# National Civilized City

National Civilized City (Chinese: 全国文明城市; pinyin: Quánguó Wénmíng Chéngshì) is a title awarded by the Office of the Central Guidance Commission on Building Spiritual Civilization of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It is considered the highest honor a city can receive in China and is particularly valued by the party committees and governments of the cities. As of 20 October 2021, a total of 290 cities, districts and counties have been awarded the title of National Civilized City.

# List

Since 2005, the Office of the Central Guidance Commission on Building Spiritual Civilization of the Chinese Communist Party has selected a batch of National Civilized Cities every three years; the first batch (12 cities), second batch (14 cities), third batch (27 cities), fourth batch (34 cities), fifth batch (89 cities) and sixth batch (133 cities). Starting from the second batch, each batch of selection reviewed the cities previously selected.
National Civilized Cities (286, including those that passed the review) :
| Province | City | Level | Batch | Second Batch Review | Third Batch Review | Fourth Batch Review | Fifth Batch Review | Sixth Batch Review |
| Fujian | Xiamen | Deputy provincial | 1 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Shandong | Qingdao | Deputy provincial | 1 | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Liaoning | Dalian | Deputy provincial | 1 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Zhejiang | Ningbo | Deputy provincial | 1 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Guangdong | Shenzhen | Deputy provincial | 1 | Y | N | Y | Y | Y |
| Inner Mongolia | Baotou | Prefecture-level city | 1 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y (Resumed on October 9, 2021) |
| Guangdong | Zhongshan | Prefecture-level city | 1 | Y | N | Y | Y | Y |
| Shandong | Yantai | Prefecture-level city | 1 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Tianjin | Heping | District | 1 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Shanghai | Pudong | Deputy provincial | 1 | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Beijing | Xicheng | District | 1 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Jiangsu | Zhangjiagang | County-level city | 1 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Sichuan | Chengdu | Deputy provincial | 2 | — | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Jiangsu | Nanjing | Deputy provincial | 2 | — | Y | N | Y | Y |
| Guangxi | Nanning | Regional capital | 2 | — | Y | Y | Y | Y (Resumed on July 15, 2021) |
| Guangdong | Huizhou | Prefecture-level city | 2 | — | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Jiangsu | Nantong | Prefecture-level city | 2 | — | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Guangdong | Dongguan | Prefecture-level city | 2 | — | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Anhui | Ma'anshan | Prefecture-level city | 2 | — | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Jiangsu | Suzhou | Prefecture-level city | 2 | — | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Heilongjiang | Daqing | Prefecture-level city | 2 | — | Y | N | Y | N |
| Beijing | Dongcheng | District | 2 | — | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Shanghai | Jing'an | District | 2 | — | N | Y | Y | Y |
| Chongqing | Yubei | District | 2 | — | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Xinjiang | Korla | County-level city | 2 | — | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Inner Mongolia | Manzhouli | County-level city | 2 | — | Y | Y | Y | Y (Resumed on October 9, 2021) |
| Hunan | Changsha | Provincial capital | 3 | — | — | Y | Y | Y |
| Guangdong | Guangzhou | Deputy provincial | 3 | — | — | N | Y | Y |
| Fujian | Fuzhou | Provincial capital | 3 | — | — | Y | Y | Y |
| Jilin | Changchun | Deputy provincial | 3 | — | — | Y | Y | Y |
| Zhejiang | Hangzhou | Deputy provincial | 3 | — | — | Y | Y | Y |
| Henan | Zhengzhou | Provincial capital | 3 | — | — | Y | Y | Y |
| Tibet | Lhasa | Provincial capital | 3 | — | — | Y | Y | Y (Resumed on August 19, 2021) |
| Ningxia | Yinchuan | Provincial capital | 3 | — | — | Y | Y | Y |
| Guizhou | Guiyang | Provincial capital | 3 | — | — | Y | Y | Y |
| Shandong | Linyi | Prefecture-level city | 3 | — | — | Y | N | Y |
| Hunan | Changde | Prefecture-level city | 3 | — | — | Y | Y | Y |
| Jiangsu | Yangzhou | Prefecture-level city | 3 | — | — | Y | Y | Y |
| Shanxi | Changzhi | Prefecture-level city | 3 | — | — | Y | Y | Y |
| Shandong | Zibo | Prefecture-level city | 3 | — | — | Y | Y | Y |
| Inner Mongolia | Ordos | Prefecture-level city | 3 | — | — | Y | Y | Y |
| Henan | Luoyang | Prefecture-level city | 3 | — | — | Y | Y | Y |
| Sichuan | Mianyang | Prefecture-level city | 3 | — | — | Y | Y | Y |
| Hubei | Yichang | Prefecture-level city | 3 | — | — | Y | Y | Y |
| Hebei | Tangshan | Prefecture-level city | 3 | — | — | Y | Y | N (Revoked in June 2022) |
| Guangdong | Jiangmen | Prefecture-level city | 3 | — | — | Y | N | N |
| Zhejiang | Jiaxing | Prefecture-level city | 3 | — | — | Y | Y | Y |
| Jiangsu | Changzhou | Prefecture-level city | 3 | — | — | Y | Y | Y |
| Xinjiang | Karamay | Prefecture-level city | 3 | — | — | Y | Y | N |
| Beijing | Chaoyang | District | 3 | — | — | Y | Y | Y |
| Shanghai | Changning | District | 3 | — | — | Y | Y | Y |
