Guangdong · first edition
A-level scenic areas, 214 of them.
Every A-level scenic area in the province, graded by the provincial culture and tourism department. The grade is an administrative rating, not a judgement of whether it is worth your afternoon.
Names stay in Chinese on purpose. That is the string on the ticket gate, the road sign and the map app — paste it into any of them and it resolves. A romanisation we invented would not.
- 21
- prefecture-level cities
- 214
- A-level scenic areas
- 171
- graded rural stays
- 42
- dishes with video
- 35
- hospitals listed
- 51
- national key villages
all 21
16 rated 5A
4 tiers
21 prefectures
Guangzhou
4 batches
The atlas · sorted by scenic areas
01 · A-level scenic areas · 景区
The 16 that carry a 5A rating.
The national rating is awarded by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. It is a statement about facilities and service standards, not a ranking of beauty — and it is not our recommendation.
5AGuangzhou · 2007
Guangzhou Zhanglong Lvyou Resort
Photo mbd.baidu.com
5AGuangzhou · 2011
Guangzhou Baiyunshan Scenic Area
Photo mbd.baidu.com
5AShenzhen · 2007
Shenzhen Huaqiaocheng Lvyou Resort
Photo news.hebei.com.cn
5AShenzhen · 2011
Shenzhen Guanlanhu Xiuxian Resort
Photo ly.com
5AFoshan · 2013
Foshan Xiqiaoshan Scenic Area
Photo touch.travel.qunar.com
5AFoshan · 2014
Foshan Zhanglu Lvyou Xiu Boyuan
Photo sohu.com
5AShaoguan · 2011
Shaoguan Danxiashan Scenic Area
Photo sg.gov.cn
5AHeyuan · 2024
Heyuan Wanlvhu Scenic Area
Photo sohu.com
5AMeizhou · 2011
Meizhou Yannanfei Chatian Scenic Area
Photo mbd.baidu.com
5AHuizhou · 2013
Huizhou Luofushan Scenic Area
Photo quanmin.baidu.com
5AHuizhou · 2018
Huizhou Xihu Lvyou Scenic Area
Photo wenmiyuan.com
5AZhongshan · 2016
Zhongshan Sunzhongshan Guli Tourism Zone
Photo k.sina.com.cn
5AJiangmen · 2020
Jiangmen Kaiping Diaolou Wenhua Tourism Zone
Photo touch.travel.qunar.com
5AYangjiang · 2015
Yangjiang Hailing Daodajiaowan Haishang Silu Tourism Zone
Photo sohu.com
5AZhaoqing · 2019
Zhaoqing Qixingyan - Dinghushan Lvyou Scenic Area
Photo uaa.destguides.ctrip.com
5AQingyuan · 2011
Qingyuan Lianzhou Dixiahe Lvyou Scenic Area
Photo sohu.com
All 214 A-level areas, by prefecture.
Straight from the provincial register as of 2026-08-31. Open a prefecture to see its entries by grade.
Guangzhou广州市 32 scenic · 17 stays
国家5A级 · 2
国家4A级 · 30
Zhongguokexueyuan Huanan Botanical Gardenrated 2008
Guangzhou Zhengjia Square Shangmao Tourism Zonerated 2011
Guangzhou Xiguan Yongqing Fang Tourism Zonerated 2020Qingyuan清远市 18 scenic · 20 stays
国家5A级 · 1
国家4A级 · 17
Qingyuan Ju Longwan Tourism Zonerated 2008Foshan佛山市 16 scenic · 5 stays
国家5A级 · 2
国家4A级 · 14
Meizhou梅州市 14 scenic · 8 stays
国家5A级 · 1
国家4A级 · 13
Meizhou Yanshanhu Guoji Huayuan Resortrated 2004
Meizhou Zhangtan Tourism Zonerated 2011
Meizhou Luhu Hot Springs Resortrated 2017
Meizhou Xihewan Kexiang Wenhua Chanyeyuanrated 2018
Meizhou Hanshan Lishi Wenhua Tourism Zonerated 2023Jiangmen江门市 12 scenic · 13 stays
国家5A级 · 1
Jiangmen Kaiping Diaolou Wenhua Tourism Zonerated 2020国家4A级 · 11
Jiangmen Gui Fengshan Scenic Arearated 2002Shaoguan韶关市 12 scenic · 19 stays
国家5A级 · 1
Shaoguan Danxiashan Scenic Arearated 2011国家4A级 · 11
Shaoguan Caoxi Hot Springs Jiari Resortrated 2006
Shaoguan Maozi Peak Lvyou Scenic Arearated 2023Huizhou惠州市 11 scenic · 8 stays
国家5A级 · 2
国家4A级 · 9
Huizhou Longmenxian Nankunshan Shengtai Tourism Zonerated 2007
Huizhou · Xun Liao Guoji Binhai Lvyou Resortrated 2010Maoming茂名市 11 scenic · 7 stays
国家4A级 · 11
Maoming Guangdong Maoming Forest Parkrated 2011
Maoming Xian Taifuren Guli Wenhua Lvyou Scenic Arearated 2018
