National Games of China
The National Games of the People's Republic of China, sometimes known as the All China Games, is the premier sports event in China at national level. It is usually held once every four years, most recently in August 2017, when the 13th National Games of China took place in Tianjin.
The forerunner of the Games was the Chinese National Games, first held in 1910 during the Qing dynasty. This tournament ran until 1948 and the competition was relaunched under its current name in 1959, following the formation of the People's Republic of China. On the other hand, the original Chinese National Games continued to be held by the Republic of China which is now based in Taiwan.
List of the National Games of China
Games | Hosts | Dates | Teams | Athletes | Sports | Events | Ref |
I | Beijing Municipality | 13 September–3 October 1959 | 29 | 10,658 | 42 | 384 | |
II | Beijing Municipality | 11–28 September 1965 | 29 | 5,014 | 23 | 300 | |
III | Beijing Municipality | 12–28 September 1975 | 31 | 12,497 | 42 | 310 | |
IV | Beijing Municipality | 15–30 September 1979 | 31 | 15,189 | 36 | 469 | |
V | Shanghai Municipality | 18 September–1 October 1983 | 31 | 8,943 | 26 | 277 | |
VI | Guangdong Province | 20 November–5 December 1987 | 37 | 7,228 | 44 | 343 | |
VII | Beijing Municipality | 4–15 September 1993 | 45 | 7,481 | 43 | 374 | |
VIII | Shanghai Municipality | 12–24 October 1997 | 45 | 7,943 | 28 | 319 | |
IX | Guangdong Province | 11–25 November 2001 | 45 | 8,608 | 30 | 345 | |
X | Jiangsu Province | 12–23 October 2005 | 42 | 9,986 | 32 | 483 | |
XI | Shandong Province | 16–28 October 2009 | 46 | 10,991 | 33 | 551 | |
XII | Liaoning Province | 31 August–12 September 2013 | 39 | 9,770 | 31 | 350 | |
XIII | Tianjin Municipality | 27 August–8 September 2017 | 38 | 8,478 | 33 | 417 | |
XIV | Shaanxi Province | 2021 | |||||
XV | Hunan Province | 2025 |