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Site of Xanadu

Also known as Ciandu, K'ai-p'ing, Kai-ping, Kaiping, Kaipingfu, Shang-tu, Shangdu, Xanadu, Yuan Shangdu

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Site of Xanadu is about 180 km south of Xilinhot. The nearest other World Heritage site is Chengde Mountain Resort, about 210 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Xilinhot · about 121,000 peopleabout 180 km north
  • Zhangjiakou · about 1,046,000 peopleabout 200 km south-west
  • Chengde · about 449,000 peopleabout 210 km south-east
  • Xuanhua · about 410,000 peopleabout 220 km south-west
  • Chifeng · about 1,277,000 peopleabout 230 km east
  • Changping · about 615,000 peopleabout 240 km south
Site of XanaduJinxiHohhotChifengZhangjiakouJinzhouLingyuanChaoyangChengdeJiningBeipiaoXilinhotBairin ZuoqiChengde Mountain Resort100 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Site of Xanadu and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesChengde Mountain Resort1The Great Wall2Summer Palace, Beijing3Central Axis of Beijing4Temple of Heaven, Beijing5Site of Xanadu
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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