Modern cities in China
Skylines, transit density, tech districts, and how daily commerce actually runs — read the working city, not only the postcard.
9 cities
Shanghai
The China haircut city — Bund nights and French Concession walks.
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Shenzhen
Huaqiangbei electronics, a new skyline, and an easy stop from Hong Kong.
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Chongqing
Cyberpunk nights at Hongyadong, and hotpot hotter than Chengdu.
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Tianjin
Concession streets, a jianbing breakfast, and a Haihe night.
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Yiwu
The wholesale city: clear districts, small lots, no agent required.
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Xuchang
Pangdonglai — the supermarket people cross the country to see.
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Wuhan
Wuhan is China's great River City: where the Yangtze meets the Han and splits three towns (Wuchang, Hankou, Ha
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Changsha
Changsha is a 'mountain-isle-city' strung along the Xiang River: a 2,100-year-old Han kingdom re-discovered at
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Shenyang
Shenyang is where the Qing dynasty was born and the 20th century began: an early-Qing Manchu palace second onl
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