New first-tier cities in China

China's first-tier cities

Chengdu, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Tianjin, Nanjing, Chongqing, Xi'an, Changsha, Qingdao, Shenyang, Dalian, Xiamen, Suzhou, Ningbo, and Wuxi

Standards for first-tier cities

These "new first-tier" cities may be municipalities directly under the central government, with a strong economic base, a large middle-class population, and considerable political resources; or regional central cities, it provides radiation capabilities, strong educational resources, profound cultural accumulation, and convenient transportation for multiple neighboring provinces, or is a provincial capital city and a coastal city in economically developed eastern regions, has a good economic foundation, convenient transportation and unique charm of the city.

So what are the criteria for grading 400 cities? It is understood that this ranking does not consider the criteria of comprehensive city strength investigation, but is loose and only represents the willingness of the magazine.

List of major cities in first-tier cities

Chengdu

Chengdu, provincial capital of Sichuan province, sub-provincial city, national regional Central City, was identified by the State Council as one of the technology, commerce, financial center and transportation and communication hubs in southwest China in 1993, it is one of the busiest inland airports and the largest railway hub in Southwest China.

Tianjin

Tianjin, Tianjin for short, municipalities directly under the central government of the People's Republic of China, China National Central City, China North economic center, Bohai Region Economic Center, China North International Shipping Center, China North international logistics center, international port city and ecological city.

Nanjing

Nanjing, provincial capital and sub-provincial city of Jiangsu province, the second largest city in the Yangtze River Delta and East China, a central national regional city, an important national political, military, scientific and educational, cultural, shipping, economic and financial center, the national integrated transportation hub, communication hub, and scientific and technological innovation center.

Hangzhou

Hangzhou is the provincial capital and sub-provincial city in Zhejiang province. It is the largest city in Zhejiang province. It is one of the sub-central cities in the Yangtze River Delta and one of the central cities in the East China region. It is the south wing financial center in the Yangtze River Delta. An important economic, scientific and educational, cultural, financial center, transportation, and communication hub in east China.

Ningbo

Ningbo, a sub-provincial city with a plan List, a city with a higher permission to formulate local regulations, among the top 15 cities with comprehensive competitiveness in mainland China, one of the five regional centers of the Yangtze River Delta, and the economic center of the south wing of the Yangtze River Delta, economic center of Zhejiang province and modern international port city.

Wuhan

Wuhan, the provincial capital of Hubei province, is located in the center of the hinterland of China, the interchange between the Yangtze River and the Hanjiang River, and the eastern Jianghan Plain. It is the only sub-provincial city in the six central provinces and is also the central regional city approved by the State Council. Overall strength is the highest in the middle.

Chongqing

Chongqing, one of the four central municipalities in the People's Republic of China, is the only central municipality in the central and western regions and the State Central City. Economic, financial, commerce, logistics, shipping and other centers in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River; important strategic support for the opening of the Western development; the central hub of the west of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the open highlands of the inland. The State Council is positioned as one of the four major international cities, the bridgehead of the Sichuan-Xinjiang Silk Road Economic Belt.

Shenyang

Shenyang, the provincial capital of Liaoning province, one of the ten major cities in China, the largest city in Northeast China, the national regional Central City, the sub-provincial city, the core city of Shenyang Economic Zone, the political, economic, cultural, financial, science and education, military and commercial centers in northeast China, the national integrated transportation hub, and the communication hub, one of the national portal cities.

Qingdao

Qingdao, hereinafter referred to as Qing, is also known as Qindao and Qingdao. Qingdao has an international harbor and a regional hub airport, it is one of 21 national logistics node cities and 42 national comprehensive transportation hubs (node cities. It is a provincial city in Shandong province. It is planned to be a single city, a sub-provincial city, an economic center city in Shandong province, the first coastal open city in China, a national historical and cultural city, a national civilized city, and a National Health City.

Changsha

Changsha, also known as Star City, formerly Tanzhou, is the provincial capital of Hunan province. It is an important city in central China and one of the megacities of the People's Republic of China. It is the political, economic, cultural, transportation, media, and financial center of Hunan province, the important transportation, shipping, and science and education centers in the central south region are famous shanshui continent cities, happy capitals, and entertainment capitals.

