Metropolitan Regions of China

Metropolitan Regions of China

According to research [ [http://www.amr.gov.cn:8080/yjbg.nsf/d8466781431b676c48256c3e000d8f3f/c3231790364017db482572b20024a758 中国将形成十大城市群] , [http://www.amr.gov.cn/ Academy of Macroeconomic Research] (AMR), 2007] by the [http://en.ndrc.gov.cn/ National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)] of the People's Republic of China, ten major metropolitan regions are forming in China. Together, they constitute about one-tenth (9.99%) of China's land area, one-third (35.02%) of the country's population and one-half (52.83%) of the country's GDP (as in 2005). Among them, the largest three have been established since the beginning of China's economic reform and are expected to remain the leading force of the country's economic development in the coming decades.

Established regions

*Jing-Jin-Ji: around Beijing and Tianjin, including Shijiazhuang, Tangshan, Baoding etc.
*Long Delta: around Shanghai, including Hangzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, Ningbo etc.
*Pearl Delta: around Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macau, including Shenzhen, Zhuhai etc.

Emerging regions

*Shandong Peninsula: around Jinan and Qingdao, including Yantai, Weifang etc.
*Liaoning's Mid-South: around Shenyang and Dalian, including Anshan, Fushun etc.
*Central Plain: around Zhengzhou and Luoyang, including Kaifeng, Xinxiang etc.
*Long River's Middle Course: around Wuhan, including Huangshi, Xinyang, Jiujiang, Yueyang etc.
*Strait's West Coast: around Fuzhou and Xiamen, including Zhangzhou, Quanzhou etc.
*Chuan-Yu: around Chongqing and Chengdu, including Zigong, Luzhou etc.
*Passes' Center: around Xi'an, including Xianyang, Baoji etc.

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