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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.

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]

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".

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.

Nanping is a prefecture-level city in Fujian Province, China, located in the northern part of Fujian Province at the junction of Fujian, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi provinces. The city covers a total area of 26,300 square kilometers, making it the largest prefecture-level city in Fujian Province by area. As of 2023, Nanping has a permanent population of 2.63 million. The city has over 4,000 years of history and is one of the birthplaces of Fujian culture. Nanping was established as a prefecture-level city in 1994.

Lianyungang, formerly known as Haizhou, is a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province, China. Located on the central coast of China, it borders the Yellow Sea to the east and connects to Xuzhou and Suqian to the west. The city covers a land area of 7,615 square kilometers and a sea area of 7,516 square kilometers. As of 2024, Lianyungang has a permanent population of 4.5817 million. The city is known for its coastal scenery and has two national 5A-level scenic spots: Liandao and Huaguo Mountain, along with 14 4A-level scenic areas.

Shenzhen City, abbreviated as "Shen", also known as Pengcheng, is a prefecture-level city, a sub-provincial city, a national planned city, and a megacity under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province. It is a Chinese special economic zone approved by the State Council, a national innovative city, a modern marine city, an international comprehensive transportation hub city, a national economic center, a national advanced manufacturing base, a gateway to the outside world, an important carrier of an international science and technology innovation center, and a pilot demonstration zone of socialism with Chinese characteristics [1] [346-347]. It is located in the southern part of Guangdong Province, on the east bank of the Pearl River Estuary, bordering Daya Bay and Dapeng Bay to the east, the Pearl River Estuary and Lingdingyang to the west, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to the south, and Dongguan City and Huizhou City to the north [191]. By the end of 2024, the city will have 9 districts, a total area of ​​1,997.47 square kilometers, and a permanent population of 17.9895 million [378]. Shenzhen has a 7,000-year history of human activities and a 1,700-year history of city construction [326]. It is a comprehensive landform with hills as the main feature, and a combination of low mountains, hills, plateaus, terraces, and plains [323]. It has a subtropical monsoon climate, with long summers and short winters, mild weather, abundant sunshine, and abundant rainfall [324]. Shenzhen's predecessor was Bao'an County [236] [238] [285]. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the main part of the city belonged to Xin'an County of Guangzhou Prefecture [234-235]. Before the establishment of the city, it belonged to Huiyang District [239]. The name Shenzhen first appeared in historical records in the eighth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1410). In March 1979, Bao'an County was renamed Shenzhen City, which was under the dual leadership of Guangdong Province and Huiyang District. In November, it was directly under the leadership of Guangdong Province. On August 26, 1980, Shenzhen established the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone [290] [376]. Shenzhen is one of the key overseas Chinese hometowns in Guangdong Province, one of the important old revolutionary bases, and one of the birthplaces of the Dongjiang Column during the Anti-Japanese War [327-328]; it is a window of China's reform and opening up and an emerging immigrant city, creating the world-renowned "Shenzhen Speed" and is known as the "Silicon Valley of China" [254]; it is also one of the four central cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, a national logistics hub, an international science and technology industry innovation center [2], and one of China's three national financial centers [3]. In 2024, Shenzhen's GDP will reach 3680.187 billion yuan, an increase of 5.8% over the previous year

Chongqing City, referred to as "Yu", also known as Mountain City and River City, is a municipality directly under the Central Government of the People's Republic of China and a megacity, a national central city, [1] [247] an important central city in China approved by the State Council, a national historical and cultural city and an international comprehensive transportation hub city. It is a national advanced manufacturing base, a western science and technology innovation center and a gateway to the outside world, and a shipping center in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. [1] It is a financial center in the west, [240] [246] [248] an international consumer center city, [239] it has 38 districts and counties under its jurisdiction, [163] with a total area of ​​82,400 square kilometers, [28] by the end of 2024, Chongqing's permanent population will be 31.9047 million. [259] Chongqing is located in southwest China. It is the only city in China that has a national logistics hub with five types of services: water, land, air, production services, and commercial services. [2] It plays a supporting role in the development of the western region, a driving role in the Belt and Road Initiative, and a demonstration role in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. [3-4] It has a national-level Wuling Mountain (southeast Chongqing) Tujia and Miao Cultural Ecological Protection Area [265]; it has the world cultural heritage Dazu Rock Carvings, the world natural heritage Wulong Karst, and Nanchuan Jinfo Mountain. Chongqing is the birthplace of Bayu culture and has a history of more than 3,000 years. [144] It has been called "Natural Chongqing" since ancient times. [156] Emperor Guangzong of Song Dynasty first named him Prince Gong and then ascended the throne. He promoted Gongzhou to Chongqing Prefecture, hence the name. The Xia Shang Ba Kingdom established its capital here. [145] The Great Xia Kingdom was established here in the late Yuan Dynasty. [195] Chongqing was opened as a port in the late Qing Dynasty and the National Government moved its capital to Chongqing, making Chongqing the political, military, economic and cultural center of the rear area of ​​modern China and the birthplace of the Red Rock Spirit. [144] In the early days of the People’s Republic of China, it was the seat of the Southwest Region and a municipality directly under the Central Government. In 1997, it was restored to a municipality directly under the Central Government.