What are first-tier cities, second-tier cities, and third-tier cities?

First-tier cities: Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

New first-tier cities (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan): 15 Chongqing, Xi'an, Nanjing, Wuhan, Chengdu, Shenyang, Dalian, Hangzhou, Qingdao, Jinan, Xiamen, Fuzhou and Changsha.

Second-tier cities

Harbin, Changchun, Daqing, Ningbo, Suzhou, Kunming, Hefei, Zhengzhou, Foshan, Nanchang, Guiyang, Nanning, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Wenzhou, Yantai, Zhuhai, Changzhou, Nantong, Yangzhou, Xuzhou, Dongguan, Weihai, Huai'an, Hohhot, Zhenjiang, Weifang, Zhongshan, Linyi, Xianyang, Baotou, Jiaxing, Huizhou, Quanzhou, Qinhuangdao and Luoyang.

Third-tier cities

Urumqi, Haikou, Lanzhou, Xining, Yinchuan, Qiqihar, Anshan, Kunshan, Sanya, Langfang, Wuhu, Fushun, Deyang, Ordos, Jinhua, Yingkou, Tangshan, Baoding, Xingtai, Guilin, Jilin, Jiujiang, Jinzhou, Anqing, Handan, Ganzhou, Tai'an, Liuzhou, Yulin, Xinxiang, Zhoushan, Nanyang, Liaocheng, Dongying, Zibo, Zhangzhou, Cangzhou, Dandong, Yixing, Shaoxing, Huzhou, Hengyang, Chenzhou, Taizhou, Puning, Shantou, Jieyang, Xiangyang, Yichang, Datong, Xiangtan, Yancheng, Ma'anshan, Jiexiu, Changzhi, Rizhao, Changshu, Zhaoqing, Binzhou, Taizhou, Zhuzhou, Mianyang, Pingdingshan, Longyan, Jinjiang, Lianyungang, Zhangjiagang , Yueyang, Jining, Jiangmen, Yuncheng and other 75 cities.