Year | Honor Title | Awarding Authority |
2025 | National Civilized City | Central Commission for Guiding Cultural and Ethical Progress |
2024 | National Model City for Supporting the Military and Families of Servicemen and Martyrs | National Leading Group for Supporting the Military and Families of Servicemen and Martyrs, Ministry of Veterans Affairs, Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission |
2023 | One-Star Peace Tripod (the highest honor in safety and peace construction at the provincial level) | Office of the Leading Group for Peaceful Guangdong Construction of the Provincial Party Committee |
2021 | "Chang'an Cup" (the highest honor in National Comprehensive Social Management and Peaceful Construction) and "National Model City for Peaceful China Initiative" | Central Committee for Comprehensive Social Management |
2020 | National Model City for Supporting the Military and Families of Servicemen and Martyrs | National Leading Group for Supporting the Military and Families of Servicemen and Martyrs, Ministry of Veterans Affairs, Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission |
Advanced City in Voluntary Blood Donation of Guangdong Province | Guangdong Provincial Health Commission, Red Cross Society of Guangdong Province |
2019 | Model City for Social Governance Innovation | Legal Daily, Rule of Law Weekend, Institute of Rule of Law of China University of Political Science and Law |
Guangdong Provincial Forest Town | Forestry Administration of Guangdong Province |
2018 | National Water Ecological Civilization City | Approved through technical evaluation by the Ministry of Water Resources and administrative acceptance organized by the Department of Water Resources of Guangdong Province |
2017 | National Excellent City in Comprehensive Social Governance | Central Committee for Comprehensive Social Management |
2016 | China's Top 10 Green Cities | United Nations Environment Programme and other institutions |
2015 | National Intellectual Property Demonstration City | National Intellectual Property Administration |
2015 China's Safest City | China Institute of City Competitiveness |
3rd Place in China's Happiest Cities | China Institute of City Competitiveness |
National Marine Ecological Civilization Construction Demonstration Zone | State Oceanic Administration |
State-listed Famous Historical and Cultural Cities | State Council |
2014 Top 10 Smart Tourism Cities in Beautiful China | China Tourism Association, China Tourism News |
4th Place in China's Top 10 Livable Cities | China Institute of City Competitiveness |