AN ATTEMPT TO DISCUSS THE TYPES AND FEATURES OF THE FAMOUS HISTORICAL CULTURAL CITIES IN CHINA
试论我国历史文化名城的类型及其特征

This essay discusses the implications of famous historical cultural cities,indicates the characteristics of spatial distribution of famous historical cultural cities in China,sets forth the ways of classifying famous historical cultural cities. The essay divides ninety-nine famous historical cultural cities into six types.It also analyses the main characteristics of every type,discusses the roles and functions of famous historical cultural cities in protecting cultural relics,urban constrution on historic sites,development of tourism and civilization,and provides some suggestions to city construction and development of tourism.