Maoming Baiqiao Li Boyuanrated 2023Shenzhen深圳市 11 scenic · 1 stay
国家5A级 · 2
Shenzhen Huaqiaocheng Lvyou Resortrated 2007国家4A级 · 9
Shenzhen Xianhu Botanical Gardenrated 2007
Shenzhen Yesheng Zoorated 2011
Shuidi Mountain Lvyou Resortrated 2018
Shenzhen Huanle Gangwan Lvyou Scenic Arearated 2024Heyuan河源市 10 scenic · 15 stays
国家5A级 · 1
国家4A级 · 9
Heyuan Yu Linmen Hot Springs Resortrated 2009Dongguan东莞市 9 scenic · 1 stay
国家4A级 · 9
Dongguan Songshanhu Shengtai Scenic Arearated 2009
Dongguan Xiangshi Wenhua Tourism Zonerated 2017Zhaoqing肇庆市 9 scenic · 5 stays
国家5A级 · 1
Zhaoqing Qixingyan - Dinghushan Lvyou Scenic Arearated 2019国家4A级 · 8
Zhaoqing Guangning Suijiang Zhuhai Shengtai Tourism Zonerated 2023Shantou汕头市 8 scenic · 9 stays
国家4A级 · 8
Shantou Zhonghai Huangjinhaian Tourism Zonerated 2002Zhanjiang湛江市 7 scenic · 10 stays
国家4A级 · 7
Zhanjiang Jinshawan Binhai Xiuxian Tourism Zonerated 2016
Zhanjiang Sanlingshan Forest Parkrated 2017
Zhanjiang Maode Gonggucheng Resortrated 2018Zhuhai珠海市 7 scenic · 7 stays
国家4A级 · 7
Chaozhou潮州市 6 scenic · 9 stays
国家4A级 · 6
Shanwei汕尾市 5 scenic · 2 stays
国家4A级 · 5
Yangjiang阳江市 5 scenic · 7 stays
国家5A级 · 1
国家4A级 · 4
Yangjiang Yangxi Xianshui Kuang Hot Springs Scenic Arearated 2012Jieyang揭阳市 4 scenic · 3 stays
国家4A级 · 4
Jieyang Guangdong Wang Tianhu Shengtailvyou Resortrated 2015
Jieyang Dayang Guoji Shengtai Tourism Zonerated 2023Zhongshan中山市 4 scenic · 3 stays
国家5A级 · 1
Zhongshan Sunzhongshan Guli Tourism Zonerated 2016国家4A级 · 3
Yunfu云浮市 3 scenic · 2 stays
国家4A级 · 3
06 · Limits
What this page still does not have.
A gap that is named is a gap you can plan around. A gap filled with something plausible is worse than nothing.
Missing register
19 more hospital registers
Only Dongguan and Guangzhou publish a machine-readable hospital register we could transcribe, and only Guangzhou — the provincial capital — is listed here. The other 19 prefectures have no equivalent open list, and the provincial health commission publishes no master registry at all.
Missing register
No official list of dishes
There is no government register of what a prefecture eats, so the food layer is built from videos people shot themselves. It is a lead, not a citation — and the count moves as channels publish and delete.
Missing layer
Intangible heritage
The national intangible-cultural-heritage register (非遗) is not transcribed. That layer is what would let a guide say why a village matters, not just that it is on a list.
07 · Provenance
Where each line came from.
- 214 A-level scenic areaschecked 2026-10-29 Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism — A-level scenic areas register (as of 2026-08-31) · source page
- 171 graded rural hotels and homestayschecked 2026-10-29 Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism — 2025 rural hotel and homestay grading results · source page
- 42 dishes, each linked to the original videochecked 2026-11-01 Bilibili video search — local cooks and eaters, not a register · source site
- 35 hospitals in Guangzhou (the provincial capital) with an international-capable department — screened by institution name, not by a register fieldchecked 2026-10-29 Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission — hospitals by district (2023) · source page
- 51 national key villages and towns (Guangdong)checked 2026-10-29 Ministry of Culture and Tourism + NDRC, four batches · latest batch
- 21 prefecture-level cities and their districtschecked 2026-10-29 Ministry of Civil Affairs — 2023 administrative division codes · source page
Grades and designations are the issuing authority's assessment. Nothing on this page is a ranking we made, and no property paid to appear.