List of cities in China

thumb|350px|Cities in the People's Republic of China

thumb|350px|General topographic map of the populous part of China as per 2024, including the population class for each place (click to enlarge)

According to the administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China, there are three levels of cities: provincial-level cities (consisting of directly-administered municipalities and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau), prefecture-level cities, and county-level cities. As of January 2024, the PRC has a total of 707 cities: 4 municipalities, 2 SARs, 293 prefecture-level cities (including the 15 sub-provincial cities) and 408 county-level cities (including the 38 sub-prefectural cities and 12 XXPC cities). This list does not include any cities in the disputed Taiwan Province and portions of Fujian Province, which are claimed by the PRC under the One China Policy, as these areas are controlled by the Republic of China (see the List of cities in Taiwan).

Prefecture-level cities nearly always contain multiple counties (县), county-level cities, and other such sub-divisions. Because of this, prefecture-level cities often overlap in area with county-level cities.

Four cities are centrally administered municipalities, which include dense urban areas, suburbs, and large rural areas: Chongqing (32.05 million), Shanghai (24.87 million

List of cities

Contemporary cities

Types of cities

{| class="wikitable"

!colspan=2|Name!!Chinese!!No.

!colspan=4| Provincial-level city division

|bgcolor="Moccasin"|   ||Direct-administered municipality||||4

!colspan=4| Prefectural-level city divisions

|bgcolor="Lavender"|   ||Prefecture-level city

|

|293

!colspan=4| County-level city divisions

|   ||County-level city

|

|397

!colspan=4| Special administrative region

|bgcolor="Thistle"|   ||Special administrative region||||2

{| class="wikitable sortable selected_now sticky-header" id="cities"

!City!!Chinese!!Province!!Prefecture!!Founded

|- bgcolor="Thistle"

| Hong Kong || || ZZZ-SAR || ZZZZ-none || 1997-07-01

|- bgcolor="Thistle"

| Macau || || ZZZ-SAR || ZZZZ-none || 1999-12-20

|- bgcolor="Moccasin"

| Beijing || || ZZZ-municipality || ZZZZ-none || 1949-10-01

|- bgcolor="Moccasin"

| Chongqing || || ZZZ-municipality || ZZZZ-none || 1997-03-14

|- bgcolor="Moccasin"

| Shanghai || || ZZZ-municipality || ZZZZ-none || 1949-10-01

|- bgcolor="Moccasin"

| Tianjin || || ZZZ-municipality || ZZZZ-none || 1967-01-02

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Anqing || || Anhui || ZZZ-direct administration || 1979-11-04

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Bengbu || || Anhui || ZZZ-direct administration || 1949-10-01

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Bozhou || || Anhui || ZZZ-direct administration || 2000-05-21

| Chaohu || || Anhui || Hefei || 2011-07-14

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Chizhou || || Anhui || ZZZ-direct administration || 2000-06-25

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Chuzhou || || Anhui || ZZZ-direct administration || 1992-12-20

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Fuyang || || Anhui || ZZZ-direct administration || 1996-01-01

| Guangde || || Anhui || Xuancheng || 2019-07-12

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Hefei || || Anhui || ZZZ-direct administration || 1949-10-01

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Huaibei || || Anhui || ZZZ-direct administration || 1960-04-16

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Huainan || || Anhui || ZZZ-direct administration || 1951-01-18

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Huangshan || || Anhui || ZZZ-direct administration || 1987-11-27

| Jieshou || || Anhui || Fuyang || 1989-09-27

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Lu'an || || Anhui || ZZZ-direct administration || 1999-09-02

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Ma'anshan || || Anhui || ZZZ-direct administration || 1956-10-12

| Mingguang || || Anhui || Chuzhou || 1994-05-31

| Ningguo || || Anhui || Xuancheng || 1997-03-11

| Qianshan || || Anhui || Anqing || 2018-07-02

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Suzhou || || Anhui || ZZZ-direct administration || 1998-12-06

| Tianchang || || Anhui || Chuzhou || 1993-09-18

| Tongcheng || || Anhui || Anqing || 1996-08-20

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Tongling || || Anhui || ZZZ-direct administration || 1971-12-11

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Wuhu || || Anhui || ZZZ-direct administration || 1972-12-30

| Wuwei || || Anhui || Wuhu || 2019-11-20

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Xuancheng || || Anhui || ZZZ-direct administration || 2000-06-25

| Fu'an || || Fujian || Ningde || 1989-11-13

| Fuding || || Fujian || Ningde || 1995-10-13

| Fuqing || || Fujian || Fuzhou || 1990-12-26

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Fuzhou || || Fujian || ZZZ-direct administration || 1949-10-01

| Jian'ou || || Fujian || Nanping || 1992-10-20

| Jinjiang || || Fujian || Quanzhou || 1992-03-06

| Longhai || || Fujian || Zhangzhou || 1993-05-12

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Longyan || || Fujian || ZZZ-direct administration || 1996-11-20

| Nan'an || || Fujian || Quanzhou || 1993-05-12

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Nanping || || Fujian || ZZZ-direct administration || 1994-09-05

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Ningde || || Fujian || ZZZ-direct administration || 1999-11-14

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Putian || || Fujian || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-09-09

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Quanzhou || || Fujian || ZZZ-direct administration || 1985-05-14

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Sanming || || Fujian || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-04-28

| Shaowu || || Fujian || Nanping || 1983-08-17

| Shishi || || Fujian || Quanzhou || 1987-12-17

| Wuyishan || || Fujian || Nanping || 1989-08-21

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Xiamen || || Fujian || ZZZ-direct administration || 1949-10-01

| Yong'an || || Fujian || Sanming || 1984-09-12

| Zhangping || || Fujian || Longyan || 1990-08-15

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Zhangzhou || || Fujian || ZZZ-direct administration || 1985-05-14

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Baiyin || || Gansu || ZZZ-direct administration || 1985-05-14

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Dingxi || || Gansu || ZZZ-direct administration || 2003-04-04

| Dunhuang || || Gansu || Jiuquan || 1987-08-21

| Hezuo || || Gansu || Gannan || 1996-05-28

| Huating || || Gansu || Pingliang || 2018-07-02

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Jiayuguan || || Gansu || ZZZ-direct administration || 1971-09-10

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Jinchang || || Gansu || ZZZ-direct administration || 1981-02-09

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Jiuquan || || Gansu || ZZZ-direct administration || 2002-06-18

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Lanzhou || || Gansu || ZZZ-direct administration || 1949-10-01

| Linxia || || Gansu || Linxia || 1983-08-31

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Longnan || || Gansu || ZZZ-direct administration || 2004-01-11

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Pingliang || || Gansu || ZZZ-direct administration || 2002-06-02

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Qingyang || || Gansu || ZZZ-direct administration || 2002-06-22

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Tianshui || || Gansu || ZZZ-direct administration || 1985-07-08

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Wuwei || || Gansu || ZZZ-direct administration || 2001-05-09

| Yumen || || Gansu || Jiuquan || 1961-11-15

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Zhangye || || Gansu || ZZZ-direct administration || 2002-03-01

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Chaozhou || || Guangdong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1991-12-07

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Dongguan || || Guangdong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1988-01-07

| Enping || || Guangdong || Jiangmen || 1994-02-28

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Foshan || || Guangdong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1975-11-22

| Gaozhou || || Guangdong || Maoming || 1993-06-08

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Guangzhou || || Guangdong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1954-06-19

| Heshan || || Guangdong || Jiangmen || 1993-11-08

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Heyuan || || Guangdong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1988-01-07

| Huazhou || || Guangdong || Maoming || 1994-07-04

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Huizhou || || Guangdong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1988-01-07

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Jiangmen || || Guangdong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1975-11-22

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Jieyang || || Guangdong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1991-12-07

| Kaiping || || Guangdong || Jiangmen || 1993-01-05

| Lechang || || Guangdong || Shaoguan || 1994-04-28

| Leizhou || || Guangdong || Zhanjiang || 1994-04-26

| Lianjiang || || Guangdong || Zhanjiang || 1993-12-10

| Lianzhou || || Guangdong || Qingyuan || 1994-04-22

| Lufeng || || Guangdong || Shanwei || 1995-01-19

| Luoding || || Guangdong || Yunfu || 1993-04-08

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Maoming || || Guangdong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1975-11-22

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Meizhou || || Guangdong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1988-01-07

| Nanxiong || || Guangdong || Shaoguan || 1996-06-17

| Puning || || Guangdong || Jieyang || 1993-04-06

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Qingyuan || || Guangdong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1988-01-07

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Shantou || || Guangdong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1975-11-22

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Shanwei || || Guangdong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1988-01-07

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Shaoguan || || Guangdong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1975-11-22

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Shenzhen || || Guangdong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1979-03-05

| Sihui || || Guangdong || Zhaoqing || 1993-11-25

| Taishan || || Guangdong || Jiangmen || 1992-04-17

| Wuchuan || || Guangdong || Zhanjiang || 1994-05-26

| Xingning || || Guangdong || Meizhou || 1994-06-06

| Xinyi || || Guangdong || Maoming || 1995-09-11

| Yangchun || || Guangdong || Yangjiang || 1994-05-05

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Yangjiang || || Guangdong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1988-01-07

| Yingde || || Guangdong || Qingyuan || 1994-01-12

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Yunfu || || Guangdong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1994-04-05

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Zhanjiang || || Guangdong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1975-11-22

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Zhaoqing || || Guangdong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1988-01-07

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Zhongshan || || Guangdong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1988-01-07

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Zhuhai || || Guangdong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1979-03-05

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Baise || || Guangxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 2002-06-02

