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China accepted the convention on 12 December 1985, making its sites eligible for inclusion on the list. [3] China has 59 World Heritage Sites on the list, ranking second in the world, just below Italy with 60 sites. [4] Of these 59 sites, 40 are listed for their cultural, 15 for their natural, and four sites for both cultural and natural ...
In 1559, in his work "A Treatise of China and the Adjoyning Regions", Gaspar da Cruz offers an early discussion of the Great Wall. [46] Perhaps the first recorded instance of a European actually entering China via the Great Wall came in 1605, when the Portuguese Jesuit brother Bento de Góis reached the northwestern Jiayu Pass from India. [48]
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Pages in category "World Heritage Sites in China" The following 112 pages are in this category, out of 112 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Pages in category "Historic sites in China" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. G.
Chinese pyramids are pyramidal structures in China, most of which are ancient mausoleums and burial mounds built to house the remains of several early emperors of China and their imperial relatives. About 38 of them are located around 25 kilometres (16 mi) – 35 kilometres (22 mi) north-west of Xi'an , on the Guanzhong Plains in Shaanxi Province.
Monuments and memorials in China (8 C, 17 P) R. ... Towers in China (9 C, 35 P) Pages in category "Landmarks in China" The following 3 pages are in this category, out ...
Burial monuments and structures in China (3 C) C. Chinese military memorials and cemeteries (2 C) Chinese steles (10 P) M.