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Nanjing City (English: Nanjing City), abbreviated as Ning, also known as "Jinling", "Jiankang" and "Stone City", is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province, China, the capital of Jiangsu Province [284], a sub-provincial city, and a megacity [403]. It is located in the southwest of Jiangsu Province and the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It is a city in the central area of ​​the Yangtze River Delta [1]. Nanjing City has a northern subtropical humid monsoon climate, with distinct four seasons, abundant rainfall, short spring and autumn, long winter and summer, and a large annual temperature difference. It is known as the "natural geological museum". There are many geomorphic units such as Yangtze River floodplain, water-rich soft soil, hills, and karst [9]. The total area is 6587.04 square kilometers. As of December 2023, Nanjing City has 11 districts [499]. At the end of 2024, Nanjing City has a permanent population of 9.577 million [493]. The Nanjing dialect is Jianghuai Mandarin [462]. Nanjing is an important central city in eastern China approved by the State Council, a national historical and cultural city, an international comprehensive transportation hub, a national advanced manufacturing base, an eastern industrial innovation center, a regional science and technology innovation highland, an eastern modern service industry center, a regional shipping and logistics center, and the headquarters of the Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army. Nanjing is known as the "ancient capital of six dynasties" and the "metropolis of ten dynasties". The cultural influence of the city reaches the entire East Asia [284]. There were ancient human activities in the Nanjing area 1 to 1.2 million years ago. Nanjing was built in the late Shang Dynasty more than 3,100 years ago [461]. Nanjing was established as the capital in the first year of Huanglong in the Eastern Wu Dynasty (229 AD). On April 23, 1949, Nanjing was liberated. In 1953, it was designated as the capital of Jiangsu Province, and in 1994 it was designated as a sub-provincial city [6]. The four pillar industries of steel, petrochemicals, automobiles, and electronics are the "basic plate" of Nanjing's economy. Nanjing is one of the top ten cities in the country in terms of economy and manufacturing. It is a “nationally important regional financial and business center” as defined by the National Development and Reform Commission. It is the only pilot city in the country for comprehensive reform of the science and technology system and the first “Chinese Software City” in China. [327] In 2024, Nanjing will achieve a regional GDP of 1,850.081 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.5%.

Guilin City, abbreviated as "Gui", is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is a world-famous scenic tourism city and an international tourism comprehensive transportation hub. Guilin is renowned for its karst landscape and is often described as having "the most beautiful scenery under heaven".

Dali City (Bai: Dallit sil) is a county-level city in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China, and is also the capital of Dali Prefecture. It is located in the western part of Yunnan Province, China, on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, at the foot of Cangshan Mountain, and on the shore of Erhai Lake. The city covers an area of ​​1,739 square kilometers, with a total population of 771,100 in 2020. The Municipal People's Government is located in Haidong Town. Dali City is a national historical and cultural city[6], an excellent tourist city in China, a national garden city[7], and a national comprehensive tourism demonstration area[8]. In ancient times, it was the capital of Nanzhao Kingdom and Dali Kingdom successively. It is one of the earliest developed regions in Yunnan Province and has served as the political, economic and cultural center of Yunnan for more than 500 years.

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.

Harbin (Manchu: ᡥᠠᠯᠪᡳᠨ, Mulinde transliteration: Halbin), also known as Habu[5] or Hashi, is located in the northern part of China's Northeast Plain. It is the capital of Heilongjiang Province, the People's Republic of China,[6][7][8], a sub-provincial city, and an important regional center city in Northeast China.[7] Harbin is the political, economic, cultural and foreign-oriented center of northern Northeast China. It is also the largest city in China with the third largest registered population among provincial capitals.[9][8] The city's administrative area covers an area of ​​10,198 square kilometers.[10] The municipal government is located at No. 1 Century Avenue, Songbei District. It has 45 ethnic minorities and a variety of religious cultures. It is the only city in China where Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, Orthodoxy, Christianity, and Islam coexist. [11] Harbin is located in the southern part of Heilongjiang Province. It has a temperate continental monsoon climate with an average annual temperature of only 5.2℃. The winter is cold and long, and the summer is warm and short. It is a winter ice and snow tourism and summer resort. It is famous for its annual International Ice and Snow Festival and its strong European style. It is also one of the first batch of excellent tourist cities in China[12] and a famous historical and cultural city in China[13]. Due to its geographical location, Harbin was a bridgehead for Tsarist Russia and the Soviet Union to connect with China and the Far East in the first half of the 20th century. It is also an important international trade city in northern China and one of the earliest international cities in China in the 1920s[14]. Harbin's urban architectural style is still deeply influenced by it. Various European-style buildings brought by early Russian, Eastern European, Jewish and other immigrants are scattered throughout the city. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was gradually transformed into a central city with both industry and commerce. Today, Harbin still occupies an important position in international trade[15] and is the permanent rotating host city of the China-Russia Expo[16]. Harbin is known as the pearl of the Eurasian Continental Bridge and is an important hub of the First Eurasian Continental Bridge and the Sky Corridor[8]. According to the "Plan for Border Development and Opening-up in Northeastern Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia" approved by the State Council in 2013[17], Harbin is the center of the border development and opening-up channel, a regional central city in Northeast Asia[18], and also the core city in the northern part of the Harbin-Changchun urban agglomeration. The 9th Asian Winter Games will be held in Harbin in 2025[19].

