South China Karst
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (viii).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
China
Inscribed
2007
Area
49,537 ha
In preparation
A full profile of South China Karst is being written.
We're still writing the full guide to this site. The essential facts are below, and you can help by suggesting corrections or additions.
Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
South China Karst is about 40 km south of Guilin. The nearest other World Heritage site is Fanjingshan, about 370 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Guilin · about 987,000 peopleabout 40 km north
- Liuzhou · about 1,497,000 peopleabout 130 km south-west
- Yishan · about 47,000 peopleabout 180 km west
- Wuzhou · about 442,000 peopleabout 190 km south-east
- Yongzhou · about 1,000,000 peopleabout 190 km north-east
- Lianxian · about 204,000 peopleabout 200 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ChinaNatural365 km away
ChinaCultural369 km away
ChinaCultural444 km away
ChinaCultural450 km away
ChinaCultural455 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
Trip reports
No one has written up a visit to South China Karst yet. If you have been, we would like to hear how it went.
Been here? Share a trip reportGuest reports are credited and edited with you before they appear.
Suggest a correction or additionEvery message is read by an editor.
Facts from open data: Wikidata (CC0)