National Famous Historical and Cultural City

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 45 cities from August 10, 2001 to December 12, 2024, bringing the total to 144. 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 14; Shandong and Zhejiang are second, eac