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China has more than 663 cities which have
populations exceeding two million. These are industrial
cities which have burgeoned along with the construction of
key state projects. Others are port cities and yet others
are historical and cultural centres. China has made
an all out effort at controlling the size of these cities
and developing medium sized cities with population of 500,000
and small cities with populations of over one million. They
have developed satellite cities and towns in a planned manner.
Beijing is directly controlled by the Central
Government and is the capital of the PRC. It has an
urban population of 7.61 million. It is a political,
cultural, scientific and educational centre of China.
It is also a key transportation hub.
It is sheltered by a chain of mountains in
the West, North and East. The climate is temperate continental.
It has short spring, rainy humid summers and long cold winters.
Autumns are extremely pleasant. The roads are broad
and tall buildings line the roads. It retains the grace
of its history with the bustling activity of modernism.
Shanghai is also administered directly by the Central Government. It is China’s largest city with a population of 9.86 million. It is located halfway down the Chinese mainland coastline near the delta of the river Yangtze. A number of major industries are housed in this city. Development and construction is an important activity in this region.
Tianjin is a major industrial and commercial city in North China. It has an urban population of 5.33 million. It is an important port for offshore shipping and foreign trade. A number of major industries such as iron and steel, chemicals, electric power, textiles and construction materials are located in this city.
Chongqing is the largest industrial and commercial
center of South west china. It is the hub of land and
water transportation in the Yangtze valley. It has an
urban population of 6.61 million. A number of
major industries are located in this city.
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