What are the top ten cities with the smallest population in China?

The ten cities with the smallest populations in China are as follows:

1. Lhasa

Lhasa is the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region in China, with a permanent population of about 560,000. Lhasa has sunny weather throughout the year, with little rainfall, no severe cold in winter, no scorching heat in summer, and a pleasant climate. With more than 3,000 hours of sunshine throughout the year, it is known as the "Sunshine City". As one of the first batch of famous historical and cultural cities in China, Lhasa is famous for its beautiful scenery, long history, unique customs and strong religious color.

It has successively won the honorary titles of China's Excellent Tourism City, European Tourists' Favorite Tourism City, National Civilized City, Charming City with Chinese Characteristics, and China's Most Secure City.

2. Yinchuan

Yinchuan is the capital of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, with a permanent population of approximately 2.03 million. It is a developing regional central city and the permanent venue for the China-Arab States Expo. ?

The comprehensive competitiveness of the city ranks among the top 100 in the country, and it has won the honors of National Civilized City, National Water-saving City, National Sanitary City, National Garden City, National Environmental Protection Model City, and China Human Settlements Environment Model Award. It was rated as one of the “Top Ten New Tianfus in China”.

3. Haikou?

Haikou is the capital of Hainan Province, with a permanent population of about 2.05 million. Haikou has honorary titles such as "National Environmental Protection Model City", "China's Excellent Tourism City", "National Garden City", "National Historical and Cultural City", "National Excellent City for Comprehensive Urban Environmental Improvement", "National Tourism Standardization Demonstration City" .

It won the "China Human Settlements Environment Award" in 2004 and was selected into the "Top 200 Charming Cities in China" in 2012. It is a coastal city in China.

4. Xining?

The capital of Qinghai Province, with a permanent population of about 2.23 million. Xining is the eastern gateway of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the only place that the ancient "Silk Road" South Road and the "Tang-Tibet Ancient Road" must pass through. It has been an important transportation route and military center in the northwest since ancient times. It is known as the "Key to the West Sea" and the "Throat of the Sea and Tibet". It is one of the world's high-altitude cities.

With its long history and culture, unique natural resources, and colorful folk customs, Xining is a shining pearl on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It has successively won the honorary titles of National Sanitary City, Top 200 Charming Cities with Chinese Characteristics, National Excellent Tourism City, and National Advanced City in Landscaping.

5. Hohhot?

The capital of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, with a permanent population of approximately 2.91 million. Hohhot is a national historical and cultural city, a national forest city, a national innovative pilot city, a national model city for national unity and progress, a national model city for dual support, an outstanding tourist city in China and one of the top 100 cities in China's economic strength. It is known as the "Breast Capital of China" .

It is also the core city of the Hohhot-Baoyin urban agglomeration and the central city of the Hohhot-Baotou-E urban agglomeration. On February 23, 2016, Hohhot ranked sixth among the top ten happiest provincial capital cities in 2015 in CCTV's "China Economic and Life Survey".

6. Urumqi?

The capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, with a permanent population of about 3.5 million. Urumqi has a long history. "Urumqi" is an ancient Junggar language, meaning "beautiful pasture". It is an important town on the New North Road of the ancient Silk Road, the intersection of Eastern and Western economies and cultures, and the integration of the economies and cultures of the Central Plains and the Western Regions. ?

Urumqi East has abundant underground coal reserves and is known as the "Coal City on the Oil Sea". There are the famous "Eight Scenic Spots" such as Hongshan Mountain, Jianhu Lake, and Yuewei Thatched Cottage in the urban area, and there are tourist attractions such as Nanshan Scenic Area in the suburbs.

7. Lanzhou?

The capital of Gansu Province, with a permanent population of about 4.02 million. Lanzhou is the only provincial capital city where the Yellow River passes through the urban center. On August 28, 2012, the State Council approved the establishment of Lanzhou New Area, the first national-level new area in Northwest China and the fifth in China.

The document clearly states that the construction of Lanzhou New District should be regarded as an important measure to further implement the western development strategy, and Lanzhou will be developed into a modern metropolis in the northwest region by 2020. On February 23, 2016, Lanzhou ranked fifth among the top ten happiest provincial capital cities in 2015 in CCTV's "China Economic Life Survey".

8. Taiyuan?

The capital of Shanxi Province, with a permanent population of about 4.3 million. Taiyuan has a history of more than 4,700 years and a city history of more than 2,500 years. It "controls the mountains and rivers and sits on the back of the world" and "is the strategic center of the four fortresses and the capital of the five plains."

Taiyuan City is surrounded by mountains on three sides. The Fenhe River, the second largest tributary of the Yellow River, flows from north to south. It has been known as the "Splendid Taiyuan City" since ancient times. It is an important military and cultural town in northern China and the world's Shanxi merchant capital. One of China's energy and heavy industry bases. The urban spirit of Taiyuan is tolerance, virtue, law, integrity and excellence.

9. Guiyang?

The capital of Guizhou Province, with a permanent population of about 4.8 million. Guiyang is a modern city with plateau characteristics. It is China's first national forest city and circular economy pilot city.

With climatic advantages such as suitable temperature, moderate humidity, favorable wind speed, low ultraviolet radiation, clean air, excellent water quality, suitable altitude, and low energy consumption in summer, it ranks first among the "Top Ten Summer Tourism Cities in China". It was awarded the title of "Summer Capital of China" by the Chinese Meteorological Society.

10. Nanchang?

The capital of Jiangxi Province, with a permanent population of about 5.3 million. Since ancient times, Nanchang has been known as "the Fujian household of Guangdong, the head of Wu and the tail of Chu", and "the border of three rivers and the five lakes". Nanchang is a national historical and cultural city with a history of more than 2,200 years. It was named after the prosperity of the south and has always been the seat of prefecture, state, province and Taoism.

Nanchang is one of the first low-carbon pilot cities in China. It has been awarded the title of National Innovative City, International Garden City, National Garden City, National Sanitary City, National Civilized City, National Forest City, and one of the top ten dynamic cities in the world. In 2006, it was selected as one of the ten most economically dynamic cities in the world by Newsweek.