Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city in China and as well as one of largest metropolitan areas. Shanghai is the four direct-controlled municipalities of the People’s Republic of China. The population of Shanghai is 15,789,000. The 2000 census put the population of Shanghai Municipality at 16.738, including the migrant population, which made up into 3.871 million. Shanghai is the third largest city of the fur direct-controlled municipalities by PRC. Shanghai is situated on the Yangtze River Delta on China’s eastern coast.
China is one of the largest country in Asia. The word “China” is derived from Cin, a Persian name popularized in Europe by Marco Polo. China was founded in 1949. China is one of oldest continuous civilizations in the world. Wars and civil wars have damaged the country and its economy in the 19th and 20th century. In 1970s, China modernized the agriculture, industry, defense and technology. Now China is viewed as the source of many major inventions.
China has oldest written language system, and its writing systems being adopted to varying degrees by neighbors such as Vietnam, Japan and Korea. China’s cultural sphere has extended across East Asia. In this post we feature the top 10 cities of China by population, hopefully you like it.
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Beijing
Beijing is the capital of People’s Republic of China and metropolis in northern China. The combined population of permanent and non-permanent residents are 11,106,000.
Guangzhou
Guangzhou is also known as the name of Kwangchow. It is the third largest city in China by population. Guangzhou has a 9,447,000, population.
Shenzhen
Shenzhen is situated north of Hong Kong. Shenzhen is the second busiest port in mainland China. The population of that city is 8,114,000.
Tianjin
The total population of Tianjin is 7,468,000. Tianjin is one of the four cities with provincial-level status and located in Hubei province.
Wuhan
Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, a port in eastern China. It is situated at the confluence of the Han and the Yangtze rivers. The population of that city is 7,542,000.
Hong Kong
The total population of the Hong Kong is 7,000,000. Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997. Now Hong Kong has become on the world’s major manufacturing and financial centers.
Chongqing
Chongqing’s total population is 6,690,000. It was the capital of china from 1938 to 1946.
Shenyang
Shenyang is the capital of the province of Liaoning. The city was formerly known as Mukden. Shenyang population is 4,952,000.It is the commercial centre of China’s northeastern region.
Dongguan
Dongguan is an industrial city, and situated in the Pearl River Delta. The total population of the city is 4,850,000. Dongguan was formerly known as Tung-Kuan.
source: Nationsonline
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