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According to the administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China, including Hong Kong and Macau, [clarify] there are three levels of cities: provincial-level cities [1] (consisting of municipalities and Special Administrative Regions [failed verification] [clarify] [2]), prefecture-level cities, and county-level cities.
Shanghai is China's most populous urban area, [8] [9] while Chongqing is its largest city proper, the only city in China with the largest permanent population of over 30 million. [10] As of 2020, there were 113 Chinese cities with over 1 million people in urban areas. [11]
This is a list of cities designated as National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities (国家历史文化名城) by the State Council of China.China approved 99 National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities in three batches in 1982, 1986 and 1994, and has approved a further 44 cities from August 10, 2001 to September 30, 2023, bringing the total to 143.
The Chinese city tier system (Chinese: 中国城市等级制) is an unofficial hierarchical classification of Chinese cities in the People's Republic of China (PRC). There are no such official lists in the country, as the Chinese government does not publish or recognize any official definition or a list of cities included in the tier system.
China is a nuclear-weapon state with the world's largest standing army by military personnel and the second-largest defense budget. It is a great power, and has been described as an emerging superpower. China is known for its cuisine and culture, and has 59 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the second-highest number of any country.
At least 95 people were known to have been killed and 130 injured on the Tibetan side, China's state-run television reported six hours later. Powerful earthquake kills nearly 100 in Tibet, rattles ...
According to Zhou Liqun, a consultant for National Development and Reform Commission of China, Chongqing's status as a National Central City would encourage the development of Western China. Chongqing, which is located in central-western China, would complement the other National Central Cities, all of which are located along China's eastern ...
City Urban Population [4] (2010, in millions) Province-level Division Image 1 Shanghai: 28.2 Shanghai 2 Shenzhen: 21.7 Guangdong 3 Guangzhou: 21.0 Guangdong: 4 Beijing: 19.2 Beijing 5 Wuhan: 12.6 Hubei: 6 Tianjin: 11.6 Tianjin 7 Chengdu: 11.3 Sichuan: 8 Chongqing: 11.1 Chongqing 9 Hangzhou: 9.3 Zhejiang: 10 Nanjing: 8.3 Jiangsu: 11 Xi'an: 7.8 ...