Landmarks & history in China
Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.
suspension bridge

Aizhai Bridge
historic site

Baidicheng
temple and academy

Beijing Confucius Temple and Guozijian
historic tower

Beijing Drum and Bell Towers
cave temple

Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves
cave temple

Bingling Temple Grottoes
cliffside temple

Cangyan Mountain
ancestral hall

Chen Clan Ancestral Hall
palace

Chengde Mountain Resort
covered bridge

Chengyang Wind and Rain Bridge
walled town

Chongwu Ancient Town
walled town

Dapeng Fortress
walled city

Datong Ancient City
buddhist temple

Dazhao Temple
rock sculpture

Dazu Rock Carvings
monument

Dujiangyan Irrigation System
buddhist temple

Fahai Temple
temple

Famen Temple
temple complex

Fengdu Ghost City
historic district

Five Great Avenues
temple

Foshan Ancestral Temple
monastery

Ganden Monastery
mosque

Great Mosque of Xi'an
temple

Guangsheng Temple
ruined citadel

Guge Kingdom Ruins
historic street

Haikou Qilou Old Street
fortress ruins

Hailongtun
temple

Haizhou Guandi Temple
buddhist temple

Hanshan Temple
tomb museum
Hanyangling Museum
rock art
Helankou Rock Art
old town

Historic Quanzhou
hot spring palace

Huaqing Palace
rock art

Huashan Rock Art
walled town

Huizhou Ancient City
pagoda

Iron Pagoda
mountain pass

Jianmen Pass
ancient city

Jiaohe Ruins
pavilion

Jiaxiu Tower
fortress

Jiayuguan Fort
temple complex

Jinci Temple
walled city

Jingzhou Ancient City
buddhist temple

Jinshan Temple
sacred mountain

Jizu Mountain
temple and pilgrim circuit

Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Street
cave temple

Kizil Caves
archaeological site

Koguryo Sites of Ji'an
sacred mountain

Kongtong Mountain
monastery

Kumbum Monastery
monastery

Labrang Monastery
buddhist temple

Lama Temple
taoist mountain

Laojun Mountain
archaeological site
Laosicheng Ruins
old town

Lijiang Old Town
buddha statue

Lingshan Grand Buddha
buddhist temple

Lingyin Temple
buddhist temple

Longhua Temple
archaeological site

Longmen Grottoes
archaeological site

Maijishan Grottoes
stone bridge

Marco Polo Bridge
cave temple

Mati Temple
memorial

Mausoleum of Genghis Khan
pilgrimage island

Meizhou Island
mountain temple

Mianshan
imperial tombs

Ming Tombs
imperial tombs

Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum
sacred mountain

Mount Heng
taoist mountain

Mount Longhu
sacred mountain

Mount Qingcheng
taoist mountain

Mount Qiyun
sacred mountain

Mount Wutai
imperial palace

Mukden Palace
city walls

Nanjing City Wall
buddhist temple

Nanputuo Temple
temple

Nanshan Temple
garden palace

Norbulingka
historic pavilion

Penglai Pavilion
old town

Pingyao Ancient City
decorated building

Porcelain House
historic residence

Prince Gong's Mansion
sacred island

Putuoshan
imperial tombs

Qianling Mausoleum
merchant mansion

Qiao Family Compound
walled town

Qingyan Ancient Town
church

Saint Sophia Cathedral
monastery

Samye Monastery
archaeological site

Sanxingdui
monastery

Sera Monastery
historic enclave

Shamian Island
old town

Shanghai and the Bund
fortress town

Shanhaiguan
monument

Shaolin Temple and the Pagoda Forest
pagoda

Shibaozhai
pagoda

Small Wild Goose Pagoda
buddhist temple

Tanzhe Temple
monastery

Tashilhunpo Monastery
fortress ruins

Tashkurgan Stone City
historic tower

Tengwang Pavilion
monument

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi'an
monument

The Classical Gardens of Suzhou
monument

The Confucius Temple and Cemetery, Qufu
monument

The Eastern Qing Tombs
palace

The Forbidden City
fortress

The Fujian Tulou
fortress

The Great Wall of China
monument

The Hanging Temple, Hengshan
monument

The Kaiping Diaolou
monument

The Leshan Giant Buddha
archaeological site

The Mogao Caves, Dunhuang
palace

The Potala Palace, Lhasa
palace

The Summer Palace
monument

The Temple of Heaven
archaeological site

The Terracotta Army
historic quarter

Three Lanes and Seven Alleys
pagoda

Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple
sacred mountain

Tiantai Mountain
hill and pagoda

Tiger Hill
merchant manor

Wang Family Compound
imperial tombs

Western Qing Tombs
imperial tombs

Western Xia Imperial Tombs
buddhist temple

White Horse Temple
taoist mountain

Wudang Mountains
monastery

Wudangzhao Monastery
old town

Wuzhen
archaeological site

Xanadu Ruins
fortress

Xi'an City Wall
buddhist caves

Xiangtangshan Grottoes
old town

Xidi and Hongcun Villages
walled town

Xingcheng Ancient City
cave temple

Xumishan Grottoes
historic tower

Yellow Crane Tower
pagoda

Yingxian Wooden Pagoda
archaeological site

Yinxu, the Ruins of Yin
classical garden

Yu Garden
tower and lake

Yueyang Tower and Dongting Lake
fortress temple

Yumbulagang
frontier fort

Yumen Pass
archaeological site

Yungang Grottoes
fortified village
Zhangbi Ancient Castle
temple town

Zhengding Ancient Town
old town
