Which tier city does Quanzhou, Fujian belong to?

Longyan

NO: 5--Longyan City (ranked 116th in the country)

Longyan (western Fujian), located in western Fujian, has jurisdiction over 2 districts, There are 5 counties and cities with a population of 2.61 million. Longyan is an inland city adjacent to the sea. It is a transportation hub and important passage that extends the two wings of the economic zone on the west coast of the Taiwan Strait, connects two continents, and expands the hinterland. It is an integral part of China’s old revolutionary areas and the Central Soviet Area, one of the starting points of the Long March, and the seat of the capital of the ancient "South China Sea Kingdom" and its central area.

Longyan

Longyan

Zhangzhou

NO: 4--Zhangzhou City (ranked 67th in the country)

Zhangzhou (Xiangcheng), located on the southeast coast of Fujian Province, has jurisdiction over 2 districts, 9 cities and counties, and a population of 5.05 million. Zhangzhou is one of the central cities on the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. Its ecological competitiveness ranks first in Fujian. It is known as "a pastoral city, an ecological city, and a seaside city". Zhangzhou is one of the birthplaces of southern Fujian culture. It has been awarded the title of National Historical and Cultural City, National Forest City, and China's Hot Spring City.

Zhangzhou

Zhangzhou

Xiamen

NO: 3--Xiamen City (ranked 52nd nationwide)

Xiamen (Ludao), located on the eastern coast of Fujian, has 6 districts under its jurisdiction and a population of 3.92 million. Xiamen, a sub-provincial city, a city under separate state planning, is an important central city, port and scenic tourist city on the southeast coast. Xiamen has become a demonstration zone for cross-Strait cooperation in emerging industries and modern service industries, a southeast international shipping center, a cross-Strait regional financial service center and a cross-Strait trade center.

Xiamen

Xiamen

Fuzhou

NO: 2--Fuzhou City (ranked 29th in the country)

Fuzhou (Rongcheng), located on the eastern coast of Fujian, has jurisdiction over 5 districts and 8 cities and counties, with a population of 7.34 million. Fuzhou is one of the central cities in the West Coast Economic Zone, an important city on the southeast coast of China, and the political, cultural, transportation and economic center of Fujian. Fuzhou is the cradle of China's modern navy and the birthplace of China's shipping culture. It has been awarded titles such as "China's Excellent Tourism City", "National Sanitary City", and "National Garden City".

Fuzhou

Fuzhou

Quanzhou

NO: 1--Quanzhou City (ranked 23rd in the country)

Quanzhou (Licheng), located on the eastern coast of Fujian, has jurisdiction over 4 districts and 8 cities and counties, with a population of 8.51 million. Quanzhou is one of the three central cities in Fujian, the cultural capital of East Asia, the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road, and the main ancestral home of overseas Chinese and Taiwanese compatriots. Quanzhou, established as a county in 260 AD, is known as the Museum of World Religions and is known as the "World Multicultural Exhibition Center".

Quanzhou

Quanzhou

Quanzhou