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Beihai || || Guangxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-10-08

| Beiliu || || Guangxi || Yulin || 1994-04-18

| Cenxi || || Guangxi || Wuzhou || 1995-09-11

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Chongzuo || || Guangxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 2002-12-23

| Dongxing || || Guangxi || Fangchenggang || 1996-04-29

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Fangchenggang || || Guangxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 1993-05-23

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Guigang || || Guangxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 1995-10-27

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Guilin || || Guangxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 1961-11-25

| Guiping || || Guangxi || Guigang || 1994-05-18

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Hechi || || Guangxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 2002-06-18

|Hengzhou

|<big>横州市</big>

|Guangxi

|Nanning

|2021-02-03

| Heshan || || Guangxi || Laibin || 1981-06-29

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Hezhou || || Guangxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 2002-06-18

| Jingxi || || Guangxi || Baise || 2015-08-01

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Laibin || || Guangxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 2002-09-29

| Lipu || || Guangxi || Guilin || 2018-07-02

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Liuzhou || || Guangxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 1961-11-25

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Nanning || || Guangxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 1961-12-23

| Pingguo || || Guangxi || Baise || 2019-11-20

| Pingxiang || || Guangxi || Chongzuo || 1961-05-27

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Qinzhou || || Guangxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 1994-06-28

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Wuzhou || || Guangxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 1961-11-25

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Yulin || || Guangxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 1997-04-22

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Anshun || || Guizhou || ZZZ-direct administration || 2000-06-23

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Bijie || || Guizhou || ZZZ-direct administration || 2011-10-22

| Chishui || || Guizhou || Zunyi || 1990-09-30

| Duyun || || Guizhou || Qiannan || 1966-03-09

| Fuquan || || Guizhou || Qiannan || 1996-12-02

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Guiyang || || Guizhou || ZZZ-direct administration || 1949-10-01

| Kaili || || Guizhou || Qiandongnan || 1983-08-19

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Liupanshui || || Guizhou || ZZZ-direct administration || 1978-12-18

| Panzhou || || Guizhou || Liupanshui || 2017-04-09

|Qianxi

|<big>黔西市</big>

|Guizhou

|Bijie

|2021-01-20

| Qingzhen || || Guizhou || Guiyang || 1992-11-06

| Renhuai || || Guizhou || Zunyi || 1995-11-30

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Tongren || || Guizhou || ZZZ-direct administration || 2011-10-22

| Xingren || || Guizhou || Qianxinan|| 2018-07-02

| Xingyi || || Guizhou || Qianxinan || 1987-11-06

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Zunyi || || Guizhou || ZZZ-direct administration || 1997-06-10

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Danzhou || || Hainan || ZZZ-direct administration || 2015-02-19

| Dongfang || || Hainan || ZZZZ-none || 1997-03-12

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Haikou || || Hainan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1986-05-31

| Qionghai || || Hainan || ZZZZ-none || 1992-11-06

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Sansha || || Hainan || ZZZ-direct administration || 2012-06-21

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Sanya || || Hainan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1987-11-20

| Wanning || || Hainan || ZZZZ-none || 1996-08-05

| Wenchang || || Hainan || ZZZZ-none || 1995-11-07

| Wuzhishan || || Hainan || ZZZZ-none || 1986-06-12

| Anguo || || Hebei || Baoding || 1991-05-06

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Baoding || || Hebei || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-11-15

| Bazhou || || Hebei || Langfang || 1990-01-04

| Botou || || Hebei || Cangzhou || 1982-12-13

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Cangzhou || || Hebei || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-11-15

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Chengde || || Hebei || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-11-15

| Dingzhou || || Hebei || Baoding || 1986-03-05

| Gaobeidian || || Hebei || Baoding || 1993-04-09

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Handan || || Hebei || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-11-15

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Hengshui || || Hebei || ZZZ-direct administration || 1996-05-31

| Hejian || || Hebei || Cangzhou || 1990-10-18

| Huanghua || || Hebei || Cangzhou || 1989-07-27

| Jinzhou || || Hebei || Shijiazhuang || 1991-11-30

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Langfang || || Hebei || ZZZ-direct administration || 1988-09-13

| Luanzhou || || Hebei || Tangshan || 2018-07-02

| Nangong || || Hebei || Xingtai || 1986-03-05

| Pingquan || || Hebei || Chengde || 2017-04-09

| Qian'an || || Hebei || Tangshan || 1996-10-10

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Qinhuangdao || || Hebei || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-03-03

| Renqiu || || Hebei || Cangzhou || 1986-03-05

| Sanhe || || Hebei || Langfang || 1993-03-03

| Shahe || || Hebei || Xingtai || 1987-02-20

| Shenzhou || || Hebei || Hengshui || 1994-07-04

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Shijiazhuang || || Hebei || ZZZ-direct administration || 1978-03-11

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Tangshan || || Hebei || ZZZ-direct administration || 1978-03-11

| Xinji || || Hebei || Shijiazhuang || 1986-03-05

| Wu'an || || Hebei || Handan || 1988-09-01

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Xingtai || || Hebei || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-11-15

| Xinle || || Hebei || Shijiazhuang || 1992-10-08

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Zhangjiakou || || Hebei || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-11-15

| Zhuozhou || || Hebei || Baoding || 1986-09-24

| Zunhua || || Hebei || Tangshan || 1992-02-17

| Anda || || Heilongjiang || Suihua || 1984-11-17

| Bei'an || || Heilongjiang || Heihe || 1982-12-18

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Daqing || || Heilongjiang || ZZZ-direct administration || 1965-12-28

| Dongning || || Heilongjiang || Mudanjiang || 2015-12-15

| Fujin || || Heilongjiang || Jiamusi || 1988-08-30

| Fuyuan || || Heilongjiang || Jiamusi || 2016-01-13

| Hailin || || Heilongjiang || Mudanjiang || 1992-07-28

| Hailun || || Heilongjiang || Suihua || 1989-12-23

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Harbin || || Heilongjiang || ZZZ-direct administration || 1954-06-19

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Hegang || || Heilongjiang || ZZZ-direct administration || 1966-02-08

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Heihe || || Heilongjiang || ZZZ-direct administration || 1993-02-08

| Hulin || || Heilongjiang || Jixi || 1996-10-11

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Jiamusi || || Heilongjiang || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-10-08

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Jixi || || Heilongjiang || ZZZ-direct administration || 1966-02-08

| Mishan || || Heilongjiang || Jixi || 1988-11-17

| Mohe || || Heilongjiang || Daxing'anling|| 2018-02-22

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Mudanjiang || || Heilongjiang || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-10-08

| Muling || || Heilongjiang || Mudanjiang || 1995-03-07

| Nehe || || Heilongjiang || Qiqihar || 1992-09-02

| Nenjiang || || Heilongjiang || Heihe || 2019-07-12

| Ning'an || || Heilongjiang || Mudanjiang || 1993-02-12

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Qiqihar || || Heilongjiang || ZZZ-direct administration || 1964-01-15

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Qitaihe || || Heilongjiang || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-10-08

| Shangzhi || || Heilongjiang || Harbin || 1988-09-14

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Shuangyashan || || Heilongjiang || ZZZ-direct administration || 1966-02-08

| Suifenhe || || Heilongjiang || Mudanjiang || 1975-08-15

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Suihua || || Heilongjiang || ZZZ-direct administration || 1999-12-28

| Tieli || || Heilongjiang || Yichun || 1988-09-13

| Tongjiang || || Heilongjiang || Jiamusi || 1987-02-24

| Wuchang || || Heilongjiang || Harbin || 1993-06-01

| Wudalianchi || || Heilongjiang || Heihe || 1983-10-08

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Yichun || || Heilongjiang || ZZZ-direct administration || 1979-12-14

| Zhaodong || || Heilongjiang || Suihua || 1986-09-08

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Anyang || || Henan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1982-03-10

| Changge || || Henan || Xuchang || 1993-12-14

| Changyuan || || Henan || Xinxiang || 2019-07-12

| Dengfeng || || Henan || Zhengzhou || 1994-05-30

| Dengzhou || || Henan || Nanyang || 1988-11-17

| Gongyi || || Henan || Zhengzhou || 1991-06-12

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Hebi || || Henan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1974-01-19

| Huixian || || Henan || Xinxiang || 1988-10-11

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Jiaozuo || || Henan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1974-01-19

| Jiyuan || || Henan || ZZZZ-none || 1988-06-25

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Kaifeng || || Henan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1961-12-25

| Lingbao || || Henan || Sanmenxia || 1993-05-12

| Linzhou || || Henan || Anyang || 1994-01-24

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Luohe || || Henan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1986-01-18

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Luoyang || || Henan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1964-04-30

| Mengzhou || || Henan || Jiaozuo || 1996-04-29

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Nanyang || || Henan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1994-07-01

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Pingdingshan || || Henan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1969-03-15

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Puyang || || Henan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-09-01

| Qinyang || || Henan || Jiaozuo || 1989-09-27

| Ruzhou || || Henan || Pingdingshan || 1988-06-25

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Sanmenxia || || Henan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1986-01-18

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Shangqiu || || Henan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1997-06-10

| Weihui || || Henan || Xinxiang || 1988-10-08

| Wugang || || Henan || Pingdingshan || 1990-09-04

| Xiangcheng || || Henan || Zhoukou || 1993-12-16

| Xingyang || || Henan || Zhengzhou || 1994-04-05

| Xinmi || || Henan || Zhengzhou || 1994-04-05

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Xinxiang || || Henan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1982-03-10

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Xinyang || || Henan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1998-06-09

| Xinzheng || || Henan || Zhengzhou || 1994-05-16

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Xuchang || || Henan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1986-01-18

| Yanshi || || Henan || Luoyang || 1993-12-15

| Yima || || Henan || Sanmenxia || 1981-04-04

| Yongcheng || || Henan || Shangqiu || 1996-10-11

| Yuzhou || || Henan || Xuchang || 1988-06-25

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Zhengzhou || || Henan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1949-10-01

