• Source: List of National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities in China

This is a list of cities designated as National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities (国家历史文化名城) by the State Council of China. China approved 99 National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities in three batches in 1982, 1986 and 1994, and has approved a further 44 cities from August 10, 2001 to September 30, 2023, bringing the total to 143. These cities are distributed throughout every provinces, autonomous region, and municipality except for Hong Kong and Macao. Jiangsu is the province with the most National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities, having 13; Shandong and Zhejiang are second, each having 10, Guangdong, Henan, Sichuan, and Yunnan are 4th with 8 cities, and Anhui is 8th, having 7. and Hebei, Jiangxi, Shanxi, Shaanxi are 9th, each with 6 National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities.




Concept


According to the Protection Law on Cultural Relics of China, a National Famous Historical and Cultural City is a city with an unusual wealth of cultural relics of high historical value and major revolutionary significance, subject to the approval and announcement of the State Council of PR China. The local government at the county level of the place where the famous city is located must organize the formulation of plans on protection of the famous city and bring that planning into the overall city planning. Measures for the protection of famous city shall be formulated by the State Council.




First batch


The first batch was published on February 8, 1982 by State Council, there are 24 Chinese cities.

24 cities
Beijing (北京)
Changsha (长沙) in Hunan
Chengde (承德) in Hebei
Chengdu (成都) in Sichuan
Dali (大理) in Yunnan
Datong (大同) in Shanxi
Guangzhou (广州) in Guangdong
Guilin (桂林) in Guangxi
Hangzhou (杭州) in Zhejiang
Jingdezhen (景德镇) in Jiangxi
Jingzhou (荆州) in Hubei
Kaifeng (开封) in Henan
Kunming (昆明) in Yunnan
Lhasa (拉萨) in Tibet
Luoyang (洛阳) in Henan
Nanjing (南京) in Jiangsu
Quanzhou (泉州) in Fujian
Qufu (曲阜) in Shandong
Shaoxing (绍兴) in Zhejiang
Suzhou (苏州) in Jiangsu
Xi'an (西安) in Shaanxi
Yan'an (延安) in Shaanxi
Yangzhou (扬州) in Jiangsu
Zunyi (遵义) in Guizhou




Second batch


The second batch was published on December 8, 1986 by State Council, there are 38 cities.

38 cities
Anyang (安阳) in Henan
Baoding (保定) in Hebei
Bozhou (亳州) in Anhui
Changshu (常熟) in Jiangsu
Chaozhou (潮州) in Guangdong
Chongqing (重庆)
Dunhuang (敦煌) in Gansu
Fuzhou (福州) in Fujian
Hancheng (韩城) in Shaanxi
Hohhot (呼和浩特) in Inner Mongolia
Huai'an (淮安) in Jiangsu
Jinan (济南) in Shandong
Kashgar (喀什) in Xinjiang
Langzhong (阆中) in Sichuan
Lijiang (丽江) in Yunnan
Nanchang (南昌) in Jiangxi
Nanyang (南阳) in Henan
Ningbo (宁波) in Zhejiang
Pingyao (平遥) in Shanxi
Shanghai (上海)
Shangqiu (商丘县) in Henan
She County (歙县) in Anhui
Shenyang (沈阳) in Liaoning
Shigatse (日喀则) in Tibet
Shou County (寿县) in Anhui
Tianjin (天津)
Wuhan (武汉) in Hubei
Wuwei (武威) in Gansu
Xiangfan (襄樊) in Hubei
Xuzhou (徐州) in Jiangsu
Yibin (宜宾) in Sichuan
Yinchuan (银川) in Ningxia
Yulin (榆林) in Shaanxi
Zhangye (张掖) in Gansu
Zhangzhou (漳州) in Fujian
Zhenjiang (镇江) in Jiangsu
Zhenyuan (镇远) in Guizhou
Zigong (自贡) in Sichuan




Third batch


The third batch was published on January 4, 1994 by State Council, there are 37 cities.

37 cities
Changting County (长汀) in Fujian
Dai County (代县) in Shanxi
Dujiangyan (都江堰) in Sichuan
Foshan (佛山) in Guangdong
Ganzhou (赣州) in Jiangxi
Gyantse County (江孜) in Tibet
Handan (邯郸) in Hebei
Hanzhong (汉中) in Shaanxi
Harbin (哈尔滨) in Heilongjiang
Ji'an (集安) in Jilin
Jianshui County (建水) in Yunnan
Jilin City (吉林) in Jilin
Leizhou (雷州) in Guangdong
Leshan (乐山) in Sichuan
Liaocheng (聊城) in Shandong
Linhai (临海) in Zhejiang
Liuzhou (柳州) in Guangxi
Luzhou (泸州) in Sichuan
Meizhou (梅州) in Guangdong
Qi County (祁县) in Shanxi
Qingdao (青岛) in Shandong
Qiongshan District (琼山) in Haikou, Hainan
Quzhou (衢州) in Zhejiang
Suizhou (随州) in Hubei
Tianshui (天水) in Gansu
Tongren (同仁) in Qinghai
Weishan County (巍山) in Yunnan
Xianyang (咸阳) in Shaanxi
Xinjiang County (新绛) in Shanxi
Xun County (浚县) in Henan
Yueyang (岳阳) in Hunan
Zhaoqing (肇庆) in Guangdong
Zhengding (正定) in Hebei
Zhengzhou (郑州) in Henan
Zhongxiang (钟祥) in Hubei
Zibo (淄博) in Shandong
Zoucheng (邹城) in Shandong




Supplementary list


44 cities




See also


Guilin Scenic Area




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