Megalopolises In China
In China, a megalopolis (Chinese: 城市群; pinyin: Chéngshì Qún) is a designation by the government to promote the development of a group of cities through transportation and communication links.
| Chinese | 城市群 |
|---|---|
| Literal meaning | City Group |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Chéngshì Qún |
| Jyutping | Sing4 Si5 Kwan4 |
Conceptual history
The Economist Intelligence Unit in 2012 identified 13 megalopolises: Chang-Zhu-Tan (Greater Changsha), Chengdu, Chongqing, Greater Beijing i.e. Jing-Jin-Ji, Greater Shanghai (incl. Suzhou), Greater Xi'an, Greater Zhengzhou, Greater Guangzhou, Hefei economic circle (incl. Lu'an, Huainan, Chaohu), Shandong Peninsula, Greater Shenyang, Shenzhen and Wuhan.
As of 2018, there are nine officially approved megalopolises in China. In 2017, the National Development and Reform Commission stated that plans for six city clusters had been completed in 2016, five in 2017, with eight more forthcoming for a total of 19 city cluster plans by 2020.[needs update] The new city clusters identified in 2017 were Lanzhou-Xining, Hohhot-Baotou-Ordos-Yulin, Guanzhong Plain, Western Taiwan Straits Economic Zone, and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area.
The Thirteenth Five-Year Plan (covering 2016-2020) highlighted nineteen city clusters to be developed and strengthened pursuant to a geographic layout referred to as two horizontals and three verticals (liang heng san zong).: 206 The highlighted clusters included the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the Yangtze River delta region, and the Greater Bay area.: 206 Development of these clusters includes establishing regional coordination mechanisms, sharing development costs and benefits, collaborative industrial development, and shared governance approaches to ecological issues and environmental protection.: 208
Major Chinese megalopolises
See also
- City proper
- Global city
- List of cities by population
- List of cities in the Far East by population
- List of country subdivisions by GDP over 100 billion US dollars
- List of largest cities
- List of metropolitan areas by population
- List of regions of China
- Megacity
- Megalopolis
- Metropolis
- Metropolitan area
- Urban area
References
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