TableofContents UNITEDSTATES SECURITIESANDEXCHANGECOMMISSIONWASHINGTON,D.C.20549 FORM20-F REGISTRATIONSTATEMENTPURSUANTTOSECTION12(b)OR12(g)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 OR ANNUALREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 ForthefiscalyearendedDecember31,2023. OR TRANSITIONREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 OR SHELLCOMPANYREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934. Forthetransitionperiodfromto Commissionfilenumber001-38425 GreenTreeHospitalityGroupLtd. (ExactnameofRegistrantasspecifiedinitscharter) CaymanIslands (Jurisdictionofincorporationororganization)1228ZhongshanNorthRoad,PutuoDistrictShanghai200065 People’sRepublicofChina (Addressofprincipalexecutiveoffices) ContactPerson:Dr.YipingYang,ChiefFinancialOfficer +86-21-3617-4886 1228ZhongshanNorthRoad,PutuoDistrictShanghai200065 People’sRepublicofChina *(Name,Telephone,E-mailand/orFacsimilenumberandAddressofCompanyContactPerson)SecuritiesregisteredortoberegisteredpursuanttoSection12(b)oftheAct: TitleofeachclassTradingSymbols Nameofeachexchangeonwhichregistered Americandepositaryshares,eachrepresentingoneClassAordinaryshareClassAordinaryshares,parvalueUS$0.50pershare* GHGNewYorkStockExchange,Inc. Notfortrading,butonlyinconnectionwiththeregistrationofAmericanDepositarySharesrepresentingsuchClassA * ordinarysharespursuanttotherequirementsoftheSecuritiesandExchangeCommission. SecuritiesregisteredortoberegisteredpursuanttoSection12(g)oftheAct: None SecuritiesforwhichthereisareportingobligationpursuanttoSection15(d)oftheAct: None Indicatethenumberofoutstandingsharesofeachoftheissuer’sclassesofcapitalorcommonstockasofthecloseoftheperiodcoveredbytheannualreport. 66,780,612ClassAordinaryshareswereoutstandingasofDecember31,202334,762,909ClassBordinaryshareswereoutstandingasofDecember31,2023 Indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisawell-knownseasonedissuer,asdefinedinRule405oftheSecuritiesAct. YesNoIfthisreportisanannualortransitionreport,indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisnotrequiredtofilereportspursuanttoSection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934. YesNoNote—CheckingtheboxabovewillnotrelieveanyregistrantrequiredtofilereportspursuanttoSection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934fromtheirobligationsunderthoseSections. TableofContents Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrant(1)hasfiledallreportsrequiredtobefiledbySection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934duringthepreceding12months(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwasrequiredtofilesuchreports),and(2)hasbeensubjecttosuchfilingrequirementsforthepast90days. YesNoIndicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthassubmittedelectronicallyeveryInteractiveDataFilerequiredtobesubmittedpursuanttoRule405ofRegulationS-T(§232.405ofthischapter)duringthepreceding12months(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwasrequiredtosubmitsuchfiles). YesNo Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisalargeacceleratedfiler,anacceleratedfiler,anon-acceleratedfiler,oranemerginggrowthcompany.Seethedefinitionsof“largeacceleratedfiler,”“acceleratedfiler,”and“emerginggrowthcompany”inRule12b-2oftheExchangeAct. LargeacceleratedfilerAcceleratedfilerNon-acceleratedfilerEmerginggrowthcompany IfanemerginggrowthcompanythatpreparesitsfinancialstatementsinaccordancewithU.S.GAAP,indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistranthaselectednottousetheextendedtransitionperiodforcomplyingwithanyneworrevisedfinancialaccountingstandards†providedpursuanttoSection13(a)oftheExchangeAct. †Theterm“neworrevisedfinancialaccountingstandard”referstoanyupdateissuedbytheFinancialAccountingStandardsBoardtoitsAccountingStandardsCodificationafterApril5,2012. Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthasfiledareportonandattestationtoitsmanagement’sassessmentoftheeffectivenessofitsinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingunderSection404(b)oftheSarbanes-OxleyAct(15U.S.C.7262(b))bytheregisteredpublicaccountingfirmthatpreparedorissueditsauditreport. IfsecuritiesareregisteredpursuanttoSection12(b)oftheAct,indicatebycheckmarkwhetherthefinancialstatementsoftheregistrantincludedinthefilingreflectthecorrectionofanerrortopreviouslyissuedfinancialstatements. Indicatebycheckmarkwhetheranyofthoseerrorcorrectionsarerestatementsthatrequiredarecoveryanalysisofincentive-basedcompensationreceivedbyanyoftheregistrant’sexecutiveofficersduringtherelevantrecoveryperiodpursuantto §240.10D-1(b). Indicatebycheckmarkwhichbasisofaccountingtheregistranthasusedtopreparethefinancialstatementsincludedinthisfiling: U.S.GAAPInternationalFinancialReportingStandardsasissuedbytheInternationalAccountingStandardsBoard Other If“Other”hasbeencheckedinresponsetothepreviousquestion,indicatebycheckmarkwhichfinancialstatementitemtheregistranthaselectedtofollow. Item17Item18Ifthisisanannualreport,indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisashellcompany(asdefinedinRule12b-2oftheExchangeAct). YesNo(APPLICABLEONLYTOISSUERSINVOLVEDINBANKRUPTCYPROCEEDINGSDURINGTHEPASTFIVEYEARS) Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthasfiledalldocumentsandreportsrequire