in the Qianlong and Jiaqing reigns of the Qing, rectangular in plan, with especially fine wood carving.
Yuyuan Village Ancient Building Complex 俞源村古建筑群
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
An ancient village first built in the Southern Song, with mostly Yu-surnamed residents, which flourished in the Ming and Qing and preserves ancient buildings from the Yuan to the Qing.
Zhengyimen Ancient Building Complex 郑义门古建筑群
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A group of ancient buildings where the Zheng clan lived and ate together for fifteen generations from the Southern Song, represented by the Zheng ancestral hall and known in history as Zhengyimen.
Shangshan Site 上山遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
An early Neolithic site on the upper Puyang River, a main component of the Shangshan culture, found in 2000.
Dongyang Mound Tombs 东阳土墩墓群
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
A group of Zhou dynasty mound tombs concentrated in Dongyang, from which a large number of relics were unearthed in rescue excavations.
Zhiyan Village Building Complex 芝堰村建筑群
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
An ancient village begun in the Southern Song with sixty-six surviving Ming and Qing buildings, mostly Ming, including Yande Hall and Xiaosi Hall.
Yushan Ancient Tea Station 玉山古茶场
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Tea station buildings begun in the Song and repaired in the 46th year of the Qing Qianlong reign (1781), consisting of the tea station temple, the inspectorate and the tea station.
Juxi Kong Family Temple 榉溪孔氏家庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
An ancestral temple built by descendants of Confucius; the branch of Kong Duangong settled here after moving south at the end of the Northern Song.
Falong Temple Dharani Pillar 法隆寺经幢
Cave temples and stone carvings · sixth batch (2006)
A dharani pillar begun in the 11th year of Dazhong of the Tang (857), belonging to Falong Temple (once called Jinqian Temple), which no longer exists.
Tombs of Lü Zuqian and His Family 吕祖谦及家族墓
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Cemetery of Lü Zuqian, Southern Song Neo-Confucian and founder of the Wu school, and his family; tombs of his great-grandfather Lü Haowen and others lie around it.
Longde Temple Pagoda 龙德寺塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Northern Song multi-storied brick pagoda located in Tashan Park, Pujiang County.
Qijiating Hall 七家厅
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Ming dynasty residential compound with a square plan, composed of a screen wall, courtyard, front hall, rear hall and side wings, with a complete layout.
Xijiang Ancestral Hall 西姜祠堂
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Ming dynasty ancestral hall with four courtyards and side wings on both sides, with a total area of about 2,000 square meters.
Siping Village Vernacular Architecture 寺平村乡土建筑
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
An ancient village settled from the late Yuan and early Ming, preserving its complete layout of dwellings and a number of halls.
Shide Hall 世德堂
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called the "Soldiers' Hall", begun in the Southern Song; the three surviving courtyards were rebuilt in the Ming and Qing, covering 710 square meters.
Shangzu Ancestral Hall 上族祠
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
The ancestral hall of the local Xu clan, also called the Xu Clan Great Ancestral Hall or Xiaolun Hall, built around the late Ming and early Qing with three courtyards in all.
Jiqing Hall 积庆堂
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called Sijian Hall or the Minor Ancestral Hall; the existing buildings date from the Chongzhen reign at the end of the Ming and were repaired in the Kangxi and Qianlong reigns of the Qing.
Yuqing Hall 余庆堂
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A hall built in the Hongwu reign of the Ming dynasty, with three courtyards and a connecting hall; a pair of Ming dynasty stone lions stands in front, and the floor area is about 860 square meters.
Mashangqiao Flower Hall 马上桥花厅
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called "Yijing Hall", begun in the 25th year of the Jiaqing reign of the Qing (1820) and completed in the 10th year of the Daoguang reign (1830), a residence of a wealthy local merchant.
Yiwu Da'an Temple Pagoda 义乌大安寺塔
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
The Da'an Temple Pagoda, first built, according to the county gazetteer, in the 4th year of Daguan of the Northern Song (1110); on the shore of Xiu Lake, it originally belonged to Da'an Teaching Temple.
Ziweishan Residence 紫薇山民居
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A residence built jointly by Xu Honggang, Minister of War at Nanjing in the Ming, and his second younger brother; it originally had three axes.
Shinantang Xu Family Ancestral Hall 石楠塘徐氏宗祠
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
An ancestral hall first built in the Wanli era of the Ming, on the bank of the Wuyi River, facing south; enlarged and repaired many times in the Ming and Qing.
Chi'an Zhu Residence Complex 赤岸朱宅建筑群
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
An ancient building complex made up of the Ming-dynasty Jianxu Hall, the Qing-dynasty Liufang Hall, the Guangxu-era Daifu Residence and the Republic-era Zhongxiang.
Houwu Village Ancient Building Complex 厚吴村古建筑群
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
An ancient village whose history goes back to the Jiading era of the Southern Song; the village layout is fairly well preserved.
Xiabaishi Chen Dazu Ancestral Hall 下柏石陈大宗祠
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
The Chen family ancestral hall first built in the 32nd year of Kangxi of the Qing (1693); the main structure remains in its original state.
Lanxi Tongzhou Bridge 兰溪通洲桥
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A pavilion-style bridge spanning the Meixi Stream; among the best-preserved bridges of its kind on the Chinese mainland.
Yaduan Village Ancient Building Complex 雅端村古建筑群
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
An ancient village inhabited by the Chen clan, surrounded by mountains on three sides, with a Ming-dynasty site layout and buildings built by Chen Qiwen and his grandson Chen Songyao in the Qing.
Tangxia Fang Dazu Ancestral Hall 塘下方大宗祠
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
An ancestral hall first built in the Jiajing era of the Ming and rebuilt in the 24th year of Guangxu (1898), facing south, with three rows and two corridors.
Dongyang Baitan Residence 东阳白坦民宅
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A residence made up of two buildings, Fuyutang and Wubentang; Fuyutang was built from the Jiaqing to the Xianfeng era of the Qing, with two axes and four wings arranged in a triangular pattern.
Former Residence of Chen Wangdao 陈望道故居
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Birthplace of Chen Wangdao, a former president of Fudan University, where in 1920 he translated the Japanese edition of the Communist Manifesto into Chinese.
Shijiazhuang Flower Hall 史家庄花厅
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Also called the Ye Family Flower Hall; built in 1915 by the ham merchant Ye Zhangchao, with three bays and a double-eaved flush gable roof.

