Lista de tres lotes de ciudades históricas y culturales nacionales
El primer lote de 24 (1982): Beijing, Chengde, Datong, Nanjing, Suzhou, Yangzhou, Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Quanzhou, Jingdezhen, Qufu, Luoyang, Kaifeng, Jiangling, Changsha, Guangzhou, Guilin, Chengdu, Zunyi, Kunming, Dali, Lhasa, Yan'an, Xi'an.
El segundo lote de 38 (1986) son Tianjin, Baoding, Pingyao, Hohhot, Shenyang, Shanghai, Zhenjiang, Changshu, Xuzhou, Huaian, Ningbo, Shexian, Shouxian, Bozhou, Fuzhou, Zhangzhou, Nanchang, Jinan, Anyang, Nanyang, Shangqiu (condado), Wuhan, Shangqiu.
El tercer lote de 37 (1994): Xinjiang Zhengding, Handan, Dai County, Qixian, Harbin, Jilin, Ji'an, Quzhou, Linhai, Changting, Ganzhou, Qingdao, Liaocheng, Zoucheng, Linzi, Zhengzhou, Junxian, Suizhou, Zhongxiang, Yueyang, Zhaoqing, Suizhou.