Guangdong Province has three first-tier cities, namely Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Dongguan.

1. Shenzhen City:

A prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province, referred to as "Shenzhen", also known as Pengcheng, is a sub-provincial city in Guangdong Province, a city separately listed in the national plan, and is approved by the State Council A designated special economic zone in China, a national economic center city and an international city

2. Guangzhou City:

A prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province, referred to as "Guangzhou", also known as Yangcheng and Huacheng. , is the capital of Guangdong Province, a sub-provincial city, a national central city, a core city in the Guangzhou metropolitan area, an international business center and a comprehensive transportation hub. Guangzhou is the birthplace of Guangfu culture. Since the Qin Dynasty, it has been the seat of county, state and prefecture governance, and the political, military, economic, cultural and scientific and educational center of South China.

3. Dongguan City:

A prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province, a megacity. Dongguan is located in South China, the central and southern part of Guangdong Province, on the east bank of the Pearl River Estuary, and is the center of the Pearl River Delta. It is one of the cities, one of the cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and one of the cities in the Shenzhen metropolitan area. It is an important transportation hub and foreign trade port in Guangdong and a central city on the east bank of the Pearl River Delta in China approved by the State Council.

What are the first-tier cities?

On April 26, 2018, based on the latest year’s business data of 170 brands, user behavior data of 19 Internet companies and data institutions’ city rankings According to data, China Business News New First-tier Cities Research Institute once again ranked China’s 338 prefecture-level and above cities.

The four first-tier cities have changed their positions in their respective two echelons - from "North, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen" to "Shanghai, North, Shenzhen and Guangzhou". There are also some changes in the seats of the 15 "new first-tier" cities, which are Chengdu, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Xi'an, Wuhan, Suzhou, Zhengzhou, Nanjing, Tianjin, Changsha, Dongguan, Ningbo, Foshan, Hefei, and Qingdao.