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Wikipedia descriptionCity% Correct
the capital of the People's Republic of China, the world's third most populous city proper, and most populous capital cityBeijing
北京
100%
the capital and largest city of Jilin Province... The name of the city means "long spring" in Chinese. Between 1932 and 1945, ______ was renamed Hsinking by the Japanese as it became the capital of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo, occupying modern Northeast ChinaChangchun
长春
100%
a sub-provincial city which serves as the capital of the Chinese province of Sichuan. It is one of the three most-populous cities in Western ChinaChengdu
成都
100%
a major city in southwest China. Administratively, it is one of the four municipalities under the direct administration of central government... It is the largest city proper in the worldChongqing
重庆
100%
major city and seaport in the south of Liaoning Province, China. It is the southernmost city of the Liaodong PeninsulaDalian
大连
100%
a first-tier city in central Guangdong Province, China. An important industrial city in the Pearl River Delta... ______'s city administration is considered especially progressive in seeking foreign direct investment. ______ ranks behind only Shenzhen, Shanghai and Suzhou in exports among Chinese cities... Although the city is geographically and thus culturally Cantonese in the Weitou form and as well as culturally Hakka..., the majority of the modern-day population speaks Mandarin due to the large influx of economic migrants from other parts of ChinaDongguan
东莞
100%
the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian province, China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of ______ are considered to constitute the Mindong (lit. Eastern Fujian) linguistic and cultural areaFuzhou
福州
100%
also known as Canton... the capital and most populous city of the province of Guangdong in southern ChinaGuangzhou
广州
100%
a prefecture-level city in the northeast of China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is situated on the west bank of the Li River and borders Hunan to the north. Its name means "Forest of Sweet Osmanthus", owing to the large number of fragrant sweet osmanthus trees located in the region. The city has long been renowned for its scenery of karst topographyGuilin
桂林
100%
the capital of Heilongjiang province, and largest city in the northeastern region... ______, whose name was originally a Manchu word meaning "a place for drying fishing nets", grew from a small rural settlement on the Songhua River to become one of the largest cities in Northeast China. Founded in 1898 with the coming of the Chinese Eastern Railway, the city first prospered as a region inhabited by an overwhelming majority of the immigrants from the Russian EmpireHarbin
哈尔滨
100%
formerly known as Kweisui, is the capital of Inner Mongolia in the north of the People's Republic of China, serving as the region's administrative, economic and cultural centerHohhot
呼和浩特
100%
a special administrative region on the eastern side of the Pearl River estuary in southern China. With over 7.4 million people of various nationalities in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, ______ is one of the most densely populated places in the worldHong Kong
香港
100%
the capital of Shandong province in Eastern China. The area of present-day ______ has played an important role in the history of the region from the earliest beginnings of civilization and has evolved into a major national administrative, economic, and transportation hubJinan
济南
100%
a prefecture-level city, in northeastern Jiangxi province, China... It is known as the "Porcelain Capital" because it has been producing Chinese ceramics for at least 1,000 years, and for much of that period ______ porcelain was the most important and finest quality in ChinaJingdezhen
景德镇
100%
an oasis city in Xinjiang... It is one of the westernmost cities of China, near the border with Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, and TajikistanKashgar
喀什
100%
the capital and largest city of Yunnan province in southwest China. Known as Yunnan-Fu until the 1920s, today it is a prefecture-level city and the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province as well as the seat of the provincial governmentKunming
昆明
100%
the capital and largest city of Gansu Province in Northwest China. The prefecture-level city, located on the banks of the Yellow River, is a key regional transportation hub, connecting areas further west by rail to the eastern half of the countryLanzhou
兰州
100%
a special administrative region of China on the western side of the Pearl River estuary in southern China. With a population of 667,400 and an area of 32.9 km2 (12.7 sq mi), it is the most densely populated region in the worldMacau
澳門
100%
