UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | China |
Criteria | Cultural: (ii), (iii) |
Reference | 1474 |
Inscription | 2015 (39th Session) |
Area | 781.28 ha (1,930.6 acres) |
Buffer zone | 3,125.33 ha (7,722.9 acres) |
Coordinates | 28°59′55″N 109°58′1″E / 28.99861°N 109.96694°E |
The Tusi Sites (Chinese: 土司遗址; pinyin: Tǔsī Yízhǐ) refer to the three ancient Tusi sites in China that were designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site on July 3, 2015. It is the 48th World Heritage Site in China.[1] These sites are located in the mountains of Southwest China and exemplify the unique tusi governance system that survived the 13th through the 20th centuries.[2]