Beijing area: There is a school with strong physics, that is, Beiqing School. Tsinghua mainly relies on condensed matter physics and atomic and molecular physics, as well as excellent quality of teachers and students, and has reached the national first-class level in a short time. In fact, many years ago, Tsinghua ranked first in the country, far ahead of other institutions. Peking University has national influence in all fields. Half a century ago, the Department of Physics of Tsinghua was placed under Peking University, and its strength increased greatly, ranking first in the country for many years in a row. Beijing Normal University is a century-old physics discipline, and theoretical physics has a first-class level in the country. The most famous direction is gravity and relativity. In recent years, it has caught up with hot topics and focused on the development of condensed matter physics. Physics of the National People's Congress (NPC), which was founded less than ten years ago, is B this time. However, due to its high platform and rapid development, people who are interested in NPC physics can be seen at major physics conferences in China. I believe that they will enter B+ in the near future. Of course, there are also schools with good physics, such as Beihang University, Beijing University, Beijing University, and Gong Bei University. These schools also have first-class jobs in China. In addition, don't forget that there are a large number of research institutes with the highest physical quality in Beijing, such as the National Science and Technology University, and powerful departments of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, such as the Institute of Physics, the Institute of Theoretical Physics, the Institute of High Energy, the Institute of Semiconductors and the Beijing Computing Center. So Beijing is a well-deserved Chinese physics research center.
Shanghai area: handed over to Fudan Tongji East China Normal University, four universities with B+ or above are also very strong, as well as a large number of scientific research institutions such as Shanghai University of Science and Technology and Shanghai Institute of Advanced Studies, and the physical research atmosphere is also very good.
Wuhan area: Wuhan University of Science and Technology is above B+ in Huazhong Normal University, with a large number of colleges and universities. There is also a strong research institute that is easily overlooked: Institute of Mathematical Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, which also has a good physical atmosphere.
Hefei area: Of course, it is the Chinese University of Science and Technology. As said in the comment section, at present, the total score of HKUST is the first, and every objective score is the first.
Guangzhou: There are Sun Yat-sen University and South China Normal University with B+ or above, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and Singapore, and there is also a good atmosphere for physics research.
Nanjing University, Zhejiang University, Nankai University, Shandong University, Xiamen University, Lanzhou University, Xi Jiaotong University and Harbin Institute of Technology all stand out in their respective provinces and radiate to neighboring provinces. Here, I would like to mention that Nantah Physics has been firmly at the top of China's physics for many years by virtue of its strong cohesive physical strength. Its fame and strength still exist today, and it can still radiate all over the country, and it has a certain influence in almost all directions of physics.