the capital and largest city of Jiangxi Province in southeastern China... Located in the north-central part of the province and in the hinterland of Poyang Lake Plain, it is bounded on the west by the Jiuling Mountains, and on the east by Poyang LakeNanchang
南昌
100%
the capital of Jiangsu province... and the second largest city in the East China region... Situated in the Yangtze River Delta region, ______ has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having served as the capital of various Chinese dynasties, kingdoms and republican governments dating from the 3rd century to 1949Nanjing
南京
100%
a sub-provincial city in northeast Zhejiang province... Its port, the port of ______–Zhoushan, spread across several locations, is among the busiest in the world and the municipality possesses a separate state-planning statusNingbo
宁波
100%
one of the twelve major subdivisions of Inner Mongolia, China. It lies within the ______ Plateau of the Yellow River... ______ is known for its large scale government projects undertaken recently... When it was newly built, the streets of the new Kangbashi district didn't have much activity and was frequently described as a "ghost city" by the western mediaOrdos
鄂尔多斯
100%
the second largest city in the Heilongjiang province of China, located in the west central part of the province... These are mainly Han Chinese, though the city is also home to thirty-four minorities including Manchus, Daur, and MongolsQiqihar
齐齐哈尔
100%
one of the four municipalities under the direct administration of the central government... It is the most populous urban area in China, and the second most populous city proper in the worldShanghai
上海
100%
a prefecture-level city on the southern shore of Hangzhou Bay in eastern Zhejiang province, China. It was formerly known as Kuaiji and Shanyin and abbreviated in Chinese as Yuè from the area's former inhabitants... It is also noted for ______ wine, meigan cai, and stinky tofuShaoxing
绍兴
100%
the provincial capital and the largest city of Liaoning Province..., as well as the largest city in Northeast China by urban populationShenyang
沈阳
100%
a major city in Guangdong Province, China; it forms part of the Pearl River Delta megalopolis... ______'s cityscape results from its vibrant economy - made possible by rapid foreign investment following the institution of the policy of "reform and opening-up" in 1979. The city is a leading global technology hub, dubbed by media as the next Silicon Valley and China's Silicon ValleyShenzhen
深圳
100%
the capital and largest city of North China's Hebei Province. Administratively a prefecture-level city, it is about 266 kilometres (165 mi) southwest of BeijingShijiazhuang
石家庄
100%
the capital and largest city of Shanxi province in Northern China. It is one of the main manufacturing bases of ChinaTaiyuan
太原
100%
a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu province in eastern China. Situated on the north bank of the Yangtze River, it borders Nantong to the east, Yancheng to the north and Yangzhou to the west... Hu Jintao, former General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, considers ______ his home town as did Mei Lanfang, one of the most famous Peking opera artists in modern Chinese historyTaizhou
泰州
100%
formerly known as Tihwa, is the capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in the far northwest... ______ was a major hub on the Silk Road during China's Tang dynasty, and developed its reputation as a leading cultural and commercial center during the Qing dynasty in the 19th centuryÜrümqi
乌鲁木齐
100%
a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang province... Originally known as Yongjia, ______ was a prosperous foreign treaty port, which remains well-preserved today. It is situated in a mountainous region and, as a result, has been isolated for most of its history from the rest of the country, making the local culture and language very distinct not only from the rest of China but from neighbouring areas as well. It is also known for its emigrants who leave their native land for Europe and the United States, with a reputation for being entrepreneurs who start restaurants, retail and wholesale businesses in their adopted countriesWenzhou
温州
100%
the capital and largest city of the Chinese province of Hubei. It is the most populous city in Central China, with a population of over 10 million, the seventh most populous Chinese city, and one of the nine National Central Cities of ChinaWuhan
武汉
100%
a prefecture-level city in northwest central Gansu province... It is centrally located in between three western capital cities, Lanzhou, Xining, and Yinchuan, making it an important business and transportation hub for the region. Because it is positioned along the Hexi Corridor, historically the only route from central China to western China and the rest of Central Asia, many major railroads and national highways pass through ______, nowadaysWuwei
