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An reflection of the Chinese manufacturing territory: 2018 China Tier City System

Updated: Aug 3, 2018


The China manufacturing engine not only boost Chinese people’s living standard with improving international status but also gradually changing supply chain over the world. To get start with this overview by looking at geographical development regarding Chinese manufacturing, let’s first get to understand backdrop of China city tier system.


Covers almost all tier cities of China
China Railway Map



If you highlight all the 1st and 2nd tier cities in China, you will understand how the Chinese government plans to develop China into the world’s largest economy. They are the most developed regions of Chinese manufacturing bases. 


The tiers are used by analysts to study consumer behavior, income level, politics, and local trends to help tune strategies to local conditions. More than 600 Chinese cities are divided into five tiers with classification according to GDP, administrative level and population. Please find the rundown of latest 2018 China tiered cities, only to highlight New Tier 1 Cities became the most crucial and large manufacturing regions of China.


Actually this is just preface. We believe China's new economic era is out there. The manufacturing growth is turing more rational which will entail transformations in time.


Tier 1 Cities:

They are large densely populated urban metropolises with centralized economic and political influence in China. 

  • Shanghai 

  • Beijing 

  • Guangzhou 

  • Shenzhen 

New Tier 1 Cities

  • Chengdu

  • Hangzhou 

  • Wuhan

  • Chongqing 

  • Nanjing 

  • Tianjin 

  • Suzhou 

  • Xi’an 

  • Changsha

  • Shenyang

  • Qingdao

  • Zhengzhou

  • Dalian

  • Dongguan

  • Ningbo

Tier 2 Cities

Generally they are Provincial capitals, sub-provincial cities, special economic zones, coastal cities and other more developed cities with cultural and economic influence. 

  • Jinan

  • Xiamen

  • Harbin

  • Changchun

  • Fuzhou

  • Shijiazhuang

  • Foshan

  • Yantai

  • Wuxi 

  • Taiyuan 

  • Hefei

  • Nancang

  • Nanning

  • Kunming

  • Wenzhou

  • Zibo

  • Tangshan

Tier 3 Cities:

Most refer to small medium sized cities with strategic significance or comparatively developed with large economic aggregates. Most of them are regional central cities in the province of central, western and eastern China. 

  • Wurumuqi

  • Guiyang

  • Haikou

  • Lanzhou

  • Yinchuan 

  • Xining

  • Huhehaote

  • Baotou

  • Quanzhou

  • Nantong 

  • Daqing

  • Xuzhou

  • Weifang

  • Changzhou

  • Eerduosi

  • Shaoxing

  • Jining

  • Handan

  • Linyi

  • Luoyang

  • Dongying

  • Yangzhou

  • Taizhou

  • Jiaxing

  • Cangzhou

  • Yulin

  • Taizhou

  • Zhenjiang

  • Kunshan

  • Jiangyin

  • Zhangjiagang

  • Yiwu

  • Jinhua

  • Baoding

  • Jilin

  • Anshan

  • Tai’an

  • Yichang

  • Xiangyang

  • Zhoushan

  • Huizhou

  • Nanyang

  • Weihai

  • Dezhou

  • Yueyang

  • Liaocheng

  • Changed

  • Zhangzhou

  • Binzhou

  • Maoming

  • Huai’an

  • Jiangmen

  • Wuhu

  • Zanjiang

  • Langfang

  • Hezhe

  • Liuzhou

  • Baoji

  • Zhuhai

  • Mianyang

Tier 4 and 5 Cities:

I took out a lot from these categories but only touch some well-known cities. From the well-known cities you got a picture of latest classifications.

  • Xingtai

  • Maoming

  • Yulin

  • Yichun

  • Beihai

  • Mudanjiang

  • Pingdingshan

  • Hezhe

  • Zhumadian

  • Datong

  • Changzhi

  • Yiyang

  • Jingmen

  • Guangyuan

  • Guang’an

  • Jixi

  • Hezhou

  • Fangchenggang

  • Qinzhou

  • Guigang


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