List of National Scenic and Historic Areas of China

In People's Republic of China, National Scenic and Historic Area (Chinese: 国家级风景名胜区; lit. 'country-level scenic attraction area'), officially National Park of China, is a type of protected area with significant cultural and/or natural value.

In 1994, the former Ministry of Construction of China published a green book 中国风景名胜区形势与展望 (China's Scenic and Historic Areas: Current Situation and Outlook) stating that China's "Scenic and Historic Area" corresponds to foreign National Park and that its English name shall be "National Park of China",^[1][2] which was later formalised in a National Standard published in 1999.^[3]

The current governmental regulation, Regulations on Scenic and Historic Areas (Chinese: 风景名胜区条例) was originally promulgated on September 19, 2006, pursuant to Decree No. 474 of the State Council of the People's Republic of China; it was first amended on February 6, 2016, pursuant to the Decision of the State Council on Amending Certain Administrative Regulations (Chinese: 国务院关于修改部分行政法规的决定), and was second amended on January 30, 2026, pursuant to the Decision of the State Council on Amending and Repealing Certain Administrative Regulations (Chinese: 国务院关于修改和废止部分行政法规的决定), taking effect on March 20, 2026.^[4]

As of 2018, there are 244 National Scenic and Historic Areas designated in 9 batches.^[5][6]

• Batch 1: 44 parks, published 8 Nov 1982.
• Batch 2: 40 parks, published 1 Aug 1988.^[7]
• Batch 3: 35 parks, published 10 Jan 1994.^[8]
• Batch 4: 32 parks, published 17 May 2002.^[9]
• Batch 5: 26 parks, published 13 Jan 2004.^[10]
• Batch 6: 10 parks, published 31 Dec 2005.^[11]
• Batch 7: 21 parks, published 28 Dec 2009.^[12]
• Batch 8: 17 parks, published 31 Oct 2012.^[13]
• Batch 9: 19 parks, published 21 Mar 2017.^[14]