武威
100%
alternately known as Amoy from Hokkien pronunciation, is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian province..., beside the Taiwan StraitXiamen
厦门
100%
the capital of Shaanxi Province. A sub-provincial city on the Guanzhong Plain in northwest China, it is one of the oldest cities in China, and the oldest of the Four Great Ancient CapitalsXi'an
西安
100%
the capital of Qinghai province in western China, and the largest city on the Tibetan PlateauXining
西宁
100%
known as Pengcheng in ancient times, is a major city in Jiangsu province, China. The city... is a national complex transport hub and the central city of Huaihai Economic Zone. The city is designated as National Famous Historical and Cultural City since 1986 for its relics, especially the terracotta armies, the Mausoleums of the princes and the art of relief of Han dynastyXuzhou
徐州
100%
a prefecture-level city in northeastern Jiangsu province... ______, literally "Salt City", is named after the salt harvest fields surrounding the city. According to historical records, collection and production of sea salt in the region began as early as 119 BC, during the Western Han DynastyYancheng
盐城
100%
a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu Province, China. Sitting on the north bank of the Yangtze, it borders the provincial capital Nanjing to the southwest... Historically, ______ was one of the wealthiest cities in China, known at various periods for its great merchant families, poets, artists, and scholarsYangzhou
扬州
100%
a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province, China. It lies on the southern bank of the Yangtze River near its intersection with the Grand Canal... ______ was formerly the provincial capital of Jiangsu and remains as an important transportation hub. The town is best known in China and abroad for its fragrant black vinegar, a staple of Chinese cookingZhenjiang
镇江
100%
an urbanized archipelago with the administrative status of a prefecture-level city in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang. It consists of an archipelago of islands at the southern mouth of Hangzhou Bay, off NingboZhoushan
舟山
100%
the capital and largest city of Henan Province in the central part of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the National Central Cities in China, the centre of Central Plains area and serves as the political, economic, technological, and educational center of the province, as well as a major transportation hub in China (highway, railway, aviation, communication)Zhengzhou
郑州
80%
a city in western Guizhou province... The name ______ combines the first character from the names of each of the city's three constituent counties... The city is known locally as "The Cool City" or "Cool Capital" due to its low average summer temperatureLiupanshui
六盘水
75%
a city located in the confluence area of Luo River and Yellow River in the west of Henan province... Situated on the central plain of China, ______ is one of the cradles of Chinese civilization, and is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of ChinaLuoyang
洛阳
75%
the southernmost city on Hainan Island... The city is renowned for its tropical climate and has emerged as a popular tourist destination, also serving as the training site of the Chinese national beach volleyball team. The city has become known as "China's Florida", drawing many retirees from Northeast China during winterSanya
三亚
75%
also known as Kalgan and several other names, is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Hebei province in Northern China... Since ancient times, ______ has been a stronghold of military significance and vied for by multiple sides. Hence, ______ is given the nickname the Northern Gate of Beijing... ______ will be one of the host cities at the 2022 Winter OlympicsZhangjiakou
张家口
75%
a county-level city in northwestern Gansu Province, Western China... ______ was a major stop on the ancient Silk Road and is best known for the nearby Mogao CavesDunhuang
敦煌
67%
a prefecture-level city in central Zhejiang province in eastern China... ______ is rich in red soil and forest resources... In medieval China, it formed part of the water network feeding supplies to the southern end of the Grand Canal. It is best known for its dry-cured ______ hamJinhua
金华
67%
the second most populous urban area on the Tibetan Plateau after Xining and, at an altitude of 3,656 metres (11,990 ft), ______ is one of the highest cities in the worldLhasa
拉萨
67%
a prefecture-level port city on the north bank of the Jin River, beside the Taiwan Strait... It is Fujian's largest metropolitan region... ______ was China's major port for foreign traders, who knew it as Zaiton, during the 11th through 14th centuries. It was visited by both Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta; both travelers praised it as one of the most prosperous and glorious cities in the worldQuanzhou
