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4 days ago · List of 10 Major Cities in China by Population. China’s top 10 populated cities include: Shanghai (24.87 million) Beijing (21.54 million) Guangzhou (18.68 million) Shenzhen (17.56 million) Chongqing (15.87 million) Tianjin (13.86 million) Wuhan (13.52 million) Dongguan (8.34 million) Foshan (7.91 million) Chengdu (7.74 million) 1. Shanghai
5 days ago · 4 – Chengdu, China: 20.9 million inhabitants. Another Chinese city features among the top ten biggest cities in Asia: Chengdu, with its 14,000 square kilometres, has almost 21 million inhabitants. This metropolis is located in the south-west of the country and is a focal point for China’s transport and communications system.
2 days ago · Shanghai, city and province-level shi (municipality), east-central China. It is one of the world’s largest seaports and a major industrial and commercial centre of China. The city is located on the coast of the East China Sea between the mouth of the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) to the north and the
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4 days ago · Guangzhou, city, capital of Guangdong sheng (province), southern China. Its city centre lies near the head of the Pearl River (Zhu Jiang) Delta, more than 90 miles (145 km) inland from the South China Sea. Because of its position at the meeting point of inland rivers and the sea, it has long been one of China’s main commercial and trading ...
2 days ago · Beijing, city, province-level shi (municipality), and capital of the People’s Republic of China. The city has been an integral part of China’s history over the past eight centuries. Redolent with historical, cultural, and political significance, it is one of the world’s great cities.
- The residents of Beijing speak a dialect of Mandarin Chinese that forms the basis of Modern Standard Chinese (Guoyu), or putonghua (“common languag...
- The Forbidden City is an imperial palace complex at the heart of Beijing, designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987 in recognition of its imp...
- The former name of Beijing is Beiping (Pei-p’ing; “Northern Peace”). The third Ming emperor gave it the new name of Beijing (“Northern Capital”) du...
- Beijing has been the capital of China since the early 15th century, except for a brief period during the 20th.
- Beijing hosted the Summer Olympics for the first time in 2008.
1 day ago · In 2007, Qingdao was named as one of China's top ten cities by the Chinese Cities Brand Value Report, which was released at the 2007 Beijing Summit of China Cities Forum. In 2009, Qingdao was named China's most livable city by the Chinese Institute of City Competitiveness.
2 days ago · Due to its classification, the municipality of Chongqing is the largest city proper in the world by area, though it does not have the largest urban area. The municipality of Chongqing is the only Chinese municipality with a permanent population of over 30 million; however, this number includes its large rural population. [15] .
