| Criteria | Class | Amount | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area size | Small (area<10 km2) | 271 | Chibi Ancient Battlefield, Taierzhuang Ancient Town |
| Large (area≥10 km2) | 135 | Hangzhou West Lake, Hundred Miles of Rhododendrons | |
| Economy | Located in a developed region (GDP per capita≥$10,000) | 239 | Temple of Heaven, Humble Administrator’s Garden |
| Located in an underdeveloped region (GDP per capita<$10,000) | 167 | Yarlung Zangbu Grand Canyon, Kashgar Old Town | |
| Resource, based on ESA World Cover Dataset 2021 (Zanaga et al., | Mainly covered by natural resources | 290 | Heavenly Lake of Tianshan, Mount Lao |
| Mainly covered by cultural resources | 116 | Qingzhou Ancient Town, Tang Paradise | |
| Urbanization, based on the Global Urban Boundary Dataset 2020 (Li et al., | Located inside the urban boundary | 143 | Summer Palace, Old Town of Lijiang |
| Located outside the urban boundary | 263 | Taklimakan Desert Gate, Badaling Great Wall |
