On July 18, the list of China's Top 100 Cities in 2023 was released in Shanghai, the ninth consecutive year that Wharton Economic Institute has compiled and released the list since 2015.
According to reports, the list takes the top 110 cities at the prefecture level and above in terms of GDP as the annual finalists, and sorts them according to their hard and soft economic indicators.
According to the list, the top 100 cities achieved a total regional GDP of 84.87 trillion yuan ($11.78 trillion) this year, accounting for 70.16 percent of total GDP, and the top 100 cities have 769 million permanent residents, accounting for 54.43 percent of the country's population.
Let's take a look at the top 10 cities.
10 Tianjin
Photo taken on Oct 5, 2022 shows the giant Ferris wheel called the "Tianjin Eye" in North China's Tianjin. The wheel is 110 meters in diameter and equipped with 48 capsules. [Photo/VCG]
9 Chengdu
People visit the Xinjin agriculture garden and exhibition house in Chengdu, Sichuan province, in September, 2022. [Photo provided to China Daily]
8 Wuhan
This aerial stitched photo taken on June 6, 2023 shows the Hankow Customs House in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province. [Photo/Xinhua]
7 Suzhou
An aerial view of Suzhou Industrial Park in Jiangsu province. [Photo by LIU JIANWEI/FOR CHINA DAILY]
6 Nanjing
This aerial photo taken on June 10, 2023 shows a boat sailing on the Qinhuai river in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province. [Photo/VCG]
5 Hangzhou
An aerial view of West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province on Nov 23, 2022. [Photo/IC]
4 Guangzhou
This aerial photo taken on June 10, 2023 shows the urban view along the Zhujiang river in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province. [Photo/VCG]
3 Shenzhen
A bird's eye view of Qianhai of Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. [PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY]
2 Shanghai
A view of the Huangpu River in Shanghai. [Photo/VCG]