Dalian

Dalian, also known as Bincheng, old name of Darii, Qingniwa. Located at the southern end of the Liaodong Peninsula, it is located on the coast of the Yellow Ocean and located in the hinterland of Northeast China. It is located across the sea from the Shandong Peninsula. It is one of 15 sub-provincial cities in China, one of five planned cities, and one of 14 open coastal cities in China. It is an important economic, trade, and port along the eastern coast of China.

Xi'an

Xi'an, provincial capital and sub-provincial city of Shaanxi province, the largest city in Northwest China, a central national regional city, an important national scientific research, education and industrial base, and a national historical and cultural city, political, economic, cultural, and scientific and educational centers in northwest China.

Xiamen

Xiamen (Amoy), a sub-provincial city, is planned to be a standalone city located on the west coast of the Taiwan Strait, south of Zhangzhou, north of Quanzhou, and across the sea between the Southeast and Jinmen Island. During the hostile period on both sides of the Strait, there were endless artillery fires. In January 282 AD, Tong'an County was set up in Jinan, and the city was set up in June 1933. Xiamen consists of Xiamen Island, Gulangyu Island, and Xiang'an district, Jimei peninsula, and Tong'an district, south bank of the inland Jiulong River. The land area is 39Km. 300, and the sea area is more than square kilometers.

Fuzhou

Fuzhou, the provincial capital of Fujian province, is located in the eastern part of Fujian. It is an important city along the southeast coast. It is the political, economic, cultural, scientific research center and modern financial service center in the West Coast Economic Zone of the Strait. One of the first 14 coastal port cities open to the outside world, the country's top 50 comprehensive strength cities, China's outstanding tourist cities.

Jinan

Jinan ("ji"), also known as "Quancheng", is the political, economic, cultural, financial, transportation, exhibition, and Science and Education Center of Shandong province. It is the provincial capital, deputy provincial city, and new first-tier city, leaders of the Jinan Military Region and the 20 most suitable cities in China selected by Forbes magazine. Jinan is known as the "spring city" because of its large volume of spring water in China. It is known as the "four sides of the lotus tree, three sides of the Willow, one city, one city, and one half city Lake.

Features of the new first-tier city list

Business Resource aggregation: go to Chongqing to see skyscrapers

When describing how big a city is, GDP and resident population are the most commonly used data, but in the new line of this list, commercial data has been given more weight-the number of stores of commercial brands in various cities, catering industry data in various cities, cinema data, and high-rise building data constitute the list.

City hub: Chengdu is closest to the world

Whether a city is easy to radiate to the surrounding area is a hub. Big cities can deliver goods, capital, talent, lifestyle and even values to neighboring cities. Therefore, the number of flights and the on-demand rate, the number of high-speed trains, the number of cities that can be connected through the high-speed trains, the accessibility of logistics and express delivery, and the proportion of commercial stores in the region are included in the assessment of a city's "hub. The higher the "Hub Index", the more likely the city is to radiate to the surrounding area, and the more likely it is to become a central city in a region.

Data source: 2016 ranking of Chinese city commercial charm

Data source: 2016 ranking of Chinese city commercial charm

City people activity: Hangzhou people love to make a drop"

Hangzhou is the top first-tier city in this dimension. The "new line" integrates Didi's travel penetration rate, mobile device activity time, Metro accessibility, JD's order index, and LinkedIn's active user data to create the "city people activity" index.

Data source: 2016 ranking of Chinese city commercial charm

Data source: 2016 ranking of Chinese city commercial charm

Diverse lifestyles: come to Xiamen to eat, drink, and play

The lifestyle of a city is more "fun", which often means that the quality of the customer group is higher. Xiamen ranks first in this dimension. This list integrates user data from Internet platforms such as Didi Chuxing, Qunar, Codoon, Shiguang network, Youku and Taobao, and data from some offline physical stores.

Data source: 2016 ranking of Chinese city commercial charm

Future plasticity: Changsha users love surfing the Internet "buy, buy, and buy"

After combining the air quality, the number of colleges and universities, entrepreneurial company data, and the use data and consumption data of some Internet products by young people, the "new tier" system makes the "future plasticity index" List of cities.

Data source: 2016 ranking of Chinese city commercial charm