Wuhan is a new first-tier city.

The 15 new first-tier cities are Chengdu, Hangzhou, Chongqing, Wuhan, Suzhou, Xi'an, Tianjin, Nanjing, Zhengzhou, Changsha, Shenyang, Qingdao, Ningbo, Dongguan and Wuxi.

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There are only two ways to divide cities at the government level in our country, which are based on administrative levels and urban resident population. In addition to important indicators such as city level and city size, the first- and second-tier cities we are talking about also have comprehensive indicators such as GDP, per capita income and disposable income, industrial structure, population, and product level. Sometimes housing prices are also regarded as important indicators.

Economic, cultural, and educational resources are all very complete. It has the ability to compete with global cities and is the face and brand of the country. The population of the central urban areas of the four first-tier cities in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen has exceeded the 10 million mark and is considered a super city. Among them, Shanghai has a population of 20 million and Beijing has a population of 19 million.

There are 30 second-tier cities, including eight second-tier developed cities, 15 second-tier moderately developed cities, and 7 second-tier cities with weak development. Regarding the classification of second-tier cities, some experts believe that one of the criteria is that the population in the core urban area exceeds 2 million. The following are cities with an urban population of over one million. China has 85 cities on the list.

Baidu Encyclopedia-New First-tier Cities