Wenzhou (33)

Puzhuangsuo Fortress City 蒲壮所城
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Coastal defense fortress built in the Hongwu years of the Ming against Japanese pirates, with a wall five li and thirty paces around, near the Zhejiang-Fujian border.
Yuhai Tower 玉海楼
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Library built in the 14th year of the Guangxu reign (1888) by the late Qing scholar Sun Yirang and his father Sun Yiyan, combining library, dwelling and garden.
Southern Zhejiang Dolmen Tombs 浙南石棚墓群
Ancient tombs · fifth batch (2001)
Dolmen tombs of the Shang and Zhou, spread across Rui'an, Pingyang and Cangnan; megalithic remains found in China's south only on the southern Zhejiang coast.
Liu Ji Temple and Tomb 刘基庙及墓
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A temple commemorating Liu Ji, a founding statesman of the Ming, built in the 5th year of Tianshun of the Ming (1460), a seven-bay cloister courtyard, with Liu Ji's tomb beside it.
Nange Paifang Group 南阁牌楼群
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A group of memorial archways set up by the Zhang family in the Ming to display their achievements; five wood-and-stone archways survive.
Yongchang Fort 永昌堡
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A fort against Japanese pirates built with private funds in the 37th year of Jiajing of the Ming (1558), the only surviving privately built ancient fort in Zhejiang.
Sileidui Papermaking Workshop 四连碓造纸作坊
Other · fifth batch (2001)
A papermaking workshop named for the four water-powered pestles built on the Longxi stream in the early Ming, making bamboo paper from bamboo and called a "living fossil" of Chinese papermaking.
Gao Family Cemetery 高氏家族墓地
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
The family cemetery of Gao Youji, Ming Minister of Justice, and his descendants, in three groups arranged by the zhao-mu order of left and right.
Chixi Wudong Bridge 赤溪五洞桥
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A five-span beam stone bridge rebuilt in the 3rd year of Xianchun of the Southern Song (1267), 24.6 meters long and 1.7 meters wide.
Furong Village Ancient Building Complex 芙蓉村古建筑群
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A representative ancient Chen-family village in the middle reaches of the Nanxi River, said to have been founded in the late Tang and planned on the idea of the "Seven Stars and Eight Dippers."
Shengjingshan Stone Hall 圣井山石殿
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A stone-built complex begun in the 1st year of Jingding of the Southern Song (1260); the existing buildings were built between the Ming Wanli and Qing Guangxu reigns, the largest stone-built complex in southern Zhejiang.
Taishun Covered Bridges 泰顺廊桥
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A collective name for the covered bridges of Taishun County, centered on timber arch covered bridges, including the Sixi timber arch bridge (Xidong Bridge) and Beijian Bridge.
Shishui Stepping Stones 仕水矴步
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A stream crossing laid with stone piers, regarded as one of the prototypes of bridges.
Shunxi Ancient Building Complex 顺溪古建筑群
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
An ancient village of the Chen family in the heart of South Yandang Mountain; apart from the Chen ancestral hall it has ten large houses, basically intact.
Site of the Liji Medical School 利济医学堂旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The site of a new-style medical school run in 1885 by Chen Qiu and others to promote reform ideas.
Caowanshan Site 曹湾山遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Formerly known as the Laoshushan Site; a major breakthrough in Wenzhou pre-Qin archaeology, proving that people lived in Wenzhou 5,000 years ago.
Guo'an Temple Pagoda 国安寺塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A solid stone pagoda in the multi-storied style built in the Yuanyou reign of the Northern Song (1090-1093); it has nine hexagonal stories and a surviving height of about 17 meters.
Guanyin Temple Stone Pagoda 观音寺石塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Originally named the Thousand Buddha Pagoda, a hexagonal multi-storied stone pagoda built in the 1st year of the Xining reign of the Northern Song (1068); six stories survive.
Hufa Temple Bridge and Pagoda 护法寺桥和塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A three-span beam-type stone bridge of the 3rd year of the Yuanyou reign of the Northern Song (1088), 10.3 meters long, with a pagoda beside it.
Yueqing East Pagoda 乐清东塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A hexagonal multi-storied brick pagoda of seven stories and about 18 meters high, begun in the Xining reign of the Northern Song and continued in the Chunxi reign of the Southern Song.
Bagua Bridge and Hexi Bridge 八卦桥和河西桥
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A five-span beam-type stone bridge built in the Chunxi reign of the Southern Song, 25.4 meters long, designated together with Hexi Bridge.
Qizhen Temple Five Buddha Pagoda 栖真寺五佛塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Song dynasty single-eaved stone pagoda imitating timber construction, arranged in a row, with a hexagonal plan.
Zhenru Temple Stone Pagodas 真如寺石塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Stone pagodas left from the 1298 (2nd year of the Dade reign, Yuan) rebuilding of Zhenru Temple; there were originally seven in front of the temple, and only four survive.
Jinzhao Memorial Archway and Xiantai Memorial Archway 金昭牌坊和宪台牌坊
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Ming dynasty memorial archways; the Jinzhao Archway was built to commemorate Jin Zhao passing the imperial examination in the 44th year of the Jiajing reign (1565), and is designated together with the Xiantai Archway.
Nanxi River Clan Ancestral Halls 楠溪江宗祠建筑群
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A collective name for the clan ancestral hall buildings of the Ming to Qing periods in the Nanxi River basin, including Xiaosi Hall and Yongjiajun Hall.
Yuyan Bao Clan Ancestral Hall 玉岩包氏宗祠
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
An ancestral hall begun in the Chenghua reign of the Ming dynasty and rebuilt in the 27th year of the Daoguang reign of the Qing (1847), symmetrical along its central axis and grand in scale.
Xuexi Hu Family Compound 雪溪胡氏大院
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A compound built between the Daoguang and Tongzhi reigns of the Qing dynasty.
Taishun Tulou 泰顺土楼
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A collective name for earthen tulou buildings in Taishun County, six of which were added to the national list of key cultural heritage sites in 2013.
Site of the Red 13th Army Headquarters 红十三军军部旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The site of the Red 13th Army headquarters in 1930, set in the Hu Clan Fourth Branch Ancestral Hall, begun in the 6th year of the Yongzheng reign of the Qing.
Tantou Kiln Site 坦头窑遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A typical kiln site of the Tang-dynasty Ou ware; two kiln sites were found, on the southeast hillside of Longxia Village.
Longbi Cave Cliff Inscriptions at Yandang Mountain 雁荡山龙鼻洞摩崖题记
Cave temples and stone carvings · eighth batch (2019)
Also called the Yanshan Stele Cave; inside Longbi Cave in the Lingyan scenic area of Yandang Mountain, with 94 surviving inscriptions from the Tang to modern times.
Former British Consulate in Wenzhou 英国驻温州领事馆旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Former site of the British consulate established in Wenzhou in 1877, withdrawn in 1900 and formally abolished in 1924, with 12 consuls in all.
Fanshan Alum Mine Site 矾山矾矿遗址
Other · eighth batch (2019)
Former alum-mining production base from the Qing dynasty to 1994, mainly producing potassium alum and sodium alum; the site is on the north slope of Jilong Mountain and includes calcining furnaces.

