In recent days, the office of the minister of culture and tourism has issued a circular on the organization of the 2026 national guided tour qualification examination, as follows:
Report of the office of the minister of culture and tourism
Notification of the 2026 national tour certificate qualification examination
Departments of culture and tourism of the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government, xinjiang production corps cultural sports and sports, and tourism bureau:
In accordance with the tourism act of the people's republic of china, the regulations for tourists and the circular on the improvement of administrative approvals for the certification of tourists' profession (unog) (no. 202) the 2026 national guided tour qualifying examination is scheduled to take place on saturday, 21 november 2026. The following information is provided:
(i) citizens of the people's republic of china
(ii) has a high school, a specialized secondary school or higher
(iii) physical health
(iv) basic knowledge and language expression appropriate for guided tours。
Ii. Registration procedure
Registration for the national guided tour qualification examination takes the form of an online registration process, which includes the submission of registration information, the clearance of registration information, the payment of fees and the downloading of a four-point examination。
(i) submission of registration information
From 9 a. M. To 17 p. M. From 7 august to 14 september 2026, candidates can submit their registration information through the online registration system for the national tourist examination, which is available at the following address: (national tourism regulatory service platform - national tourist examination entry) and the mobile end of their mobile phone can be submitted through the “voice of the brunei hotel” micro-mail public. Candidates are required to upload photographs of their recent one-inch white-faced bareheaded identity documents, scanned identification cards (including positive and negative aspects, the validity of which must cover the date of the examination), scanned educational certificates and filled in relevant information, and the specific requirements for uploading materials are referred to the national online registration system for the guided tour entrance examination. Candidates are not allowed to repeat their applications in many places。
(ii) examination of registration information
On 7 august 2026, between 9 p. M. And 17:00 p. M. On 18 september 2026, the departmental cultural and tourism administrations reviewed the applications submitted by candidates. Following the approval of the registration information, there will be no change in the registration information for the candidates。
(iii) contributions
Candidates are paid through registration information, which expires at 17:00 on 24 september 2026. When the fees are paid successfully, no refund is paid to candidates who, for personal reasons, are unable to take the examination。
(iv) download examination
From 9 p. M. On 16 november 2026 onwards, candidates can access the national tour entrance examination online system through a web site or the voice of the moon brigade public number for downloading the pass and printing themselves. Candidates who have not passed or paid a fee are unable to download the certificate。
Examination subjects and examination outline
Candidates are required to take both the written examination and the live examination (interview) for the national guided tour qualification examination. A “drive certificate” has been obtained, requiring the addition of candidates from other languages (hereinafter referred to as “the additional candidates”) only to sit for the on-site examination (interview). The written examination is conducted on an on-the-job basis, in the areas of policy and regulations, guided tour operations, national guided tour basics and basics for local guided tours, and on-site examinations (interviews) in the areas of guided tour service capability. Among them, the guided tour operations, policy and regulations, was tested in a single volume, while the national guided tour basics, local guided tour basics, was tested in a single volume with 100 points eachExamination timeIt's 90 minutes. The on-site examinations (interviews) are carried out in accordance with the relevant provisions of the standards of work for the field examinations of national tourists ' qualifications (preliminary). The written outline of the 2026 national tour entrance examination can be downloaded from the ministry of culture and tourism government portal (). The site examination (interview) programme draws attention to the provincial cultural and tourism administration government portals。
Time for examinations
V. Fees
The provincial cultural and tourism administrations charge registration fees in accordance with the rates approved by the provincial price authorities and the financial authorities。
Vi. Publication of examination results
The examination results of the candidates were qualified on the basis of written results and on-site examinations (interviews) which met the requirement of underlineding. The examination results of the additional candidates were qualified by the fact that the on-site examination (interview) satisfied the requirement of typification. The examination results of candidates were valid for the year in question。
From 9 p. M. On 1 march 2027, the results of the examinations can be accessed through the web site or the web-based web-based wireless public qualification system。
Review of examination results
If a candidate is required to review his or her examination results, he or she may, within five working days from the date of publication of the examination results (i. E. Before 17:00 on 5 march 2027), submit an application for review to the provincial cultural and tourism administration, the results of which shall be final and shall not be reviewed again. The review of the results of the examination is governed by the relevant provisions of the national scheme for the management of tour operators ' qualifications (preliminary)。
Certification
For qualified candidates, the ministry of culture and tourism commissioned provincial cultural and tourism administrations to issue “drive certificate”. The applicant must obtain an original of the material consistent with the information registered for the examination by the issuer。
Ix. Other accessions
(i) applications of hong kong, macao and taiwan residents
Chinese citizens of hong kong and macao permanent residents apply for the national tour guide eligibility examination, in accordance with the circular on matters relating to the national tour guide eligibility examination for chinese citizens of hong kong and macao permanent residents. (no. 174) the registration process also provides for the funding of residence permits for residents of hong kong, people's republic of china。
Taiwan residents are required to submit to the people's republic of china their residence permit for taiwan or the funding of a trip from taiwan to and from the mainland. Taiwan residents have the same other requirements as mainland candidates for the national guided tour qualification。
(ii) specialized requirements in the field of tourism in secondary vocational schools
For 2027 secondary vocational school graduates in the field of tourism, they can apply for an examination, which is successful and obtains a diploma for their studies。
X. Required for work
The provincial cultural and tourism administrations must give high priority to the examination process, strengthen management, enforce responsibility and discipline, and ensure that the 2026 national guided tour qualification examination is successfully conducted。
(i) strengthening examination management. The provincial cultural and tourism administrations are to strengthen the management of the examination process through rigorous registration of information, regularization of administrative approval procedures and effective maintenance of fairness, impartiality and authority in the examination process。
(ii) implementing the responsibility for conducting the process. The provincial cultural and tourism administrations are expected to further implement their responsibilities, strengthen their responsibilities and enhance their performance. Serious accountability and notification are given to offices and individuals who violate the relevant regulations, such as negligence, malfeasance, delay, desertion, concealment and misrepresentation in the conduct of examinations. If the offence is committed, criminal responsibility shall be brought before a judicial authority。
(iii) serious examinations. The provincial cultural and tourism administrations are required to take effective measures to prevent disciplinary irregularities from occurring. Infringements in the examination process are dealt with as soon as they are found to have been committed。
This information is being communicated。
Office of the ministry of culture and tourism
30 july 2026
