If you like the atmosphere of large and rapidly growing cities, then China is what you need. Feel the noise of urbanization in the fastest growing country in the history of the planet.
If you visit this country, you can feel the excitement of life in some of the most densely populated places on Earth and in the most modern infrastructure.
We bring to your attention a list of the 10 largest cities in China: the top 10 largest places in the country are real giants of the planet.
List
- 10. Guangzhou, 10,000 thousand people.
- 9. Wuhan, 10,220 thousand people.
- 8. Shenzhen, 10358 thousand people.
- 7. Harbin, 10636 thousand people.
- 6. Baoding, 10700 thousand people.
- 5. Nanyang, 12010 thousand people.
- 4. Tianjin, 14425 thousand people.
- 3. Beijing, 21705 thousand people.
- 2. Shanghai, 24,150 thousand people.
- 1. Chongqing, 29914 thousand people.
10. people
Area: 3800 km 2
Guangzhou (Canton)A thriving metropolis full of energy, is the capital of Guangdong province along the southern coast of China.
Being a beautiful port on the Pearl River, navigable to the South China Sea, and with quick access to Hong Kong and Macau, the city serves as a political, economic, scientific, educational and cultural center in the Guangdong area.
As one of the first cities to benefit from a reform and opening up policy since 1978, the city acts as a pioneer in the country's economic development with numerous enterprises that offer many jobs and make the city a densely populated area.
Guangzhou especially thrives in trade, tourism, restaurants, finance and real estate.
9. people
Area: 1,500 km 2
Wuhan - An interesting major city in China. Once it seemed less modernized than the coastal cities of China, but now it is one of the main centers of high technology, education and finance in China.
It has long been a transportation hub because it is located in the middle of the long navigable part of the Yangtze River between Shanghai and Chongqing.
This city has a certain historical charm; it has been a key city since the Warring States Period (481-221 BC) because of its location.
People are unusually friendly compared to people in other cities. And if you have a longer Yangtze cruise planned or a train journey from north to south, you will really enjoy staying there.
8. people
Area: 1700 km 2
Currently, due to large-scale investment, Shenzhen became the industrial, financial and transportation giant of China. The city is growing and flourishing.
7. people
Area: 53,068 km2
The city owes its origin to the construction of the Chinese Eastern Railway through Manchuria (Northeast China) by the Russians in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Until 1896, it was a small fishing village called Alekhine. After that, he became the center for the construction of the railway, which by 1904 connected the Trans-Siberian Railway from a point east of Lake Baikal in Siberia with the Russian port of Vladivostok on the Sea of Japan (East Sea).
Harbin It was the base for Russian military operations in Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), and after the war it was temporarily under joint Sino-Japanese control.
The city became a haven for refugees from Russia after the 1917 revolution and for some time it had the largest Russian population among cities outside the Soviet Union.
6. people
Area: 22 159 km2
Baoding It borders in the north with Beijing and Zhangjiakou, in the east with Langfang and Cangzhou and in the south with Shijiazhuang and Hengshui, as well as in the west with the province of Shanxi.
Located in the center of Beijing, Tianjin and Shijiazhuang, this city is located 140 km (87 miles) south of Beijing, 145 km (90 miles) west of Tianjin and 125 northeast of Shijiazhuang, which is considered the southern gate of the capital Beijing.
The urban area originally arose during the Warring States Period. During the Song Dynasty (960-1279), it was erected in Baozhou, becoming a major city in northern China.
The city was destroyed by the invasion of Genghis Khan to the south and rebuilt in 1227. In the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the central government founded Baoding Shire here. At the beginning of the PRC in 1949, Baoding was the capital of Hebei Province.
5. people
Area: 26 591 km2
At the beginning of the 1st millennium BC. e. Nanyang was the residence of Shen. For most of the period from 600 to 220 BC. It was located on the borders of the southern state of Chu and was known as Vanyi.
With the conquest of Qin in 221 A.D., it became Wan County, the headquarters of Nanyang. The city has become an important center of trade and the center of state iron foundries and other state production enterprises. It was also the point at which the main routes leading from the capital of Xi (Western) Han to Chang'an (modern Xi'an) and the capital Dong (Eastern) Han to Luoyang, leading to the Yangtze River to Jianglin and the extreme south, converged.
During the time of Dun Han (25–220 CE), his local magnates played a big role in restoring Han power, and his name was synonymous with sophistication and luxury. For a while Nanyang was appointed the southern capital. Later, however, its significance diminished, and it remained a county town subordinated to Danzhou until the last years of the 13th century, when the Mongols established it as the highest prefecture of Nanyang. The city retained this status until 1912, when it became a county town.
Subsequently, the importance of Nanyang decreased slightly, especially after the Beijing-Hankou railway route was laid to the east of the city. However, with the creation of the People's Republic in 1949, it remained the political and cultural center of the southwestern Henan province and the regional center for the trade in grain, beans, sesame seeds, tobacco and other crops produced in the surrounding basin.
4. people
Area: 2800 km 2
Tianjin located east of Hebei province, at the northeastern tip of the North China Plain. After Shanghai and Beijing, it is the third largest municipality in China. It is also the most important manufacturing center and leading port of North China.
Central Tianjin (city center) is located about 75 miles (120 km) southeast of the center of Beijing and about 35 miles from the shore of Bo Hai (Chihli Bay), a shallow entrance to the Yellow Sea. Tianjin Municipality, like Beijing and Shanghai, is under the direct control of the Council of State.
Tianjin (literally means "Sky ford”) Has been an important transport and trade center since the Yuan Dynasty (Mongol) (1206–1368). It was known as a cosmopolitan center long before the arrival of the European trading community in the 19th century. Its maritime orientation and its role as a commercial gate to Beijing contributed to the growth of an ethnically diverse and commercially innovative population.
3. people
Area: 4 100 km 2
Beijing - a city in the province of Shi (municipality) and the capital of the People's Republic of China. Few cities in the world have served as long as the political headquarters and cultural center of such a vast territory as China.
Over the past eight centuries, the city has been an integral part of the history of China, and almost every major building of any period in Beijing has at least some national historical significance. Thus, the importance of Beijing makes it impossible to understand China without knowing this city.
2. people
Area: 3900 km 2
Shanghai - One of the world's largest seaports and a major industrial and commercial center of China. The city is located on the coast of the East China Sea between the mouth of the Yangtze River (Changjiang) in the north and Hangzhou Bay in the south.
The territory of the municipality includes the city itself, the suburbs and agricultural areas. Shanghai is China's most populous city, and the municipality is the most populous urban area.
Shanghai was one of the first Chinese ports that were open to western trade, and for a long time dominated the country's trade. However, after the victory of the Communists in 1949, he became an industrial giant whose products satisfy China's growing domestic needs.
1. people
Area: 1000 km 2
Chongqing It is a leading river port, transport hub and commercial and industrial center in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River basin (Changjiang). It is located about 1,400 miles (2,250 km) from the sea, at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers. During the Sino-Japanese War (1937–45), it was the capital of nationalist China.
The city was named Chongqing ("Double blessing”) In 1189 under the Nan (Southern) Song Dynasty (1127–1279). At that time, the city occupied a commanding position between Shunqing prefectures (in the center of modern Nanchong).