Ningbo (31)

Baoguo Temple 保国寺
Ancient buildings · first batch (1961)
Ancient Buddhist temple first built in the Eastern Han; its main hall, built in the sixth year of the Dazhong Xiangfu reign of the Northern Song (1013), is one of the older surviving timber buildings south of the Yangtze.
Tianyi Pavilion 天一阁
Ancient buildings · second batch (1982)
Library built under the direction of Fan Qin, Vice Minister of War, in the Jiajing years of the Ming; the oldest surviving private library in China.
Hemudu Site 河姆渡遗址
Ancient sites · second batch (1982)
Neolithic site dating from 5000 BC to 3000 BC, discovered in 1973, yielding remains of stilt-style buildings, charcoal-tempered black pottery and large amounts of cultivated rice.
Tashan Weir 它山堰
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Ancient weir built in the seventh year of the Dahe reign of the Tang (833) of stacked stone strips; the ancient hydraulic work with the largest irrigated area in Zhejiang.
Shanglinhu Yue Kiln Site 上林湖越窑遗址
Ancient sites · third batch (1988)
Site of the Yue kilns, one of the seven great kilns of the Tang, distributed along lakes including Shanglin Lake, with nearly 200 kiln sites found, dating from the Eastern Han to the Southern Song.
Zhenhaikou Coastal Defense Sites 镇海口海防遗址
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Group of coastal defense remains on both banks of the mouth of the Yong River, from the Ming to the Republic, concentrating remains from the resistance to Japanese pirates, the British, the French and Japan.
Chiang Family Former Residence 蒋氏故居
Modern historic sites · fourth batch (1996)
Chiang family former residence building group at Xikou Town, including Fenggao House, Yutai Salt Shop, the small Western-style house and Wenchang Pavilion.
Qing'an Guild Hall 庆安会馆
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A Tianhou Palace and guild hall completed in the 3rd year of Xianfeng of the Qing (1853), the guild hall of the Ningbo northern shipping guild.
Miaogouhou and Hengsheng Stone Archways 庙沟后、横省石牌坊
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
Two Song-Yuan stone archways before tombs, imitating timber construction, whose form corroborates the Song Yingzao Fashi; among the earliest surviving stone archways in China.
Dongqian Lake Stone Carvings 东钱湖石刻
Cave temples and stone carvings · fifth batch (2001)
Stone carvings of the tomb avenues of eminent Song, Yuan and Ming ministers and scholars along Dongqian Lake; the Shi family tomb avenue is the only surviving group of Southern Song tomb avenue carvings in China.
Longshan Yu Family Former Residence Complex 龙山虞氏旧宅建筑群
Modern historic sites · fifth batch (2001)
Also called Tianxutang, a residence built in 1916 to 1929 by Yu Qiaqing of the Ningbo clique, with the first three courtyards Chinese in style and the last two Western.
Yongfengku Site 永丰库遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
The site of a Yuan government storehouse, where storage remains of the Song, Yuan and Ming were found, including building foundations, roads, courtyards and wells.
Ningbo Tianning Temple 宁波天宁寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The surviving west pagoda of the Tang-dynasty Tianning Temple, also called Xiantong Pagoda, the oldest surviving Tang brick pagoda in Zhejiang.
Ashoka Temple 阿育王寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Buddhist temple first founded in the Western Jin, the fifth of the "Five Mountains under Heaven" in the Southern Song and the ancestral temple of Japan's Rinzai school; said to house a skull relic of Sakyamuni.
Baiyun Villa and Tombs of Huang Zongxi, Wan Sitong and Quan Zuwang 白云庄和黄宗羲、万斯同、全祖望墓
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The Wan Tai estate of the late Ming, built in 1611 and once a venue of the East Zhejiang school; announced together with the tombs of Huang Zongxi, Wan Sitong and Quan Zuwang.
Cicheng Ancient Building Complex 慈城古建筑群
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A collective name for the representative ancient buildings in Cicheng Town, the former seat of Cixi County.
Tiantong Temple 天童寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Chan Buddhist temple said to have been founded in the Western Jin, ranked third of the Five Mountains in the Southern Song and the ancestral temple of Japan's Soto school; its oldest existing building is the Buddha hall built in the 4th year of the Ming Chongzhen reign.
Former Residence and Tomb of Wang Shouren 王守仁故居和墓
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The birthplace of the Ming philosopher Wang Shouren, where he spent his childhood, now a memorial hall; his tomb is in Shaoxing.
Ninghai Ancient Stages 宁海古戏台
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A collective name for the Ming, Qing and Republic stages in Ninghai County; more than 120 survive, represented by ten such as the City God Temple stage, many with painted caissons.
Jiangbei Catholic Church 江北天主教堂
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
A Gothic Catholic church completed in the 11th year of the Tongzhi reign (1872) under a French bishop, once called the "foremost church of Zhejiang."
Qianye Guildhall 钱业会馆
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
A guildhall of the native banking trade begun in 1925 with three courtyards in a mixed Chinese and Western brick-and-timber structure, the only completely preserved native-bank guildhall in China.
Sites of the Eastern Zhejiang Anti-Japanese Base 浙东抗日根据地旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
Eight buildings connected with the Eastern Zhejiang Anti-Japanese Base, in Guanhaiwei of Cixi and Liangnong of Yuyao, including the site of the CPC East Zhejiang Regional Committee.
Tianluoshan Site 田螺山遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Ancient site of the Hemudu culture, discovered in 2001 and dating to about 7,000 to 5,500 years ago, with well-preserved remains.
Zishan Site 鲻山遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Hemudu culture site of about 5,000 square meters, excavated in 1981 and 1996.
Tashan Site 塔山遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Site from the Neolithic to the Shang and Zhou periods, with remains spanning 4000 BC to 500 BC.
Hua'ao Barracks Site 花岙兵营遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Barracks site built on Hua'ao Island by the Southern Ming general Zhang Huangyan during his resistance against the Qing; built of pebbles, with city walls, tunnels and other features.
Erling Pagoda 二灵塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Northern Song stone pagoda on Erling Hill at Dongqian Lake, built in the Zhenghe reign, and a rare representative Northern Song stone structure in Zhejiang.
Lin Residence 林宅
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called Dan Wu Lu, the residence of the brothers Lin Zhongsong and Lin Zhonghua, juren of the Tongzhi reign of the Qing, covering about 3,500 square meters.
Site of Jintang School 锦堂学校旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The site of a private school founded in 1909 with funds donated by Wu Jintang, an overseas Chinese in Japan.
Nandu Guangji Bridge 南渡广济桥
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A covered bridge first built in the Song; the existing piers were set up in the Yuan, and it was repaired many times in the Ming and Qing; it spans a tributary of the Fenghua River.
Yuyao Tongji Bridge 余姚通济桥
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
Also called Shunjiang Bridge and Laojiang Bridge; first built in the Northern Song, the existing bridge is a Qing-dynasty three-arch stone bridge, known as the "Foremost Bridge of Eastern Zhejiang."