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Zhoukou || || Henan || ZZZ-direct administration || 2000-06-08

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Zhumadian || || Henan || ZZZ-direct administration || 2000-06-08

| Anlu || || Hubei || Xiaogan || 1987-09-04

| Chibi || || Hubei || Xianning || 1986-05-27

| Dangyang || || Hubei || Yichang || 1988-10-22

| Danjiangkou || || Hubei || Shiyan || 1983-08-19

| Daye || || Hubei || Huangshi || 1994-02-18

| Enshi || || Hubei || Enshi || 1981-11-07

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Ezhou || || Hubei || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-08-19

| Guangshui || || Hubei || Suizhou || 1988-10-11

| Hanchuan || || Hubei || Xiaogan || 1997-03-12

| Honghu || || Hubei || Jingzhou || 1987-07-31

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Huanggang || || Hubei || ZZZ-direct administration || 1995-12-23

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Huangshi || || Hubei || ZZZ-direct administration || 1950-08-30

| Jianli || || Hubei || Jingzhou || 2020-06-12

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Jingmen || || Hubei || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-08-19

| Jingshan || || Hubei || Jingmen || 2018-02-22

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Jingzhou || || Hubei || ZZZ-direct administration || 1994-09-29

| Laohekou || || Hubei || Xiangyang || 1979-11-16

| Lichuan || || Hubei || Enshi || 1986-05-27

| Macheng || || Hubei || Huanggang || 1986-05-27

| Qianjiang || || Hubei || ZZZZ-none || 1988-05-25

| Shishou || || Hubei || Jingzhou || 1986-05-27

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Shiyan || || Hubei || ZZZ-direct administration || 1973-02-17

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Suizhou || || Hubei || ZZZ-direct administration || 2000-06-25

| Songzi || || Hubei || Jingzhou || 1995-12-29

| Tianmen || || Hubei || ZZZZ-none || 1987-08-03

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Wuhan || || Hubei || ZZZ-direct administration || 1954-06-19

| Wuxue || || Hubei || Huanggang || 1987-10-23

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Xiangyang || || Hubei || ZZZ-direct administration || 1979-06-21

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Xianning || || Hubei || ZZZ-direct administration || 1998-12-06

| Xiantao || || Hubei || ZZZZ-none || 1986-05-27

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Xiaogan || || Hubei || ZZZ-direct administration || 1993-04-10

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Yichang || || Hubei || ZZZ-direct administration || 1979-06-21

| Yicheng || || Hubei || Xiangyang || 1994-06-10

| Yidu || || Hubei || Yichang || 1987-11-30

| Yingcheng || || Hubei || Xiaogan || 1986-05-27

| Zaoyang || || Hubei || Xiangyang || 1988-01-08

| Zhijiang || || Hubei || Yichang || 1996-07-30

| Zhongxiang || || Hubei || Jingmen || 1992-05-20

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Changde || || Hunan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1988-01-23

| Changning || || Hunan || Hengyang || 1996-11-26

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Changsha || || Hunan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1949-10-01

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Chenzhou || || Hunan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1994-12-17

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Hengyang || || Hunan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1980-02-20

| Hongjiang || || Hunan || Huaihua || 1979-09-01

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Huaihua || || Hunan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1997-11-29

| Jinshi || || Hunan || Changde || 1979-12-19

| Jishou || || Hunan || Xiangxi || 1982-08-03

| Leiyang || || Hunan || Hengyang || 1986-11-11

| Lengshuijiang || || Hunan || Loudi || 1983-07-13

| Lianyuan || || Hunan || Loudi || 1987-06-10

| Liling || || Hunan || Zhuzhou || 1985-05-24

| Linxiang || || Hunan || Yueyang || 1992-09-01

| Liuyang || || Hunan || Changsha || 1993-01-16

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Loudi || || Hunan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1999-01-20

| Miluo || || Hunan || Yueyang || 1987-09-23

| Ningxiang || || Hunan || Changsha || 2017-04-09

| Shaoshan || || Hunan || Xiangtan || 1990-12-26

| Shaodong || || Hunan || Shaoyang || 2019-07-12

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Shaoyang || || Hunan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1980-02-20

| Wugang || || Hunan || Shaoyang || 1994-02-18

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Xiangtan || || Hunan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1980-02-20

| Xiangxiang || || Hunan || Xiangtan || 1986-09-12

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Yiyang || || Hunan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1994-03-07

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Yongzhou || || Hunan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1995-11-21

| Yuanjiang || || Hunan || Yiyang || 1988-10-11

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Yueyang || || Hunan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-02-08

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Zhangjiajie || || Hunan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1988-05-18

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Zhuzhou || || Hunan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1956-11-30

| Zixing || || Hunan || Chenzhou || 1984-12-20

| Arxan || || Inner Mongolia || Hinggan || 1996-06-10

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Baotou || || Inner Mongolia || ZZZ-direct administration || 1950-02-13

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Bayannur || || Inner Mongolia || ZZZ-direct administration || 2003-12-01

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Chifeng || || Inner Mongolia || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-10-10

| Erenhot || || Inner Mongolia || Xilingol || 1966-01-18

| Ergun || || Inner Mongolia || Hulunbuir || 1994-07-13

| Fengzhen || || Inner Mongolia || Ulanqab || 1990-11-15

| Genhe || || Inner Mongolia || Hulunbuir || 1994-04-28

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Hohhot || || Inner Mongolia || ZZZ-direct administration || 1950-01-18

| Holingol || || Inner Mongolia || Tongliao || 1985-11-09

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Hulunbuir || || Inner Mongolia || ZZZ-direct administration || 2001-10-10

| Manzhouli || || Inner Mongolia || Hulunbuir || 1954-05-21

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Ordos || || Inner Mongolia || ZZZ-direct administration || 2001-02-26

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Tongliao || || Inner Mongolia || ZZZ-direct administration || 1999-01-13

| Ulanhot || || Inner Mongolia || Hinggan || 1980-07-26

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Ulanqab || || Inner Mongolia || ZZZ-direct administration || 2003-12-01

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Wuhai || || Inner Mongolia || ZZZ-direct administration || 1975-08-30

| Xilinhot || || Inner Mongolia || Xilingol || 1983-10-10

| Yakeshi || || Inner Mongolia || Hulunbuir || 1983-10-10

| Zhalantun || || Inner Mongolia || Hulunbuir || 1983-10-10

| Changshu || || Jiangsu || Suzhou || 1983-01-18

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Changzhou || || Jiangsu || ZZZ-direct administration || 1962-06-25

| Danyang || || Jiangsu || Zhenjiang || 1987-12-15

| Dongtai || || Jiangsu || Yancheng || 1987-12-17

| Gaoyou || || Jiangsu || Yangzhou || 1991-02-06

| Hai'an || || Jiangsu || Nantong || 2018-02-22

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Huai'an || || Jiangsu || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-01-18

| Jiangyin || || Jiangsu || Wuxi || 1987-04-23

| Jingjiang || || Jiangsu || Taizhou || 1993-07-14

| Jurong || || Jiangsu || Zhenjiang || 1995-04-06

| Liyang || || Jiangsu || Changzhou || 1990-08-15

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Lianyungang || || Jiangsu || ZZZ-direct administration || 1962-06-25

| Kunshan || || Jiangsu || Suzhou || 1989-07-27

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Nanjing || || Jiangsu || ZZZ-direct administration || 1953-12-17

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Nantong || || Jiangsu || ZZZ-direct administration || 1962-06-25

| Pizhou || || Jiangsu || Xuzhou || 1992-07-07

| Qidong || || Jiangsu || Nantong || 1989-11-13

| Rugao || || Jiangsu || Nantong || 1991-02-06

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Suqian || || Jiangsu || ZZZ-direct administration || 1996-07-19

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Suzhou || || Jiangsu || ZZZ-direct administration || 1962-06-25

| Taicang || || Jiangsu || Suzhou || 1993-01-08

| Taixing || || Jiangsu || Taizhou || 1992-09-21

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Taizhou || || Jiangsu || ZZZ-direct administration || 1996-07-19

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Wuxi || || Jiangsu || ZZZ-direct administration || 1949-10-01

| Xinghua || || Jiangsu || Taizhou || 1987-12-22

| Xinyi || || Jiangsu || Xuzhou || 1990-02-05

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Xuzhou || || Jiangsu || ZZZ-direct administration || 1962-06-25

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Yancheng || || Jiangsu || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-01-18

| Yangzhong || || Jiangsu || Zhenjiang || 1994-05-18

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Yangzhou || || Jiangsu || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-01-18

| Yixing || || Jiangsu || Wuxi || 1988-01-09

| Yizheng || || Jiangsu || Yangzhou || 1986-04-21

| Zhangjiagang || || Jiangsu || Suzhou || 1986-09-16

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Zhenjiang || || Jiangsu || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-01-18

| Dexing || || Jiangxi || Shangrao || 1990-12-26

| Fengcheng || || Jiangxi || Yichun || 1988-10-04

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Fuzhou || || Jiangxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 2000-06-23

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Ganzhou || || Jiangxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 1998-12-24

| Gao'an || || Jiangxi || Yichun || 1993-12-08

| Gongqingcheng || || Jiangxi || Jiujiang || 2010-09-10

| Guixi || || Jiangxi || Yingtan || 1996-05-28

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Ji'an || || Jiangxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 2000-05-11

