[Photo by Chen Xiaodong/Asianewsphoto]

Yungang Grottoes

Yungang Grottoes were chiseled during the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD368-534). It was the first large-scale royal grotto project constructed by the state since Buddhism was introduced to China during the Han Dynasty (202 BC- AD 220). It is composed of 254 caves, including 45 major ones, which stretch one kilometer from west to east. Yungang Grottoes were added to the list in December, 2001.

Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape

Located on the west bank of the Ming River, the Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape is an extensive assembly of historical rock art painted on limestone cliff faces in Guangxi over a period of several hundred years. It was added to the list on July 15, 2016.

Chengjiang Fossil Site

Situated in Yunnan province, Chengjiang's fossils present the most complete record of an early Cambrian marine community with exceptionally preserved biota, and display the anatomy of hard and soft tissues in a very wide variety of organisms, invertebrate and vertebrate. It was added to the World Natural Heritage List in 2012.