The China tiered city system is characterized by the
city’s economy scale and population size: there are
three tier 1 cities in China, i.e., Shanghai with
GDP of USD 174 billion and population of 13.79
million; Beijing with GDP of USD 134 billion and
population of 12.13 million; Guangzhou with GDP USD
102 billion and population of 7.73 million in 2007
respectively. Most of tier 2 cities are provincial capital,
there are over 20 cities in this category.
Totally, there are 655 cities in China in 2007, where:
* 36 cities with population 2 million and over
* 83 cities with population 1-2 million
* 118 cities with population 0.5-1 million
* 151 cities with population 0.2-0.5 million
* 267 cities with population under 0.2 million
The population movement within China had experienced major shift over the last 10 years from the economic reform. Residence from all over the country had moved into the hottest developed areas, particularly the costal areas to look for work and new businesses. From the map, we can see the top 13 cities, mostly in costal area due to the convenience of the port facilities for trading purposes have a overwhelming population count which resulted in high stress level on transportation as well as housing.
Further development of the western regions of China by the central government will in the next few years bring about new shift in the population as new "gold" are sought after.
Poor education system is another key reason for the movement of population. Coupled with the one child policy, parents from rural and less developed areas of China are busy sending their children over to the major cities in search of their dream and future.
Below are the information we provide for all listed major cites in China:
* City demographic information
* City GDP and GDP per capita
* Government finance revenue and trends
* Total investments in fixed assets
