Ming and Qing Imperial Palaces
Also known as Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
China
Inscribed
1987
Area
13 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Ming and Qing Imperial Palaces is in Shenyeng. The nearest other World Heritage site is Koguryo Capitals and Tombs, about 240 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Shenyeng · about 4,787,000 peopleat the site
- Fushun · about 1,470,000 peopleabout 35 km east
- Benxi · about 1,012,000 peopleabout 55 km south-east
- Liaoyang · about 794,000 peopleabout 60 km south
- Tieling · about 340,000 peopleabout 65 km north-east
- Anshan · about 1,639,000 peopleabout 85 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ChinaCultural239 km away
North KoreaCultural366 km away
ChinaCultural468 km away
North KoreaMixed527 km away
South KoreaCultural558 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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