The　urban　resilience　has　become　the　key　strategy　for　sustainable　urban　development　due　to　accelerated　process　of　urbanization　and　the　diverse　challenges.　In-depth　research　on　the　temporal　and　spatial　evolution　characteristics　of　urban　resilience　levels　in　China　is　of　significant　importance　for　gaining　a　comprehensive　understanding　of　overall　urban　development　and　enhancing　urban　disaster　prevention　and　mitigation　capabilities.　To　investigate　the　spatial　and　temporal　evolution　characteristics　of　urban　resilience　levels　of　31　administrative　regions　from　2016　to　2020,　this　study　comprehensively　evaluates　the　urban　resilience　level　in　five　years　based　on　the　ReCOVER　urban　resilience　evaluation　system,　and　studies　the　evolution　characteristics　of　urban　resilience　in　each　provincial　administrative　region　from　both　temporal　and　spatial　dimensions.　The　results　show　that:　in　the　time　dimension,　the　national　urban　resilience　level　has　been　generally　improved,　but　the　evolution　characteristics　exhibit　diversity.　On　the　perspective　of　stages,　the　overall　resilience　level　of　the　four　stages　shows　an　increasing　trend.　On　the　perspective　of　dimensions,　the　resilience　levels　of　community　and　population　dimension　show　a　declining　trend,　but　the　resilience　levels　of　other　dimensions　are　improving.　In　the　spatial　dimension,　there　is　a　significant　positive　spatial　correlation　between　the　urban　resilience　of　different　provincial　administrative　regions.　The　urban　resilience　shows　a　significant　agglomeration　in　the　spatial　distribution,　and　the　agglomeration　trend　shows　certain　dispersion.　In　general,　the　urban　resilience　presents　an　obvious　pattern　of　higher　in　the　east　and　lower　in　the　west,　and　the　spatial　diversity　characteristics　are　obvious.　This　study　helps　to　understand　the　evolution　trend　of　resilience　level　in　China　and　the　main　factors　driving　urban　resilience.　Therefore,　based　on　the　evolution　characteristics　of　resilience　and　characteristics　of　regional　cities,　this　study　helps　to　provide　scientific　theoretical　guidance　for　the　future　resilience　enhancement　across　the　country.　©　2024　Institute　of　Engineering　Mechanics　(IEM).　All　rights　reserved.