22 World Heritage sites in China along the Silk Road

2015-07-15 10:11

By (chinadaily.com.cn)

There are 33 historical sites along the millennium-old trade route, with 22 in China's four provincial-level administrative regions (Shaanxi, Henan and Gansu provinces and the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region) together with eight in Kazakhstan and three in Kyrgyzstan.

Here is a list of the 22 historical sites in China.

1. The Site of Luoyang Ancient City, Henan province

22 World Heritage sites in China along the Silk Road

In 25 AD, Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty established his capital in Luoyang and the successive Wei of the Three Kingdoms Period, Eastern Jin and Northern Wei did the same. Thus it had served as a capital for over 330 years until the end of Northern Wei when it was ruined by wars.[Photo/CFP]