Liangzhu City
Also known as Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City, Liangzhu site, 良渚遗址
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
China
Inscribed
2019
Area
1,434 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Liangzhu City is about 25 km north-west of Hangzhou. The nearest other World Heritage site is West Lake, Hangzhou, about 25 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Hangzhou · about 3,007,000 peopleabout 25 km south-east
- Fuyang · about 771,000 peopleabout 40 km south
- Huzhou · about 1,231,000 peopleabout 55 km north
- Shaoxing · about 777,000 peopleabout 70 km south-east
- Jiaxing · about 988,000 peopleabout 85 km north-east
- Suzhou · about 1,650,000 peopleabout 120 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ChinaCultural23 km away
ChinaCultural27 km away
ChinaCultural120 km away
ChinaMixed177 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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