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The Chinese city tier system (Chinese: 中国城市等级制; pinyin: Zhōngguó chéngshì děngjízhì; lit. 'Chinese city hierarchy') is an unofficial hierarchical classification of Chinese cities in the People's Republic of China (PRC). There are no such official lists in the country, as the Chinese government does not publish or recognize ...
Zhao C (Chinese: 赵C; pinyin: Zhào C) is a well-known example, having attracted much media attention [11] [12] due to a bizarre case regarding a forced name change by the government due to naming regulations. This case is the first of name rights in the People's Republic of China. [13]
According to the administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China, including Hong Kong and Macau, [clarify] there are three levels of cities: provincial-level cities [1] (consisting of municipalities and Special Administrative Regions [failed verification] [clarify] [2]), prefecture-level cities, and county-level cities.
This partial list of city nicknames in China compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in China are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to locals, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce.
B) By the county-level city, county, or banner otherwise; autonomous counties should omit the ethnic groups and the word "Autonomous" (e.g. Huanren Manchu Autonomous County → Huanren County) as long as no ambiguity is created by the short form. If the name of the parent county-level city or county is ambiguous, revert to 2A).
List of name changes due to the George Floyd protests, mainly names considered to honor people with racist views, or which are offensive to certain ethnic or racial groups 2025 Presidential executive order Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness , changing the name of part of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and changing the name ...
A prefectural level city is often not a "city" in the usual sense of the term (i.e., a large continuous urban settlement), but instead an administrative unit comprising, typically, a main central urban area (the core city, city as in the usual sense, usually with the same name as the prefectural level city) surrounded by rural areas, which ...
Situated on the banks of the narrow Heng River [1] [a] valley, a tributary of the Yangtze, the town of Yanjing, Yanjin's county seat, has been referred to as the "World's Narrowest City." [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The buildings of the city are situated on tall pillars, which is a preemptive measure toward water-level rise during periods of heavy flooding. [ 4 ]