Monuments & statues in China
Detourmap maps 62 monuments & statues worth the detour in China — memorials, colossal statues, triumphal arches. The best known is Spring Temple Buddha. All of them are listed below. Each has a photo and a Wikipedia article.
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Spring Temple Buddha
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Renowned
Monumental sculpture and the second tallest statue in the world
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Mausoleum of Mao Zedong
Monuments & statues · Notable
Final resting place of Mao Zedong, former Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, in Beijing, China
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Tian Tan Buddha
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Notable
The second largest outdoor bronze Buddha in the world
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Monument to the People's Heroes
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Notable
Monument in Beijing, China
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Young Mao Zedong Statue
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Notable
Statue in Hunan province, China
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Guishan Guanyin of the Thousand Hands and Eyes
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Hidden gem
Statue of Bodhisattva Guanyin in Hunan province, China
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Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Guangdong)
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Memorial hall in Canton, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Zhao Mausoleum
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Tomb of the second Qing emperor, Huang Taji, and his empress Xiaoduanwen Borjite
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Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Memorial building
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Mao Zedong Statue
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
1968 statue at Tianfu Square, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Rongxian Giant Buddha
Monuments & statues · 9th century · Hidden gem
8th-century statue in Sichuan, China
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Monument to the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Hidden gem
Monument in People's Republic of China
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Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Military museum
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Statue of Guan Yu (Jingzhou)
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Hidden gem
Statue in Jingzhou, People's Republic of China
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Changling Mausoleum (Emperor Gaozu of Han)
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Mausoleum of Emperor Gaozu of Han
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Memorial for Chairman Mao's inspection of the North Park Commune
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Monument in Jinan, Shandong, China
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Beijing Liao and Jin City Wall Museum
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Historical site, History museum in Beijing
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Monument to Frederic Chopin in Shanghai
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Hidden gem
Monument in Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Guangzhou Insurrectional Martyr Cemetery Park
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Building in Guangzhou Insurrectional Martyr Cemetery Park, China
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Mass Grave of the Datong Coal Miners
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Chinese coal mine pit mass grave
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Joint tombs of boat-shaped coffins
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Chengdu, China
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Tomb of the King of Boni
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Tomb of Abdul Majid Hassan, in Nanjing, China
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Temple of the Qian Kings
Monuments & statues · 11th century · Hidden gem
Temple in Hangzhou, China, dedicated to honoring the Qian dynasty of Wuyue, particularly its first king Qian Liu
