Ming and Qing Imperial Tombs
Also known as Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Tombes imperiales des dynasties Ming et Qing
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
China
Inscribed
2000
Area
3,435 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Ming and Qing Imperial Tombs is about 50 km east of Jingmen. The nearest other World Heritage site is Wudang Mountains, about 220 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Jingmen · about 400,000 peopleabout 50 km west
- Jianmen · about 1,708,000 peopleabout 65 km south-east
- Jingzhou · about 520,000 peopleabout 85 km south-west
- Anlu · about 71,000 peopleabout 100 km east
- Xiantao · about 1,556,000 peopleabout 100 km south-east
- Xiaogan · about 160,000 peopleabout 120 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ChinaCultural219 km away
ChinaNatural227 km away
ChinaNatural280 km away
ChinaCultural342 km away
ChinaCultural357 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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