China National Tourism Administration

Former government agency in China

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Ministry of Culture and Tourism

TypeNationalJurisdiction

People's Republic of ChinaHeadquartersBeijingAgency executive

Li Jinzao (李金早), Chairman

Parent agencyState CouncilWebsitezh.travelchina.gov.cn

The China National Tourism Administration (CNTA; simplified Chinese: 国家旅游局; traditional Chinese: 國家旅游局; pinyin: Guójiā Lǚyóu Jú) was a Chinese government authority responsible for the development of tourism affairs and was subordinate to the State Council.^[1]^: 74 Its headquarters were in Beijing, with regional branches in various provinces.^[2]

The predecessor was the China Travel and Tourism Enterprise Administration (later renamed the China Travel and Tourism Administration) established in 1964.^[1]^: 94 It was once an agency directly under the State Council in charge of tourism. The CNTA was dissolved on March 19, 2018; the duties are merged to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.^[3]

CNTA did not have the authority of a full department within the Chinese government to enforce regulations, but in other respects acted as a ministry. Provincial CNTA offices in each Chinese province reported to the central office in Beijing. CNTA had eighteen overseas offices called CNTO (China National Tourism Offices) charged with promoting tourism to China.^[2]

CNTA was unique as a tourism office in that it is also responsible for controlling the outflow of tourists from China abroad.

CNTA contained The Office of National Red Tourism Coordination Group (ONRTCG or 'the Red Office'), in charge of red tourism.^[1]^: 74

List of chairmen

Liu Yi (刘毅, 1988–1995)
He Guangwei (何光暐, 1995–2005)
Shao Qiwei (邵琪伟, 2005–2014)
Li Jinzao (李金早, 2014–2018)

Agency Structure

The agency is organized into the following areas.^[2]

Office (Comprehensive Coordination Department)
Department of Policy and Legal Affairs
Department of Tourism Promotion and International Liaison
Department of Planning
Development and Finance
Department of Quality Standardization and Administration
Department of Affairs on Tourism of Hong Kong
Macau & Taiwan, Department of Personnel
Party Committee, Office of Retired Cadres

Directly administered agencies

Service Center of CNTA
Information Center of CNTA
China Tourism Association, formerly known as the China National Tourism Institute
China Tourism News Office
China Travel and Tourism Press
China Tourism Management Institute
China Tourism Management Institute

Subordinate Associations

China Association of Travel Services
China Tourist Hotels Association
China Tourism Automobile and Cruise Association and China Association of Tourism Journals

Tourist Attraction Rating Categories

The organisation administers the five Tourist Attraction Rating Categories, ranging from A (lowest) to AAAAA (highest).

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Lin, Chunfeng (2023). Red Tourism in China: Commodification of Propaganda. Routledge. ISBN 9781032139609.
^ ^a ^b ^c CNTA in Brief Archived 2013-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
^ 雒树刚被任命为首位文化和旅游部部长（附简历）. ce.cn (in Chinese). 2018-03-19.