Beijing, Tianjin, Shenyang, Dalian, Harbin, Jinan, Qingdao, Nanjing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Macau, Chongqing, Chengdu and Xi 'an (18).
Level 2: Other sub-provincial cities, special economic zones, provincial capitals, Suzhou and Wuxi;
Shijiazhuang, Changchun, Hohhot, Taiyuan, Zhengzhou, Hefei, Wuxi, Suzhou, Ningbo, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Nanchang, Changsha, Shantou, Zhuhai, Haikou, Sanya, Nanning, Guiyang, Kunming, Lhasa, Lanzhou, Xining, Yinchuan and Urumqi (25)
Level III: 14 One of the coastal open cities with developed economy and high income;
Tangshan, Qinhuangdao, Zibo, Yantai, Weihai, Xuzhou, Lianyungang, Nantong, Zhenjiang, Changzhou, Jiaxing, Jinhua, Shaoxing, Taizhou, Wenzhou, Quanzhou, Dongguan, Huizhou, Foshan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen, Zhanjiang, Beihai and Guilin (24)
Level 4: Other cities and key economic cities with a population greater than 1 10,000;
Handan, Anshan, Fushun, Jilin, Qiqihar, Daqing, Baotou, Datong, Luoyang, Weifang, Wuhu, Yangzhou, Huzhou, Zhoushan, Zhangzhou, Zhuzhou, Chaozhou and Liuzhou (18)
Level 5: other famous economic cities, important transportation hub cities with a population of more than 500,000 and key tourist cities;
Chengde, Baoding, Dandong, Kaifeng, Anyang, Tai 'an, Rizhao, Bengbu, Huangshan, Taizhou, Putian, Nanping, Jiujiang, Yichang, Xiangfan, Yueyang, Zhaoqing, Leshan, Mianyang, Lijiang, Yan 'an, Xianyang and Baoji (23)
There are 108 cities on it. These cities are "108 heroes" in China, and all other cities are Grade 6.
It can also be divided into:
Level 1: Hong Kong, Macau and Taipei-international metropolises.
Grade II: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chongqing-megacities in China.
Level 3: Wuhan, Xi, Nanjing, Chengdu, Hangzhou and Shenyang-the regional central cities of China.
Level 4: Harbin Zhengzhou Changchun Jinan Fuzhou Shijiazhuang Changsha-the rapidly developing capital city of China.
Grade 5: Shenzhen, Dalian, Qingdao, Xiamen, Ningbo, Suzhou, Wuxi, Yantai-non-provincial capital cities with rapid development in China.
Grade 6: Weihai, Zhuhai, Shantou, Haikou, Zhenjiang, Nantong and Huizhou-rapidly developing emerging cities.
Grade 7: Xuzhou, Tangshan, Luoyang, Taiyuan, Daqing and Foshan-heavy industrial cities.