Park of China
National historic and cultural cities
China’s national historic and cultural cities are designated by the State Council: three batches and 11 additions, 110 cities in all.
- See also: historic towns, historic villages
First batch (1982, 24 cities)
Beijing, Chengde, Datong, Nanjing, Suzhou, Yangzhou, Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Quanzhou, Jingdezhen, Qufu, Luoyang, Kaifeng, Jiangling, Changsha, Guangzhou, Guilin, Chengdu, Zunyi, Kunming, Dali, Lhasa, Xi’an, Yan’an.
Second batch (1986, 38 cities)
Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang, Wuhan, Nanchang, Chongqing, Baoding, Pingyao, Hohhot, Zhenjiang, Changshu, Xuzhou, Huai’an, Ningbo, Shexian, Shouxian, Bozhou, Fuzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinan, Anyang, Nanyang, Shangqiu, Xiangfan, Chaozhou, Langzhong, Yibin, Zigong, Zhenyuan, Lijiang, Shigatse, Hancheng, Yulin, Wuwei, Zhangye, Dunhuang, Yinchuan, Kashgar.
Third batch (1994, 37 cities)
Zhengding, Handan, Xinjiang, Daixian, Qixian, Harbin, Jilin, Ji’an, Quzhou, Linhai, Changting, Ganzhou, Qingdao, Liaocheng, Zoucheng, Linzi, Zhengzhou, Xunxian, Suizhou, Zhongxiang, Yueyang, Zhaoqing, Foshan, Meizhou, Haikang, Liuzhou, Qiongshan, Leshan, Dujiangyan, Luzhou, Jianshui, Weishan, Gyantse, Xianyang, Hanzhong, Tianshui, Tongren.
Additions (2001–2007, 11 cities)
Shanhaiguan (Qinhuangdao), Fenghuang, Puyang, Anqing, Tai’an, Haikou, Jinhua, Jixi, Turpan, Tekes, Wuxi.