China's famous historical and cultural cities are rich in resources, which can be roughly summarized as: the ancient capital (the political and economic center of the once influential central or local government in history); Land and sea transportation and trade cities; Modern and modern revolutionary cities; There are five types of small cities (counties or towns) with ethnic and local characteristics and scenic tourist cities. Ancient capital type: characterized by historical relics of the capital era and the ancient capital style, such as Beijing and Xi' an;

-Traditional style: cities with intact buildings accumulated in one or several historical periods, such as Pingyao and Hancheng;

-Attractions: cities with distinctive personality characteristics due to the superposition of architecture and landscape environment, such as Guilin and Suzhou;

-Local and ethnic characteristics: cities with regional or individual characteristics, ethnic customs and local culture, such as Lijiang and Lhasa;

-Modern historical sites: Shanghai, Zunyi and other cities with distinctive characteristics that reflect an event or a certain stage in history;

-Special functional type: a certain function of a city occupies a very prominent position in history, such as the "Yancheng" of Zigong and the "porcelain capital" of Jingdezhen;

-General historical sites: cities with cultural relics scattered around the city as the main way to reflect historical traditions, such as Changsha and Jinan.