The Best Places to Explore in China

53 of the most notable places to explore in China, curated and mapped in The Travelers Atlas.

• Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains China
• Ancient City of Ping Yao China
• Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun China
• Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom China
• Chengjiang Fossil Site China
• China Danxia China
• Classical Gardens of Suzhou China
• Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces China
• Dazu Rock Carvings China
• Fujian Tulou China
• Historic Centre of Macao China
• Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa China
• Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in 'The Centre of Heaven and Earth' China
• Huanglong China
• Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area China
• Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang China
• Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties China
• Jiuzhaigou China
• Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area China
• Kaiping Diaolou and Villages China
• Longmen Grottoes China
• Lushan National Park China
• Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor China
• Mogao Caves China
• Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area China
• Mount Huangshan China
• Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System China
• Mount Sanqingshan China
• Mount Sanqingshan National Park China
• Mount Tai China
• Mount Taishan China
• Mount Wutai China
• Mount Wuyi China
• Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde China
• Old Town of Lijiang China
• Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian China
• Pudacuo China
• Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains China
• Site of Xanadu China
• South China Karst China
• Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing China
• Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu China
• Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing China
• The Grand Canal China
• The Great Wall China
• Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas China
• West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou China
• Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area China
• Wuyishan China
• Xinjiang Tianshan China
• Yin Xu China
• Yungang Grottoes China
• Zhangjiajie China