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China's Top 10 Largest Cities, The Biggest
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AnIntroductiontoChina'sLARGESTCities
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Home(/) ChinaGuide(/travelguide/) BestofChina(/travelguide/tophighlightsofchina.htm) AnIntroductiontoChina'sLARGESTCities
Ifyouenjoythehappeningatmosphereofbigandrapidlygrowingcities,thenChinaistheplacetocome.Feelthebuzzoftheurbanizationrushinthefastestdevelopingcountryinthehistoryoftheplanet.WhenyoutravelthroughanymainlandChinesecityrememberyouarewalkingthroughagiantthat30yearsagowasonlyafractionofthesize!
ThoughplaceslikeTianjin,Guangzhou,ShenzhenandDongguanarenottypicaltouristdestinationstheyhaveseveral"undiscovered"attractions,andlotstodo.Visitthecitieswhereyourclothesandmanyothereverydayitemsweremade.Seehowtheserapidlydevelopingcitiesfunction.ExperienceChinasmostmoderninfrastructure.SeeChinasnewestskyscrapersandshoppingmalls.Becomeapartofthenightlife.SeethefutureofChinainthemaking.
ThefollowingareChinastop10largestcities,allwithpopulationsover7million.Chinaslargecitiesareknownasthefactoryoftheworld,thoughnotallofthemare'factorycities'.
1.Shanghai
Location:TheYangtzeDelta,CentralEastChina
Urbanpopulation:22million
GDPpercapita:$14k
Shanghai(/shanghai/)istheundisputedlargestandwealthiestcityinChina.Withanamesynonymouswithworldtrade,Shanghaihasthelargestandbusiestportintermsofcontainersandcargotonnage,agrandbusinessdistrict,twolargeairports(PudongandHongqiao),theworld'sfastesttrain(theMaglev(/shanghai/transportation/maglevtrain.htm)),andanetworkofelevatedhighways.
2.Beijing
Location:NeartheBohaiGulf,NortheastChina
Urbanpopulation:19million
GDPpercapita:$15k
BeijingislargeprimarilybecauseitisChina'scapital.Itisapolitical,educational,andculturalcenter,withlightindustries(science,technologyandresearch)dominatingovermassmanufacturing.
Beijinghastheworld'slargestairport,andanextensive,mostlynewsubwaysystem,butongoingtrafficcongestionissues.Theancientcity(/beijing/forbiddencity/)stillfeaturesstronglyinthecoreofits6ringroadconcentriclayout.
3.Tianjin
Location:OntheBohaiGulf,NortheastChina
Urbanpopulation:11million
GDPpercapita:$16k
Tianjin(/tianjin/)isahugeportandmanufacturingcenterontheBohaiGulf,withasignificanthistoryduetoitskeylocationontheGrandCanal,linkingtheYangtzeandtheYellowRiver.OnlytheseventhlargestcontainerportinChina,itstillshiftsover10millioncontainersayear,andactsastheshippinggatewaytoBeijing,only70km(40mi)northwest.
4.Guangzhou
Location:ThePearlRiverDelta,SoutheastChina
Urbanpopulation:11million
GDPpercapita:$19k
Guangzhou(Canton)isamightymanufacturingbase,drawingmillionsfromthecountrysidetoworkinitsfactories.Vastquantitiesofclothing,electronics,plasticgoods,andtoysareshippedfromGuangzhouallovertheworld.AcitythathassprunguprecentlywithChina'seconomicboom,ithoststhebiannualChinaImportandExportFairorCantonFair.
5.Shenzhen
Location:ThePearlRiverDelta,SoutheastChina
Urbanpopulation:10million
GDPpercapita:$22k
Shenzhen(/shenzhen/)islocatedinbetweenGuangzhouandHongKong.Itisahugemanufacturingcenterthathassprungupovernight.Feedingoffthesuccessofitsneighbors,itisrankedfourthinChinaforindustrialoutput,manufacturinghighertechnologyproductsthanGuangzhouingeneral,andwithseveralofitsownsuccessfulsunrisecompanies.
6.Dongguan
Location:ThePearlRiverDelta,SoutheastChina
Urbanpopulation:8million
GDPpercapita:$10k
Dongguan(/dongguan/)isalittleknownbuthugemanufacturingcitybetweenGuangzhouandShenzhen,rankedfourthinChinaforexports.Ithasalsogrownphenomenallyinthelastcoupleofdecades.Itemployshugenumbersofruralfactoryworkers,producingelectronicitemsandotherhardware,likecomputerperipherals.
7.Taipei
Location:NorthcoastofTaiwan,SoutheastChina
Urbanpopulation:8million
GDPpercapita:$50k
Taipei(Taiwan)islessofamodernarrivalontheworldscenewithitspostwarrisetoprosperityalongsideotherAsianTigereconomies.Consideredadevelopedworldcity,itsmajorindustriesaretextilesandelectronics.TaipeiisthecapitalofTaiwan,ortheRepublicofChina,which,whilenotacknowledgedasindependentfromtheMainland,enjoysalmostcompleteautonomy.