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Jingdezhen || || Jiangxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 1953-06-15

| Jinggangshan || || Jiangxi || Ji'an || 1984-12-13

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Jiujiang || || Jiangxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 1980-03-28

| Leping || || Jiangxi || Jingdezhen || 1992-07-27

| Longnan || || Jiangxi || Ganzhou || 2020-06-12

| Lushan || || Jiangxi || Jiujiang || 2016-03-20

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Nanchang || || Jiangxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 1949-10-01

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Pingxiang || || Jiangxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 1970-03-10

| Ruichang || || Jiangxi || Jiujiang || 1989-12-20

| Ruijin || || Jiangxi || Ganzhou || 1994-05-18

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Shangrao || || Jiangxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 2000-06-23

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Xinyu || || Jiangxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-07-27

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Yichun || || Jiangxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 2000-05-22

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Yingtan || || Jiangxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-07-27

| Zhangshu || || Jiangxi || Yichun || 1988-10-13

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Baicheng || || Jilin || ZZZ-direct administration || 1993-06-14

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Baishan || || Jilin || ZZZ-direct administration || 1985-02-04

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Changchun || || Jilin || ZZZ-direct administration || 1954-06-19

| Da'an || || Jilin || Baicheng || 1988-08-30

| Dehui || || Jilin || Changchun || 1994-07-06

| Dunhua || || Jilin || Yanbian || 1985-02-28

| Fuyu || || Jilin || Songyuan || 2013-01-24

| Gongzhuling || || Jilin || Changchun || 1985-12-19

| Helong || || Jilin || Yanbian || 1993-07-05

| Huadian || || Jilin || Jilin || 1988-05-25

| Hunchun || || Jilin || Yanbian || 1988-05-25

| Ji'an || || Jilin || Tonghua || 1988-03-16

| Jiaohe || || Jilin || Jilin || 1989-08-15

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Jilin || || Jilin || ZZZ-direct administration || 1949-10-01

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Liaoyuan || || Jilin || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-08-30

| Linjiang || || Jilin || Baishan || 1993-11-28

| Longjing || || Jilin || Yanbian || 1988-05-25

| Meihekou || || Jilin || Tonghua || 1985-12-19

| Panshi || || Jilin || Jilin || 1995-08-30

| Shuangliao || || Jilin || Siping || 1996-04-29

| Shulan || || Jilin || Jilin || 1992-10-08

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Siping || || Jilin || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-08-30

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Songyuan || || Jilin || ZZZ-direct administration || 1992-06-06

| Taonan || || Jilin || Baicheng || 1987-05-21

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Tonghua || || Jilin || ZZZ-direct administration || 1985-02-04

| Tumen || || Jilin || Yanbian || 1965-03-27

| Yanji || || Jilin || Yanbian || 1953-05-04

| Yushu || || Jilin || Changchun || 1990-12-26

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Anshan || || Liaoning || ZZZ-direct administration || 1954-06-19

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Benxi || || Liaoning || ZZZ-direct administration || 1954-06-19

| Beipiao || || Liaoning || Chaoyang || 1985-01-17

| Beizhen || || Liaoning || Jinzhou || 1995-03-21

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Chaoyang || || Liaoning || ZZZ-direct administration || 1984-06-30

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Dalian || || Liaoning || ZZZ-direct administration || 1954-06-19

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Dandong || || Liaoning || ZZZ-direct administration || 1949-10-01

| Dashiqiao || || Liaoning || Yingkou || 1992-11-03

| Dengta || || Liaoning || Liaoyang || 1996-08-27

| Diaobingshan || || Liaoning || Tieling || 1986-09-12

| Donggang || || Liaoning || Dandong || 1993-06-18

| Fengcheng || || Liaoning || Dandong || 1994-03-08

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Fushun || || Liaoning || ZZZ-direct administration || 1954-06-19

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Fuxin || || Liaoning || ZZZ-direct administration || 1949-10-01

| Gaizhou || || Liaoning || Yingkou || 1992-11-03

| Haicheng || || Liaoning || Anshan || 1985-01-17

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Huludao || || Liaoning || ZZZ-direct administration || 1989-06-12

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Jinzhou || || Liaoning || ZZZ-direct administration || 1949-10-01

| Kaiyuan || || Liaoning || Tieling || 1988-12-27

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Liaoyang || || Liaoning || ZZZ-direct administration || 1965-12-27

| Linghai || || Liaoning || Jinzhou || 1993-11-16

| Lingyuan || || Liaoning || Chaoyang || 1991-12-21

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Panjin || || Liaoning || ZZZ-direct administration || 1984-06-05

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Shenyang || || Liaoning || ZZZ-direct administration || 1954-06-19

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Tieling || || Liaoning || ZZZ-direct administration || 1984-06-30

| Wafangdian || || Liaoning || Dalian || 1985-01-17

| Xingcheng || || Liaoning || Huludao || 1986-09-12

| Xinmin || || Liaoning || Shenyang || 1993-06-14

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Yingkou || || Liaoning || ZZZ-direct administration || 1949-10-01

| Zhuanghe || || Liaoning || Dalian || 1992-09-21

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Guyuan || || Ningxia || ZZZ-direct administration || 2001-07-07

| Lingwu || || Ningxia || Yinchuan || 1996-04-29

| Qingtongxia || || Ningxia || Wuzhong || 1984-12-17

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Shizuishan || || Ningxia || ZZZ-direct administration || 1975-11-23

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Wuzhong || || Ningxia || ZZZ-direct administration || 1998-05-11

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Yinchuan || || Ningxia || ZZZ-direct administration || 1958-08-11

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Zhongwei || || Ningxia || ZZZ-direct administration || 2003-12-31

| Delingha || || Qinghai || Haixi || 1988-04-19

| Golmud || || Qinghai || Haixi || 1980-06-14

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Haidong || || Qinghai || ZZZ-direct administration || 2013-02-08

| Mangnai || || Qinghai || Haixi|| 2018-02-22

| Tongren || || Qinghai || Huangnan || 2020-06-12

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Xining || || Qinghai || ZZZ-direct administration || 1956-07-14

| Yushu || || Qinghai || Yushu || 2013-07-04

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Ankang || || Shaanxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 2000-06-23

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Baoji || || Shaanxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 1971-10-05

| Binzhou || || Shaanxi || Xianyang || 2018-02-22

| Hancheng || || Shaanxi || Weinan || 1983-09-09

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Hanzhong || || Shaanxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 1996-02-21

| Huayin || || Shaanxi || Weinan || 1990-12-27

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Shangluo || || Shaanxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 2001-08-31

| Shenmu || || Shaanxi || Yulin || 2017-04-09

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Tongchuan || || Shaanxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 1966-06-24

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Weinan || || Shaanxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-09-09

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Xi'an || || Shaanxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 1954-06-19

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Xianyang || || Shaanxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-09-09

| Xingping || || Shaanxi || Xianyang || 1993-06-18

|Xunyang

|<big>旬阳市</big>

|Shaanxi

|Ankang

|2021-01-20

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Yan'an || || Shaanxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 1996-11-05

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Yulin || || Shaanxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 1999-12-05

| Zichang || || Shaanxi || Yan'an || 2019-07-12

| Anqiu || || Shandong || Weifang || 1994-01-18

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Binzhou || || Shandong || ZZZ-direct administration || 2000-06-10

| Changyi || || Shandong || Weifang || 1994-06-10

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Dezhou || || Shandong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1994-12-17

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Dongying || || Shandong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1982-11-10

| Feicheng || || Shandong || Tai'an || 1992-08-01

| Gaomi || || Shandong || Weifang || 1994-05-18

| Haiyang || || Shandong || Yantai || 1996-04-29

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Heze || || Shandong || ZZZ-direct administration || 2000-06-23

| Jiaozhou || || Shandong || Qingdao || 1987-02-12

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Jinan || || Shandong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1949-10-01

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Jining || || Shandong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-08-30

| Laixi || || Shandong || Qingdao || 1990-12-18

| Laiyang || || Shandong || Yantai || 1987-02-20

| Laizhou || || Shandong || Yantai || 1988-02-24

| Leling || || Shandong || Dezhou || 1988-09-01

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Liaocheng || || Shandong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1997-08-29

| Linqing || || Shandong || Liaocheng || 1983-08-30

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Linyi || || Shandong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1994-12-17

| Longkou || || Shandong || Yantai || 1986-09-23

| Pingdu || || Shandong || Qingdao || 1989-07-27

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Qingdao || || Shandong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1949-10-01

| Qingzhou || || Shandong || Weifang || 1986-03-01

| Qixia || || Shandong || Yantai || 1995-11-30

| Qufu || || Shandong || Jining || 1986-06-02

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Rizhao || || Shandong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1989-06-12

| Rongcheng || || Shandong || Weihai || 1988-11-01

| Rushan || || Shandong || Weihai || 1993-07-17

| Shouguang || || Shandong || Weifang || 1993-06-01

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Tai'an || || Shandong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1985-03-27

| Tengzhou || || Shandong || Zaozhuang || 1988-03-07

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Weifang || || Shandong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-08-30

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Weihai || || Shandong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1987-06-15

| Xintai || || Shandong || Tai'an || 1983-08-30

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Yantai || || Shandong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-08-30

| Yucheng || || Shandong || Dezhou || 1993-09-09

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Zaozhuang || || Shandong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1961-09-12

| Zhaoyuan || || Shandong || Yantai || 1991-12-21

| Zhucheng || || Shandong || Weifang || 1987-04-20

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Zibo || || Shandong || ZZZ-direct administration || 1961-09-12

| Zoucheng || || Shandong || Jining || 1992-10-04

| Zouping || || Shandong || Binzhou || 2018-07-02

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Changzhi || || Shanxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 1975-07-09