Shaoxing (29)

Lu Xun's Former Residence in Shaoxing 绍兴鲁迅故居
Modern historic sites · third batch (1988)
Place where Lu Xun was born and lived until 1898, including the old Zhou family Taimen, the New Taimen, Baicao Garden and Sanwei Study.
Former Residence of Qiu Jin 秋瑾故居
Modern historic sites · third batch (1988)
Courtyard house where the revolutionary Qiu Jin lived in her girlhood and after returning home in 1906; she was executed in 1907.
Ancient Towpath 古纤道
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Ancient towpath along the Eastern Zhejiang Canal, nearly 100 li in length; the section from Qianqing to Keqiao in Keqiao District is well preserved, 7.5 kilometers long.
Mausoleum of Yu the Great 大禹陵
Ancient tombs · fourth batch (1996)
Memorial tomb of Yu the Great, founder of the Xia dynasty, at the foot of Kuaiji Mountain, facing west.
Yinshan Tomb of the King of Yue 印山越国王陵
Ancient tombs · fifth batch (2001)
A royal tomb of the State of Yue in the Spring and Autumn period, also called Mukedazhong, on the top of Yinshan; it was excavated as a rescue after being looted in 1996.
Bazi Bridge 八字桥
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A Song dynasty stone bridge named for its shape resembling the character "ba", at the east end of Bazi Bridge Straight Street in Yuecheng District.
Lü Mansion 吕府
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
The mansion of Lu Ben, Minister of Rites in the Jiajing reign of the Ming, with three longitudinal and five transverse axes forming thirteen courtyards, all with flush-gable roofs.
Si Family Ancient Residences 斯氏古民居建筑群
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A group of residences of the Si clan, who have lived together since the Tang; fourteen large Qing to Republican residences survive, including Sishengju, Faxiangju and Huaguogong Villa.
Former Residence of Cai Yuanpei 蔡元培故居
Modern historic sites · fifth batch (2001)
The home where the educator Cai Yuanpei was born and raised, a traditional Shaoxing taimen building in Ming and Qing style, in the Jishan historical and cultural district.
Fusheng Kiln Site 富盛窑址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A kiln site of the Zhou to the Warring States, where two parallel dragon kiln sites were found, yielding proto-celadon and stamped hard pottery.
Xiaoxiantan Kiln Site 小仙坛窑址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A celadon kiln site of the Yue kilns of the Eastern Han, showing that mature porcelain was successfully fired in Zhejiang in the Eastern Han.
Qingteng Study and Tomb of Xu Wei 青藤书屋和徐渭墓
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The birthplace and study of the Ming painter and writer Xu Wei, the origin of the Qingteng school of painting, announced together with Xu Wei's tomb.
Chongren Village Building Complex 崇仁村建筑群
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
An ancient village preserving over two hundred building remains from the early Ming to the Republic, including 154 old taimen gates; Qiu is the largest surname in the village.
Datong School and Former Residence of Xu Xilin 大通学堂和徐锡麟故居
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The Datong Normal School founded in 1905 by Xu Xilin and Tao Chengzhang, an activity center of the Restoration Society, with Xu Xilin's former residence beside it.
Xiaohuangshan Site 小黄山遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Early Neolithic cultural site, discovered in 1984 and given a rescue excavation in 2005.
Fenghuangshan Kiln Cluster 凤凰山窑址群
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Kiln cluster of the Three Kingdoms to Jin period, spread across the gentle lower slopes of Qianshan, Fenghuangshan and other hills.
Shaoxing Yue State Noble Tombs 绍兴越国贵族墓群
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Noble tombs of the Yue state from the Spring and Autumn to the Warring States period; 11 burial sites have been found, most in Pingshui Town.
Six Song Mausolea 宋六陵
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Site of six Southern Song imperial tombs, plus one tomb of Emperor Huizong of Song.
East Huacheng Temple Pagoda 东化成寺塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Built in the 7th year of the Yuanyou reign of the Northern Song (1092) and also called the Yuanyou Pagoda; it was originally a seven-story, four-sided brick-and-wood multi-storied pagoda, and four stories survive.
Zhuhu Lake Wind Shelter 㹧湖避塘
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A long bridge-style wind shelter on the lake, running from Tianji Temple in the south to Pingfeng Bay at Qilijiang Village in the north; similar to a towpath, it let boats shelter from wind and waves.
Huatang Wang Clan Ancestral Hall 华堂王氏宗祠
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Composed of the Great Ancestral Hall and the New Ancestral Hall; the Great Ancestral Hall was begun in the 7th year of the Zhengde reign of the Ming (1512) and honors Wang Qiong and his wife, the 36th-generation descendant of Wang Xizhi.
Orchid Pavilion 兰亭
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
The site of the garden residence of the Eastern Jin calligrapher Wang Xizhi, at the foot of Lanzhu Hill, now a cultural heritage site.
Shun Wang Temple 舜王庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Tradition holds that Shun took refuge from turmoil here and later generations built a temple in memory; the existing buildings were repaired in the Xianfeng reign of the Qing.
Stone Maitreya and Thousand Buddha Cliff Carvings of Dafo Temple 大佛寺石弥勒像和千佛岩造像
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
The stone Maitreya and Thousand Buddha Cliff images in Dafo Temple, Xinchang, grotto carvings of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, on Shicheng Mountain.
Keyan Sculptures and Cliff Inscriptions 柯岩造像及摩崖题刻
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
Song and Qing sculptures and cliff inscriptions at the south foot of Ke Mountain, now within the Keyan scenic area.
Site of Chunhui Middle School 春晖中学旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A middle school founded in 1921, planned by Jing Hengyi and funded by the wealthy merchant Chen Chunlan, beside Baima Lake.
Cao E Temple 曹娥庙
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A temple honoring the filial daughter Cao E of the Eastern Han, originating from Cao E's tomb built in the 1st year of the Yuanjia reign of the Eastern Han (151), on the west bank of the Cao'e River.
Pagoda of Dashan Temple in Shaoxing 绍兴大善寺塔
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A hexagonal seven-story tower-style brick-and-timber pagoda 40.5 m high, originally in Dashan Temple, founded in 504 (Liang Tianjian 3); both temple and pagoda were destroyed in 1197 (Southern Song Qingyuan 3) and rebuilt in 1228 (Shaoding 1).
Land Purchase Inscription of the First Year of Jianchu, Han 汉建初元年买地刻石
Cave temples and stone carvings · eighth batch (2019)
Also called the Daji Stele, a cliff inscription of the 1st year of Jianchu of the Eastern Han (76), on the east slope of Tiaoshan.