| Chongqing | Yuzhong | District | 3 | — | — | Y | Y | N |
| Heilongjiang | Suifenhe | County-level city | 3 | — | — | Y | Y | N |
| Hubei | Wuhan | Deputy provincial | 4 | — | — | — | Y | Y |
| Jiangxi | Nanchang | Provincial capital | 4 | — | — | — | N | Y |
| Heilongjiang | Harbin | Deputy provincial | 4 | — | — | — | Y | Y |
| Anhui | Hefei | Provincial capital | 4 | — | — | — | Y | Y |
| Shaanxi | Xi'an | Deputy provincial | 4 | — | — | — | Y | N |
| Liaoning | Shenyang | Deputy provincial | 4 | — | — | — | Y | Y |
| Shandong | Weihai | Prefecture-level city | 4 | — | — | — | Y | Y |
| Shandong | Weifang | Prefecture-level city | 4 | — | — | — | Y | Y |
| Sichuan | Guang'an | Prefecture-level city | 4 | — | — | — | Y | Y |
| Henan | Xuchang | Prefecture-level city | 4 | — | — | — | Y | Y |
| Shandong | Dongying | Prefecture-level city | 4 | — | — | — | Y | Y |
| Jiangsu | Zhenjiang | Prefecture-level city | 4 | — | — | — | Y | Y |
| Zhejiang | Shaoxing | Prefecture-level city | 4 | — | — | — | Y | Y |
| Henan | Puyang | Prefecture-level city | 4 | — | — | — | Y | Y |
| Hunan | Yueyang | Prefecture-level city | 4 | — | — | — | Y | Y |
| Gansu | Jinchang | Prefecture-level city | 4 | — | — | — | Y | Y |
| Fujian | Sanming | Prefecture-level city | 4 | — | — | — | Y | Y |
| Anhui | Tongling | Prefecture-level city | 4 | — | — | — | Y | Y |
| Guangdong | Zhuhai | Prefecture-level city | 4 | — | — | — | N | Y |
| Hunan | Zhuzhou | Prefecture-level city | 4 | — | — | — | Y | Y |
| Anhui | Wuhu | Prefecture-level city | 4 | — | — | — | Y | Y |
| Shaanxi | Baoji | Prefecture-level city | 4 | — | — | — | Y | N |
| Jiangsu | Wuxi | Prefecture-level city | 4 | — | — | — | Y | N |
| Guangdong | Foshan | Prefecture-level city | 4 | — | — | — | Y | Y |
| Jiangsu | Taizhou | Prefecture-level city | 4 | — | — | — | Y | Y |
| Fujian | Quanzhou | Prefecture-level city | 4 | — | — | — | Y | Y (Resumed on August 19, 2021) |
| Zhejiang | Wenzhou | Prefecture-level city | 4 | — | — | — | Y | Y |
| Fujian | Zhangzhou | Prefecture-level city | 4 | — | — | — | Y | Y |
| Shanghai | Fengxian | District | 4 | — | — | — | Y | Y |
| Beijing | Haidian | District | 4 | — | — | — | Y | Y |
| Chongqing | Nan'an | District | 4 | — | — | — | Y | Y |
| Tianjin | Hexi | District | 4 | — | — | — | Y | Y |
| Henan | Jiyuan | County-level city | 4 | — | — | — | Y | Y |
| Xinjiang | Shihezi | County-level city | 4 | — | — | — | Y | N |
| Shandong | Jinan | Deputy provincial | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Hainan | Haikou | Provincial capital | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Hebei | Shijiazhuang | Provincial capital | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y (Resumed on March 3, 2022) |
| Xinjiang | Ürümqi | Regional capital | 5 | — | — | — | — | N |
| Qinghai | Xining | Provincial capital | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Jiangsu | Suqian | Prefecture-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Shandong | Rizhao | Prefecture-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Anhui | Huaibei | Prefecture-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Zhejiang | Lishui | Prefecture-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Jiangsu | Xuzhou | Prefecture-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Liaoning | Panjin | Prefecture-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Zhejiang | Huzhou | Prefecture-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Sichuan | Suining | Prefecture-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Anhui | Bengbu | Prefecture-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Heilongjiang | Yichun | Prefecture-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | N |
| Anhui | Xuancheng | Prefecture-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Hunan | Xiangtan | Prefecture-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Hebei | Qinhuangdao | Prefecture-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Inner Mongolia | Tongliao | Prefecture-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y (Resumed on October 9, 2021) |
| Shandong | Laiwu | Prefecture-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hebei | Handan | Prefecture-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y (Resumed on March 3, 2022) |
| Shaanxi | Xianyang | Prefecture-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Ningxia | Shizuishan | Prefecture-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Liaoning | Anshan | Prefecture-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Sichuan | Luzhou | Prefecture-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Jiangxi | Ji'an | Prefecture-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Henan | Xinxiang | Prefecture-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Guizhou | Zunyi | Prefecture-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Anhui | Anqing | Prefecture-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Gansu | Jiayuguan | Prefecture-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Fujian | Putian | Prefecture-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Fujian | Longyan | Prefecture-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Zhejiang | Taizhou | Prefecture-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Henan | Zhumadian | Prefecture-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Jiangxi | Ganzhou | Prefecture-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Shanghai | Xuhui | District | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Shanghai | Jiading | District | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Chongqing | Jiangbei | District | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Beijing | Tongzhou | District | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Shandong | Jiaozhou | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Jiangsu | Danyang | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Zhejiang | Zhuji | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Zhejiang | Haining | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | N |