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Datong || || Shanxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 1972-03-09

| Fenyang || || Shanxi || Lüliang || 1996-08-20

| Gaoping || || Shanxi || Jincheng || 1993-05-12

| Gujiao || || Shanxi || Taiyuan || 1988-02-24

| Hejin || || Shanxi || Yuncheng || 1994-01-12

| Houma || || Shanxi || Linfen || 1971-06-05

| Huairen || || Shanxi || Shuozhou || 2018-02-22

| Huozhou || || Shanxi || Linfen || 1989-12-23

| Jiexiu || || Shanxi || Jinzhong || 1992-02-10

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Jincheng || || Shanxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 1985-04-30

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Jinzhong || || Shanxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 1999-09-24

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Linfen || || Shanxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 2000-06-23

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Lüliang || || Shanxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 2003-10-23

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Shuozhou || || Shanxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 1988-03-24

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Taiyuan || || Shanxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 1949-10-01

| Xiaoyi || || Shanxi || Lüliang || 1992-02-10

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Xinzhou || || Shanxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 2000-06-14

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Yangquan || || Shanxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 1972-03-09

| Yongji || || Shanxi || Yuncheng || 1994-01-12

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Yuncheng || || Shanxi || ZZZ-direct administration || 2000-06-14

| Yuanping || || Shanxi || Xinzhou || 1993-06-17

| Barkam || || Sichuan || Ngawa || 2015-11-02

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Bazhong || || Sichuan || ZZZ-direct administration || 2000-06-14

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Chengdu || || Sichuan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1949-10-01

| Chongzhou || || Sichuan || Chengdu || 1994-06-20

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Dazhou || || Sichuan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1999-06-20

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Deyang || || Sichuan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-08-18

| Dujiangyan || || Sichuan || Chengdu || 1988-03-03

| Emeishan || || Sichuan || Leshan || 1988-09-01

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Guang'an || || Sichuan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1998-07-31

| Guanghan || || Sichuan || Deyang || 1988-02-24

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Guangyuan || || Sichuan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1985-02-08

| Huaying || || Sichuan || Guang'an || 1985-02-04

|Huili

|<big>会理市</big>

|Sichuan

|Liangshan

|2021-02-01

| Jiangyou || || Sichuan || Mianyang || 1988-02-24

| Jianyang || || Sichuan || Chengdu || 1994-04-05

| Kangding || || Sichuan || Garzê || 2015-02-17

| Langzhong || || Sichuan || Nanchong || 1991-01-12

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Leshan || || Sichuan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1985-02-11

| Longchang || || Sichuan || Neijiang || 2017-04-09

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Luzhou || || Sichuan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-03-03

| Mianzhu || || Sichuan || Deyang || 1996-10-15

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Meishan || || Sichuan || ZZZ-direct administration || 2000-06-10

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Mianyang || || Sichuan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1985-02-08

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Nanchong || || Sichuan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1993-07-02

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Neijiang || || Sichuan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1985-02-11

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Panzhihua || || Sichuan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1965-04-22

| Pengzhou || || Sichuan || Chengdu || 1993-12-01

| Qionglai || || Sichuan || Chengdu || 1994-06-19

| Shifang || || Sichuan || Deyang || 1995-11-08

| Shehong || || Sichuan || Suining || 2019-07-12

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Suining || || Sichuan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1985-02-08

| Wanyuan || || Sichuan || Dazhou || 1993-07-14

| Xichang || || Sichuan || Liangshan || 1979-07-19

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Ya'an || || Sichuan || ZZZ-direct administration || 2000-06-14

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Yibin || || Sichuan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1996-10-05

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Zigong || || Sichuan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1949-10-01

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Ziyang || || Sichuan || ZZZ-direct administration || 2000-06-14

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Lhasa || || Tibet || ZZZ-direct administration || 1960-01-07

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Nagqu || || Tibet || ZZZ-direct administration || 2017-07-18

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Nyingchi || || Tibet || ZZZ-direct administration || 2015-03-16

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Qamdo || || Tibet || ZZZ-direct administration || 2014-10-29

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Shannan || || Tibet || ZZZ-direct administration || 2016-01-07

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Xigazê || || Tibet || ZZZ-direct administration || 2014-06-26

| Aksu || || Xinjiang || Aksu || 1983-08-19

| Alashankou || || Xinjiang || Bortala || 2012-12-17

| Altay || || Xinjiang || Altay || 1984-11-17

| Aral || || Xinjiang || ZZZZ-none || 2002-09-17

| Artux || || Xinjiang || Kizilsu || 1986-06-07

| Beitun || || Xinjiang || ZZZZ-none || 2011-12-27

| Bole || || Xinjiang || Bortala || 1985-06-24

| Changji || || Xinjiang || Changji || 1983-07-21

| Fukang || || Xinjiang || Changji || 1992-11-03

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Hami || || Xinjiang || ZZZ-direct administration || 2016-01-07

| Hotan || || Xinjiang || Hotan || 1983-09-09

| Huyanghe || || Xinjiang || ZZZZ-none || 2019-11-06

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Karamay || || Xinjiang || ZZZ-direct administration || 1982-02-16

| Kashgar || || Xinjiang || Kashgar || 1952-05-22

| Khorgas || || Xinjiang || Ili || 2014-06-26

| Kokdala || || Xinjiang || ZZZZ-none || 2015-03-16

| Korla || || Xinjiang || Bayingolin || 1979-09-02

| Kunyu || || Xinjiang || ZZZZ-none || 2016-01-07

| Kuqa || || Xinjiang || Aksu || 2019-11-20

| Kuytun || || Xinjiang || Ili || 1975-08-29

|Shawan

|<big>沙湾市</big>

|Xinjiang

|Tacheng

|2021-01-20

| Shihezi || || Xinjiang || ZZZZ-none || 1976-01-02

| Shuanghe || || Xinjiang || ZZZZ-none || 2014-01-25

| Tacheng || || Xinjiang || Tacheng || 1984-11-17

| Tiemenguan || || Xinjiang || ZZZZ-none || 2012-12-17

| Tumxuk || || Xinjiang || ZZZZ-none || 2002-09-17

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Turpan || || Xinjiang || ZZZ-direct administration || 2015-03-16

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| ÜrümqiÜrümqi || || Xinjiang || ZZZ-direct administration || 1949-10-01

| Wujiaqu || || Xinjiang || ZZZZ-none || 2002-09-17

| Wusu || || Xinjiang || Tacheng || 1996-07-10

|Xinxing

|<big>新星市</big>

|Xinjiang

|ZZZZ-none

|2021-02-04

| Yining || || Xinjiang || Ili || 1952-05-22

| Anning || || Yunnan || Kunming || 1995-10-13

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Baoshan || || Yunnan || ZZZ-direct administration || 2000-12-30

| Chengjiang || || Yunnan || Yuxi || 2019-11-20

| Chuxiong || || Yunnan || Chuxiong || 1983-09-09

| Dali || || Yunnan || Dali || 1983-09-09

| Gejiu || || Yunnan || Honghe || 1958-09-16

| Jinghong || || Yunnan || Xishuangbanna || 1993-12-22

| Kaiyuan || || Yunnan || Honghe || 1981-01-18

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Kunming || || Yunnan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1949-10-01

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Lincang || || Yunnan || ZZZ-direct administration || 2003-12-26

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Lijiang || || Yunnan || ZZZ-direct administration || 2002-12-26

|Lufeng

|<big>禄丰市</big>

|Yunnan

|Chuxiong

|2021-01-20

| Lushui || || Yunnan || Nujiang || 2016-06-16

| Mangshi || || Yunnan || Dehong || 1996-10-28

| Mengzi || || Yunnan || Honghe || 2010-09-10

| Mile || || Yunnan || Honghe || 2013-01-24

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Pu'er || || Yunnan || ZZZ-direct administration || 2003-10-30

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Qujing || || Yunnan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1997-05-06

| Ruili || || Yunnan || Dehong || 1992-06-26

| Shangri-La || || Yunnan || Dêqên || 2014-12-16

| Shuifu || || Yunnan || Zhaotong || 2018-07-02

| Tengchong || || Yunnan || Baoshan || 2015-08-01

| Wenshan || || Yunnan || Wenshan || 2010-12-02

| Xuanwei || || Yunnan || Qujing || 1994-02-18

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Yuxi || || Yunnan || ZZZ-direct administration || 1997-12-13

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Zhaotong || || Yunnan || ZZZ-direct administration || 2001-01-13

| Cixi || || Zhejiang || Ningbo || 1988-10-13

| Dongyang || || Zhejiang || Jinhua || 1988-05-25

| Haining || || Zhejiang || Jiaxing || 1986-11-22

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Hangzhou || || Zhejiang || ZZZ-direct administration || 1949-10-01

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Huzhou || || Zhejiang || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-07-27

| Jiande || || Zhejiang || Hangzhou || 1992-04-01

| Jiangshan || || Zhejiang || Quzhou || 1987-11-27

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Jiaxing || || Zhejiang || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-07-27

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Jinhua || || Zhejiang || ZZZ-direct administration || 1985-05-15

| Lanxi || || Zhejiang || Jinhua || 1985-05-15

| Linhai || || Zhejiang || Taizhou || 1986-03-01

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Lishui || || Zhejiang || ZZZ-direct administration || 2000-05-20

| Longgang || || Zhejiang || Wenzhou || 2019-08-16

| Longquan || || Zhejiang || Lishui || 1990-12-26

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Ningbo || || Zhejiang || ZZZ-direct administration || 1949-12-20

| Pinghu || || Zhejiang || Jiaxing || 1991-06-15

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Quzhou || || Zhejiang || ZZZ-direct administration || 1985-05-15

| Ruian || || Zhejiang || Wenzhou || 1987-04-15

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Shaoxing || || Zhejiang || ZZZ-direct administration || 1983-07-27

| Shengzhou || || Zhejiang || Shaoxing || 1995-08-30

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Taizhou || || Zhejiang || ZZZ-direct administration || 1994-08-22

| Tongxiang || || Zhejiang || Jiaxing || 1993-03-26

| Wenling || || Zhejiang || Taizhou || 1994-02-18

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Wenzhou || || Zhejiang || ZZZ-direct administration || 1949-11-06

| Yiwu || || Zhejiang || Jinhua || 1988-05-25

| Yongkang || || Zhejiang || Jinhua || 1992-08-24

| Yueqing || || Zhejiang || Wenzhou || 1993-09-18

| Yuhuan || || Zhejiang || Taizhou || 2017-04-09

| Yuyao || || Zhejiang || Ningbo || 1985-07-16

|- bgcolor="Lavender"

| Zhoushan || || Zhejiang || ZZZ-direct administration || 1987-01-23

| Zhuji || || Zhejiang || Shaoxing || 1989-09-27

Renamed cities

{| class="wikitable sortable"

