Five thousand years of Chinese history has bred some cities that are famous in history because of their profound cultural heritage and major historical events.
Some of them were once capital cities of dynasties, enduring the baptism of wind and frost; Some were once important political and economic towns at that time, famous all over the world; Some of them were the places where major historical events took place, which can bring back the past and present.
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10 List of National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities in China
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Hangzhou City
As one of the six ancient capitals in China, Hangzhou is the capital of the Wuyue of the Five Dynasties and the Southern Song Dynasty. It has more than 8000 years of civilization, more than 2200 years of city building history, and more than 220 years of capital building history. It has profound historical and cultural heritage and rich cultural heritage.
Hangzhou has three world cultural heritage sites: West Lake Cultural Landscape, China’s Grand Canal and Liangzhu Ancient City Site. In 1982, Hangzhou was listed as one of the first List of National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities in China by the State Council.
Shaoxing
The ancient city of Shaoxing is the capital of the Yue state during the Spring and Autumn period. After more than 2500 years, the city site has not changed to this day, making it a rare city in the history of urban construction.
Shaoxing has a long history, a galaxy of people, a complete style, and beautiful landscapes, which are the distinctive characteristics and values of the ancient city of Shaoxing. There are many celebrity relics and sites in the city, which are organically combined in three forms of Material culture, intangible cultural heritage, and urban spiritual culture. It is known as “a museum without walls”. In 1982, Shaoxing was listed as one of the first List of National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities in China by the State Council.
Ningbo City
Ningbo is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization, one of the most important port cities in China since the Tang and Song dynasties, a forefront of foreign cultural exchanges since the Tang and Song dynasties, a key cultural and ideological center in China since the Song and Ming dynasties, and a livable city with “three rivers, six ponds, and one lake living in it”. In 1986, Ningbo was listed as the second batch of List of National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities in China by the State Council.
Quzhou City
Quzhou was founded in the Han Dynasty, and since ancient times, Confucian culture has flourished, with a focus on education and literature. There are numerous academies, known as the “Southeast Queli”.
Quzhou is a thoroughfare of the four provinces and the head of the five roads. It is the throat of western Zhejiang, an economic hub that literati must visit, with a long history and equal emphasis on agriculture and trade. The checkerboard shaped pattern of ancient cities during the Ming and Qing dynasties is still clear today. In 1994, Quzhou was listed as the third batch of List of National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities in China by the State Council.
Linhai City
Linhai has a long history and profound historical and cultural heritage. The historical urban area is centered around the capital of Taizhou during the Ming Dynasty. In the first year of the Yuanxing reign of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Xin Jing, as the Imperial Sun En, dug a trench at the foot of Dagu Mountain, marking the beginning of the construction of Linhaizi City. During the reign of Emperor Wude of the Tang Dynasty, Wailuo City was built. In the fourth year of Xining of the Northern Song Dynasty, the governor Qian Xuan opened East Lake.
Mr. Luo Zhewen said that the ancient city wall near the sea can be called the “teacher” and “blueprint” of the Great Wall in Badaling and other places in Beijing. In 1994, Linhai was listed as the third batch of List of National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities in China by the State Council.
Jinhua
Jinhua, named after the land where the Golden Star competed with Wu Nu for prosperity, has a history of over two thousand years since the establishment of the county in the fifteenth year of Emperor Qin’s reign.
Jinhua has a long history, eight.Wu has a profound cultural heritage and is known as a “land of history and culture, a gathering place of celebrities, a city with a prosperous literary style, and a hometown of picturesque mountains and rivers”. In 2007, Jinhua was listed as a List of National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities in China by the State Council.
Jiaxing City
Jiaxing was founded in the Qin Dynasty and has a cultural history of over two thousand years. It has been a bustling and prosperous place since ancient times, known as the “land of fish and rice” and the “silk mansion”.
Jiaxing has a rich cultural heritage, rich historical relics, prominent urban construction characteristics, and unique red cultural value. Its long history has left Jiaxing with rich historical and cultural heritage. In 2011, Jiaxing was listed as a List of National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities in China by the State Council.
Huzhou
Huzhou has a long history. It is the birthplace of prehistoric culture in Zhejiang, the the Taihu Lake Lake basin and the southeast coastal areas. With profound cultural heritage, it is the birthplace of Chinese silk culture, primitive porcelain culture, water conservancy and farming culture, lake brush culture, and Tea culture.
The traditional pattern and style of Huzhou urban area are well preserved and have important historical and cultural value. In 2014, Huzhou was listed as a List of National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities in China by the State Council.
Wenzhou City
Wenzhou, formerly known as Dong’ou, has a civilization history of over 5000 years and an administrative system history of over 2200 years. It has distinct historical and cultural values and characteristics, and its landscape doucheng pattern is a model of the application of ancient Chinese geography.
Wenzhou is also a famous entrepreneurial city with the Yongjia School’s meritorious service ideology as its cultural gene, and is a typical representative of the integration and development of land and sea in coastal cities in China. In 2016, Wenzhou was listed as a List of National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities in China by the State Council.
Longquan
Longquan is the birthplace of the Oujiang River, and has been known as the “thoroughfare of the Ouwu and Eight Min regions”, the “important post horse route, and the throat of business and tourism” since ancient times.
Longquan is an outstanding representative place of human celadon culture, a holy land for the development of Chinese sword culture, and the central area of the Revolutionary base area in southwest Zhejiang, with profound historical background. The long history has left Longquan with rich historical and cultural heritage. In 2017, Longquan was listed as a List of National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities in China by the State Council.