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Yin Xu

Also known as archaeological site of Yin Xu, Ruins of Yin, Yin Ruins, Yinxu

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Yin Xu is about 6 km north-west of Anyang. The nearest other World Heritage site is Dengfeng Historic Monuments, about 220 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Anyang · about 887,000 peopleabout 6 km south-east
  • Hebi · about 245,000 peopleabout 20 km south-west
  • Handan · about 1,631,000 peopleabout 55 km north
  • Puyang · about 666,000 peopleabout 75 km south-east
  • Xinxiang · about 903,000 peopleabout 100 km south-west
  • Xiangtai · about 612,000 peopleabout 100 km north
Yin XuAnyang5 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 Yin Xu and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesDengfeng Historic Monuments1Ancient City of Ping Yao2Longmen Grottoes3Confucius Temple, Qufu4Mount Taishan5Yin Xu
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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