!Before!!Chinese!!After!!Chinese!!Renamed date

| Weihaiwei || || Weihai || || 1949-11-01

| Xingshan || || Hegang || || 1950-03-23

| Xi'an || || Liaoyuan || || 1952-04-03

| Nanzheng || || Hanzhong || || 1953-10-24

| Dihua || || Ürümqi || || 1953-11-20

| Guisui || || Hohhot || || 1954-04-20

| Xinhailian || || Lianyungang || || 1961-09-02

| Andong || || Dandong || || 1965-01-20

| Suixi || || Huaibei || || 1971-03-30

| Anda || || Daqing || || 1979-12-14

| Sucheng || || Suzhou || || 1980-02-29

| Lüda || || Dalian || || 1981-02-09

| Dukou || || Panzhihua || || 1987-01-23

| Meixian || || Meizhou || || 1988-01-07

| Daxian || || Dazhou || || 1993-07-05

| Hunjiang || || Baishan || || 1994-01-31

| Dayong || || Zhangjiajie || || 1994-04-04

| Jinxi || || Huludao || || 1994-09-20

| Jingsha || || Jingzhou || || 1996-11-20

| Puqi || || Chibi || || 1998-06-11

| Zhicheng || || Yidu || || 1998-06-11

| Huaiyin || || Huai'an || || 2000-12-21

| Tongza || || Wuzhishan || || 2001-07-05

| Tiefa || || Diaobingshan || || 2002-02-20

| Beining || || Beizhen || || 2006-02-08

| Simao || || Pu'er || || 2007-01-21

| Luxi || || Mangshi || || 2007-12-30

| Xiangfan || || Xiangyang || || 2010-11-26

Dissolved cities

{| class="wikitable sortable"

!City!!Chinese!!Founded!!Dissolved!!Merged division!!Former status

| Acheng || || 1987-02-24 || 2006-08-15 || merge into Harbin || County-level city

| Anjiang || || 1961-07-09 || 1962-10-20 || merge into Huaihua Prefecture ||

| Bayangol || || 1960-01-07 || 1964-07-20 || merge into Bayannur League ||

| Bayanhot || || 1954-06-19 || 1956-04-03 || merge into Alxa League ||

| Beibei || || 1951-11-05 || 1953-03-13 || merge into Chongqing ||

| Boshan || || 1949-10-01 || 1950-05-09 || merge into Zibo Prefecture ||

| Changle || || 1994-02-18 || 2017-07-18 || merge into Fuzhou, Fujian || County-level city

| Chaohu || || 1999-07-09 || 2011-07-14 || merge into Hefei || Prefecture-level city

| Chaoyang || || 1993-04-09 || 2003-01-29 || merge into Shantou || County-level city

| Chenghai || || 1994-04-18 || 2003-01-29 || merge into Shantou || County-level city

| Conghua || || 1994-03-26 || 2014-02-12 || merge into Guangzhou || County-level city

| Dafeng || || 1996-08-01 || 2015-07-23 || merge into Yancheng || County-level city

| Da Qaidam || || 1960-11-17 || 1964-06-05 || merge into Haixi Prefecture ||

|Dêwolu|| || 1958-12-20 || 1961-12-15 || merge into Gannan Prefecture ||

| Dongchuan || || 1958-10-20 || 1998-12-06 || merge into Kunming || Prefecture-level city

|Dongjiang|| || 1961-07-09 || 1962-10-20 || merge into Binzhou ||

| Dongsheng || || 1983-10-10 || 2001-02-26 || merge into Ordos || County-level city

| Echeng || || 1960-11-17 || 1961-12-15 || merge into Huanggang Prefecture ||

| Fengfeng || || 1955-05-06 || 1956-10-12 || merge into Handan ||

| Fenghua || || 1988-10-13 || 2016-09-14 || merge into Ningbo || County-level city

| Fengnan || || 1994-04-05 || 2002-02-01 || merge into Tangshan || County-level city

| Fuling || || 1995-11-05 || 1997-03-14 || merge into Chongqing || Prefecture-level city

| Fuyang || || 1994-01-18 || 2014-12-13 || merge into Hangzhou || County-level city

| Gaocheng || || 1989-07-02 || 2014-09-09 || merge into Shijiazhuang || County-level city

| Gaoming || || 1994-04-18 || 2002-12-08 || merge into Foshan || County-level city

| Gaoyao || || 1993-09-28 || 2015-05-07 || merge into Zhaoqing || County-level city

| Haibowan || || 1961-07-09 || 1975-08-30 || merge into Wuhai ||

| Hailar || || 1949-10-01 || 2001-10-10 || merge into Hulunbuir || County-level city

| Haimen || || 1994-04-26 || 2020-06-05 || merge into Nantong || County-level city

| Hangu || || 1953-11-06 || 1958-06-06 || merge into Tianjin ||

| Hankou || || 1949-10-01 || 1949-10-01 || merge into Wuhan ||

| Hanyang || || 1949-10-01 || 1949-10-01 || merge into Wuhan ||

| Hechuan || || 1952-04-04 || 2006-10-22 || merge into Chongqing || County-level city

| Hekou || || 1950-06-10 || 1955-01-03 || merge into Honghe Prefecture||

| Huadu || || 1993-06-18 || 2000-05-21 || merge into Guangzhou || County-level city

| Huangyan || || 1989-09-27 || 1994-08-22 || merge into Taizhou, Zhejiang || County-level city

| Huangzhou || || 1990-12-26 || 1995-12-23 || merge into Huanggang || County-level city

| Huiyang || || 1994-05-06 || 2003-03-06 || merge into Huizhou || County-level city

| Jiangdu || || 1994-04-26 || 2011-11-14 || merge into Yangzhou || County-level city

| Jiangjin || || 1992-08-04 || 2006-10-22 || merge into Chongqing || County-level city

| Jiangyan || || 1994-07-17 || 2012-12-20 || merge into Taizhou, Jiangsu || County-level city

| Jiaojiang || || 1981-07-21 || 1994-08-22 || merge into Taizhou, Zhejiang || County-level city

| Jianyang || || 1994-03-04 || 2014-05-15 || merge into Nanping || County-level city

| Jiaonan || || 1990-12-18 || 2012-12-01 || merge into Qingdao || County-level city

| Jimo || || 1989-07-27 || 2017-07-18 || merge into Qingdao || County-level city

| Jintan || || 1993-11-10 || 2015-04-29 || merge into Changzhou || County-level city

| Jingpohu || || 1986-07-01 || 1987-11-27 || merge into Mudanjiang ||

| Jining || || 1954-06-19 || 2003-12-01 || merge into Ulanqab || County-level city

| Jiutai || || 1988-08-30 || 2014-11-02 || merge into Changchun || County-level city

| Jizhou || || 1993-09-22 || 2016-06-08 || merge into Hengshui || County-level city

| Laiwu || || 1992-11-22 || 2019-01-09 || merge into Jinan || Prefecture-level city

| Lenghu || || 1960-11-17 || 1964-06-05 || merge into Haixi Prefecture ||

|Lengjiang|| || 1961-07-09 || 1962-10-20 || merge into Loudi ||

| Lengshuitan || || 1961-07-09 || 1962-10-20 || merge into Yongzhou Prefecture ||

| Lin'an || || 1996-10-28 || 2017-07-18 || merge into Hangzhou || County-level city

| Linchuan || || 1987-08-22 || 2000-06-23 || merge into Fuzhou, Jiangxi || County-level city

| Linhe || || 1984-12-11 || 2003-12-01 || merge into Bayannur || County-level city

| Lishi || || 1996-04-02 || 2003-10-23 || merge into Lüliang || County-level city

| Liuzhi || || 1960-05-26 || 1962-10-20 || merge into Anshun Prefecture||

| Lucheng || || 1994-04-26 || 2018-06-18 || merge into Changzhi || County-level city

| Luquan || || 1989-07-02 || 2014-09-09 || merge into Shijiazhuang || County-level city

| Lüshun || || 1949-10-01 || 1960-01-07 || merge into Lüda ||

| Malipo || || 1950-06-10 || 1955-01-03 || merge into Wenshan Prefecture ||

| Miquan || || 1996-12-30 || 2007-06-30 || merge into Ürümqi || County-level city

| Nanchuan || || 1994-06-10 || 2006-10-22 || merge into Chongqing || County-level city

| Nanhai || || 1992-09-02 || 2002-12-08 || merge into Foshan || County-level city

| Nankang || || 1995-03-07 || 2013-10-18 || merge into Ganzhou || County-level city

| Panyu || || 1992-05-20 || 2000-05-21 || merge into Guangzhou || County-level city

| Penglai || || 1991-11-30 || 2020-06-05 || merge into Yantai || County-level city

| Pulandian || || 1991-11-30 || 2015-10-13 || merge into Dalian || County-level city