泉州
67%
a prefecture-level city in northwestern Hubei province, China and the second largest city in Hubei by population. It was known as Xiangfan from 1950 to 2010. The Han River runs through ______'s centre and divides the city north-south. The city itself is an agglomeration of two once separate cities... What remains of old ______ is located south of the Han River and contains one of the oldest still-intact city walls in China... Both cities served prominent historical roles in both ancient and pre-modern Chinese historyXiangyang
襄阳
67%
the capital of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China, and historically it was the former capital of the Western Xia Empire of the TangutsYinchuan
银川
60%
a mid-sized city in northern Anhui Province... Its name means "Oyster Wharf" in Chinese, echoing its former reputation as a freshwater pearl fisheryBengbu
蚌埠
50%
a prefecture-level city in the west of Heilongjiang province... The name literally means "Great Celebration". ______ is known as the Oil Capital of China and has experienced a phenomenal boom since oil was discovered at the ______ Oil Field in 1959Daqing
大庆
50%
the capital of Guizhou province of Southwest China. It is located in the center of the province, situated on the east of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, and on the north bank of the Nanming River, a branch of the Wu RiverGuiyang
贵阳
50%
a prefecture-level city in eastern Xinjiang, China. It is well known as the home of sweet ______ melonsHami
哈密
50%
a prefecture-level city in northeastern Jiangsu province... The name can be literally translated as the Port Connecting the Clouds... ______ was known in the West as Haichow, which means the City of Sea. Haichow was opened to foreign trade by the Qing imperial government in 1905Lianyungang
连云港
50%
the capital and largest city by population of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China. It is known as the "Green City" because of its abundance of lush subtropical foliageNanning
南宁
50%
a major city in the east of Shandong Province on China's Yellow Sea coast. It is also a major nodal city of the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) Initiative that connects Asia with Europe. ______ is a major seaport, naval base, and industrial centre... It is also the site of the Tsingtao Brewery, the second largest brewery in ChinaQingdao
青岛
50%
a major city located in southeastern Jiangsu Province of East China, about 100 km (62 mi) northwest of Shanghai. It is a major economic center and focal point of trade and commerce, and the second largest city in the province, after its capital NanjingSuzhou
苏州
50%
a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of Bohai Sea, it is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total population of 15,621,200 as of 2016 estimationTianjin
天津
50%
a prefecture-level city in the Shanbei region of Shaanxi province... It administers several counties, including Zhidan (formerly Bao'an), which served as the headquarters of the Chinese Communists before the city of _____ proper took that role. ______ was near the endpoint of the Long March, and became the center of the Chinese Communist revolution from late 1935 to early 1947. Chinese communists celebrate ______ as the birthplace of the revolutionYan'an
延安
50%
formerly known as Zhifu or Chefoo, is a prefecture-level city on the Bohai Strait in northeastern Shandong Province, China. Lying on the southern coast of the Korea Bay, ______ borders Qingdao on the southwest and Weihai on the east. It is the largest fishing seaport in ShandongYantai
烟台
50%
one of the fourteen prefecture-level cities of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region... ______ is also known for its annual dog meat festival which takes place on 21 June. Over 10,000 dogs are killed at this festival for human consumption. Reports of inhumane treatment, including torture, caused celebrities and others to protest against the FestivalYulin
玉林
50%
a prefecture-level city in central Shandong province... ______ was the centre of the ancient State of Qi, whose capital Linzi was the most populous city in the east about 3000 years ago. ______ is the birthplace of ancient football Cuju, which according to FIFA, was the earliest form of the sport... As the birthplace of Qi culture, ______ is a notable tourist cityZibo
淄博
50%
formerly known as Jehol and Rehe, is a prefecture-level city in Hebei province, situated northeast of Beijing. It is best known as the site of the Mountain Resort, a vast imperial garden and palace formerly used by the Qing emperors as summer residenceChengde
承德
40%
formerly known as Andong, is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Liaoning province... It is the largest Chinese border city, facing Sinuiju, North Korea across the Yalu River, which demarcates the Sino-North Korean borderDandong