| Shandong | Shouguang | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Zhejiang | Changxing | County | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Jiangsu | Yixing | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Jiangsu | Jiangyin | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Henan | Gongyi | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Jiangsu | Changshu | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Anhui | Dangtu | County | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Hunan | Shaoshan | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Shandong | Laizhou | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Hubei | Yidu | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Guangdong | Boluo | County | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Shandong | Rongcheng | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Jiangsu | Liyang | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Shandong | Gongyi | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Inner Mongolia | Otog Front | Banner | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Anhui | Tianchang | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Jiangsu | Rugao | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Jilin | Meihekou | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Henan | Yongcheng | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Henan | Xixia | County | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Jiangxi | Nanchang | County | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Hebei | Zhengding | County | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Hainan | Qionghai | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Yunnan | Tengchong | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Zhejiang | Yuyao | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Shanxi | Xiaoyi | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | N |
| Shaanxi | Feng | County | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Hebei | Qian'an | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Henan | Changyuan | County | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Yunnan | Anning | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Shaanxi | Zhidan | County | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Fujian | Shishi | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Jilin | Dunhua | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Anhui | Chaohu | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | N |
| Zhejiang | Tonglu | County | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Guangdong | Longmen | County | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Fujian | Wuping | County | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Hubei | Daye | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Zhejiang | Rui'an | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Shandong | Longkou | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Fujian | Jinjiang | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | N |
| Guangdong | Sihui | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Chongqing | Zhong | County | 5 | — | — | — | — | N |
| Fujian | Shaxian | District | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Inner Mongolia | Jungar | Banner | 5 | — | — | — | — | Y |
| Xinjiang | Changji | County-level city | 5 | — | — | — | — | N |
| Yunnan | Kunming | Provincial capital | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gansu | Lanzhou | Provincial capital | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shanghai | Minhang | District | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tianjin | Xiqing | District | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tianjin | Beichen | District | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shanghai | Chongming | District | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tianjin | Binhai | District | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chongqing | Hechuan | District | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shanghai | Songjiang | District | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shanghai | Jinshan | District | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shanghai | Qingpu | District | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chongqing | Shapingba | District | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chongqing | Fuling | District | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beijing | Yanqing | District | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hubei | Shiyan | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jiangsu | Yancheng | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zhejiang | Jinhua | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zhejiang | Quzhou | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shandong | Jining | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jiangsu | Huai'an | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shandong | Tai'an | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zhejiang | Zhoushan | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sichuan | Deyang | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guangdong | Zhaoqing | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jiangsu | Lianyungang | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anhui | Chuzhou | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henan | Jiaozuo | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jiangxi | Pingxiang | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yunnan | Pu'er City | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hubei | Ezhou | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henan | Luohe | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hebei | Langfang | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henan | Nanyang | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hubei | Jingmen | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jilin | Jilin | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guangxi | Guilin | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sichuan | Zigong | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sichuan | Meishan | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anhui | Huangshan | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hunan | Chenzhou | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shanxi | Jincheng | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yunnan | Qujing | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henan | Xinyang | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anhui | Suzhou | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shaanxi | Tongchuan | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sichuan | Yibin | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guizhou | Liupanshui | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henan | Shangqiu | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hunan | Loudi | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fujian | Ningde | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jiangxi | Jingdezhen | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shanxi | Xinzhou | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anhui | Fuyang | Prefecture-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zhejiang | Deqing | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anhui | Jinzhai | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jilin | Yanji | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shandong | Qufu | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henan | Linzhou | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jiangsu | Pizhou | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jiangsu | Qidong | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hebei | Dachang | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zhejiang | Cixi | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jiangsu | Hai'an | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zhejiang | Jiashan | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jiangsu | Kunshan | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anhui | Guangde | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zhejiang | Haiyan | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zhejiang | Pinghu | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zhejiang | Anji | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jiangxi | Yifeng | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hubei | Zhijiang | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henan | Xin'an | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anhui | Ningguo | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shandong | Xintai | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hunan | Ningxiang | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shanxi | Jingle | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hubei | Zhushan | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sichuan | Dujiangyan | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anhui | She | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sichuan | Miyi | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jiangsu | Jurong | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zhejiang | Linhai | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zhejiang | Jiande | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shaanxi | Binzhou | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henan | Pingyu | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guangdong | Deqing | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fujian | Shanghang | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guizhou | Kaili | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shanxi | Gu | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jiangxi | Yushan | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jiangsu | Taicang | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jiangsu | Rudong | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sichuan | Langzhong | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zhejiang | Yiwu | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shaanxi | Wuqi | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zhejiang | Shengzhou | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jilin | Tonghua | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inner Mongolia | Hanggin | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hebei | Wen'an | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henan | Zhecheng | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jiangsu | Jingjiang | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guizhou | Renhuai | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shandong | Feicheng | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shandong | Qingzhou | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hubei | Danjiangkou | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shandong | Changyi | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chongqing | Wuxi | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yunnan | Jinghong | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Heilongjiang | Huanan | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fujian | Fuqing | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shanxi | Zhangzi | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guangdong | Renhua | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shanxi | Qinshui | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henan | Ruzhou | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jilin | Ji'an | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yunnan | Shilin Yi | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hebei | Zunhua | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shandong | Zhucheng | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sichuan | Jiangyou | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yunnan | Chuxiong | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henan | Lankao | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jiangxi | Luxi | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jiangxi | Dayu | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jiangsu | Gaoyou | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hunan | Xiangtan | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guangxi | Beiliu | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Qinghai | Yushu | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yunnan | Chengjiang | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fujian | Dehua | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Xinjiang | Bole | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anhui | Tongcheng | County-level city | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henan | Xin | County | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |

## Distribution by province

As of 2021, the provinces with the most National Civilized Cities are Jiangsu (28), Zhejiang (26), Henan (23), Shandong (23), and Anhui (19):
* Jiangsu
** Provincial capital or sub-provincial city: Nanjing;
** Prefectural-level cities: Nantong, Suzhou, Yangzhou, Changzhou, Zhenjiang, Taizhou, Suqian, Xuzhou, Yancheng, Huai'an, Lianyungang;
** County-level cities and counties: Zhangjiagang City, Danyang City, Yixing City, Jiangyin City, Changshu City, Liyang City, Rugao City, Pizhou City, Qidong City, Hai'an City, Kunshan City, Jurong City, Taicang City, Rudong County, Jingjiang City, and Gaoyou City.
* Zhejiang
** Provincial capitals or sub-provincial cities: Ningbo and Hangzhou;
** Prefectural-level cities: Jiaxing, Shaoxing, Wenzhou, Lishui, Huzhou, Taizhou, Jinhua, Quzhou, and Zhoushan;
** County-level cities and counties: Zhuji City, Changxing County, Yuyao City, Tonglu County, Ruian City, Deqing County, Cixi City, Jiashan County, Haiyan County, Pinghu City, Anji County, Linhai City, Jiande City, Yiwu City, and Shengzhou City.
* Henan
** Provincial capital or sub-provincial city: Zhengzhou;
** Prefectural-level cities: Luoyang, Xuchang, Puyang, Xinxiang, Zhumadian, Jiaozuo, Luohe, Nanyang, Xinyang, Shangqiu;
** County-level cities and counties: Jiyuan City, Gongyi City, Yongcheng City, Xixia County, Changyuan County, Linzhou City, Xin'an County, Pingyu County, Zhecheng County, Ruzhou City, Lankao County, and Xin County.
* Shandong
** Provincial capitals or sub-provincial cities: Qingdao and Jinan;
** Prefectural-level cities: Yantai, Linyi, Zibo, Weihai, Weifang, Dongying, Rizhao, Tai'an, and Jining;
** County-level cities: Jiaozhou City, Shouguang City, Laizhou City, Rongcheng City, Rushan City, Longkou City, Qufu City, Xintai City, Feicheng City, Qingzhou City, Changyi City, and Zhucheng City.
* Anhui
** Provincial capital or sub-provincial city: Hefei ;
** Prefectural-level cities: Ma'anshan, Tongling, Wuhu, Huaibei, Bengbu, Xuancheng, Anqing, Chuzhou, Huangshan, Suzhou, and Fuyang;
** County-level cities and counties: Tianchang City, Dangtu County, Jinzhai County, Guangde City, Ningguo City, She County, and Tongcheng City.
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