Welcome to the Cities of China page. Here you’ll find the biggest city in every Chinese province — and the door to our active WeChat groups for expats in each of them. We built this page to help you find useful contacts, stay on top of local events, and settle into life in China faster. Pick your city, learn about the local groups, and join the community today!

China’s provinces and their biggest cities

China consists of 22 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 direct-administered municipalities, and 2 special administrative regions. Below is the full list with the largest cities in each.

Direct-administered municipalities

  • Beijing (北京 Běijīng) — the capital of China.
  • Tianjin (天津 Tiānjīn) — a major port city near Beijing.
  • Shanghai (上海 Shànghǎi) — China’s largest city and a global financial center.
  • Chongqing (重庆 Chóngqìng) — the huge municipality of the southwest.

Provinces and their biggest cities

  • Anhui (安徽 Ānhuī): Hefei (合肥 Héféi)
  • Fujian (福建 Fújiàn): Fuzhou (福州 Fúzhōu)
  • Gansu (甘肃 Gānsù): Lanzhou (兰州 Lánzhōu)
  • Guangdong (广东 Guǎngdōng): Guangzhou (广州 Guǎngzhōu), Shenzhen (深圳 Shēnzhèn), Dongguan (东莞 Dōngguǎn), Foshan (佛山 Fóshān), Zhuhai (珠海 Zhūhǎi), Zhongshan (中山 Zhōngshān), Huizhou (惠州 Huìzhōu), Jiangmen (江门 Jiāngmén), Chaozhou (潮州 Cháozhōu), Shantou (汕头 Shàntóu)
  • Guizhou (贵州 Guìzhōu): Guiyang (贵阳 Guìyáng)
  • Hainan (海南 Hǎinán): Haikou (海口 Hǎikǒu)
  • Hebei (河北 Héběi): Shijiazhuang (石家庄 Shíjiāzhuāng)
  • Heilongjiang (黑龙江 Hēilóngjiāng): Harbin (哈尔滨 Hā’ěrbīn)
  • Henan (河南 Hénán): Zhengzhou (郑州 Zhèngzhōu)
  • Hubei (湖北 Húběi): Wuhan (武汉 Wǔhàn)
  • Hunan (湖南 Húnán): Changsha (长沙 Chángshā)
  • Jiangsu (江苏 Jiāngsū): Nanjing (南京 Nánjīng), Suzhou (苏州 Sūzhōu), Wuxi (无锡 Wúxī)
  • Jiangxi (江西 Jiāngxī): Nanchang (南昌 Nánchāng)
  • Jilin (吉林 Jílín): Changchun (长春 Chángchūn)
  • Liaoning (辽宁 Liáoníng): Shenyang (沈阳 Shěnyáng)
  • Qinghai (青海 Qīnghǎi): Xining (西宁 Xīníng)
  • Shaanxi (陕西 Shǎnxī): Xi’an (西安 Xī’ān)
  • Shandong (山东 Shāndōng): Jinan (济南 Jǐnán), Qingdao (青岛 Qīngdǎo)
  • Shanxi (山西 Shānxī): Taiyuan (太原 Tàiyuán)
  • Sichuan (四川 Sìchuān): Chengdu (成都 Chéngdū)
  • Yunnan (云南 Yúnnán): Kunming (昆明 Kūnmíng)
  • Zhejiang (浙江 Zhèjiāng): Hangzhou (杭州 Hángzhōu), Ningbo (宁波 Níngbō)

Autonomous regions and their biggest cities

  • Guangxi (广西 Guǎngxī): Nanning (南宁 Nánníng)
  • Inner Mongolia (内蒙古 Nèiménggǔ): Hohhot (呼和浩特 Hūhéhàotè)
  • Ningxia (宁夏 Níngxià): Yinchuan (银川 Yínchuān)
  • Xinjiang (新疆 Xīnjiāng): Urumqi (乌鲁木齐 Wūlǔmùqí)
  • Tibet (西藏 Xīzàng): Lhasa (拉萨 Lāsà)

Special administrative regions

  • Hong Kong (香港 Xiānggǎng)
  • Macau (澳门 Àomén)

Join our WeChat groups!

From this page you can reach detailed pages for individual cities and regions as we publish them. Join our active WeChat groups to get practical advice, find housing, build business contacts, and stay on top of local news. Our groups are kept free of spam and junk ads, so you can find your people and talk about what actually matters.

How to join a city group

  1. Choose your city and tell the admin which group you want to join.
  2. Scan the admin’s QR code below, or search for the admin’s WeChat ID shown next to it.
  3. Add the admin as a friend.
  4. Complete the entry conditions the admin sends you in a private message.

ADMIN

WeChat QR code — Group Admin

On your phone: press and hold the code → Add to Photos, then open WeChat → Discover → Scan → the album icon (top right).

Scan this QR code in WeChat to add the admin as a friend.

WeChat ID

Then open WeChat → Search → paste → Add.

Group Admin

Join our WeChat groups today and become part of an active international community in China!