What are the top ten historical and cultural cities in China and the eight historical and cultural cities in China?

1, Beijing. Beijing has a history of more than 3000 years and 850 years. Originally recorded as "thistle". It was called Beiping in the Republic of China. After the founding of New China, it was the capital of People's Republic of China (PRC), referred to as "Beijing" for short, and now it is one of the four municipalities directly under the Central Government of China, the second largest city in China and the political, transportation and cultural center.

2.Xi 'an. There are more than 120 imperial tombs around Xi' an, which has the reputation of "Natural History Museum". Terracotta warriors and horses pit is known as "the eighth wonder of the world"; The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor is the earliest relic listed in the World Heritage List of China. The ancient city wall is also the most complete and grand ancient city wall site in the world.

3. Nanjing. Nanjing is one of China's four ancient capitals and historical and cultural cities, the second largest city in East China, the largest city in Jiangsu Province, a national historical and cultural city, the capital of Jiangsu Province, an important national innovation base and scientific and technological innovation center, a modern service industry base and advanced manufacturing base, a shipping and logistics center along the Yangtze River, an ecologically livable city along the Yangtze River, and an important gateway city for the development of the central and western regions driven by radiation from the Yangtze River Delta.

4. Luoyang Luoyang is one of the "seven ancient capitals" in China. Millennium Imperial Capital, Peony Flower City, since the Xia Dynasty, 13 dynasties have established their capitals in Luoyang. It is the birthplace of Heluo culture, one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization, the political and economic center of China for more than 1000 years, and the heavy industry city of China. After years of construction and development, Luoyang has become a famous leisure city at home and abroad.

5.suzhou. Suzhou was called Wu in ancient times, and now it is called Su for short. There are many ancient names and nicknames such as Gusu, Wudu, Wuzhong, Soochow, Wumen and Heping River. Suzhou is called "paradise on earth" for its beautiful scenery and elegant gardens. It has the reputation of "Jiangnan garden is the best in the world and Suzhou garden is the best in the south of the Yangtze River", and it has the reputation of "Venice of the East" because of its characteristics as an ancient water town with small bridges and flowing water.

6. Hangzhou Hangzhou is called Hangzhou for short, and it is also known as Hangzhou, Lin 'an, Qiantang, Hang Cheng and Wulin. Hangzhou has a long history, which has been more than 2,200 years since Qin established the county government. Hangzhou was once the capital of Wu Yue State in the Southern Song Dynasty in the Five Dynasties and one of the seven ancient capitals in China.

7. Kaifeng Kaifeng is a prefecture-level city located in the eastern plain of Henan Province, China. Historically, it was called "Daliang", "Bianzhou", "Tokyo" and "Bianjing". It is the only capital in the world where the central axis of a city has never changed. The ruins of Duicheng are unique in the history of world archaeology and capital city. Kaifeng is the original site of The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival, and has the reputation of "Tokyo Dream China".

8. Datong. Datong is located in the center of Datong Basin in northern Shanxi Province, at the intersection of beijing-baotou railway, Tongpu Railway and Daqin Railway in the north, bordering Zhangjiakou City in Hebei Province in the east, Shuozhou City in Shanxi Province in the southwest and Wulanchabu League in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in the north. The city governs 4 municipal districts and 7 counties, and is the second largest city in Shanxi Province, known as "Coal Capital" and "Phoenix". There are 346 cultural relics protection units at all levels. Yungang Grottoes and Mount Hengshan in Beiyue are famous tourist attractions.

9. Yangzhou Yangzhou, alias Han, Guangling, Weiyang and Jiangdu. In Tang Dynasty, Yangzhou was the largest city in the southeast of China and one of the four ports for foreign economic and cultural exchanges. Yangzhou is one of the first 24 famous historical and cultural cities in China and the first outstanding tourist city in China.

10, Chengdu. Chengdu is one of the top ten cities in China, with the core economic growth level in the western region and the most attractive city for investment and employment in the inland region. Asia is the first international "gourmet capital", and it is also called the best tourist city in China with Hangzhou and Dalian.