Huzhou (26)

Feiying Pagoda 飞英塔
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Pagoda first built in the Tang; the present one is a Northern Song brick-and-wood pagoda enclosed within a stone pagoda, the only pagoda-within-a-pagoda surviving in China.
Xiagucheng Site 下菰城遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
Ancient city site of the Spring and Autumn period.
Jiayetang Library and Xiaolianzhuang 嘉业堂藏书楼及小莲庄
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A private library built by Liu Chenggan in 1920 to 1924, famous for its collection of ancient books and woodblock printing, with Xiaolianzhuang adjoining it to the east.
Nanxun Zhang Family Former Residence Complex 南浔张氏旧宅建筑群
Modern historic sites · fifth batch (2001)
Also called Yidetang, a large private residence of the late Qing and early Republic built in 1899 to 1906, with fine carving and a mix of Chinese and Western styles.
Site of the New Fourth Army Jiangsu-Zhejiang Military Region 新四军苏浙军区旧址
Modern historic sites · fifth batch (2001)
The site of the New Fourth Army's Jiangsu-Zhejiang Military Region in 1943 to 1945, called the "Little Yan'an of Jiangnan", where the military region was established in 1945.
Qianshanyang Site 钱山漾遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A site from the Neolithic to the Zhou.
Dipu City Site 递铺城址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
An ancient city site from the Spring and Autumn to the Northern and Southern Dynasties, square in plan, covering about 0.33 square kilometers, with remnants of rammed-earth walls.
Dusong Pass and Ancient Post Road 独松关和古驿道
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The ancient Hang-Xuan road, begun in the Tang; the surviving section through Dusong Pass is about 1,500 meters, paved with cobbles and with four ancient bridges.
Shouchang Bridge 寿昌桥
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called Shangzhu Bridge, an ancient bridge built by Yao Zhi, a local man, in the Xianchun era of the Southern Song (1265-1274).
Ancheng City Wall 安城城墙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called Taocheng, the wall of the former seat of Anji County and Anjizhou, the best-preserved ancient prefectural or county wall in Zhejiang.
Guzhu Tribute Tea Court Site and Cliff Inscriptions 顾渚贡茶院遗址及摩崖
Cave temples and stone carvings · sixth batch (2006)
The site of the tribute tea court set up in the Tang to produce Zisun tea as tribute; nearby cliffs bear the inscribed names of Tang and Song officials and scholars.
Moganshan Villa Group 莫干山别墅群
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
A group of modern villa buildings in the Moganshan scenic area, built in the Qing to Republic periods.
Tomb of Chen Yingshi 陈英士墓
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The tomb of Chen Yingshi (Qimei), a core member of the Tongmenghui, built in the 7th year of the Republic (1918) in three parts: the tomb path, stone archway and burial chamber.
Shangmakan Site 上马坎遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Paleolithic site.
Qiliting Site 七里亭遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Paleolithic site.
Pishan Site 毘山遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
An important site in the Tiaoxi River basin, around Pishan Mountain in Pishan Village, Balidian Town, dating from the Neolithic to the Zhou dynasty.
Deqing Proto-Porcelain Kiln Sites 德清原始瓷窑址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Ancient kiln sites from the Shang dynasty to the Warring States period, covering about 6 square kilometers; large in scale, long in duration and well preserved.
Chengshan Ancient City Site 城山古城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Rammed-earth ancient city site with inner and outer walls; city gates, a crossbow platform and a pool remain.
Tomb of Zhao Mengfu 赵孟頫墓
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
The tomb of Zhao Mengfu, painter and calligrapher of the Yuan dynasty.
Pangong Bridge and Tomb of Pan Xiao 潘公桥及潘孝墓
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A bridge and a tomb of the Ming and Qing periods.
Shuanglin Three Bridges 双林三桥
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Three three-span stone arch bridges with thin piers and thin solid-spandrel arches, Wankui Bridge, Huacheng Bridge and Wanyuan Bridge, all crossing the Shuanglin Pond.
Zunde Hall 尊德堂
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The birthplace and former residence of the senior Kuomintang figure Zhang Jingjiang, also called Zunde Hall, on Dong Street in Nanxun.
Anji Yong'an Temple Pagoda 安吉永安寺塔
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
Also called the Lingzhi Pagoda; said to have been first built in the Five Dynasties, at the foot of Longtou Mountain on the east bank of the West Tiaoxi River.
Huzhou Chaoyin Bridge 湖州潮音桥
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A three-arch stone bridge first built in the 18th year of Jiajing of the Ming (1539), spanning the Zhaxi Stream from east to west.
Daochangshan Prayer-for-Harvest Inscription 道场山祈年题记
Cave temples and stone carvings · eighth batch (2019)
A Yuan-dynasty stone inscription, mainly a darughachi's prayer for a good harvest; a rare local inscription with a definite Yuan date.
Taihu Lake Xugang System 太湖溇港
Other · eighth batch (2019)
A water-control system on the southeast shore of Taihu Lake, begun in the Spring and Autumn period and made up of embankments, xu-gang channels and polders; the best-preserved part is in Wuxing, Huzhou.

