The national archaeological park () of China is a designation created by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH) in 2009 to preserve and present large-scale archaeological sites. National archaeological parks must have previously been designated as Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level, and are considered to have high historical, cultural, and academic value. They include ancient settlements, cities and towns, palaces, temples and caves, engineering and manufacturing sites, and mausoleums and cemeteries. Many parks also have on-site museums.
The first 12 national archaeological parks were announced in 2010, and since then 24 more parks have been added to the list, bringing the total to 36. In addition, more than 60 sites have been designated as candidates for the national archaeological park status.
Regulation On 17 December 2009, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage issued the National Archaeological Park Administration Measures. According to the regulation, an archaeological site must meet five criteria before applying for national archaeological park status: it must be a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level; its provincial-level government has issued and implemented measures to protect the site; an archaeological work plan has been approved and commenced; has an archaeological park plan in compliance with the protection measures; has a specialized administration entity with corporate status.
List of national archaeological parks 23 archaeological sites applied for the national archaeological park designation in 2010. On 9 October 2010, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH) announced the first batch of 12 parks whose applications were approved.
In December 2013, the SACH announced the second batch of 12 national archaeological parks. In December 2017, the third batch of 12 national archaeological parks was announced. In December 2022, the fourth batch of 19 national archaeological parks was announced, bringing the total to 55.
National archaeological parkProvinceBatch Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) Beijing 1 Zhoukoudian (Peking Man site) Beijing 1 Ji'an Gaogouli (Goguryeo) Jilin 1 Hongshan Jiangsu 1 Liangzhu Zhejiang 1 Yinxu Henan 1 Luoyang of Sui–Tang Dynasties Henan 1 Sanxingdui Sichuan 1 Jinsha Sichuan 1 Han Yang Ling Shaanxi 1 Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor Shaanxi 1 Daming Palace Shaanxi 1 Niuheliang Liaoning 2 Zhongjing of Bohai Jilin 2 Shangjing of Bohai Heilongjiang 2 Yuyaochang (Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln) Jiangxi 2 Qufu, Capital of Lu Shandong 2 Nanwang Hub of the Grand Canal Shandong 2 Luoyang of Han–Wei Dynasties Henan 2 Xiongjiazhong Hubei 2 Tongguan Kiln Hunan 2 Zengpiyan Guangxi 2 Diaoyucheng Chongqing 2 Beiting City Xinjiang 2 Zhongdu of Yuan Hebei 3 Dayao Longquan Kilns Zhejiang 3 Shanglin Lake Yue Kilns Zhejiang 3 Zhongdu of Ming Anhui 3 Wanshouyan Fujian 3 Chengziya Shandong 3 Jizhou Kiln Jiangxi 3 Zheng–Han City Henan 3 Panlongcheng Hubei 3 Chengtoushan Hunan 3 Weiyang Palace Shaanxi 3 Western Xia Mausoleums Ningxia 3NihewanHebei4ZhaowangchengHebei4YechengHebei4Shangjing of LiaoInner Mongolia4Anji Ancient CityZhejiang4LingjiatanAnhui4Chengcun Han CityFujian4Marquisate of HaihunJiangxi4YangshaoHenan4ErlitouHenan4Zhengzhou Shang CityHenan4QujialingHubei4LongwanHubei4TanheliHunan4Jingjiang Princes' Palace and MausoleumsGuangxi4Qiong KilnSichuan4ShimaoShaanxi4TongwanchengShaanxi4Qianling MausoleumShaanxi4
Candidate parks In addition to the approved parks, the SACH has also given a number of parks the status of "candidate national archaeological parks". When announcing the first batch of 12 approved parks, it also announced 23 candidate parks, of which 11 were later approved in the second batch announced in 2013.
Jinyang City, Shanxi Niuheliang, Liaoning (approved in the second batch) Zhongjing of Bohai, Jilin (approved in the second batch) Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Yuyaochang (Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln), Jiangxi (approved in the second batch) Nanwang Hub of the Grand Canal, Shandong (approved in the second batch) Qufu, Capital of Lu, Shandong (approved in the second batch) Dawenkou, Shandong Luoyang of Han-Wei Dynasties, Henan (approved in the second batch) Zhengzhou Shang City, Henan (approved in the fourth batch) Sanyangzhuang, Henan Jinancheng (including Balingshan and Xiongjiazhong), Hubei (Xiongjiazhong approved in the second batch) Tongguan Kiln, Hunan (approved in the second batch) Liye Ancient City, Hunan Laosicheng, Hunan Jingjiang Princes' Palace and Mausoleums, Guangxi (approved in the fourth batch) Zengpiyan, Guangxi (approved in the second batch) Kele, Guizhou Chang'an of Han, Shaanxi Xianyang of Qin, Shaanxi Suoyang City, Gansu Beiting City, Xinjiang (approved in the second batch) Diaoyucheng, Chongqing (approved in the second batch)
31 candidate parks were announced together with the second batch of approved parks in 2013, of which 9 were later approved in the third batch announced in 2017.
