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Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom

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opposed the sole registration of North Korea and applied for registration of the Goguryeo ruins scattered in Jilin Province. For this reason, the remains of North Korea and the People's Republic of China were registered in the form of simultaneous registration in 2004. It is recognized that there is
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The capital cities of the Goguryeo are an early example of mountain cities later imitated by neighbouring cultures. The system of capital cities represented by Gungnae City and Wandu Mountain City also influenced the construction of later capitals built by the Goguryeo regime.
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Wunü Mountain City is only partly excavated. Gungnae City, within the modern city of Ji'an, played the role of a supporting capital after the main Goguryeo capital moved to
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The capital cities of the Goguryeo represent a perfect blending of human creation and nature whether with the rocks or with forests and rivers.
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initially attempted to register the world heritage of the sites from around 2000. Although it was scheduled to be registered in 2003,
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Some of the tombs have elaborate ceilings designed to roof wide spaces without columns and carry the heavy load of a stone or earth
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The site includes archaeological remains of 40 tombs which were built by Goguryeo, which ruled over parts of
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The tombs represent a masterpiece of the human creative genius in their wall paintings and structures.
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World Heritage Sites in Ji'an and Jilin, but not the ones in Liaoning (such as Wunü Mountain City).
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The origin and rise of the Korean kingdom of Koguryo, from the 1st century to A.D. 313
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an existence of a question on the history of Goguryeo between North Korea and China.
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Location of Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom in Jilin
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A Goguryeo tomb mural of hunting, middle of the first millennium.
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The archaeological sites were collectively designated a cultural
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Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom (China)
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which includes a number of archaeological sites currently in
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Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
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in 2004, qualifying as such under the first five of the six
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UNESCO World Heritage Site

Location
Liaoning
Jilin
China
Wunu Mountain City
Guonei City
Wandu Mountain City
Ranmou Tomb
Huanwen Tomb
Changchuan Tomb
1135
Session
Coordinates
41°09′25″N 126°11′14″E / 41.15694°N 126.18722°E / 41.15694; 126.18722
Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom is located in Jilin
Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom is located in China
UNESCO
World Heritage Site
Ji'an
Jilin Province
Huanren
Liaoning Province
Northeast China
Goguryeo
Korean Peninsula
Manchuria
World Heritage Site
criteria for cultural heritage sites

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