What are the first 24 famous historical and cultural cities in the State Council?

The first batch of 24 national historical and cultural cities was announced on February 8th, 1982, namely: Beijing, Hangzhou, Kaifeng, Zunyi, Chengde, Shaoxing, Jingzhou, Kunming, Datong, Quanzhou, Changsha, Dali, Nanjing, Jingdezhen, Guangzhou, Lhasa, Suzhou, Qufu, Guilin, Xi 'an and Yangzhou.

The Law on the Protection of Cultural Relics promulgated in the same year clearly declared cities with particularly rich cultural relics, great historical value and revolutionary commemorative significance as historical and cultural cities, marking the establishment of the system of historical and cultural cities.

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The name "historical and cultural city" has also been considered by many experts. Luo participated in the evaluation as the representative of National Cultural Heritage Administration at that time. Lao Luo believes that all the heritages in China are historical and prestigious cultural relics, most of which are related to culture. Therefore, the word "culture" should be added to the name of "historic city".

With the process of urbanization, urban land has expanded beyond the scope of ancient cities. Because historical and cultural cities are inextricably linked with the surrounding areas, it is not enough to protect the old city or an old street. Therefore, the protection scope of historical and cultural cities has also expanded with the expansion of urban land, covering a wide range of heritage resources within the administrative area.

Under the framework of the protection of historical and cultural cities, historical villages, traditional villages, industrial heritage, linear cultural heritage and other heritage types around the city have also been effectively protected.

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