Site of Xanadu
Also known as Ciandu, K'ai-p'ing, Kai-ping, Kaiping, Kaipingfu, Shang-tu, Shangdu, Xanadu, Yuan Shangdu
CulturalChina
China
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
China
Inscribed
2012
Area
25,131 ha
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde
ChinaCultural211 km away
The Great Wall
ChinaCultural216 km away
Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
ChinaCultural263 km away
Central Axis of Beijing
ChinaCultural274 km away
Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing
ChinaCultural276 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
- Wikidata itemQ471765, open data (CC0)
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