How are the city grades in China divided?

Our most open city division standard is not based on the degree of economic development, but on the population, which is understandable from the beginning, because the gap was not that big at that time.

However, with the development of economy, it shows its irrationality. Some cities with large populations have average economic development. If you rank in first-tier cities according to population, it will be strange and even difficult to understand.

At present, the criteria for dividing cities are based on the degree of economic development. We can clearly feel that the economies in the ranks of first-tier cities are very developed, such as Beijing and Shanghai. This is also a relatively reasonable and fair division standard.

Extended data:

The first level: municipalities directly under the central government, special administrative regions, cities with GDP greater than 6543.8+060 billion and urban population greater than 2 million.

Beijing, Tianjin, Shenyang, Dalian, Harbin, Jinan, Qingdao, Nanjing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Macau, Chongqing, Chengdu and Xi 'an.

The second level: other sub-provincial cities, special economic zones, provincial capitals, and Suzhou and Wuxi.

Shijiazhuang, Changchun, Hohhot, Taiyuan, Zhengzhou, Hefei, Wuxi, Suzhou, Ningbo, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Nanchang, Changsha, Shantou, Zhuhai, Haikou, Sanya, Nanning, Guiyang, Kunming, Lhasa, Lanzhou, Xining, Yinchuan and Urumqi.

Grade III: 14, one of the coastal open cities, with developed economy and high income.

Tangshan, Qinhuangdao, Zibo, Yantai, Weihai, Xuzhou, Lianyungang, Nantong, Zhenjiang, Changzhou, Jiaxing, Jinhua, Shaoxing, Taizhou, Wenzhou, Quanzhou, Dongguan, Huizhou, Foshan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen, Zhanjiang, Beihai and Guilin.

The fourth level: other cities with a population of more than 6.5438+0 million and key economic cities.

Handan, Anshan, Fushun, Jilin, Qiqihar, Daqing, Baotou, Datong, Luoyang, Weifang, Wuhu, Yangzhou, Huzhou, Zhoushan, Zhangzhou, Zhuzhou, Chaozhou and Liuzhou.

Level 5: Other famous economic cities, important transportation hub cities with a population of over 500,000, and key tourist cities such as Chengde, Baoding, Dandong, Kaifeng, Anyang, Tai 'an, Rizhao, Bengbu, Huangshan, Taizhou, Putian, Nanping, Jiujiang, Yichang, Xiangfan, Yueyang, Zhaoqing, Leshan, Mianyang, Lijiang, Yan 'an, Xianyang and Baoji.

All other cities are level 6.

There is another saying:

Level 1: Hong Kong, Macau and Taipei-international metropolises.

Grade II: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chongqing-megacities in China.

The third grade: Wuhan, Xi, Nanjing, Chengdu, Hangzhou and Shenyang-regional central cities of China.

Grade four: Harbin, Zhengzhou, Changchun, Jinan, Fuzhou, Shijiazhuang, Changsha-China, which is a rapidly developing provincial capital city.

Grade 5: Shenzhen, Dalian, Qingdao, Xiamen, Ningbo, Suzhou, Wuxi and Yantai-China, non-provincial capital cities, are developing rapidly.

Grade 6: Weihai, Zhuhai, Shantou, Haikou, Zhenjiang, Nantong and Huizhou-emerging cities with rapid development.

Level 7: Xuzhou, Tangshan, Luoyang, Taiyuan, Daqing and Foshan-heavy industrial cities.

Baidu Encyclopedia-China City Administrative Level