Xanadu

Summary

Xanadu is an archaeological site^[1]. Xanadu ranks in the top 0.48% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,037 views/month, #16 of 3,303).^[2]

Key Facts

• Xanadu is located in Duolun County^[3].
• Xanadu is in the country of People's Republic of China^[4].
• Xanadu's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[5].
• Xanadu's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[6].
• Xanadu's instance of is recorded as summer capital^[7].
• Xanadu's instance of is recorded as planned community^[8].
• Xanadu's Commons category is recorded as Site of Xanadu^[9].
• Xanadu's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.358021111111114, 'lon': 116.18515888888889}^[10].
• Xanadu's described at URL is recorded as https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/sang-tu/^[11].
• Xanadu's described at URL is recorded as https://vici.org/vici/29824/?lang=en^[12].
• Xanadu's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[13].
• Xanadu's described by source is recorded as Atlas of Vanishing Places^[14].
• Xanadu's capital of is recorded as Yuan dynasty^[15].
• Xanadu's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[16].
• Xanadu's heritage designation is recorded as Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level^[17].
• Xanadu's present in work is recorded as The Travels of Marco Polo^[18].
• Xanadu's present in work is recorded as Kubla Khan^[19].
• Xanadu's different from is recorded as Xanadu^[20].
• Xanadu covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+25131.27'}^[21].
• Xanadu covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+150721.96'}^[22].
• Xanadu dates from the Yuan dynasty^[23].
• Xanadu's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (ii)^[24].
• Xanadu's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iii)^[25].
• Xanadu's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iv)^[26].
• Xanadu's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (vi)^[27].

Body

Geography

Xanadu is in the country of People's Republic of China^[4]. Xanadu is located in Duolun County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+25131.27'}^[21] and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+150721.96'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site^[5], ancient city^[6], summer capital^[7], and planned community^[8]. Heritage statuses include World Heritage Site^[16] and Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level^[17].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Xanadu include Project Xanadu^[28], a hypertext system^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1960^[31]; Xanadu^[32], a region^[33]; and Xanadu Hills^[34], a hill^[35].

Why It Matters

Xanadu ranks in the top 0.48% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,037 views/month, #16 of 3,303).^[2] Xanadu has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Xanadu is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for Xanadu include Project Xanadu^[28], a hypertext system^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1960^[31]; Xanadu^[32], a region^[33]; and Xanadu Hills^[34], a hill^[35].