What are the first-tier cities in China?

The first-tier cities in 2014 include Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Tianjin.

Beijing (national political, cultural and educational center), Shanghai (national economic center), Guangzhou (economically developed, China's third largest city), Shenzhen (economically developed, special economic zone city). The four first-tier cities have changed their positions in their respective two echelons - from "Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen" to "Shanghai, North, Shenzhen and Guangzhou". There are also some changes in the seats of the 15 "new first-tier" cities, which are Chengdu, Hangzhou, Chongqing, Wuhan, Suzhou, Xi'an, Tianjin, Nanjing, Zhengzhou, Changsha, Shenyang, Qingdao, Ningbo, Dongguan and Wuxi.

Among the 338 prefecture-level and above cities, in addition to the four first-tier cities of Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen and Guangzhou, the list rated 15 "new first-tier" cities, 30 second-tier cities, 70 third-tier cities, 90 4 fourth-tier cities and 129 fifth-tier cities.

Extended information:

On April 26, 2018, based on the latest year’s business data of 170 brands, user behavior data of 19 Internet companies and urban big data of data institutions , China Business News New First-tier Cities Research Institute once again ranked China’s 338 prefecture-level and above cities. Yesterday, the "2018 China Cities Business Charm Ranking" was released, and the rankings of 15 "new first-tier" cities were also officially announced. Chengdu once again topped the list of "new first-tier" cities. This is also the third year that Chengdu has topped the list of "new first-tier" cities. .

The four first-tier cities have changed their positions in their respective two echelons - from "North, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen" to "Upper, North, Shenzhen and Guangzhou". There are also some changes in the seats of the 15 "new first-tier" cities, which are Chengdu, Hangzhou, Chongqing, Wuhan, Suzhou, Xi'an, Tianjin, Nanjing, Zhengzhou, Changsha, Shenyang, Qingdao, Ningbo, Dongguan and Wuxi.

Reference materials: China’s first-tier cities - Baidu Encyclopedia