Beijing, Shanghai, etc. As a political and cultural center, Beijing has extremely developed advanced resources, far exceeding any province in China, with 75 national universities, 26 universities with 2 1 1 or above and 8 first-class universities with Class A 985. As the bridgehead of China's economic development, Shanghai is also rich in teaching resources. There are 44 state-owned universities, 9 of which are 2 1 1.