The 13th National Games of China were held in Tianjin and Luoyang, Henan, from August to September 2017.

In the 13th National Games bidding process, Shaanxi, Tianjin, Zhejiang and Hubei were the candidates.

Tianjin was announced as host of 2017 National Games of China.

[3] A total of 10,217 athletes from 38 delegations took part in the competition (fewer than both the 2005 and 2009 editions).

Further to this, the People's Liberation Army sent a team, and six sports association teams were entered (generally associations from specific industry groupings or large organisations).