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  • AnIntroductiontoChina'sLARGESTCities

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    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.

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    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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