The first batch of China’s top-rated (AAAAA) tourist attractions, named in 2007. Later batches have brought the total to several hundred; this list covers the first batch.
- The Eight Ministries, Changchun 八大部
- Badaling Great Wall 八达岭
- Beidaihe, Qinhuangdao 秦皇岛北戴河
- Chengde Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples 承德避暑山庄外八庙
- Heaven Lake of Changbai Mountain 长白山天池
- Dalian Coast 大连海滨
- Dazu Rock Carvings 大足石刻
- Mount Emei 峨眉山
- The Forbidden City (Palace Museum), Beijing 北京故宫
- Guilin and the Li River 桂林漓江
- Gulangyu 鼓浪屿
- Mount Yuntai (Henan) 河南云台山
- Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor 黄帝陵
- Huangguoshu Waterfall 黄果树
- Huangshan (Yellow Mountains) 黄山
- Mount Li and Huaqing Pool 骊山华清池
- Jiaodong Peninsula Coast 胶东半岛海滨
- Jiayuguan Pass 嘉峪关
- Jinggangshan 井冈山
- Mount Jiuhua 九华山
- Jiuzhaigou Valley 九寨沟
- Jiuzhaigou–Huanglong Scenic Area 九寨沟—黄龙寺风景名胜区
- Mount Kongtong 崆峒山
- Stone Forest of Lunan 路南石林
- Dragon Palace Caves 龙宫
- Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang 洛阳龙门
- Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor and the Terracotta Army 秦始皇陵及兵马俑
- Mount Lu (Lushan) 庐山
- Lüshunkou 旅顺口
- Zhongshan (Purple Mountain), Nanjing 南京钟山
- Mount Heng (Southern Sacred Mountain) 衡山
- Mount Pan 盘山
- Mount Putuo 普陀山
- Mount Qingcheng 青城山
- Temple, Mansion and Cemetery of Confucius, Qufu 曲阜孔庙,孔府,孔林
- The Three Gorges of the Yangtze 长江三峡
- Tropical Coast of Sanya 三亚热带海滨
- Mount Song 嵩山
- Classical Gardens of Suzhou 苏州古典园林
- Mount Tai (Taishan) 泰山
- The Temple of Heaven, Beijing 北京天坛
- Heavenly Lake of Tianshan 天山天池
- Wulingyuan (Zhangjiajie) 武陵源(张家界)
- Mount Wutai 五台山
- Mount Wuyi 武夷山
- West Lake, Hangzhou 杭州西湖
- Mount Yandang 雁荡山
- The Summer Palace, Beijing 北京颐和园
- Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and Lijiang 玉龙雪山
- Yungang Grottoes 云冈石窟
