China’s scenic areas can be divided into 5 levels from AAAAA, AAAA, AAA, AA, A. AAAAA is a normative and standardized quality rating system and the highest level of honor of the tourism scenic spots in China. China AAAAA Scenic Areas represent the world class tourism quality, more humanization and detailed than AAAA Scenic Areas. To become the 5A-scenic area, one should pass 12 inspection items such as transportation, tourism safety and capability.
Up to April 18, 2013, there are altogether 155 AAAAA Scenic Areas in China.
AAAAA Scenic Areas in China
| Provinces & Municipalities | AAAAA Scenic Areas |
| Beijing | Palace Museum, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Badaling - Mutianyu Great Wall Tourist Area, Ming Tombs, Prince Gong Mansion, Beijing Olympic Park |
| Tianjin | Tianjin Ancient Culture Street Toursit Area-Hometown Tianjin, Panshan Mountain Scenic Area |
| Hebei | Chengde Imperial Summer Resort and the surrounding five temples, Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Scenic, Baiyang Lake Scenic Area, Yesanpo Scenic Area, Xibaipo Scenic Spot, |
| Shanxi | Datong Yungang Grottoes, Xinzhou Wutai Mountain Scenic Area |
| Liao Ning | Shenyang Botanical Garden, Dalian polar aquarium of Tiger Beach Ocean Park |
| Jiling | Puppet Manchukuo's Royal Palace Museum, Mount Changbai Scenic Area |
| Heilongjiang | Harbin Sun Island Park |
| Shanghai | The Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Shanghai Wildlife Park |
| Jiangsu | Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum in Zhongshan Hill Scenic Area, CCTV Wuxi Film/TV Studio used for the shooting of The Three Kingdoms and Water Margins, Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, Zhouzhuang Town area of Suzhou City (Wu river) |
| Zhejiang | The West Lake Scenic Area of Hangzhou, Mount Yandang Scenic Area of Wenzhou, Mount Putuo Scenic Area of Zhoushan |
| Anhui | Mount Huangshan Scenic Area of Huangshan, Mount Jiuhua Scenic Area of Chizhou |
| Fujian | Gulangyu Island Scenic Area of Xiamen, Mount Wuyi Scenic Area of Nanping |
| Jiangxi | Mount Lushan Scenic Area of Jiujiang, Jinggang Mountain Scenic Area of Ji’an City |
| Shandong | Penglai Pavilion tourism area of Yantai, Three Kongs Scenic Area of Jining, Mountain Tai Scenic Area of Tai’an |
| Henan | Mount Song Shaolin Scenic Area of Dengfeng, Longmen Grottoes Scenic Area of Luoyang, Mountain Yuntai Scenic Area of Jiaozuo |
| Hunan | Nanyue Mountain in Hengyang, Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan tourism area |
| Hubei | The Three Gorges in Yichang, Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan |
| Guang Dong | Chime-long Paradise of Guangzhou, Overseas Chinese Town in Shenzhen |
| Guang Xi | Lijiang River in Guilin, Guilin Merryland Resort |
| Hainan | Nanshan Cultural Tourism Area in Sanya, Nanshan Big and Small Cave Scenic Area in Sanya |
| Chongqing | Dazu Rock Carvings, the little Three Gorges and the little-little Three Gorges of Mount Wushan |
| Sichuan | Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan Irrigation System in Chengdu, Mountain Emei Scenic Area in Leshan, Jiuzhaigou tourism area in Aba Tibetan Qiang Autonomous Prefecture |
| Guizhou | Huangguoshu Falls tourism area in Anshun, Dragon Palace tourism area in Anshun Yunan: Stone Forest Scenic Area in Kunming, Yulong Snow Mountain Scenic Area in Lijiang |
| Shaanxi | The Terracotta Warriors and Horses in Xi’an, Huaqing Hot Spring in Xi’an, The Yellow Emperor's Tomb Scenic Area in Yan’an |
| Gansu | Jiayuguan Cultural Relics Scenic Area in Jiayuguan, Kongtong Scenic Area in Pingliang |
| Ningxia | Sand Lake Scenic Area in Shizuishan, Shapotou Scenic Area in Zhongwei |
| Xinjiang | Tianchi in the Tianshan Mountains of Urumchi, Grape Valley Scenic Area in Tulufan, Resort Kanasi Lake Scenic spot in Aletai area |