Table 2. The 36 selected Chinese cities along “the Belt and Road”.
| City | Rank of GDP per person | Rank of population | City | Rank of GDP per person | Rank of population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chongqing | 12 | 1 | Beijing | 2 | 3 |
| Shanghai | 1 | 2 | Chengdu | 7 | 5 |
| Fuzhou | 21 | 19 | Zhengzhou | 14 | 10 |
| Guangzhou | 3 | 6 | Wuhan | 6 | 8 |
| Hangzhou | 8 | 12 | Changsha | 10 | 20 |
| Haikou | 33 | 33 | Nanchang | 23 | 27 |
| Nanning | 26 | 23 | Hefei | 20 | 16 |
| Kunming | 24 | 24 | Tianjin | 5 | 4 |
| Lhasa | 36 | 36 | Ningbo | 11 | 17 |
| Harbin | 19 | 9 | Shenzhen | 4 | 7 |
| Changchun | 22 | 18 | Zhanjiang | 29 | 21 |
| Shenyang | 15 | 15 | Shantou | 31 | 26 |
| Hohhot | 27 | 31 | Qingdao | 9 | 11 |
| Xining | 34 | 32 | Yantai | 16 | 22 |
| Yinchuan | 32 | 34 | Dalian | 13 | 25 |
| Lanzhou | 30 | 29 | Xiamen | 25 | 28 |
| Xi’an | 18 | 13 | Quanzhou | 17 | 14 |
| Urumqi | 28 | 30 | Sanya | 35 | 35 |
Sources: All data are obtained from the <Urban statistical yearbook of China 2016>