National first-tier, second-tier, third-tier and fourth-tier cities ranking

The ranking of first-tier, second-tier, third-tier and fourth-tier cities across the country is as follows:

1. First-tier cities

Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Wuhan , Tianjin, Xi'an, Chongqing, Qingdao, Shenyang, Changsha, Dalian, Xiamen, Wuxi, Fuzhou, Jinan, ***19.

2. Second-tier cities

Ningbo, Kunming, Suzhou, Zhengzhou, Changchun, Hefei, Nanchang, Harbin, Changzhou, Yantai, Nanning, Wenzhou, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Zhuhai, Nantong, Yangzhou, Guiyang, Dongguan, Xuzhou, Daqing, Foshan, Weihai, Luoyang, Huai'an, Hohhot, Zhenjiang, Weifang, Guilin, Zhongshan, Linyi, Xianyang, Baotou, Jiaxing, Huizhou, Quanzhou, ***36 cities.

3. Third-tier cities

Sanya, Ganzhou, Jiujiang, Jinhua, Tai'an, Yulin, Xuchang, Xinxiang, Zhoushan, Cixi, Nanyang, Liaocheng, Haikou, Dongying, Zibo, Zhangzhou, Baoding, Cangzhou, Dandong, Yixing, Shaoxing, Tangshan, Huzhou, Jieyang, Jiangyin, Yingkou, Hengyang, Chenzhou, Ordos, Taizhou, Yiwu, Shantou, Yichang, Datong, Anshan, Xiangtan, Yancheng, Ma'anshan, Xiangfan, Changzhi, Rizhao, Changshu, Anqing.

Jilin, Urumqi, Lanzhou, Qinhuangdao, Zhaoqing, Xining, Jiexiu, Binzhou, Taizhou, Langfang, Xingtai, Zhuzhou, Deyang, Mianyang, Shuangliu, Pingdingshan, Longyan, Yinchuan, Wuhu, Jinjiang, Lianyungang, Zhangjiagang, Jinzhou, Yueyang, Changsha County, Jining, Handan, Jiangmen, Qiqihar, Kunshan, Liuzhou, Shaoxing County, Yuncheng, Qihe, ***74 cities.

4. Fourth-tier cities

Quzhou, Taicang, Zhangjiakou, Zhanjiang, Meishan, Changde, Panjin, Zaozhuang, Ziyang, Yibin, Chifeng, Yuyao, Qingyuan, Bengbu, Ningde, Dezhou , Baoji, Mudanjiang, Fuyang, Putian, Zhuji, Huangshi, Ji'an, Yan'an, Lhasa, Haining, Tongliao, Huangshan, Changle, Anyang, Zengcheng, Tongxiang, Shangyu, Liaoyang, Zunyi, Shaoguan, Luzhou, Nanping, Chuzhou, Wenling, Nanchong , Jingdezhen, Fushun.

Wuhai, Jingmen, Yangjiang, Qujing, Shaoyang, Suqian, Jingzhou, Jiaozuo, Danyang, Lishui, Yanji, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Maoming, Meizhou, Weinan, Huludao, Loudi, Tengzhou, Shangrao, Fuyang, Neijiang, Sanming, Huainan, Xiaogan, Liyang, Leshan, Linfen, Panzhihua, Yangquan, Changge, 76 cities in total.

City ranking criteria:

1. Population: Ranking according to the population size of the city.

2. Economic strength: Ranking based on the city’s GDP, national income and other economic strength.

3. Quality of life: Ranking based on the city’s environmental quality, residents’ income level, etc.

4. Infrastructure: Ranking based on the city’s public transportation system, housing conditions, medical and health care, educational facilities, etc.

5. Investment activities: Ranking based on the city’s foreign investment introduction, investment environment, etc.

6. Public governance: Ranking based on the policy implementation efficiency, administrative efficiency, cultural atmosphere, etc. of the city government.

7. Tourism activities: Ranking based on the city’s tourism resources, attractions, activities, services, etc.

8. History and culture: the city’s historical and cultural heritage, cultural landscape, etc.

9. Traffic conditions: urban transportation network, public transportation, etc.