Kulangsu
Also known as Kulangsu, a Historic International Settlement, Gulangyu, Kou-lang-se
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
China
Inscribed
2017
Area
316 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Kulangsu is in Xiamen. The nearest other World Heritage site is Fujian Tulou, about 110 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Xiamen · about 2,519,000 peopleat the site
- Zhangzhou · about 3,531,000 peopleabout 40 km west
- Quanzhou · about 1,463,000 peopleabout 75 km north-east
- Longyan · about 368,000 peopleabout 130 km north-west
- Putian · about 377,000 peopleabout 150 km north-east
- Chaozhou · about 425,000 peopleabout 170 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ChinaCultural112 km away
ChinaMixed365 km away
ChinaNatural501 km away
ChinaCultural526 km away
ChinaCultural571 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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