Leshan City (Sichuan dialect pinyin: No2san1; local pronunciation: [nʊʔ3sã55]), formerly known as Jiazhou and Jiading, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China, located in the south-central part of Sichuan Province. The city borders Zigong City and Yibin City to the east, Liangshan Prefecture to the south, Ya'an City to the west, and Meishan City to the north. It is located in the southwest of the Sichuan Basin, with the Chengdu Plain in the north, the hilly area of ​​central Sichuan in the east, and the Xiaoliangshan Mountains in the southwest. The terrain is high in the southwest and low in the northeast. The Minjiang River runs from north to south, merges with the Dadu River and the Qingyi River in the urban area, and then flows out of the city to the southeast. The total area of ​​the city is 12,720 square kilometers, with a population of 3.2605 million. The Municipal People's Government is located in the Shizhong District. Leshan is a national historical and cultural city and an excellent tourist city in China. The famous Leshan Giant Buddha is located on the south side of Lingyun Temple on the east bank of the Minjiang River. Mount Emei, one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China, is located in the northwest of the city.

Jinhua City, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Province, is located in the central part of Zhejiang Province. It is adjacent to Taizhou City in the east, Lishui City in the south, Quzhou City in the west, and Shaoxing City and Hangzhou City in the north. It belongs to the hilly basin area of ​​central Zhejiang Province, with high terrain in the north and south and low terrain in the middle. It has a mid-subtropical monsoon climate with distinct four seasons, moderate annual temperature, abundant heat, and heavy rainfall. The total area is 10,942 square kilometers. [2] [33] As of the end of 2023, Jinhua City has jurisdiction over 2 districts, 3 counties, and administers 4 county-level cities. [5] As of the end of 2024, Jinhua City has a permanent population of 7.209 million. [101] Jinhua City is a central city in central and western Zhejiang Province, a national historical and cultural city, an inland open national comprehensive transportation hub city, an important innovative smart manufacturing city in the Yangtze River Delta region, an important growth pole in the southern wing of the Yangtze River Delta, and an inland open hub center city. [1] Jinhua (Wushang County) has been established for more than 2,200 years. It was originally part of the Yue Kingdom and was incorporated into Kuaiji County during the Qin Dynasty. It was named because it was "located where the two stars Venus and Wu Nu compete for brilliance". Since the establishment of Dongyang County in the first year of the Wu Baoding Period (266 AD) during the Three Kingdoms Period, it has a history of more than 1,800 years and a splendid culture. It is a national historical and cultural city. [2] [11] Jinhua City is known as "a historical and cultural state, a place where celebrities gather, a city with flourishing literary style, and a beautiful hometown with clear waters and beautiful mountains". [2] Scenic spots in the city include the national scenic area Shuanglong Cave and Huang Daxian Ancestral Temple. On October 1, 1949, seven outstanding Jinhua people, including Chen Wangdao, Shi Fuliang, Feng Xuefeng, Yan Jici, Wu Han, Qian Jiaju and Ai Qing, went up to the Tiananmen Gate Tower together with Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De and other founding leaders to participate in and witness the birth of New China. [104]

Sanya City is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Hainan Province. It is located at the southernmost tip of Hainan Island and is known for its tropical climate, beautiful beaches, and luxury resorts. Sanya is one of China's most popular tourist destinations and is often called the "Hawaii of China".