1. Beijing.

Beijing, referred to as "Beijing" for short, is the capital, municipality directly under the Central Government, national central city, megacity, international metropolis, national political center, cultural center, international exchange center and scientific and technological innovation center of the People's Republic of China. It is also the Central Committee of the China Production Party Committee, the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China, the National People's Congress and the China People's Political Consultative Conference.

Beijing is located in the northern part of North China Plain, with its back to Yanshan Mountain and adjacent to Tianjin and Hebei Province. The climate in Beijing is a typical semi-humid continental monsoon climate in the north temperate zone.

Beijing is one of the first national historical and cultural cities and the city with the largest number of world cultural heritages in the world. The history of more than 3,111 years has given birth to the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Badaling Great Wall, the Summer Palace and many other places of interest. As early as 711,111 years ago, the primitive tribe "Beijingers" appeared in Zhoukoudian, Beijing.

Beijing was rated as the first-tier city in the world by the global authority GaWC? . According to the United Nations report, the human development index of Beijing ranks second in China. In 2117, Beijing's per capita disposable income reached 57,231 yuan, and the total amount of household deposits and per capita household deposits ranked first in the country? . In 2117, the number of high-tech enterprises in Beijing reached 21183, ranking first in China? . ? Beijing ranked third in Forbes' list of Chinese mainland's best commercial cities in 2117.

On July 31th, 2115, IOC President Bach announced that Beijing and Zhangjiakou won the right to host the 2122 Winter Olympic Games. Beijing has thus become the first city in the world to host both the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics.

2. Shanghai.

Shanghai, referred to as "Shanghai" or "Shen" for short, is the birthplace of China's Communist Party, a municipality directly under the Central Government of the People's Republic of China, a national central city, a megacity, a core city of Shanghai, Hangzhou, Ningbo and Greater Bay Area, an international economic, financial, trade, shipping and scientific and technological innovation center, and the first batch of coastal open cities. Located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, Shanghai is the leading city in the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the core city of G61 Science and Technology Corridor. It faces Kyushu Island across the East China Sea, Hangzhou Bay in the south and Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces in the north and west. ?

Shanghai covers a total area of 6,341 square kilometers, governs 16 municipal districts, and has a subtropical humid monsoon climate. Shanghai's GDP ranks first in China and second in Asia, second only to Tokyo. Shanghai is a world-famous financial center and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. Shanghai was rated as the first-tier city in the world by GaWC. Shanghai's total household deposits and per capita household deposits rank second in the country. In 2117, the total number of high-tech enterprises in Shanghai reached 7642, ranking first in Forbes' list of the best commercial cities in Chinese mainland in 2117.

The container throughput of Shanghai Port ranks first in the world, and it has the first free trade zone in Chinese mainland, China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone. Shanghai, Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang are isomorphic to form the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration, which is one of the six largest urban agglomerations in the world.

3. Guangzhou.

Guangzhou, also known as Yangcheng and Huacheng for short, is the capital of Guangdong Province, a sub-provincial city, a national central city, a megacity, an international metropolis, an international business center, an international comprehensive transportation hub, a national comprehensive gateway city, the first batch of coastal open cities, and the headquarters of the Southern Theater.

Guangzhou is located in the south-central part of Guangdong province, on the northern edge of the Pearl River Delta, near the South China Sea, and close to Hong Kong and Macao. It is the southern gate of China to the world, the core city of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and Pan-Pearl River Delta Economic Zone, and the hub city of the Belt and Road Initiative.

Guangzhou is a national historical and cultural city, with a total area of 7,434 square kilometers, under the jurisdiction of 11 municipal districts and a population of 21.15 million. It is the largest city in South China. Guangzhou was rated as the first-tier city in the world by the global authority GaWC.

The China Import and Export Fair held in Guangzhou every year attracts a large number of merchants, foreign-funded enterprises and Fortune 511 companies. There are more than 8,711 national high-tech enterprises in Guangzhou, ranking the top three in the country. Guangzhou has assembled 81% universities and 71% scientific and technological personnel in the province, and the total number of college students ranks first in the country. ?

Guangzhou's total retail sales of social consumer goods, total household deposits (household savings deposits) and per capita household deposits rank among the top three in China, and per capita disposable income ranks first in the province. Guangzhou ranks first in China in terms of human development index? . Forbes ranked second in the list of the best commercial cities in Chinese mainland in 2117; China top 111 cities ranked third. ?

