Site of Xanadu
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The Site of Xanadu is a UNESCO World Heritage archaeological area in Inner Mongolia, China, preserving the ruins and cultural landscape of Kublai Khan’s famed Yuan dynasty capital.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Site of Xanadu canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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cultural landscape ⓘ |
| area | about 25,131 hectares ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kublai Khan
NERFINISHED
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Yuan dynasty capital Shangdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bufferZoneArea | about 40,606 hectares ⓘ |
| cityAbandoned | 1369 ⓘ |
| contains |
pastoral landscape
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riverine landscape ⓘ ruins of city walls ⓘ ruins of palaces ⓘ ruins of residential quarters ⓘ ruins of temples ⓘ sacred mountains ⓘ tombs ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| dateInscribedOnUNESCOWorldHeritageList | 2012 ⓘ |
| elevation | about 1220 metres ⓘ |
| foundedAsCity | 1256 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Upper Capital of the Yuan dynasty
ⓘ
Xanadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOriginalName | Shangdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageProtectionStatus | protected at national level in China ⓘ |
| inscriptionReason |
exceptional testimony to the Yuan dynasty court culture
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outstanding example of cultural exchange between nomadic and settled civilizations ⓘ unique integration of city, pasture, and sacred landscape ⓘ |
| knownFor |
integration of urban planning with steppe landscape
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ruins of Kublai Khan’s summer capital ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Inner Mongolia
NERFINISHED
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Xilingol League NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhenglan Banner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southeastern edge of the Mongolian Plateau ⓘ |
| near | Luan River headwaters ⓘ |
| partOf | Yuan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
associated with development of the Yuan capital planning system
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illustrates fusion of Mongolian nomadic and Han Chinese agrarian cultures ⓘ represents early capital of the Yuan dynasty ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
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(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 1389 ⓘ |
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