Jiaxing (22)

Former Residence of Mao Dun 茅盾故居
Modern historic sites · third batch (1988)
Early residence of the writer Mao Dun, an important modern historical site, dating from 1896 to 1910.
Luojiajiao Site 罗家角遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
Neolithic site discovered in 1956 and partly excavated in 1979 and 1980.
Majiabang Site 马家浜遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
Neolithic site at the confluence of three rivers, discovered in 1959 and rescue-excavated immediately.
Yanguan Sea Wall and Sea God Temple 盐官海塘及海神庙
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A sea wall and sea god temple on the Qiantang River; the surviving sea wall is a Qing fish-scale stone wall, a famous place to watch the tidal bore.
Qi Garden 绮园
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A Qing classical garden commonly called the Feng Family Garden, focused on natural landscape and drawing on the best of Suzhou and Yangzhou gardens.
Tanjiawan Site 谭家湾遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A Neolithic site of the Majiabang culture type, covering about 87,500 square meters.
Nanhebang Site 南河浜遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A Neolithic site, the most important archaeological work on the Songze culture since the Songze site in Qingpu, Shanghai, excavated in 1996.
Mo Family Manor 莫氏庄园
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The residence of three generations of the Qing figure Mo Fangmei, a classical building in late Qing style, covering 4,851 square meters with more than seventy rooms.
Anguo Temple Dharani Pillars 安国寺经幢
Cave temples and stone carvings · sixth batch (2006)
Three Tang-dynasty dharani pillars that belonged to Anguo Temple, now demolished; among the oldest surviving above-ground structures in Haining.
Former Residence of Wang Guowei 王国维故居
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The home in which the master of national learning Wang Guowei grew up; he lived upstairs in the rear building from age 10 to 22.
Zhuangqiaofen Site 庄桥坟遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Liangzhu culture site.
Xindili Site 新地里遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
High-status Liangzhu culture site.
Chang'an Pictorial Stone Tomb 长安画像石墓
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Tomb of the late Eastern Han to Three Kingdoms period, popularly called Sannüdui, discovered in 1973 when the sports ground of Haining Middle School was being extended.
Tomb of Wu Zhen 吴镇墓
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Tomb of Wu Zhen, Yuan-dynasty painter and one of the "Four Masters of the Yuan"; built in the 14th year of the Zhizheng reign of the Yuan (1354), inside Meihua Hermitage.
Chen Ge Lao Residence 陈阁老宅
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
The mansion of Chen Yuanlong, who placed second in the 1685 imperial examination (24th year of the Kangxi reign) and became Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion.
Huili Temple Scripture Pillar 惠力寺经幢
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
A Tang dynasty scripture pillar on the former site of Huili Temple (commonly called West Temple), which was begun in the Eastern Jin.
Zhapu Fort 乍浦炮台
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Qing dynasty coastal defense fort in Zhapu Town.
Jiaxing Wensheng Seminary and Catholic Church 嘉兴文生修道院与天主堂
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A seminary begun in the 28th year of the Guangxu reign of the Qing (1902), once the only major seminary of the Chinese Congregation of the Mission in China, with a Catholic church.
Jiaxing Zicheng Site 嘉兴子城遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
Also called Ziqiang, the earliest city wall of Jiaxing, covering 75,000 square meters in the city center.
Former Residence of Shen Junru 沈钧儒故居
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Shen Junru's residence in Jiaxing from 1908 to 1919; it was dismantled and overhauled in 1997-1998.
Wangdian Granary Group 王店粮仓群
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
A group of Soviet-style cylindrical granaries where the former Wangdian rice mill stored grain, built in the 1950s.
Qiantang River Sea Wall, Haiyan Chihai Temple and Haining Sections 钱塘江海塘海盐敕海庙段和海宁段
Other · eighth batch (2019)
The Haiyan Chihai Temple section and Haining section of the Qiantang River sea wall, a sea-wall project dating from the Ming and Qing to the present.