丹东
40%
a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu province, China. Located on the northern bank of the Yangtze River, near the river mouth. ______ is a vital river port... Although the city took a blow from the economic depression of the 1930s, as well as the Japanese occupation of the 1930s and 40s, ______ has remained an important center for the textile industry. Because of its deep-water harbor and connections to inland navigational canals, it was one of 14 port cities opened to foreign investment in recent Chinese economic reformsNantong
南通
33%
a prefecture-level city of Hainan province... It is located on Woody Island and administers (actually or nominally) several island groups and undersea atolls in the South China Sea including the Spratly Islands, the Paracel Islands, Macclesfield Bank, Scarborough Shoal, and a number of other ungrouped maritime features. The entire territory is disputed, and the PRC's de facto control over the area variesSansha
三沙
33%
a prefecture-level city in the northwestern part of Hunan province... Within it is located Wulingyuan Scenic Area which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992Zhangjiajie
张家界
33%
a prefecture-level city in southeastern Shandong province, China. It is situated on the coastline along the Yellow Sea, and features a major seaport... The name of the city literally means "sunshine". The city is known for its sustainability, and it mandates solar-water heaters in all new buildings. ______ city was recognized by the United Nations as one of the most habitable cities in the world in 2009Rizhao
日照
20%
literally: 'saddle mountain'... the third-largest prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province...The area contains the famous Qianshan National Park. The city's name is derived from the shape of a nearby mountain that resembles the shape of a horse's saddle... ______ is home to the ______ Iron and Steel Group, one of the largest steel producers in ChinaAnshan
鞍山
0%
the largest city by urban population in Inner Mongolia... The city's Mongolian name means "place with deer", and an alternate name is "Lucheng", meaning "Deer City"Baotou
包头
0%
the capital and most populous city of Hunan province in the south central part of the People's Republic of China... ______ has a history of more than 3,000 years... ______ is now an important commercial, manufacturing and transportation centre.Changsha
长沙
0%
a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong Province, China... It forms part of the western side of the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone, which includes Guangzhou to the east and northeast and Zhongshan to the southeast. ______ is regarded as the home of Cantonese opera, a genre of Chinese opera; Nanquan, a martial art; and lion dancingFoshan
佛山
0%
the capital and most populous city of the Chinese province of Hainan. It is situated on the northern coast of Hainan, by the mouth of the Nandu RiverHaikou
海口
0%
the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang Province in East China. It sits at the head of ______ Bay, which separates Shanghai and NingboHangzhou
杭州
0%
the capital and largest city of the Chinese province of Anhui. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, and cultural center of AnhuiHefei
合肥
0%
a prefecture-level city in southern Anhui province... ______ means Yellow Mountain in Chinese and the city is named after the famously scenic Yellow Mountains which cover much of the city's vast geographic expanseHuangshan
黄山
0%
the second-largest city and former capital of ______ province in northeast China... A prefecture-level city, it is the only major city nationally that shares its name with its provinceJilin
吉林
0%
a prefecture-level city in central Hubei province... ______ is within an area where cotton and oil crops are planted... ______ is so named as in ancient times it was the gateway to Jingzhou, one of the Nine Provinces and means literally Gateway to JingzhouJingmen
荆门
0%
a prefecture-level city in east-central Henan province, China. It is one of the Eight Ancient Capitals of China, having been the capital seven times in history, and is best known for being the Chinese capital in the Northern Song dynastyKaifeng
开封
0%
a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Shanxi province... It is situated along the banks of the Fen River... The GDP of ______ ranked second in Shanxi Province... In 2006, the American Blacksmith Institute listed ______ as one of the ten most polluted cities in the world. Prior to 1978, ______ was famous for its spring water, greenery and rich agriculture and therefore nicknamed "The Modern Fruit and Flower Town". Since then it has been developing into a main industrial center for coal mining, which has significantly damaged the city's environment, air quality, farming, health and its previous status as a green villageLinfen