| Qingjiang || || 1950-12-18 1964-08-18 || 1958-09-05 1983-01-18 || rename as Huaiyin ||

| Qiongshan || || 1994-01-24 || 2002-10-16 || merge into Haikou || County-level city

| Runan || || 1950-05-09 || 1951-04-26 || merge into Xinyang Prefecture ||

| Sanshui || || 1993-03-29 || 2002-12-08 || merge into Foshan || County-level city

| Shangyu || || 1992-08-24 || 2013-10-18 || merge into Shaoxing || County-level city

| Shangzhou || || 1988-05-24 || 2001-08-31 || merge into Shangluo || County-level city

| Shanhaiguan || || 1949-10-01 || 1953-01-02 || merge into Qinhuangdao ||

| Shashi || || 1979-06-21 || 1994-09-29 || merge into Jingsha || Prefecture-level city

| Shayang || || 1960-11-17 || 1961-12-15 || merge into Jingzhou ||

| Shuangcheng || || 1988-09-14 || 2014-05-15 || merge into Harbin || County-level city

| Shidao || || 1949-10-01 || 1950-05-09 || merge into Rongcheng ||

| Shiqi || || 1953-03-12 || 1959-03-20 || merge into Zhongshan ||

| Shunde || || 1992-03-26 || 2002-12-08 || merge into Foshan || County-level city

| Taishan || || 1958-06-01 || 1958-11-01 || merge into Tai'an ||

| Tongguanshan || || 1956-07-02 || 1958-09-05 || merge into Tongling ||

| Tongzhou || || 1953-11-06 || 1958-03-07 || merge into Beijing ||

| Tongzhou || || 1993-01-08 || 2009-03-31 || merge into Nantong || County-level city

| Tunxi || || 1975-12-19 || 1987-11-27 || merge into Huangshan ||

| Wanding || || 1985-01-31 || 1999-01-02 || merge into Dehong Prefecture || County-level city

| Wanxian || || 1992-12-11 || 1997-03-14 || merge into Chongqing || Prefecture-level city

| Wuchang || || 1949-10-01 || 1949-10-01 || merge into Wuhan ||

| Wendeng || || 1988-10-24 || 2014-03-18 || merge into Weihai || County-level city

| Wuda || || 1961-07-09 || 1975-08-30 || merge into Wuhai ||

| Wujiang || || 1992-02-17 || 2010-09-01 || merge into Suzhou, Jiangsu || County-level city

| Wujin || || 1995-06-08 || 2002-04-03 || merge into Changzhou || County-level city

| Wutongqiao || || 1952-04-04 || 1985-02-11 || merge into Leshan ||

| Wuxian || || 1995-06-08 || 2000-12-31 || merge into Suzhou, Jiangsu || County-level city

| Xiaguan || || 1951-03-14 1962-03-27 || 1960-09-13 1983-09-09 || merge into Dali Prefecture ||

| Xiaoshan || || 1987-11-27 || 2001-02-02 || merge into Hanzhou || County-level city

| Xifeng || || 1986-01-01 || 2002-06-22 || merge into Qingyang || County-level city

| Xinhui || || 1992-10-08 || 2002-06-22 || merge into Jiangmen || County-level city

|Xinwen|| || 1960-03-28 || 1983-08-30 || merge into Xintai ||

| Xishan || || 1995-06-08 || 2000-12-21 || merge into Wuxi || County-level city

| Xuanhua || || 1952-11-05 || 1955-08-08 || merge into Zhengjiakou ||

| Yangkou || || 1949-10-01 || 1950-05-09 || merge into Qinghe ||

| Yanzhou || || 1992-08-01 || 2013-10-18 || merge into Jining || County-level city

| Yizhou || || 1993-09-09 || 2016-11-24 || merge into Hechi || County-level city

| Yongchuan || || 1992-03-09 || 2006-10-22 || merge into Chongqing || County-level city

| Yuci || || 1954-04-09 || 1999-09-24 || merge into Jinzhong || County-level city

| Yuhang || || 1994-04-05 || 2001-02-02 || merge into Hangzhou || County-level city

| Zengcheng || || 1993-12-08 || 2014-02-12 || merge into Guangzhou || County-level city

| Zhangqiu || || 1992-08-01 || 2016-09-14 || merge into Jinan || County-level city

| Zhangzhou || || 1950-11-18 || 1954-12-09 || merge into Zibo ||

| Zhuji || || 1949-10-01 || 1951-08-03 || merge into Shangqiu ||

Tier system

The Chinese central government introduced a ranking system in the 1980s to facilitate the staged rollout of infrastructure and urban development throughout the country. Cities were ranked by tier according to the government's development priorities. The tier system began as a bureaucratic classification, but has since the later 1990s acquired new salience from the perspectives of real estate development, commercial vitality and cosmopolitanness, besides the old notions of population, economic size, and political ranking. It has now become a proxy for demographic and social segmentation in China, especially relevant to those college-educated seeking non-governmental employment.

It is the general consensus that four cities, namely Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, belong to the first tier, while tier II includes other major cities. Small and medium cities are grouped into tier III or IV.

Republic of China (1912–1949)

:Note: All names are transliterated in pinyin.

;Fu (府) cities

{|class="wikitable sortable"

!City!!Chinese!!Province!!Administration period

| Nanjing

|valign=top| Nanjing

| 1914–1927

| Shuntian

| ()

|valign=top| Shuntian

| 1914–1921

;Shi () cities

{| class="wikitable"

!colspan=2|Type

!No.

|bgcolor=lightblue|   ||Special/Yuan/Direct-controlled* || 16

|   ||Province-controlled || 70

{|class="wikitable sortable"

!City!!Chinese!!Province!!Type!!Administration period!!Founded

|- bgcolor=lightblue

| Guangzhou

| ()

|valign=top| Guangdong

----

Guangzhou

| Province-controlled (de facto)

----

Ordinary (de jure)

----

Yuan-controlled

----

Direct-controlled

| 15 Feb. 1921 – Jan. 1930; 20 June 1930 – 7 June 1947

----

3 July 1921 – 29 December 1928

----

Jan. 1930 – 20 June 1930

----

Jan. 1930 – 20 June 1930; 7 June 1947 – 1 October 1949

|1921-02-15

| Shantou || () || Guangdong || Province-controlled || Mar. 1921 – 1 October 1949 || 1921-03-

|- bgcolor=lightblue

|valign=top| Beiping

----

Jingdu

----

Beiping

|valign=top|

----

|valign=top| Hebei

----

Jingdu

----

Beiping

| Province-controlled (claimed)

----

Special (de jure)

----

Yuan-controlled

----

Direct-controlled

| Apr 1921 – 20 June 1928; 20 June 1930 – Dec. 1930

----

3 July 1921 – 29 December 1928

----

20 June 1928 – 30 May 1930

----

30 May 1930 – 20 June 1930; Dec. 1930 – 1 October 1949

| 1921-04-

| Chengdu || || Sichuan || Province-controlled || June 1921 – 1 October 1949 || 1921-06-

|- bgcolor=lightblue

| Qingdao

| ()

| Qingdao

| Special

----

Yuan-controlled

----

Direct-controlled

| 3 July 1921 – 29 December 1928

----

July 1929 – 30 May 1930

----

30 May 1930 – 1 October 1949

| 1921-07-03

|- bgcolor=lightblue

| Harbin

| ()

| Harbin

| Special

----

Direct-controlled

| 3 July 1921 – 29 December 1928

----

5 June 1947 – 1 October 1949

| 1921-07-03

|- bgcolor=lightblue

| Wuxi

| ()

| Jiangsu

| Ordinary

----

Province-controlled

| 3 July 1921 – 29 December 1928

----

1929 – Apr. 1930

| 1921-07-03

|- bgcolor=lightblue

| Hangzhou

| Zhejiang

| Ordinary (de jure)

----

Province-controlled (de facto)

| 3 July 1921 – 29 December 1928

----

Apr. 1927 – 1 October 1949

| 1921-07-03

|- bgcolor=lightblue

| Ningbo

| ()

| Zhejiang

| Ordinary (de jure)

----

Province-controlled (de facto)

| 3 July 1921 – 29 December 1928

----

Apr. 1927– Feb. 1931

| 1921-07-03

|- bgcolor=lightblue

| Anqing

| ()

| Anhui

| Ordinary (de jure)

----

Province-controlled (de facto)

| 3 July 1921 – 29 December 1928

----

1927 – Sep. 1930

| 1921-07-03

|- bgcolor=lightblue

| Wuchang

| Hubei

| Ordinary

----

Province-controlled

| 3 July 1921 – 29 December 1928

----

July 1935 – 1 October 1949

| 1921-07-03

|- bgcolor=lightblue

| Nanchang

| Jiangxi

| Ordinary

----

Province-controlled

| 3 July 1921 – 29 December 1928

----

July 1935 – 1 October 1949

| 1921-07-03

|- bgcolor=lightblue

| Wuzhou

| Guangxi

| Ordinary (de iure)

----

Province-controlled (de facto)

| 3 July 1921 – 29 December 1928

----

Dec. 1927 – June 1932

| 1921-07-03

|- bgcolor=lightblue

|valign=top| Jingu

----

Tianjin

|valign=top|

----

|valign=top| Jingu

----

Hebei

----

Tianjin

| Special (de jure)

----

Province-controlled (claimed)

----

Yuan-controlled

----

Direct-controlled

| 3 July 1921 – 29 December 1928

----

6 Oct. 1923 – 20 June 1928; Dec. 1930 – June 1935

----

20 June 1928 – 30 May 1930

----

30 May 1930 – Dec. 1930; June 1935 – 1 October 1949

|1921-07-03

| Jiangmen || () || Guangdong || Province-controlled || Aug. 1925 – Feb. 1931 || 1925-08-

| Foshan || || Guangdong || Province-controlled || 1925–1927 || 1925–　-

| Jiujiang || || Guangdong || Province-controlled || 1925–1936 || 1925–　-

| Beihai || || Guangdong || Province-controlled || 1925 – May 1930 || 1925–　-

|- bgcolor=lightblue

|valign=top| Hankou

----

Wuhan

----

Hankou

|valign=top| ()