Lishui (17)

Dayao Longquan Kiln Site 大窑龙泉窑遗址
Ancient sites · third batch (1988)
Longquan celadon kiln site of the Song to Ming at Dayao Village, Xiaomei Town, Longquan, and surroundings, later combined with the Shangyang kiln site and the Yuankou kiln site.
Rulong Bridge 如龙桥
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A wooden-arch covered bridge, the oldest wooden-arch covered bridge with a definite recorded date of repair, repaired in the 5th year of Tianqi of the Ming (1625).
Tongji Weir 通济堰
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
An ancient water conservancy project first built in the Tianjian reign of the Liang of the Southern Dynasties, made up of an arched overflow dam, the Tongji sluice, a stone culvert and canals; the wooden dam was replaced with stone in the Southern Song.
Shisi Temple 时思寺
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A temple complex first built in the 16th year of Zhizheng of the Yuan (1356), made up of a mountain gate, bell tower, main hall, Sanqing Hall, Maxian Palace and the Mei ancestral hall.
Xiandu Cliff Inscriptions 仙都摩崖题记
Cave temples and stone carvings · fifth batch (2001)
Cliff inscriptions from the Tang to modern times, 123 in all, spread across five scenic spots in the Xiandu scenic area.
Songyang Yanqing Temple Pagoda 松阳延庆寺塔
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Song-dynasty brick pagoda begun in the 2nd year of Xianping of the Northern Song (999), a relic of the former Yanqing Temple.
Haochuan Site 好川遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Neolithic site consisting mainly of a cemetery; the center of the hilltop is the aristocratic burial area, rich in grave goods.
Yunhe Silver Mine Site 云和银矿遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Ming-dynasty silver mine site with a long history and large scale, preserving remains of mining, transport, smelting, management and miners' life.
Heyang Village Vernacular Architecture 河阳村乡土建筑
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A group of buildings in a village of the Zhu clan, with mountains on three sides and water on one, covering about 0.4 square kilometers.
Xiyang Hall 西洋殿
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Begun in the 1st year of the Xianchun reign of the Song (1265) and rebuilt in the 1st year of the Guangxu reign of the Qing (1875); it enshrines Wu Sangong, the founder of shiitake cultivation, and is also called the "Wu Panfu Hall".
Nanming Mountain Cliff Inscriptions 南明山摩崖题刻
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
Cliff inscriptions on Nanming Mountain from the Jin to the Republic of China.
Shimen Cave Cliff Inscriptions 石门洞摩崖题刻
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
Cliff inscriptions in the Shimen Cave scenic area; Shimen Cave is the 12th of the 36 Lesser Cave-Heavens of Daoism, and the inscriptions are distributed at 16 places including Qigu Mountain.
Site of the Longquan Branch of Zhejiang University 浙江大学龙泉分校旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The site of a branch of Zhejiang University completed in 1939, a building combining Chinese and Western styles with a Baroque facade and a building area of 2,293.5 square meters.
Lingjiu Temple Stone Pagoda 灵鹫寺石塔
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Southern Song pagoda, originally at Lingjiu Temple on Lingjiu Mountain; moved away in the 1950s and returned to urban Lishui in the 1980s.
Zhan Bao Brothers Archway 詹宝兄弟牌坊
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A bluestone archway imitating wooden construction, erected by Zhan Bao, a jinshi of the 9th year of Hongzhi of the Ming (1496); three bays, four columns and five tiers, with a hip-and-gable roof.
Dushan Stone Archway 独山石牌坊
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Ming-dynasty granite archway with three bays, four columns, five tiers and a hip-and-gable roof; 11.72 meters wide and 4.13 meters deep.
Wu Wenjian Shrine 吴文简祠
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A shrine first built in the 1st year of Jiajing of the Ming, with a gatehouse, main hall and rear hall in three rows, covering 688.04 square meters.

Taizhou (17)

Guoqing Temple 国清寺
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A Buddhist temple completed in the Sui, the ancestral temple of the Tiantai school of Chinese Buddhism and of Japanese Tendai Buddhism.
Taizhou Prefecture City Wall 台州府城墙
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
The ancient city wall of Linhai, begun in the Song, the core of the Taizhou Prefecture city cultural tourism area, surrounded by relics such as the Jinshan Pagoda group.
Taozhu City 桃渚城
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A fortified battalion town against Japanese pirates built in the 8th year of Zhengtong of the Ming (1443), with a perimeter of 1,366 m; the walls and three gates are well preserved.
Xinhe Sluice Bridges 新河闸桥群
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A group of sluice bridges begun in the Song; four survive, Zhongzha, Maciza, Beizha and Xialuzha, of which Maciza is roughly a Song-Yuan survival.
Daxi Eastern Ou Ancient City Site 大溪东瓯古城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
City site from the late Warring States to the early Western Han, about 390 m east-west and 260 m north-south.
Ruilong Ganying Pagoda 瑞隆感应塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A seven-story, octagonal brick-and-wood pagoda imitating a multi-storied timber tower, built in the 4th year of the Jianlong reign of Wuyue (963) in the Five Dynasties period, 35.2 meters high.
Nanfeng Pagoda and Fuyinshan Pagoda 南峰塔和福印山塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Two Song-dynasty pagodas in Xianju County; Nanfeng Pagoda is on Nanfeng Mountain and is announced together with Fuyinshan Pagoda.
Thousand Buddha Pagoda 千佛塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called the Duobao Pagoda, a Yuan dynasty pagoda in Longxing Temple at the western foot of Jinzi Hill.
Xianju Ancient Yue Rock Art Group 仙居古越族岩画群
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
A group of rock carvings made by ancient Yue people in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, with a total area of 1,422.65 square meters, carved with snake, bird, horse and sun shapes and human figures.
Kanmen Tide Gauge Station 坎门验潮所
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A tide gauge station set up in 1929, also called the Kanmen Marine Environment Monitoring Station, mainly observing tidal data.
Shabu Kiln Site 沙埠窑遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A group of Tang and Song celadon kiln sites at the junction of Shabu, Gaoqiao and Xiuling; selected among the Eighth Batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level in 2019.
Memorial Archway for the Merit of Lin Yingqi 林应麒功德牌坊
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
Also called the Panlong Fufeng Archway, erected for the merit of Lin Yingqi; selected in 2019 as part of the eighth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.
Jinqing Bridge 金清大桥
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
Also called Siqian Bridge; first built in the Qianlong era of the Qing and repaired in the Jiaqing era, a five-arch stone bridge.
Jiaojiang Qi Jiguang Shrine 椒江戚继光祠
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
The Haimen Wei City God Temple and Qi Gong Shrine, in the former Haimen Wei city, commemorating Qi Jiguang, the famous Ming general who fought Japanese pirates.
Former Enze Medical Office 恩泽医局旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Former site of a Western-medicine hospital founded by the Church Missionary Society in 1901, the first Western-medicine hospital in Taizhou's history; renamed Enze Hospital in 1933.
Yijiangshan Island Campaign Site 一江山岛战役遗址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
The two islands of South Yijiangshan and North Yijiangshan, covering 1.24 square kilometers, the battlefield of the Yijiangshan Island Campaign in 1955.
Jiangxia Tidal Test Power Station 江厦潮汐试验电站
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
A tidal power station completed in 1979 at Jiangxia Port at the north end of Yueqing Bay, the first two-way tidal power station in China, with a total installed capacity of 3.2 megawatts.

