Rarest UNESCO World Heritage Site in China — All 63 Answers Ranked by Rarity

63 answers are accepted for “Name a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China”. World Heritage site No. 779 is the rarest UNESCO World Heritage Site in China in this ranking, with 106 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary). Chengjiang Fossil Site is the second-rarest with 541 monthly Wikipedia views, 5.10× the figure for World Heritage site No. 779. Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang is the most common UNESCO World Heritage Site in China in this ranking, with 317,696 monthly Wikipedia views, 2,997× the figure for the rarest. Combined monthly Wikipedia views across the 63 answers: 2,028,936. World Heritage site No. 779 is under 0.1% of that total. 13 answers are Epic or Legendary: World Heritage site No. 779 (Legendary), Chengjiang Fossil Site (Legendary), Guia Lighthouse (Legendary), and 10 more.

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Monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10).

Ranked answers

63 answers to “Name a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China”, rarest first. A rarity of 1 is the rarest answer in this prompt.
Rank	Answer	Tier	Rarity	Monthly Wikipedia views
1	World Heritage site No. 779 on Wikipedia	Legendary	1.000	106
2	Chengjiang Fossil Site on Wikipedia	Legendary	0.984	541
3	Guia Lighthouse on Wikipedia	Legendary	0.968	648
4	Lushan Geopark on Wikipedia	Legendary	0.952	781
5	Macau Protestant Chapel on Wikipedia	Legendary	0.935	843
6	Sam Kai Vui Kun on Wikipedia	Epic	0.919	881
7	Casa Garden on Wikipedia	Epic	0.903	1,040
8	Sir Robert Ho Tung Library on Wikipedia	Epic	0.887	1,147
9	Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Macau on Wikipedia	Epic	0.871	1,630
10	Old Protestant Cemetery on Wikipedia	Epic	0.855	1,635
11	Dom Pedro V Theatre on Wikipedia	Epic	0.839	1,711
12	Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang on Wikipedia	Epic	0.823	2,110
13	China Danxia on Wikipedia	Epic	0.806	2,425
14	St. Lawrence's Church, Macau on Wikipedia	Rare	0.790	2,449
15	St. Joseph's Seminary and Church on Wikipedia	Rare	0.774	2,586
16	Tusi Sites on Wikipedia	Rare	0.758	2,695
17	Leal Senado Building on Wikipedia	Rare	0.742	3,045
18	Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady, Macau on Wikipedia	Rare	0.726	3,085
19	Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu on Wikipedia	Rare	0.710	3,163
20	Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art on Wikipedia	Rare	0.694	6,119
21	Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom on Wikipedia	Rare	0.677	7,002
22	Fortaleza do Monte on Wikipedia	Rare	0.661	7,104
23	Mount Sanqing on Wikipedia	Rare	0.645	7,182
24	Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries on Wikipedia	Rare	0.629	8,987
25	Beijing Central Axis on Wikipedia	Rare	0.613	9,609
26	Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.597	10,225
27	Honghe Hani Rice Terraces on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.581	10,293
28	Hoh Xil on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.565	10,704
29	Historic Centre of Macau on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.548	10,929
30	Archaeological ruins of Liangzhu City on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.532	10,943
31	A-Ma Temple on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.516	11,331
32	St. Dominic's Church, Macau on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.500	13,327
33	Western Xia mausoleums on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.484	13,954
34	Badain Jaran Desert on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.468	14,422
35	Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.452	15,484
36	Senado Square on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.435	16,547
37	Three Parallel Rivers on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.419	17,154
38	Dengfeng on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.403	17,160
39	South China Karst on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.387	19,698
40	Mount Wutai on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.371	22,522
41	Wuyi Mountains on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.355	25,890
42	Chengde Mountain Resort on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.339	26,765
43	Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.323	28,137
44	Humble Administrator's Garden on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.306	28,148
45	Classical Gardens of Suzhou on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.290	28,722
46	Dazu Rock Carvings on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.274	29,938
47	Yungang Grottoes on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.258	30,688
48	Gulangyu on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.242	31,061
49	Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.226	32,828
50	Ruins of Saint Paul's on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.210	42,408
51	Wulingyuan on Wikipedia	Common	0.194	45,361
52	Yinxu on Wikipedia	Common	0.177	47,098
53	Fujian tulou on Wikipedia	Common	0.161	51,140
54	Longmen Grottoes on Wikipedia	Common	0.145	51,512
55	Huangshan on Wikipedia	Common	0.129	70,608
56	Mount Tai on Wikipedia	Common	0.113	79,350
57	Jiuzhaigou on Wikipedia	Common	0.097	81,300
58	Mogao Caves on Wikipedia	Common	0.081	88,320
59	Summer Palace on Wikipedia	Common	0.065	123,984
60	Shangdu on Wikipedia	Common	0.048	136,430
61	Grand Canal on Wikipedia	Common	0.032	147,773
62	Temple of Heaven on Wikipedia	Common	0.016	190,562
63	Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang on Wikipedia	Common	0.000	317,696

FAQ

What is the rarest UNESCO World Heritage Site in China?

World Heritage site No. 779 is the rarest UNESCO World Heritage Site in China in this ranking, with 106 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary).

How many UNESCO World Heritage Site in Chinas are there?

There are 63 UNESCO World Heritage Site in Chinas in this ranking, from World Heritage site No. 779 (rarest) to Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang (most common).

What is the most common UNESCO World Heritage Site in China?

Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang is the most common UNESCO World Heritage Site in China in this ranking, with 317,696 monthly Wikipedia views (Common).

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Recorded source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10). The answer list is compiled from Wikidata (CC0), and the view counts are monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Rarity is the percentile of the popularity figure inside this prompt: 1 is the rarest and 0 is the most common. Linked names open the English Wikipedia article stored on that answer.