Changes in the cities’ locations and populations between 1978 and 2017. Source: XINHUA

China’s urbanization has made steady progress since the reform and opening up four decades ago.

Cities across the country have strengthened themselves in all respects. These graphs show the achievements of urbanization. One of them categorizes the course of urbanization into four development stages. The others compare the changes in the locations and populations of Chinese cities.

(edited by MA YUHONG)