Xidi and Hongcun
Also known as Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv), (v).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
China
Inscribed
2000
Area
52 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Xidi and Hongcun is about 110 km north-east of Jingdezhen. The nearest other World Heritage site is Mount Huangshan, about 30 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Jingdezhen · about 457,000 peopleabout 110 km south-west
- Anqing · about 580,000 peopleabout 110 km north-west
- Tongling · about 563,000 peopleabout 120 km north
- Quzhou · about 370,000 peopleabout 130 km south-east
- Xuanzhou · about 866,000 peopleabout 140 km north-east
- Shangrao · about 1,145,000 peopleabout 160 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ChinaMixed30 km away
ChinaCultural54 km away
ChinaNatural106 km away
ChinaCultural199 km away
ChinaCultural200 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
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