词条 | Chinese city tier system | |||||||||||||||
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The Chinese city tier system ({{zh|s=中国城市等级制}}) is a hierarchical classification of Chinese cities. There are no such official lists in China, as the Chinese government does not publish or recognize an official definition or a list of cities included in the tier system. However, it is frequently referred to by various media publications for purposes including commerce, transportation, tourism, education, and more.[1][2] Given the rapid development of Chinese cities and the ever-changing dynamic among cities, the tier system has gained wide popularity in recent years as a point of reference. Cities in different tiers reflect differences in consumer behavior, income level, population size, consumer sophistication, infrastructure, talent pool, and business opportunity.[3] The tier system typically includes cities in mainland China only. BackgroundMany economists, consultants and businesses classify cities in China based on the tier system.[4] Businesses frequently refer to the tier system in, for example, devising marketing strategy, as it is understood that treating China as one market is simply not feasible: consumers from different regions and cities have vastly different income levels, behaviors, and trends.[5] Cities in different tiers also differ greatly in population size, infrastructure, and the level of sophistication in products and services. Given the sheer number of cities in China, there is not a single version of this classification. Conventionally, it is understood that there are four tiers, and the consensus is that four cities belong to Tier-1: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen (colloquially known as “Bei-Shang-Guang-Shen”).[6] First-tier cities represent the most developed areas of the country with the most affluent and sophisticated consumers. They are large, densely populated urban metropolises that have huge economic, cultural and political influence in China. ClassificationYicai GlobalIn 2017, Yicai Global, a financial magazine, published a tiered list of the Most Commercially Charming Cities in China, ranking 338 Chinese cities above or at the prefectural level based on the latest business data from 160 commercial brands, customer behavior data from 17 internet companies and Big Data on cities compiled by research institutions. The new ranking assessed the commercial attractiveness of 338 cities drawing from data on five dimensions: (1) concentration of commercial resources, (2) the extent to which a city serves as a commercial hub, (3) vitality of urban residents, (4) diversity of lifestyle, (5) future dynamism. The list below shows Yicai Global's 2017 classification, which contains 338 cities ranked on 6 tiers: tier 1, new tier 1, tier 2, tier 3, tier 4, and tier 5.[7] It is important to note that a "city" in China may refer to an administrative unit at different levels. In short, while there are 334 prefectural-level units in China, there are 2,851 units at the county level, and 39,864 units at the township level.[8] This list includes only units at the prefectural level, the second highest administrative division in China. A "prefectural-level" administrative unit can be a city, a prefecture, an autonomous prefecture, and a league. The four direct municipalities, Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, and Tianjin are also considered cities even though they are officially provincial-level administrative units. It is for these reasons that Yicai Global
South China Morning PostAn unofficial list published by the South China Morning Post ranks 613 Chinese cities on four tiers.[11] This list uses a variety of parameters as the basis of classification: population size, GDP, and administrative hierarchy. According to the South China Morning Post, the Tier 1 Chinese cities consist of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Tianjin, and Chongqing.[11] CriticismSome argue that the tier system limits opportunities for cities that are not ranked among higher tiers. Robert Lawrence Kuhn, an American investment banker and author of How China’s Leaders Think, argues that the so-called “second-tier” cities should actually be called “first-class opportunities,” given that these cities have been growth engines of the Chinese economy, boosted by huge amounts of investment, new infrastructure and an influx of new talent. Kuhn says that "roughly 170 Chinese cities have more than one million residents, but only five – Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, Guangzhou and Shenzhen – are considered “first-tier” in terms of size and per capita Gross Domestic Product. Some of these metropolises have populations that exceed that of many countries and are world-class in every way."[12] References1. ^{{Cite news|url=https://jingtravel.com/why-second-tier-cities-are-the-future-of-chinese-outbound-tourism/|title=Why Succeeding in China's Lower-tier Cities Is So Important - Jing Travel|last=Hinsdale|first=Mason|date=2017-11-01|work=Jing Travel|access-date=2018-04-01|language=en-US}} 2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://chinaplus.cri.cn/news/china/9/20171016/39956.html|title=China's 'new' first-tier cities compete to attract talent|website=chinaplus.cri.cn|access-date=2018-04-01}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-10/31/c_136717574.htm|title=China Focus: China's second-tier cities battle for top talent - Xinhua {{!}} English.news.cn|website=www.xinhuanet.com|access-date=2018-04-01}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.morganstanley.com/ideas/china-small-cities-economic-growth|title=In China, Small Cities to Drive Growth|website=Morgan Stanley|access-date=2018-04-01}} 5. ^{{Cite news|url=https://jingdaily.com/hermes-debut-china-second-tier-city/|title=Hermès to Debut Store in Chinese Second-Tier City {{!}} Jing Daily|date=2017-05-25|work=Jing Daily|access-date=2018-04-01|language=en-US}} 6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://cj.sina.com.cn/article/detail/2693883292/107350|title=北上广深,谁会被挤出一线城市?|website=cj.sina.com.cn|access-date=2018-06-05}} 7. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/11/hangzhou-dongguan-and-others-qualify-as-new-first-tier-cities-in-china.html|title=Netizens say one of the Chinese cities just upgraded to 'first-tier' doesn't deserve the label|last=Ming|first=Cheang|date=2017-06-11|work=CNBC|access-date=2018-04-01}} 8. ^{{Cite web|url=http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/652091468219309036/pdf/704950ESW0CHIN0BLIC00CHINESE0SMT0cn.pdf|title=World Bank 世界银行:中国中小城镇概述|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}} 9. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.yicai.com/news/5293378.html |script-title=zh:2017“新一线”城市排行榜发布成都、杭州、武汉蝉联三甲郑州、东莞新晋入榜_第一财经|website=www.yicai.com|access-date=2018-04-01}} 10. ^{{Cite web|url=http://news.ifeng.com/a/20170526/51165315_0.shtml|script-title=zh:2017城市商业魅力排行榜:15个“新一线”城市,你的家乡上榜了吗?|website=news.ifeng.com|access-date=2018-04-02}} 11. ^1 {{Cite news|url=http://multimedia.scmp.com/2016/cities/|title=China city tiers|last=Hernández|first=Marco|work=South China Morning Post|access-date=2018-04-01|language=en}} 12. ^{{Cite web|url=http://online.wsj.com/ad/article/chinaenergy-cities|title=China’s "Second-Tier" Cities Take Off — Doing Business in China — Presented by Cathay Pacific|last=|first=|date=|website=The Wall Street Journal|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-04-01}} 2 : Subdivisions of China|Country subdivisions in Asia |
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