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UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Hangzhou

2 UNESCO World Heritage Sites are in or near Hangzhou.

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UNESCO sites in Hangzhou

  • West Lake Cultural Landscape of HangzhouCultural · 2011 · 7 km

    The West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou, comprising the West Lake and the hills surrounding its three sides, has inspired famous poets, scholars and artists since the 9th century. It comprises numerous temples, pago…

  • Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu CityCultural · 2019 · 20 km

    Located in the Yangtze River Basin on the south-eastern coast of the country, the archaeological ruins of Liangzhu (about 3,300-2,300 BCE) reveal an early regional state with a unified belief system based on rice cultiva…

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