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 32 cities from August 10, 2001 to November 28, 2016, bringing the total to 131. These cities are distributed in 25 provinces and autonomous regions and 4 municipalities. Jiangsu is the province with the most National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities, having 13; Henan and Shandong are second, each having 9. Zhejiang is 4th with 8 cities, and Guangdong, Sichuan and Yunnan are 5th, each with 7 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.[1]

First batch

The first batch was published on February 8, 1982 by State Council, there are 24 Chinese cities.[2]

24 cities

Second batch

The second batch was published on December 8, 1986 by State Council, there are 38 cities.[3]

38 cities

Third batch

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

37 cities

Supplementary list
32 cities
Supplementary List for 2001–present[5]
NumberNameChineseProvinceApproval date
1Shanhaiguan, Qinhuangdao秦皇岛山海关Hebei10-Aug-01
2Fenghuang凤凰Hunan17-Dec-01
3Puyang濮阳Henan1-Oct-01
4Anqing安庆Anhui14-Apr-05
5Tai'an泰安Shandong9-Mar-07
6Haikou海口Hainan13-Mar-07
7Jinhua金华Zhejiang18-Mar-07
8Jixi绩溪Anhui18-Mar-07
9Turpan吐鲁番Xinjiang27-Apr-07
10Tekes特克斯Xinjiang6-May-07
11Wuxi无锡Jiangsu15-Sep-07
12Nantong南通Jiangsu2-Jan-09
13Beihai北海Guangxi9-Nov-10
14Jiaxing嘉兴Zhejiang27-Jan-11
15Yixing宜兴Jiangsu27-Jan-11
16Zhongshan中山Guangdong17-Mar-11
17Taiyuan太原Shanxi17-Mar-11
18Penglai蓬莱Shandong1-May-11
19Huili会理Sichuan8-Nov-11
20Kuqa库车Xinjiang15-Mar-12
21Yining伊宁Xinjiang28-Jun-12
22Taizhou泰州Jiangsu10-Feb-13
23Huize会泽Yunnan18-May-13
24Yantai烟台Shandong18-Nov-13
25Qingzhou青州Shandong18-Nov-13
26Huzhou湖州Zhejiang14-Jul-14
27Qiqihar齐齐哈尔Heilongjiang6-Aug-14
28Changzhou常州Jiangsu1-Aug-15
29Ruijin瑞金Jiangxi11-Aug-15
30Huizhou惠州Guangdong3-Oct-15 [6]
31Wenzhou温州Zhejiang22-Apr-16 [7]
32Gaoyou高邮Jiangsu28-Nov-16 [8]

References
  1. Protection Law on Cultural Relics of China (2013 Amendment)
  2. gov.cn: 第一批国家历史文化名城
  3. china.com: 第二批国家历史文化名城 or Chinalawedu
  4. chinalaw.gov: 第三批国家历史文化名城 or yanan.gov
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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)
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