----

()

----

()

|valign=top| Hankou

----

Hubei

----

Wuhan

----

Hankou

| Special (de jure)

----

Province-controlled (de facto)

----

Yuan-controlled

----

Direct-controlled

| 3 July 1921 – 29 December 1928

----

Oct. 1926-10 – Apr. 1927; Jan. 1929 – Apr. 1929; July 1931 – 7 June 1947

----

Apr. 1927 – Jan. 1929

----

Apr. 1929 – 30 May 1930

----

30 May 1930 – July 1931; 7 June 1947 – 1 October 1949

| 1921-07-03

| Haikou || || Guangdong || Province-controlled || Dec. 1926 – Feb. 1931; Apr. 1949 – 1 October 1949 || 1926-12-

| Chencun || () || Guangdong || Province-controlled || 1926 (failed) || (failed)

| Meilu || || Guangdong || Province-controlled || 1926–1932 || 1926–　-

| Wuhu || () || Anhui || Province-controlled || 1927 – Mar. 1930 || 1927–　-

|- bgcolor=lightblue

|valign=top| Songhu

----

Shanghai

|valign=top| ()

----

|valign=top| Songhu

----

Shanghai

| Special (de jure)

----

Yuan-controlled (de facto)

----

Direct-controlled

| 3 July 1921 – 29 December 1928

----

Mar. 1927 – 30 May 1930

----

30 May 1930 – 1 October 1949

| 1921-07-03

| Jiujiang || || Jiangxi || Province-controlled || Mar. 1927 – Sep. 1930 || 1927-03-

| Zigong || () || Sichuan || Province-controlled || Mar. 1927 – 1 October 1949 || 1927-03-

|- bgcolor=lightblue

| Chongqing

| ()

| Sichuan

| Province-controlled

----

Direct-controlled

| Mar. 1927 – 5 May 1939

----

5 May 1939 – 1 October 1949

| 1927-03-

|- bgcolor=lightblue

| Nanjing

| Yuan-controlled

----

Direct-controlled

| May 1927 – 30 May 1930

----

30 May 1930 – 1 October 1949

| 1927-05-

| Shilong || () || Guangdong || Province-controlled || Aug. 1927 (failed) || (failed)

| Zhengzhou || () || Henan || Province-controlled || 1928–1931 || 1928–　-

|- bgcolor=lightblue

| Xijing / Xi'an

| Shaanxi

----

Xijing

----

Xi'an

|valign=top| Province-controlled

----

Direct-controlled

| 1928 – 7 June 1947

----

1933 (failed)

----

7 June 1947 – 1 October 1949

| 1928–　-

| Changsha || () || Hunan || Province-controlled || Jan. 1928 – 1 October 1949 || 1928-01-

| Liuzhou || || Guangxi || Province-controlled || Apr. 1928– Oct. 1928 || 1928-04-

| Nanning || () || Guangxi || Province-controlled || Apr. 1928 – Oct. 1932 || 1928-04-

| Kunming || || Yunnan || Province-controlled || Aug. 1928 – 1 October 1949 || 1928-08-

| Wanxian || () || Sichuan || Province-controlled || Nov. 1928 – 1935 || 1928-11-

| Suzhou || () || Jiangsu || Province-controlled || Nov. 1928 – Apr. 1930 || 1928-11-

| Kaifeng || () || Henan || Province-controlled || 1929–1930 || 1929–　-

| Guilin || || Guangxi || Province-controlled || Nov. 1932 (failed); June 1940 – 1944; 1945 – 1 October 1949 || 1940–　-

| Baotou || () || Suiyuan || Province-controlled || Apr. 1933 – 1 October 1949 || 1933-04-

| Fuzhou || || Fujian || Province-controlled || May 1933 – July 1934; Jan. 1946 – 1 October 1949 ||1933-05-

| Lianyun || () || Jiangsu || Province-controlled || Feb. 1935 – 1 October 1949 || 1935-02-

| Xiamen || () || Fujian || Province-controlled || Apr. 1935 – 1 October 1949 || 1935-04-

| Lanzhou || () || Gansu || Province-controlled || May 1941 – 1 October 1949 || 1941-05-

| Hengyang || () || Hunan || Province-controlled || July 1941 – 1 October 1949 || 1941-07-

| Guiyang || () || Guizhou || Province-controlled || July 1941 – 1 October 1949 || 1941-07-

| Taiyuan || || Shanxi || Province-controlled || Nov. 1941 – 1 October 1949 || 1941-11-

| Shanba || () || Suiyuan || Province-controlled || Mar. 1943 – 1 October 1949 || 1943-03-

| Shaoguan || () || Guangdong || Province-controlled || Oct. 1943 – 1944 || 1943-10-

| Yinchuan || () || Ningxia || Province-controlled || Jan. 1944 – 1 October 1949 || 1944-01-

| Weihaiwei || () || Shandong || Province-controlled || 1945 – 1 October 1949 || 1945–　-

| Dihua || || Xinjiang || Province-controlled || Aug. 1945 – 1 October 1949 || 1945-08-

| Zhanjiang || || Guangdong || Province-controlled || Sep. 1945 – 1 October 1949 || 1945-09-

| Xuzhou || || Jiangsu || Province-controlled || Oct. 1945 – 1 October 1949 || 1945-10-

| Xining || || Qinghai || Province-controlled || Nov. 1945 – 1 October 1949 || 1945-11-

| Keelung || || Taiwan || Province-controlled || 25 Oct. 1945 – … (List of cities in Taiwan) || 1945-10-25

| Hsinchu || || Taiwan || Province-controlled || 25 Oct. 1945 – … (List of cities in Taiwan) || 1945-10-25

| Taichung || () || Taiwan || Province-controlled || 25 Oct. 1945 – … (List of cities in Taiwan) || 1945-10-25

| Chiayi City ||  || Taiwan || Province-controlled || 25 Oct. 1945 - … (List of cities in Taiwan) || 1945-10-25

| Tainan || () || Taiwan || Province-controlled || 25 Oct. 1945 – … (List of cities in Taiwan) || 1945-10-25

| Changhua City || || Taiwan || Province-controlled || 25 Oct. 1945 – … (List of cities in Taiwan) || 1945-10-25

| Pingtung City ||  || Taiwan || Province-controlled || 25 Oct. 1945 - … (List of cities in Taiwan) || 1945-10-25

| Taipei || () || Taiwan || Province-controlled || 25 Oct. 1945 – … (List of cities in Taiwan) || 1945-10-25

| Kaohsiung || || Taiwan || Province-controlled || 25 Oct. 1945 -… (List of cities in Taiwan) || 1945-10-25

| Tangshan || || Hebei || Province-controlled || Apr. 1946 – 1 October 1949 || 1946-04-

| Shimen || () || Hebei || Province-controlled || Apr. 1946 – 1 October 1949 || 1946-04-

| Jinan || () || Shandong || Province-controlled || Sep. 1946 – 1 October 1949 || 1946-09-

| Yantai || () || Shandong || Province-controlled || 1947 – 1 October 1949 || 1947–　-

| Bengbu || || Anhui || Province-controlled || Apr. 1947 – 1 October 1949 || 1947-04-

| Zhangyuan || () || Qahar || Province-controlled || June 1947 – 1 October 1949 || 1947-06-

| Yingkou || () || Liaoning || Province-controlled || June 1947 – 1 October 1949 || 1947-06-

| Lüshun || () || Liaoning || Province-controlled || June 1947 – 1 October 1949 || 1947-06-

| Tonghua || || Andong || Province-controlled || June 1947 – 1 October 1949 || 1947-06-

| Andong || () || Andong || Province-controlled || June 1947 – 1 October 1949 || 1947-06-

| Siping || || Liaobei || Province-controlled || June 1947 – 1 October 1949 || 1947-06-

| Jilin || || Jilin || Province-controlled || June 1947 – 1 October 1949 || 1947-06-

| Changchun || () || Jilin || Province-controlled || June 1947 – 1 October 1949 || 1947-06-

| Mudanjiang || || Songjiang || Province-controlled || June 1947 – 1 October 1949 || 1947-06-

| Yanji || || Songjiang || Province-controlled || June 1947 – 1 October 1949 || 1947-06-

| Jiamusi || || Hejiang || Province-controlled || June 1947 – 1 October 1949 || 1947-06-

| Bei'an || || Heilongjiang || Province-controlled || June 1947 – 1 October 1949 || 1947-06-

| Qiqihar || () || Nenjiang || Province-controlled || June 1947 – 1 October 1949 || 1947-06-

| Hailar || () || Xing'an || Province-controlled || June 1947 – 1 October 1949 || 1947-06-

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| Dalian || () || Dalian || Direct-controlled || 5 June 1947 – 1 October 1949 || 1947-06-05

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| Shenyang || () || Shenyang || Direct-controlled || 5 June 1947 – 1 October 1949 || 1947-06-05

| Jinzhou || () || Liaoning || Province-controlled || July 1947 – 1 October 1949 || 1947-07-

| Guisui || () || Suiyuan || Province-controlled || Nov. 1947 – 1 October 1949 || 1947-11-

References

External links

China City Forum
China City Development Institute – academic organization
China Historical Geographic Information System (and Placename Search Engine)

List of cities

Contemporary cities

Types of cities

Renamed cities

Dissolved cities

Tier system

Republic of China (1912–1949)

See also

References

External links