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Shijiazhuang, referred to as "Shi" [32], is a prefecture-level city, provincial capital, and Type I large city under the jurisdiction of Hebei Province, China. [25] [31] It is an important central city in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region approved by the State Council, and a national comprehensive transportation hub city. [1] [234] It is located in the central and southern part of Hebei Province in North China, with a total area of ​​15,848 square kilometers. [2] [33] As of September 2023, Shijiazhuang City has jurisdiction over 8 urban districts, 11 counties, and administers 3 county-level cities. [3] [34] [220] As of the end of 2024, Shijiazhuang City has a permanent population of 11.2466 million. [240] The dialect is Ji-Lu Mandarin. [37] Shijiazhuang City straddles the Taihang Mountains and the North China Plain. The landforms are complex and diverse. From west to east, they are medium and low mountains, hills, basins, and plains. [38-39] The rivers in the area are the Daqing River system and the Ziya River system in the Haihe River Basin. [40] It has a warm temperate continental monsoon climate with four distinct seasons and long summers and winters. [41] In the middle and late Neolithic period, humans have been living and working in Shijiazhuang. In the third year of Emperor Gaozu of the Western Han Dynasty, Hengshan County was established. In the Song Dynasty, it belonged to Hebei West Road. In the Qing Dynasty, it belonged to Zhili and governed Zhending Prefecture and other places. In 1925, the Republic of China established Shimen City. [42] In 1947, Shimen City was liberated and renamed Shijiazhuang City in the same year. [43] In 1949, it was under the leadership of the Hebei Provincial People's Government. In 1968, the capital of Hebei Province was moved to Shijiazhuang City. [43] In 1993, the Shijiazhuang Regional Administrative Office merged with the Municipal People's Government to form the new Shijiazhuang People's Government. [44]

Qingdao is a sub-provincial city and separately planned city in Shandong Province, China. Located in the southern part of the Shandong Peninsula, the city borders the Yellow Sea to the east and south, covering a total area of 11,293 square kilometers. As of 2024, Qingdao has a permanent population of 10.4425 million. The city is known for its coastal scenery, temperate monsoon climate, and significant maritime characteristics. Qingdao is an important coastal center city and a key port city in northern China.

The central urban area of Shanghai, with famous attractions such as the Bund and Nanjing Road. Huangpu District is under the jurisdiction of Shanghai and is the economic, administrative and cultural center of Shanghai. [89] It is located in the central part of Shanghai's downtown area, at the southwest end of the confluence of the Huangpu River and Suzhou River. It starts from Suzhou River in the north, borders the Huangpu River in the east and south, and extends to Chengdu North Road, Yan'an Middle Road, Shaanxi South Road, Zhaojiabang Road, and Ruijin South Road in the west. The district covers an area of ​​20.52 square kilometers [11], of which 18.71 square kilometers are land and 1.81 square kilometers are water. [11] As of the end of 2023, it has 10 sub-districts under its jurisdiction [67] [69] and a permanent population of 504,700 [85]. Huangpu District carries the history of Shanghai's more than 700 years of city construction and more than 180 years of port opening, and has witnessed the development and changes of Shanghai as an international metropolis. [47] From the tenth year of the Tianbao reign of the Tang Dynasty (751 AD) to the Song Dynasty, it belonged to Huating County. After the district adjustment in December 1959, it was divided into Huangpu District, Luwan District, and Nanshi District. After two “reconstruction” in 2000 and 2011, Huangpu District was established [47]. Huangpu District has four distinct seasons, abundant rainfall, and a long frost-free period. It has a subtropical monsoon climate [36]. It is located in the northeast of the saucer-shaped depression of Taihu Lake and belongs to the saucer edge highland [36]. During his work in Shanghai [47], General Secretary Xi Jinping positioned Huangpu as the “heart, window, and business card” of Shanghai [47]. In June 2020, Huangpu District was selected as the first batch of national demonstration areas for the construction of a law-based government [48]. In January 2021, Huangpu District became the first batch of national cultural and tourism consumption pilot cities [49]. In 2023, Huangpu District will achieve a year-on-year growth of 5.9% in gross regional product (GDP) [85]. In 2024, Huangpu District will achieve a GDP of 334.441 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.0%.

Zhoushan City is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Province. It is the first prefecture-level city in China established with archipelago system. Zhoushan is located at the intersection of China's eastern golden coastline and the Yangtze River golden waterway, and is China's largest archipelago and an important port city.

Weihai is a prefecture-level city in Shandong Province, China, located at the eastern tip of the Shandong Peninsula. The city covers a total area of 5,822.52 square kilometers and has a permanent population of 2.9146 million as of 2024. Weihai has a long history dating back to the Neolithic period and was established as a prefecture-level city in 1987. The city is an important regional center of the Shandong Peninsula, a major marine industry base, and a coastal tourism city as determined by the State Council.

Zhangjiajie City, formerly known as "Dayong", is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Hunan Province. It is one of the most important tourist cities in China, a national key ecological functional area, and an important ecological barrier in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The city has two districts and two counties under its jurisdiction, namely Yongding District, Wulingyuan District, Cili County, and Sangzhi County, with a total area of ​​9,533 square kilometers. [51] At the end of 2024, the permanent population of Zhangjiajie City was 1.4869 million. [90] Zhangjiajie City is located in the northwest of Hunan Province, in the middle and upper reaches of the Lishui River, and belongs to the hinterland of the Wuling Mountain Area. [1] It is the birthplace and central area of ​​the Hunan-Hubei-Chongqing-Guizhou Revolutionary Base. It was built for tourism. It is the window of Hunan's opening up, the living room for welcoming guests, the leader of all-region tourism, and the beautiful business card of Beautiful China. It is known as "an enlarged bonsai and a shrunken fairyland". [51] In September 1982, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park became China's first national forest park. In August 1988, Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan Scenic Area was listed as a national key scenic spot. In 1992, the Wulingyuan Scenic Area, which consists of three major scenic areas including Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, was listed in the World Natural Heritage List by UNESCO; in February 2004, it was listed in the world's first batch of World Geoparks; in 2007, it was listed in China's first batch of national 5A-level tourist attractions. [2] In 2017, Zhangjiajie City was awarded the honorary title of "National Forest City". [3] In 2024, Zhangjiajie City achieved a regional GDP of 65.44 billion yuan, an increase of 3.9% over the previous year.

Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture under the jurisdiction of Yunnan Province. It is located in the tropical northern edge south of the Tropic of Cancer and is China's only tropical rainforest nature reserve. It is known as the "Kingdom of Plants", "Kingdom of Animals", and "Gene Bank of Biology".

Fuzhou is the capital and largest city of Fujian Province, China. Located in the eastern part of Fujian Province, the city faces the Taiwan Strait to the east and covers a total area of 11,968.53 square kilometers. As of 2024, Fuzhou has a permanent population of 8.501 million. The city has a subtropical monsoon climate and is characterized by its warm and humid weather year-round. Fuzhou is an important center city in southeastern China, a national historical and cultural city, and a comprehensive transportation hub city.