Quzhou (16)

Southern Branch Family Temple of the Kong Clan 孔氏南宗家庙
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Family temple built by the southern branch of the Kong clan, counterpart of the northern branch at Qufu, on Xinqiao Street, Kecheng District, Quzhou.
Huzhen Sheli Pagoda 湖镇舍利塔
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A six-sided, seven-story solid brick pagoda imitating a timber tower, first built in the 3rd year of Jiayou of the Northern Song (1058), 27.31 m high.
Quzhou City Wall 衢州城墙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The ancient city wall of Quzhou from the Ming and Qing, in Kecheng District.
Sanqingkou Porcelain Workshops 三卿口制瓷作坊
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Traditional family hand-made porcelain workshops in Sanqingkou Porcelain Kiln Village, Xiakou Town, called a "living fossil" of traditional Chinese porcelain workshops.
Xiaonanhai Stone Chambers 小南海石室
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Also called the Longyou Grottoes, a huge group of man-made stone caverns, thought to have been cut between the Spring and Autumn period and the Han dynasty; the largest ancient underground man-made complex found in the world.
Guanxi Shijia 关西世家
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A residential compound built in the Wanli reign of the Ming dynasty, with two courtyards front and back and an opera stage; its gate tower has a double-eaved hip-and-gable roof.
Shaoyi Hall and Hengshan Pagoda 绍衣堂和横山塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A brick-and-wood hall built in the Hongwu reign of the Ming dynasty, originally with four courtyards of which the first two survive, with Hengshan Pagoda beside it.
Jimingshan Dwelling Garden 鸡鸣山民居苑
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called the Longyou Dwelling Garden, it covers 66,000 square meters and since 1991 has gathered relocated Ming and Qing dwellings from the Longyou area.
Nanwu Yang Clan Ancestral Hall 南坞杨氏宗祠
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Consists of an inner and an outer ancestral hall; the inner hall was built around the late Ming and early Qing with three courtyards, and the outer hall is at the village entrance.
Wu Clan Ancestral Hall 吴氏宗祠
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
An ancestral hall built in the 12th year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming (1532), square in plan with halls on four sides, and an opera stage in the front hall.
Sanhuai Hall 三槐堂
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
The ancestral hall of the Wang clan, with five courtyards front to back, an opera stage and side wings, covering about 1,500 square meters.
Zhou Xuanling Wang Temple 周宣灵王庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called the Filial Son Temple, first built in the Southern Song to honor the filial son Zhou Xiong; the existing buildings were rebuilt in the Ming and repaired in the Qing, made up of a gate hall, main hall and rear hall.
Beier Lan Clan Ancestral Hall 北二蓝氏宗祠
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
An ancestral hall built in the Chongzhen reign of the Ming (1628), the best-preserved She ethnic ancestral hall in Zhejiang, covering 650 square meters.
Sanmenyuan Ye Family Dwelling 三门源叶氏民居
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A dwelling built in the 26th year of the Daoguang reign of the Qing (1846), set against Tiger Hill with a stream in front.
Jiangshan Wenchang Palace 江山文昌宫
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Wenchang Palace built from the 1st to the 3rd year of Xuantong of the Qing (1909-1911).
Xianyan Cave Cliff Inscriptions 仙岩洞摩崖题记
Cave temples and stone carvings · eighth batch (2019)
Cliff inscriptions of the Song and Qing periods inside Xianyan Cave; the cave is of red sandstone, with an entrance 25 meters wide and 22.3 meters deep.

Zhoushan (4)

Huaniao Lighthouse 花鸟灯塔
Other · fifth batch (2001)
A lighthouse completed in 1870 at the northernmost point of the Zhoushan Islands on the route from the Yangtze estuary to the Pacific, large in scale and with complete functions.
Putuoshan Duobao Pagoda 普陀山多宝塔
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called the Prince Pagoda, built in the Yuan; the oldest surviving building on Putuo Mountain and the largest surviving Yuan-dynasty Baoqieyin pagoda.
Fayu Temple 法雨寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called the Back Temple of Putuo Mountain, founded in the 8th year of the Ming Wanli reign (1580) and named for the "Tianhua Fayu" plaque bestowed by the Kangxi Emperor; one of the three great Chan temples of Putuo.
Puji Temple, Mount Putuo 普陀山普济寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called the Front Temple of Mount Putuo, its predecessor was the Bukenqu Guanyin Hall of the late Tang; it received its name after the Kangxi Emperor bestowed the plaque "Puji Qunling".

Across several cities (1)

Former Residence of Ma Yinchu 马寅初故居
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The former residence of the economist Ma Yinchu, in Shengzhou City and in Gongshu District, Hangzhou, announced together as one listing.

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.