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
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.[1]
First batch
The first batch was published on February 8, 1982 by State Council, there are 24 Chinese cities.[2]
- 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.[3]
- 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.[4]
- 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
- 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
Supplementary List for 2001–present[5] | ||||
Number | Name | Chinese | Province | Approval date |
1 | Shanhaiguan, Qinhuangdao |
秦皇岛山海关 | Hebei | 10-Aug-01 |
2 | Fenghuang | 凤凰 | Hunan | 17-Dec-01 |
3 | Puyang | 濮阳 | Henan | 1-Oct-01 |
4 | Anqing | 安庆 | Anhui | 14-Apr-05 |
5 | Tai'an | 泰安 | Shandong | 9-Mar-07 |
6 | Haikou | 海口 | Hainan | 13-Mar-07 |
7 | Jinhua | 金华 | Zhejiang | 18-Mar-07 |
8 | Jixi | 绩溪 | Anhui | 18-Mar-07 |
9 | Turpan | 吐鲁番 | Xinjiang | 27-Apr-07 |
10 | Tekes | 特克斯 | Xinjiang | 6-May-07 |
11 | Wuxi | 无锡 | Jiangsu | 15-Sep-07 |
12 | Nantong | 南通 | Jiangsu | 2-Jan-09 |
13 | Beihai | 北海 | Guangxi | 9-Nov-10 |
14 | Jiaxing | 嘉兴 | Zhejiang | 27-Jan-11 |
15 | Yixing | 宜兴 | Jiangsu | 27-Jan-11 |
16 | Zhongshan | 中山 | Guangdong | 17-Mar-11 |
17 | Taiyuan | 太原 | Shanxi | 17-Mar-11 |
18 | Penglai |
蓬莱 | Shandong | 1-May-11 |
19 | Huili |
会理 | Sichuan | 8-Nov-11 |
20 | Kuqa |
库车 | Xinjiang | 15-Mar-12 |
21 | Yining |
伊宁 | Xinjiang | 28-Jun-12 |
22 | Taizhou | 泰州 | Jiangsu | 10-Feb-13 |
23 | Huize | 会泽 | Yunnan | 18-May-13 |
24 | Yantai | 烟台 | Shandong | 18-Nov-13 |
25 | Qingzhou | 青州 | Shandong | 18-Nov-13 |
26 | Huzhou | 湖州 | Zhejiang | 14-Jul-14 |
27 | Qiqihar | 齐齐哈尔 | Heilongjiang | 6-Aug-14 |
28 | Changzhou | 常州 | Jiangsu | 1-Aug-15 |
29 | Ruijin | 瑞金 | Jiangxi | 11-Aug-15 |
30 | Huizhou | 惠州 | Guangdong | 3-Oct-15 [6] |
31 | Wenzhou | 温州 | Zhejiang | 22-Apr-16 [7] |
32 | Gaoyou | 高邮 | Jiangsu | 28-Nov-16 [8] |
33 | Yongzhou | 永州 | Hunan | 16-December-16 |
34 | Longquan | 龙泉 | Zhejiang | 16-July-17 |
35 | Changchun | 长春 | Jilin | 15-October-17 |
36 | Yu County | 蔚县 | Hebei | 2-May-18 |
37 | Liaoyang | 辽阳 | Liaoning | 29-November-20 |
38 | Tonghai County | 通海 | Yunnan | 3-March-21 |
39 | Yi County | 黟县 | Anhui | 2-June-21 |
40 | Tongcheng | 桐城 | Anhui | 7-November-21 |
41 | Fuzhou | 抚州 | Jiangxi | 11-January-22 |
42 | Jiujiang | 九江 | Jiangxi | 38-March-22 |
43 | Jianchuan County | 劍川 | Yunnan | 5-March-23 |
44 | Putian | 莆田 | Fujian | 30-September-23 |
References
- ^ Protection Law on Cultural Relics of China (2013 Amendment)
- ^ gov.cn: 第一批国家历史文化名城
- ^ china.com: 第二批国家历史文化名城 or Chinalawedu
- ^ chinalaw.gov: 第三批国家历史文化名城 or yanan.gov
- ^ Complete list of the National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities in China (1982–2015), according to 163.com (September 1, 2015) Chinese / 中文 Archived September 17, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Xinmin (September 1, 2015) Chinese / 中文 or youth.cn: (September 1, 2015) Chinese / 中文
- ^ gov.cn: 国务院关于同意将广东省惠州市列为国家历史文化名城的批复 (国函〔2015〕177号, also see huizhou.cn or xinhuanet
- ^ gov.cn: 国务院关于同意将浙江省温州市列为国家历史文化名城的批复 (国函〔2016〕75号), also see zjol.com or xinhuanet
- ^ gov.cn: 国务院关于同意将江苏省高邮市列为国家历史文化名城的批复 (国函〔2016〕184号)