临汾
0%
a prefecture-level city located in the southeast of Sichuan Province, China. The city, named Jiangyang until the Southern and Northern Dynasties, is known as the "wine city". ______ is best known for its alcoholic beveragesLuzhou
泸州
0%
a prefecture-level city in southern Yunnan Province, China... A major downturn in the price of tea in 2007 caused severe economic distress in the area. The price of ______ has since recovered and ______ tea still contributes much to the income of the areaPu'er
普洱
0%
a county-level city in northwestern Yunnan province... ______ was formerly called Zhongdian County but was renamed on 17 December 2001... after the fictional land of ______ in the 1933 James Hilton novel Lost Horizon, in an effort to promote tourism in the areaShangri-La
香格里拉
0%
a prefecture-level city on the eastern coast of Guangdong, China... a city significant in 19th-century Chinese history as one of the treaty ports established for Western trade and contact, was one of the original special economic zones of China established in the 1980s, but did not blossom in the manner that cities such as Shenzhen, Xiamen and Zhuhai didShantou
汕头
0%
a largely industrial prefecture-level city in the northeast of Hebei province. It has become known for the 1976 ______ earthquake which measured 7.8 on the Richter scale, flattening much of the city and killing at least 255,000 residents according to official estimatesTangshan
唐山
0%
a city in eastern Shandong province, China. It is the easternmost prefecture-level city of the province and a major seaport... Between 1898 and 1930, the city was part of the British leased territory of Weihaiwei; during this time, the city itself was known as Port Edward and served as the capital of WeihaiweiWeihai
威海
0%
a city in southern Jiangsu province, eastern China, 135 kilometres (84 mi) by road northwest of the centre of Shanghai, between Changzhou and Suzhou.... ______ is a prominent historical and cultural city of China and has been a thriving economic centre since ancient times, with the production and export of rice, silk and textilesWuxi
无锡
0%
a prefecture-level city in Hunan province, China. The hometowns of several founding leaders of the Chinese Communist Party, including Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi, and Peng Dehuai, are in the ______ prefecture, as well as the hometowns of Qing dynasty painter Qi Baishi, scholar-general Zeng Guofan, and tennis player Peng ShuaiXiangtan
湘潭
0%
a prefecture-level city in central Shaanxi province, situated on the Wei River a few kilometers upstream (west) from the provincial capital of Xi'an. Once the capital of the Qin dynastyXianyang
咸阳
0%
the second-largest city in Tibet, located about 280 km (170 mi) southwest of Lhasa and home to the Tashilhunpo Monastery, traditionally the seat of the Panchen LamaXigaze
日喀则
0%
a state-level new area in the Baoding area of Hebei, China. Established in April 2017, the area is located about 100 km southwest of Beijing and 50 km east of downtown Baoding. Its main function is to serve as a development hub for the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (Jingjinji) economic triangle. Additionally, "non-core" functions of the Chinese capital are expected to migrate here, including offices of some state-owned enterprises, government agencies, and research and development facilitiesXiong'an
雄安
0%
a prefecture-level city located in western Hubei province, China. It is the second largest city in the province after the capital, Wuhan. The Three Gorges Dam is located within its administrative areaYichang
宜昌
0%
a city of about 1.2 million people in central Zhejiang province, China... The city is famous for its small commodity trade and vibrant market and as a regional tourist destinationYiwu
义乌
0%
a prefecture-level city on the eastern shores of Dongting Lake in the northeastern corner of Hunan Province... ______ is the only international trade port city in Hunan and a famous port city in China... The city's most famous attractions are the ______ Tower and Dongting Lake.Yueyang
岳阳
0%
a prefecture-level city in the south of the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong province... ______ is one of a very few cities in China named after a person. It is named after Dr. Sun Yat-sen (1866–1925), who is known in Mandarin as Sun ______. Sun, the founding father of the Republic of China who is also regarded positively by the People's RepublicZhongshan
中山
0%
a prefecture-level city on the southern coast of Guangdong province in China. Located in the Pearl River Delta... ______ was one of the original Special Economic Zones established in the 1980s. ______ is also one of China's premier tourist destinations, being called the Chinese RivieraZhuhai
珠海
0%

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