The Great Wall
CulturalChina
China
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
China
Inscribed
Year to be confirmed
Area
2,152 ha
In preparation
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
ChinaCultural49 km away
Central Axis of Beijing
ChinaCultural63 km away
Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing
ChinaCultural65 km away
Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
ChinaCultural82 km away
Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde
ChinaCultural169 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 itemQ65961372, open data (CC0)
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