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Abstract: China is the country with the most economic vitality and development potential in the world. To scientifically guide the investment flow and improve the investment outcome, we assess the investment environment of 31 provinces in China by establishing a comprehensive evaluation index system that includes 5 aspects of economic development, social development, ecological environment status, transport and natural resource endowment. It is obtained the provinces with excellent investment environment include Sichuan, Guangdong and Jiangsu; Provinces with good investment environment include Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Shandong, Liaoning, Zhejiang, Shanghai, and Hubei; Provinces with medium investment environment include Tibet, Xinjiang, Beijing, Yunnan, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Anhui, Hebei, Provinces with poor investment environment include Jiangxi, Shanxi, Guizhou, Fujian, Heilongjiang, Tianjin and Chongqing; Provinces with very poor investment environment include Jilin, Qinghai, Hainan and Ningxia. Investment should be carried out in areas with excellent and good investment environment. Keywords: assessment; China; investment environment; spatial distribution