There are 70 third-tier cities, namely: Shantou, Huzhou, Yancheng, Weifang, Baoding, Zhenjiang, Luoyang, Taizhou, Urumqi, Linyi, Tangshan, Zhangzhou, Ganzhou, Langfang, Hohhot, Wuhu, Guilin, Yinchuan, Jieyang, Sanya, Zunyi, Jiangmen, Jining, Putian, Zhanjiang, Mianyang, Zhun'an, Lianyungang, Zibo, Yichang, Handan, Shangrao, Liuzhou, Zhoushan, Xianyang.

Jiujiang, Hengyang, Weihai, Ningde, Fuyang, Zhuzhou, Lishui, Nanyang, Xiangyang, Daqing, Cangzhou, Xinyang, Yueyang, Shangqiu, Zhaoqing, Qingyuan, Chuzhou, Longyan, Jingzhou, Bengbu, Xinxiang, Anshan , Xiangtan, Ma'anshan, Sanming, Chaozhou, Meizhou, Qinhuangdao, Nanping, Jilin, Anqing, Tai'an, Suqian, Baotou, Chenzhou.

First-tier cities and new first-tier cities

There are 4 first-tier cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Since the release of the 2016 CBN ranking, the number and order of first-tier cities has been unbeatable, and this ranking is also recognized!

15 new first-tier cities: Chengdu, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Xi'an, Wuhan, Suzhou, Zhengzhou, Nanjing, Tianjin, Changsha, Dongguan, Ningbo, Foshan, Hefei and Qingdao.

New first-tier cities were the first to be called out by China Business News, and they have gradually gained public recognition. However, for the past six years, Chengdu has been at the top of the list of new first-tier cities and is not recognized by the public. The economic aggregate is not as good as Chongqing and Suzhou. In addition to being ahead in the west, all per capita indicators are significantly behind the eastern coastal cities, and even compared with Wuhan in central China, there is a big gap.

Whether it is comprehensive economic competitiveness, finance, education, salary levels, housing prices and other aspects, it is extremely inconsistent with the status of the first city in the new first-tier cities.