China National Tourism Administration


The China National Tourism Administration is a dissolved Chinese government authority responsible for the development of tourism in the country. The CNTA was subordinate to the State Council. Its headquarters are in Beijing, with regional branches in various provinces.
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 that are charged with promoting tourism to China. 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

The agency is organized into the following areas.
The organisation administers the five Tourist Attraction Rating Categories, ranging from A to AAAAA.