8.Chengdu
Location:TheSichuanBasin,WestCentralChina
Urbanpopulation:7million
GDPpercapita:$10k
Chengdu(/chengdu/)isanexceptionamonglargeChinesecities.It'stheonlyurbanareaofover7millionpeoplenotinEastChina,nearthePacificcoast.ThelargestcityinmostlymountainousoraridWestChina,itisaconcentrationofthepopulationoftheSichuanBasin.ThepaceoflifeisthemostrelaxedofChina'slargecities.
ThoughindustrydoesplayapartinChengdu'seconomy,itsgrowthismorearesultofthetideofurbanizationdrivingtheruralpopulationtowardsthecitiesinsearchofbetterpaidwork,thanofforeignordomesticinvestment.WithChengdubeingthelonelargecityinSichuanProvincepeoplegravitatethere.
9.HongKong
Location:ThePearlRiverDelta,SoutheastChina
Urbanpopulation:7million
GDPpercapita:$39k
HongKong(/hongkong/)isanotherAsianTigereconomicpowerhouse,whichhasasimilarstandardoflivingtolargeWesterncities,despiteitshigherpopulationdensity.ItisthemostdevelopedofChina'scities,withthehighestlivingcost.
HongKong'smajorindustriesarealltertiary(service)sector,includingfinance,communications,andforeigninvestments.Ithastheworld'sthirdlargestcontainerport,butunlikeotherChineseportsitsexportsmainlycomefromotherChinesecities.
10.Hangzhou
Location:TheYangtzeDelta(http://www.chinahighlights.com/yangtzeriver/lowerreaches.htm),CentralEastChina
Urbanpopulation:7million
GDPpercapita:$15k
Hangzhou(http://www.chinahighlights.com/hangzhou/)isoneofthemostprosperouscitiesinmainlandChinaintermsofGDPpercapita.Ithasavarietyofmanufacturingindustry,frommachinerytotextilestoIT.Hangzhouhasbenefitedalmostdisproportionatelyfromthespreadofwealth,development,andinvestmentfromShanghai,onlyaboutanhournortheast.
Hangzhouhaswide,clean,andorderlyroadsandanetworkofexpressways.Everythingseemswellmaintained,extendingtotheupkeepofitstouristattractions.
See11DaysChinaRelaxationTourtoexploreChina'sbigcities.(/tour/cht62/)
China'sLargeCitiesAWorldComparison
Chinahas5megacities(urbanareasof10millioninhabitantsseeabove).Thiscomparedto3inIndia,2intheUSA,Japan,andBrazil,and1in14othercountries.
Chinahas14citiesofover5millionpeople(Shanghai(/shanghai/),Beijing(/beijing/),Tianjin(/tianjin/),Guangzhou(/guangzhou/),Shenzhen(/shenzhen/),Dongguan(/dongguan/),Taipei(/taiwan/),Chengdu(/chengdu/),HongKong(/hongkong/),Nanjing(/nanjing/),Wuhan(/wuhan/),Shenyang(/shenyang/),Hangzhou(/hangzhou/),andChongqing(/chongqing/)),whereastheUSAhas8,India7,JapanandBrazil3,and31othercountrieshave1.SoChinahas21%oftheworld's5millionpersoncities.
Chinahas41citiesofover2millionpeople,20%oftheworldtotal,comparedwiththeUSA's21,India's
15,Brazil's12,andJapan's6.
Chinahas79(16.5%)oftheworld's478largestbuiltupareas(i.e.cityandconnectedsuburbs),comparedto55forIndia,53fortheUSand50fortheEU.Chinahasover100builtupareasofover1millionpeople!
Chinahashalfoftheworld'stop6cityclusters(a.k.a.megalopolisesormegaregions):
ThePearlRiverDelta(Population:120million,includingGuangzhou(/guangzhou/),Shenzhen(/shenzhen/),Dongguan(/dongguan/),HongKong(/hongkong/),Foshan(/foshan/),Zhuhai(/zhuhai/),andMacau(/macau/))
TheYangtzeRiverDelta(88million,includingShanghai(/shanghai/),Nanjing(/nanjing/),Hangzhou(/hangzhou/),Ningbo(/ningbo/),Suzhou(/suzhou/))
TheBohaiRim(66million,includingBeijing(/beijing/),Tianjin(/tianjin/),Shenyang(/shenyang/),Dalian(/dalian/),Dandong(/dandong/),Yantai(/yantai/),Jinan(/jinan/),Qinhuangdao(/qinhuangdao/),Qingdao(/qingdao/),andWeihai(/weihai/))
TheotherthreeareTheIndoGangeticPlain(200million),TheEuropeanBackbone(90million),andTheTokyoRegion(80million).
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