(2) Third-tier cities include Zhuhai, Zhenjiang, Haikou, Yangzhou, Linyi, Tangshan, Hohhot, Yancheng, Shantou, Langfang, Taizhou, Jining, Huzhou, Jiangmen, Yinchuan, Zibo, Handan, Wuhu, Zhangzhou and Mianyang.
(3) Introduction of second and third tier cities:
1, a second-tier city-Fuzhou
Fuzhou, referred to as Rongcheng for short, belongs to Fujian Province, located in the east of Fujian Province, the lower reaches of Minjiang River and coastal areas. It is the capital of Fujian Province, the political, cultural and transportation center of Fujian Province, and one of the central cities in the economic zone on the west side of the Taiwan Strait.
2. Second-tier city-Jinan City
Jinan, also known as "Spring City", is the capital of Shandong Province, one of the 15 sub-provincial cities in China, the central city in the southern wing of the Bohai Rim region, and the political, cultural, educational, economic, transportation and scientific and technological center of Shandong Province.
3. Changchun, a second-tier city
Changchun, referred to as "Chang", is also called "Spring City". It was called "Xi Du", "Tea Achong" and "Huanglongfu" in ancient times. It is the capital of Jilin Province, a sub-provincial city and the central city of Northeast Asia economic circle. The State Council is one of the central cities in Northeast China, a national historical and cultural city, an important industrial base and a comprehensive transportation hub in China.
4. Second-tier city-Harbin
Harbin, referred to as "Ha", is also called "Ice City". It is the capital of Heilongjiang Province, a sub-provincial city, a megacity and one of the central cities in Northeast China. It is the core city of Harbin metropolitan area, the center of transportation, politics, economy, culture and finance in Northeast China, and also the mega-city with the largest land jurisdiction area and the third registered population in China province.
5. Second-tier city Wenzhou
Wenzhou, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Province, is referred to as "Ou" for short; One of the three central cities in Zhejiang Province. Wenzhou has a long history of more than 2,000 years. It is the pioneer area of private economy development in China and the frontier of reform and opening up. In the early days of reform and opening up, it was famous all over the country for "Wuchuan in the south and Wenzhou in the north".
6. Third-tier city-Shantou City
Shantou is a municipality under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province and a special economic zone. It is also an important port city in the southeast coast and a central city in eastern Guangdong. Located in the east of Guangdong Province, at the southern tip of Hanjiang Delta, it is adjacent to Chaozhou City in the north, Jieyang City in the west and the South China Sea in the southeast.
7. Third-tier city-Tangshan City
Tangshan, referred to as "Tang" for short, is a prefecture-level city in Hebei Province. Located in the east of Hebei Province, northeast of North China Plain, bordering Bohai Sea in the south, Yanshan Mountains in the north, and adjacent to Beijing and Tianjin, it is located in the throat of North China and Northeast China. It is the central city of Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan industrial base and the sub-central city in the northeast of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration. Total area 13472 km2.
8. Third-tier city-Luoyang City
Luoyang, formerly known as Zhenti, Xibo, Luoyi, Luoyang, Luo Jing, Luo Jing, Shen Du and Luocheng, is located in the west of Henan, in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. It is named because it is located in the sun of Luohe. It is the first batch of national historical and cultural cities in the State Council, one of the four ancient capitals in China and a world cultural city.
9. Third-tier city Haikou
Haikou, also known as "Coconut City", is the capital of Hainan Province, the strategic fulcrum city of the National Belt and Road Initiative, and the central city of the Beibu Gulf urban agglomeration. Located in the north of Hainan Island, bordering Wenchang in the east, Chengmai in the west, Ding 'an in the south and Qiongzhou Strait in the north, it is the political, economic, scientific and cultural center and the largest transportation hub of Hainan Province.
10, third-tier city-Zhenjiang
Zhenjiang is a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province, located in the south of Jiangsu, the south bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the west section of the Yangtze River Delta. Runzhou was called in ancient times and was the capital of Jiangsu Province in the Republic of China. Zhenjiang is the core city of Nanjing metropolitan area, the national southern Jiangsu modernization demonstration zone and an important part of Jiangsu Yangtze River Economic Belt. There are famous institutions of higher learning such as Jiangsu University and Jiangsu University of Science and Technology.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-second-tier cities
Baidu encyclopedia-third-tier cities