What does China's first tier cities include?

Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen

Generally speaking, there are only four first-tier cities in China, namely, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, which is generally acknowledged. Beishangguangshen has been recognized as a first-tier city for many years, and now everyone is used to calling it a first-tier city.

Brief introduction of Guangzhou city

Guangzhou is the capital of Guangdong Province and the political, economic, scientific, technological, educational and cultural center of Guangdong Province. Guangzhou is located in the south of Chinese mainland, south-central Guangdong Province, on the northern edge of the Pearl River Delta, close to the lower reaches of the Pearl River Basin. Its range is 1 12 degrees 57 minutes east to 1 14 degrees 3 minutes north to 22 degrees 26 minutes north to 23 degrees 56 minutes. It is adjacent to Boluo and Longmen counties in Huizhou in the east, Sanshui, Nanhai and Shunde districts in Foshan in the west, Qingyuan, Fogang and Xinfeng counties in Shaoguan in the north, Dongguan and Zhongshan in the south, and faces Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions across the sea.

There are many islands and dense waterways in the Pearl River Estuary, including Humen, Jiaomen, Hongqimen, etc., which makes Guangzhou an excellent seaport for ocean transportation in China and the import and export shore of the Pearl River Basin. Guangzhou is also the intersection of Beijing-Guangzhou, Guangzhou-Shenzhen, Guang Mao, Guangzhou-Meishan, Guangxi-Guangzhou, Nanguang, Wuhan-Guangzhou and Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong railways. It is the civil aviation transportation center in South China and has very close ties with all parts of the country. Therefore, Guangzhou is called the "South Gate" of China.

Guangzhou is a national historical and cultural city. Since the Qin Dynasty, Guangzhou has been the administrative center of counties, states and governments. It has always been the political, military, economic, cultural and scientific and educational center of southern China, and the birthplace and prosperity of Lingnan culture. Guangzhou became the main port of the Maritime Silk Road from the Eastern Han Dynasty, and became the largest port in China and a world-famous oriental port city in the Tang and Song Dynasties. Ming and Qing Dynasties were the only foreign trade port in China and the only port in the world that lasted for more than 2,000 years.

Scenic spots/tourist attractions

The total height of the building in Guang Zhouta is 600 meters, of which the height of the main tower is 450 meters and the height of the antenna mast is 150 meters. As the first sightseeing tower in China and the third in the world, it shows the world the boldness and boldness of vision of soaring Guangzhou, challenging itself and facing the world. Guang Zhouta, with its unique design and modeling, complements the Pearl River and becomes a beautiful landscape on the new central axis.

Beijing Road Commercial Pedestrian Street is located in the center of Guangzhou, where urban construction began and the most prosperous commercial center in Guangzhou's history. For more than two thousand years, its status as a central city and central business district has never changed, which not only created a rare spectacle in the history of urban construction at home and abroad, but also created Guangzhou's brilliant historical culture and commercial civilization.

Guangzhou Changlong Tourist Resort is located in the center of Guangzhou New City, and it is the first comprehensive tourist resort under the Changlong Group. Now it has world-class theme parks and high-end resort hotels integrating tourism, leisure and culture, such as Chimelong Happy World, Chimelong Water Park, Chimelong International Circus, Xiangjiang Wildlife World, Guangzhou Crocodile Park and Chimelong Hotel. It is a super-large theme scenic spot with the largest number of theme parks and the highest specifications in China.