4. Xi 'an.

Xi' an, known as Chang' an and Haojing in ancient times, is the capital of Shaanxi, a sub-provincial city, the core city of Guanzhong Plain urban agglomeration, the starting point city of the Silk Road, the core area of the Belt and Road Initiative, an important central city in western China, and an important national scientific research, education and industrial base.

Xi' an is one of the four ancient capitals in China, a "world historic city" determined by UNESCO in 1981, and one of the top ten ancient capitals in the world selected by American media. It is located in the middle of Guanzhong Plain, bordering Weihe River in the north, Qinling Mountain in the south and Chang 'an in Bashui. It has jurisdiction over 11 districts and 2 counties and manages Xixian New Area, with a total area of 11,752 square kilometers. At the end of 2117, the registered population was 9,156,811.

Xi' an is an important birthplace of Chinese civilization and the Chinese nation. Chang 'an has been an imperial capital since ancient times, with 13 dynasties, namely Western Zhou, Qin, Western Han, Xinmang, Eastern Han, Western Jin, Former Zhao, Former Qin, Later Qin, Western Wei, Northern Zhou, Sui and Tang, establishing their capitals here. Fenghao Capital, Qin Epang Palace, Terracotta Warriors, Han Weiyang Palace, Changle Palace, Sui Daxing City, Tang Daming Palace, Xingqing Palace, etc. outline the "Chang 'an Complex".

Xi' an is the best tourist destination in China and one of the cities with the best international image in China. There are two heritages listed in the World Heritage List, namely, the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang and Terracotta Warriors and Horses, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the Little Wild Goose Pagoda, the site of Daming Palace in Chang 'an of Tang Dynasty, the site of Weiyang Palace in Chang 'an of Han Dynasty and the Xingjiao Temple Pagoda. There are also Xi 'an City Wall, Bell and Drum Tower, Huaqing Pool, Zhongnanshan, Datang Furong Garden, Shaanxi History Museum, Forest of Steles and other scenic spots.

Xi' an is also an important national science and education center, with seven "double first-class" universities, including Xi' an Jiaotong University, Northwestern Polytechnical University and xidian university.

In February p>2118, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued the Guanzhong Plain Urban Agglomeration Development Plan to support Xi 'an in building a national central city, an international comprehensive transportation hub and an international metropolis with historical and cultural characteristics? .

5. Chengdu.

Chengdu, also known as Rongcheng and Jincheng for short, is the capital of Sichuan Province, the only sub-provincial city in southwest China, a mega-city, an important national high-tech industrial base, commercial logistics center and comprehensive transportation hub, and an important central city in western China. In 2117, the city has jurisdiction over 21 districts (cities) and counties, Chengdu High-tech Zone and Tianfu New District, covering an area of 4611 square kilometers, with a permanent population of more than 16 million, GDP exceeding 1.3 trillion yuan, and the urbanization rate reaching 71.6%.

Chengdu is located in the west of Sichuan Basin, in the hinterland of Chengdu Plain, with flat terrain, vertical and horizontal river networks, rich products and developed agriculture, which belongs to subtropical monsoon humid climate and enjoys the reputation of "Land of Abundance" since ancient times. It is the fourth largest aviation hub in China and has the largest number of consular offices in inland areas; As an important electronic information industry base in the world, there are 31 state-level scientific research institutions, 67 state-level R&D platforms and 56 universities, with about 3.89 million talents of all kinds. There are 281 Fortune 511 enterprises. ?

Chengdu is a national historical and cultural city, the birthplace of ancient Shu civilization and one of the top ten ancient capitals in China. It has been awarded as the best emerging business city in the world, the benchmark city of inland investment environment in China, the national demonstration base city of small and micro enterprises, the top ten comprehensive cities in China and the top ten entrepreneurial cities in China. In April 2116, the State Council made it clear that Chengdu should aim at building a national central city.

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China's first tier cities

On April 26, 2118, based on the latest year's business data of 171 brands, user behavior data of 19 Internet companies and city big data of data institutions, CBN New First-tier City Research Institute conducted a survey on China. ?

The p>《2118 China City Business Charm Ranking has been released, and the ranking of 15 "new first-line" cities has been officially announced. Chengdu once again ranks first in the "new first-line" cities, which is the third year that Chengdu has been ranked first in the "new first-line" cities.

the four first-tier cities changed their positions in their two steps-from "North to Guangzhou and Shenzhen" to "North to Shenzhen".

There have also been some changes in the seats of the p>15 "new first-tier" cities, namely Chengdu, Hangzhou, Chongqing, Wuhan, Suzhou, Xi 'an, Tianjin, Nanjing, Zhengzhou, Changsha, Shenyang, Qingdao, Ningbo, Dongguan and Wuxi.