Zhongdu of Yuan, Hebei 元中都 (approved in the third batch) Nihewan, Hebei (approved in the fourth batch) Zhaowangcheng, Hebei 赵王城 (approved in the fourth batch) Pujindu and Puzhou City, Shanxi 蒲津渡与蒲州故城 Shangjing of Liao, Inner Mongolia 辽上京 (approved in the fourth batch) Salawusu, Inner Mongolia 萨拉乌苏 Jinniushan, Liaoning Luotong Mountain City, Jilin 罗通山城 Shangjing of Jin, Heilongjiang 金上京 Helü City, Jiangsu 阖闾城 Lingjiatan, Anhui 凌家滩 (approved in the fourth batch) Zhongdu of Ming, Anhui 明中都皇故城 (approved in the third batch) Chengcun Han City, Fujian 城村汉城 (approved in the fourth batch) Wanshouyan, Fujian 万寿岩 (approved in the third batch) Jizhou Kiln, Jiangxi 吉州窑 (approved in the third batch) Linzi, Capital of Qi, Shandong Chengziya, Shandong (approved in the third batch) Zheng–Han City, Henan 郑韩故城 (approved in the third batch) Yanshi Shang City, Henan 偃师商城 Chengyang City, Henan 城阳城址 Tonglüshan, Hubei 铜绿山 Longwan, Hubei 龙湾 (approved in the fourth batch) Panlongcheng, Hubei (approved in the third batch) Tanheli, Hunan (approved in the fourth batch) Chengtoushan, Hunan (approved in the third batch) Taihe City, Yunnan 太和城 Tongwancheng, Shaanxi (approved in the fourth batch) Longgangsi, Shaanxi 龙岗寺 Dadiwan, Gansu 大地湾 Western Xia Mausoleums, Ningxia (approved in the third batch) Lajia, Qinghai
In December 2017, 32 candidate parks were announced together with the third batch of approved parks.
Capital of the Zhongshan Kingdom, Hebei Yecheng, Hebei (approved in the fourth batch) Taosi, Shanxi Tuchengzi, Inner Mongolia Mopancun Mountain City, Jilin Longqiuzhuang, Jiangsu Majiabang, Zhejiang Anji Ancient City (approved in the fourth batch) and Longshan Yue Cemetery, Zhejiang Shouchun City, Anhui Shuangdun, Bengbu, Anhui Yuhuicun, Anhui Wucheng, Jiangxi Marquisate of Haihun, Jiangxi (approved in the fourth batch) Liangchengzhen, Shandong Yangshao, Henan (approved in the fourth batch) Erlitou, Henan (approved in the fourth batch) Jiahu, Henan Miaodigou, Henan Dahecun, Henan Qujialing, Hubei (approved in the fourth batch) Shijiahe, Hubei Sujialong 苏家垄, Hubei Bijiashan Chaozhou Kiln, Guangdong Tomb of Francis Xavier and Dazhouwan, Guangdong Hepu Han City and Cemetery, Guangxi Qiong Kiln, Sichuan (approved in the fourth batch) Qianling Mausoleum, Shaanxi (approved in the fourth batch) Epang Palace, Shaanxi Zhouyuan, Shaanxi Duling Mausoleum, Shaanxi Shimao, Shaanxi (approved in the fourth batch) Subashi Temple, Xinjiang In December 2022, 32 candidate parks were announced together with the fourth batch of approved parks.
Liulihe, Beijing Lower Capital of Yan, Hebei Ding Kiln, Hebei Changbai Mountain Temple, Jilin Caoxieshan, Jiangsu Shangshan, Zhejiang Hemudu, Zhejiang Six Tombs of the Song Dynasty, Zhejiang Fanchang Kiln, Anhui Nanshan, Fujian Kuzhaikeng Kiln, Fujian Dehua Kiln, Fujian Tongling Copper Mine, Jiangxi Pingliangtai Ancient City, Henan Guo State Cemetery, Henan Qingliangsi Ru Kiln, Henan See also China's 100 major archaeological discoveries in the 20th century
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