The China National Tourism Administration (CNTA; ) was a Chinese government authority responsible for the development of tourism in the country. The CNTA was subordinate to the

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. Its headquarters are in

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, with regional branches in various provinces. The predecessor was the China Travel and Tourism Administration (later renamed the China Travel and Tourism Administration) established in 1964. It was once an agency directly under the State Council in charge of tourism. CNTA does not have the authority of a full department within the Chinese government to enforce regulations, but in other respects it acts as a ministry. Provincial CNTA offices in each Chinese province report to the central office in Beijing. CNTA has eighteen overseas offices called CNTO (China National Tourism Offices) that are charged with promoting tourism to China.CNTA in Brief
In Europe, there are CNTO offices in London and Paris. CNTA is unique as a tourism office in that it is also responsible for controlling the outflow of tourists from China abroad. Its headquarters were in Dongcheng District. The CNTA was dissolved on March 19, 2018; the duties are merged to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

List of chairmen

* Liu Yi (刘毅, 1988–1995) * He Guangwei (何光暐, 1995–2005) *

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(邵琪伟, 2005–2014) *

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(李金早, 2014–2018)

Agency Structure

The agency is organized into the following areas. *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

External links

China National Tourism Administration
* Tourism in China Government agencies of China State Council of the People's Republic of China 1982 establishments in China Government agencies established in 1982 Organizations based in Beijing Tourism agencies {{China-org-stub