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A group of 66 tourist attractions was certified as the first set of AAAAA rated tourist attractions in 2007. [2] The first batch included many of the most iconic historical sites in China including the Forbidden City and Summer Palace. Additional batches of additional sites have been added including 20 new 5A sites in February 2017. [3]
The system was established in 1999 and extended in 2004 (when the category AAAAA was introduced). The ratings are administered by the China National Tourism Administration [needs update] (CNTA) and are based on the code "Categories and Rating Standard of Tourist Attractions". [23]
Sources used to compile the list include an annual survey of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) in the United Kingdom; the U.S. National Park Service list of National Monuments, Patrimonio Nacional of Spain, and the Italian, French, and Russian Ministries of Culture.
Mount Qixing’s death-defying via ferrata has gone viral on Chinese social media.
This is a list of the top 100 cities ranked by the number of international visitors, including all international arrivals by land, air, and sea, for tourist or business purposes. The consulting firm Euromonitor and the financial services corporation Mastercard define the concept of the foreign visitor differently, thus their respective rankings ...
In 2019, there were 69.9 million international tourist arrivals to Africa (excluding Egypt and Libya), an increase of 2.4% from 2018. [5] According to the World Economic forum's Travel & Tourism Development report in 2024, Morocco is the country most dependent on travel and tourism among all countries in MENA region. [6]
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Guilin is one of China's most popular tourist destinations, [3] and the epithet "By water, by mountains, most lovely, Guilin" (山水甲天下) [4] is often associated with the city. The State Council of China has designated Guilin a National Famous Historical and Cultural City , doing so in the first edition of the list.