China's urban hierarchy
The first line is stronger than Beijing and Shanghai (a political and cultural center, an economic center, without dispute), while the first line is Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Tianjin and Chongqing (South and Guangdong are equally powerful and recognized as the first line) (cctv, the most authoritative media in China, explicitly mentioned Tianjin in a news broadcast in March, Chongqing has become a first-tier city)
Second-tier cities
Second-tier cities are strong Nanjing Wuhan Shenyang Xi 'an Chengdu (both belong to regional central cities) Hangzhou Jinan (economically developed and sub-provincial) Qingdao Dalian Ningbo (three economically developed cities with separate plans) Suzhou Wuxi (the most developed two non-provincial cities) Harbin Changchun (the remaining two sub-provincial cities) Xiamen (cities with separate plans), The scale is small, so it can only be in the second line) Foshan Dongguan (two cities with strong manufacturing economy) Hefei Zhengzhou Changsha Fuzhou Shijiazhuang (five non-sub-provincial capital cities with good economic development) Urumqi Kunming (a frontier international city with national key development) The second line is weak Lanzhou Nanchang Guiyang Nanning Taiyuan Hohhot (six provincial capital cities with equal strength) Changzhou (an old developed city) Tangshan (a heavy industry city around the Bohai Sea) Quasi second-line Yantai (an important port around Bohai Sea, Quanzhou (economic center city in southern Fujian) Baotou (heavy industry city) Xuzhou (core of Huaihai Economic Zone) Nantong (emerging economic city) Handan (steel and cotton spinning industrial city) Wenzhou (important economic city)
Third-tier city
Third-tier city Yinchuan Xining Haikou Huai 'an Yangzhou Weifang Zibo Shaoxing Taizhou Daqing Anshan Zhuhai Shantou Taian Jilin Liuzhou Third Line Middle School. Lhasa Baoding Qinhuangdao Cangzhou Ordos Dongying Weihai Jining Linyi Dezhou Binzhou Huzhou Jiaxing Jinhua Taizhou Zhenjiang Yancheng Huizhou Zhanjiang Maoming Zhuzhou Hengyang Baoji Xianyang Yichang Xiangfan Kaifeng Xuchang Pingdingshan Ganzhou Wuhu Qiqihar Mudanjiang Fushun Zaozhuang Third Line Weak Benxi Dandong Liaoyang Jinzhou Yingkou Huludao Chengde Langfang Xingtai Zhangjiakou Lianyungang Datong Yulin Yan 'an Tianshui Karamay Kashi Shihezi Nanyang Puyang Anyang Jiaozuo Xinxiang Rizhao Liaocheng Bengbu Huainan Maanshan Huai 'an Lishui Quzhou Suqian Anqing Jingdezhen Xinyu Xiangtan Chenzhou Qingyuan Jieyang Meizhou Zhaoqing Yulin Beihai Deyang Yibin Zunyi Dali
Fourth-tier cities
Others. Cities with a population of more than 11 million and key economic cities: Handan, Jingdezhen, Ganzhou, Jilin, Baotou, Datong, Luoyang, Weifang, Wuhu, Yangzhou, Huzhou, Zunyi, Zhangzhou, Zhuzhou and Chaozhou. Liuzhou
Fifth-tier cities
Other famous economic cities, important transportation hub cities and key tourist cities: Chizhou, Chengde, Baoding, Dandong, Kaifeng, Tai 'an, Rizhao, Bengbu, Huangshan, Taizhou, Putian, Panjin, Fuxin, Chaoyang, Tieling, Nanping, Jiujiang, Yichang, Xiangyang, Yueyang, Zhaoqing, Leshan.