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214 places in the atlas, 63 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.
🇨🇳 China · Megalith
Bronze Age (regional) · Bronze Age
Great Xi an Terrace East — Xi an (56-29) at Xi an, China is a Bronze Age (regional) megalithic of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 1200 BCE for terrace and associated settlement.
🇨🇳 China · Earthwork
Iron Age (regional) · Iron Age
Eastern Xi an Village North — Xi an (56-17) at Xi an, China is a Iron Age (regional) earthwork of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for village and associated settlement.
🇨🇳 China · Rock art
Spring and Autumn to Western Xia (770 BCE – 1227 CE) · Northern nomadic to Dangxiang (Tangut Xi Xia)
North fork with 1200+ ibex and Xi Xia script at 1970 m opposite main park.
🇨🇳 China · Rock-cut
Sixteen Kingdoms to Yuan (397 – 1368 CE) · North Asian Buddhist with Tibetan Yugur later
Thousand Buddha northern cliff with 30 caves and horse-hoof imprint 397–1368 CE.
🇨🇳 China · Tumulus
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Iron Age
Mound 72 Beaded Burial Extension in Xi'an Plain, China is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) tumulus attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇨🇳 China · Earthwork
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Medieval
Jebel Barkal Pyramid North in Xi'an Plain, China is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) earthwork attributed to Medieval culture.
🇨🇳 China · Archaeological wonder
Warring States to Ming · Qin/Han/Ming
Great Wall at Badaling & Jiayuguan in Beijing & Gansu, China is a Warring States to Ming archaeological wonder attributed to Qin/Han/Ming culture. Inscribed UNESCO World Heritage Site (ID 438).
🇨🇳 China · Rock-cut
Sixteen Kingdoms Northern Liang to Qing (400 CE–1910) · Hexi Corridor Buddhist (Tibetan, Yugur, Sogdian trader, Han)
Hexi 70 caves 400–1200 with Thirty-Three Heavens hollow-mountain labyrinth and horse hoof print on Qilian 2600 m.
🇨🇳 China · Hydraulic works
Qin (Warring States unification) · Qin Central, Bashu, Baiyue
Xing'an Xiang north 70% vs Lingqu south 30% divide with Huazui spillway and 36 pound locks, 219 BCE Shi Lu Qin.
🇨🇳 China · Rock art
Warring States to Western Han · Luoyue / Zhuang ancestors
North Mingjiang tributary cliffs with 210 frog-men and scaffold postholes.
🇨🇳 China · Ancient village
Qujialing 3400–2600 BCE → Shijiahe 2600–2300 → Longshan · Qujialing culture (Middle Yangzi Chalcolithic) → Shijiahe
Type-site for Qujialing culture (c.3400–2600 BCE) on the Qujialing–Shijiahe plateau north of Chang Lake in Jianghan Plain — 263 ha palisaded terrace (eastern plateau 160 m height) excavated 1955–57…
🇨🇳 China · Rock art
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period rock art
Yuchanyan Cave Pottery Cache North Niche in Hunan, Yuchanyan Cave, China is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Multi-period rock art.
🇨🇳 China · Rock-cut
Northern Dynasties (Northern Qi imperial) · Northern Qi Imperial Buddhist (Ye capital Gao clan)
Qi royal 9-cave north cluster 550–577 North Cave Buddha with 1909 Freer looting and 3D reunion.
🇨🇳 China · Ancient city
Qujialing → Shijiahe 2600–2300 BCE (Jianghan Late Neolithic) → Meishan · Shijiahe culture (Middle Yangzi walled city)
Jianghan Plain walled mega-town (c.3000–2300 BCE, Shijiahe culture 2600–2300 BCE climax) northwest of Tianmen — 120 ha walled enclosure (1.2 km wall of rammed earth, moat) with inner palace 7 ha,…
🇨🇳 China · Hydraulic works
Qin 214 BCE to Tang 825 CE (Lingqu North pound) · Qin imperial (Shi Huang–Shi Lu) Lingqu Yue conquest hydraulic
North pound extension 1.2 km ×8×1.5 m with 3 Qin granite pound-locks 8×4 m ×1.0 m lift — earliest locks globally 214 BCE.
🇨🇳 China · Temple complex
Sixteen Kingdoms to Tang · Western Qin to Tang Buddhist (Bingling synthesis)
South partition of monumental natural Cave 169 with 384 Sui–Tang niches and Tang donor cartouche.
🇨🇳 China · Ancient village
Classical (regional) · Classical
Great Henan Terrace South — Henan, Erlitou (54-45) at Henan, Erlitou, China is a Classical (regional) ancient village of the Classical tradition, built c.
🇨🇳 China · Rock-cut
Bronze to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Rock-cut tradition
Longmen — Binyang Central Cave North Wall in Henan, Luoyang, Longmen, China is a Bronze to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE) rock_cut attributed to Rock-cut tradi…
🇨🇳 China · Rock-cut
Eastern Han to Tang (200 – 800 CE) · Tocharian Buddhist Kucha with Gandhara influence
Central 30–80 of 339 Kizil caves with 3.2 m diamond-vault Buddha of Tocharian Kucha 3rd–8th c.
🇨🇳 China · Tumulus
Jōmon (14000–300 BCE) · Jōmon
West Aber Burial Mound in Henan, China is a Jōmon (14000–300 BCE) tumulus attributed to Jōmon culture.
🇨🇳 China · Megalith
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Asia-Megalith
Tell of Painted Ware Asia 42 — China Region 6 in China Region 6, China is a Iron Age megalithic with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇨🇳 China · Megalith
Period Neolithic · Regional culture Asia-Megalith
Geoglyph Panel Asia 17 — China Region 5 in China Region 5, China is a Iron Age megalithic with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇨🇳 China · Archaeological wonder
Warring States to Han Dynasty 7th c BCE – 220 CE (early segments); Ming 1368–1644 (classic brick) · Han Chinese (Qin, Han dynasties)
World's longest wall system (21,196 km including branches) with earliest rammed-earth frontier walls from Warring States and Han (7th c BCE–2nd c CE) preserved in Gansu corridor (Han Dunhuang walls),…
🇨🇳 China · Rock-cut
Sixteen Kingdoms Northern Liang 412–439 · Northern Liang Buddhist (Xiongnu–Han)
Hexi Corridor prototype grottoes where Northern Liang Buddhism seeded Yungang's later scheme.
