By the end of 20 18, only 1 6 of the top 20 cities in China had GDP exceeding1trillion, namely, Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Tianjin, Suzhou, Chengdu, Wuhan, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Qingdao, Wuxi, Changsha, Ningbo and Zhengzhou. The other four cities close to one trillion are Foshan, Quanzhou, Nantong and Xi 'an.

What are the pure prefecture-level cities?

Prefecture-level cities are the most common cities in China, belonging to the most extensive urban combination in China, without any special policies. Among the top 20 GDP, there are few pure prefecture-level cities. In the top 20:

There are four municipalities directly under the central government: Shanghai, Beijing, Chongqing and Tianjin.

There are eight provincial capital cities: Guangzhou (Guangdong), Chengdu (Sichuan), Wuhan (Hubei), Hangzhou (Zhejiang), Nanjing (Jiangsu), Changsha (Hunan), Zhengzhou (Henan) and Xi 'an (Shaanxi).

There are three special economic zones or cities with separate plans: Shenzhen (sub-provincial cities and special economic zones), Qingdao (sub-provincial cities and cities with separate plans) and Ningbo (sub-provincial cities and cities with separate plans).

The above fifteen cities are all cities that enjoy special treatment and policies, and they are cities that the whole country or the whole province strives to build.

There are only five truly pure prefecture-level cities without policy advantages: Suzhou, Wuxi, Foshan, Quanzhou and Nantong.

Among the five simple cities, only Suzhou and Wuxi have a GDP exceeding one trillion.

Suzhou, Wuxi, Nantong

Suzhou, Wuxi and Nantong are all prefecture-level cities in Jiangsu Province, which are located in the south of Jiangsu Province and are important parts of the Yangtze River Delta Industrial Zone. This area has been an important economic center of China since ancient times. With these three cities+Nanjing four cities, southern Jiangsu has become the province with the largest number of top 20 cities (one province monopolizes four cities). Among them, Suzhou ranks seventh in the country (more than all provincial capitals except Guangzhou) with the strength of a prefecture-level city, and even ranked fifth in the country in early years. I have to say that it is extremely powerful, but there is no civil aviation airport in Suzhou at present. As for the reason, you can find it yourself.

Foshan and Quanzhou

The other two cities in the top 20 are Foshan and Quanzhou. Foshan's GDP has reached 993.6 billion yuan in 20 18, and it will definitely enter the trillion-dollar club in 20 19. Foshan is the main body of the Pearl River Delta. Together with Zhongshan and Dongguan, it undertakes the industrial transfer of Shenzhen and Guangzhou, and is also the economic center of Guangdong Province.

Quanzhou is a prefecture-level city in Fujian Province, and it is also the first economically strong city in Fujian, with a GDP of 846.8 billion yuan in 20 18. According to the fastest growth rate in 2020 and the slowest growth rate in 20021year, Quanzhou entered the trillion clubs. Quanzhou's GDP exceeds Fuzhou, the provincial capital, and Xiamen, a sub-provincial city and a special economic zone.