

Categorization of megalopolis based on Competitive Advantage Index "I hope it can arouse the attention of leading officials of Chinese cities and sociologists," he said.ġ. He added that through an analysis and evaluation of the comprehensive strength, development differences, and problems of the 10 megalopolises, the China Integrated City Index offers instrumental value on understanding megalopolis policies and urban development. He said megalopolis have already become a primary embodiment of urbanization in China now, with the radiating capacity of the three major ones - the Yangtze River Delta, the Pearl River Delta, and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region - extensively recognized. Zhao Qizheng, former minister of the State Council Information Office of China, commented that one of the major features of this edition of the China Integrated City Index is a focused analysis of megalopolis, and an effort in line with my long-held expectations for index-based research. With a combined population and GDP respectively accounting for 69.9% and 77.7% of the national total, they constitute the most important platform for China's social and economic development. The 10 megalopolises - the Yangtze River Delta, the Pearl River Delta, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the Chengdu-Chongqing region, the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, the coastal areas of Guangdong, Fujian, and Zhejiang, the Shandong Peninsula, the Beibu Gulf, the Central Plains, and the Guanzhong Plain - involve 173 cities at the prefecture level and above.

After releasing the China Integrated City Index 2021, Cloud River Urban Research Institute has conducted an all-round examination of the top 10 megalopolis out of the 19 currently planned by the government, and comprehensively evaluated the strength and development of each one of them. Megalopolis is a primary embodiment of new urbanization in China. How many megalopolises are there in China? How should their development be compared and evaluated? Which one of them is the most developed megalopolis in China? Cloud River Urban Research Institute has tried to comprehensively evaluate the development of megalopolis in China based on its China Integrated City Index. Editor's note: Megalopolis, including the Yangtze River Delta, the Pearl River Delta, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, and the Chengdu-Chongqing region, are leading China's social and economic development.
