liuzhou Posted June 15, 2007 at 02:48 AM Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 at 02:48 AM Here is a list of the 100 top cities for quality of life. Unfortunately, they don't give the criteria on which this is judged. My humble abode comes in at No. 95, but I'd rather live here than in almost every city rated higher. The top ten are 1. Shenzhen, 2. Dongguan, 3. Shanghai, 4. Beijing, 5. Hangzhou, 6. Zhuhai, 7. Ningbo, 8. Suzhou, 9. Guangzhou and 10. Xiamen. Cities 1-50 Cities 51-100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameproof Posted June 15, 2007 at 03:08 AM Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 at 03:08 AM Wow, the Shenzhen image looks really weird with that blue sky. In China I would not really talk about "Quality of Life" and more about "Bearability". Pity Hong Kong didn't made it into the top 100. It was only a question of time I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dani_man Posted June 15, 2007 at 09:57 AM Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 at 09:57 AM I'll definitely put Xiamen on the first ten, if not the first one. After traveling there this is a kind of a city I would like to live in China. Beijing?! according to the "bearability" scale, can someone bear that city? Can someone survive this air? Can an ambulance make his way through these jammed streets to save him? I guess this quality of life survey was done by living people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_Lee Posted June 15, 2007 at 06:19 PM Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 at 06:19 PM Pity Hong Kong didn't made it into the top 100. It was only a question of time I guess. Hong Kong is regarded as a 境外 city which technically means it is a Chinese city but doesn't go by China's rules. Therefore most statistics compiled in PRC excludes those data from HK/Macau. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peeter Posted June 17, 2007 at 09:38 PM Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 at 09:38 PM I clicked on this topic, checking to see if the city I'm going to might be in the top 50. And now I feel all the more happy that I'll be spending my year in China in Shenzhen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms2002sss Posted June 18, 2007 at 07:50 AM Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 at 07:50 AM Any chance of someone translating the list into english? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted June 18, 2007 at 10:11 AM Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 at 10:11 AM Probably not, as it would be boring and tedious, especially because the webpage has added lots of text-noise as the same colour of the background, making it a pain to copy and paste. Try instead installing Firefox and the Chinesepera-kun, extension which should solve your problem nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liuzhou Posted June 18, 2007 at 10:29 AM Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 at 10:29 AM Following the top ten we have: 11、无锡 Wuxi 12、青岛 Qingdao 13、佛山 Foshan 14、大庆 Daqing 15、桂林 Guilin 16、温州 Wenzhou 17、嘉兴 Jiaxing 18、绍兴 Shaoxing 19、烟台 Yantai 20、威海 Weihai 21、昆明 Kunming 22、常州 Changzhou 23、秦皇岛 Qinhuangdao 24、大连 Dalian 25、福州 Fuzhou 26、南京 Nanjing 27、扬州 Yangzhou 28、海口 Haikou 29、台州 Taizhou 30、日照 Rizhao 31、中山 Zhongshan 32、泉州 Quanzhou 33、连云港 Lainyungang 34、哈尔滨 Ha'erbin 35、天津 Tianjin 36、克拉玛依 Kelimayi 37、南通 Nantong 38、乌鲁木齐 Wulumuqi (Urumuqi) 39、镇江 Zhenjiang 40、湛江 Zhanjiang 41、襄樊 Xiangfan 42、玉溪 Yuxi 43、徐州 Xuzhou 44、武汉 Wuhan 45、成都 Chengdu 46、济南 Jinan 47、长春 Changchun 48、长沙 Changsha 49、东营 Dongying 50、保定 Baoding 51、西安 Xi'an 52、太原 Taiyuan 53、唐山 Tangshan 54、淄博 Zibo 55、郑州 Zhengzhou 57、沈阳 Shenyang 58、临沂 Linyi 59、石家庄 ShiJiaZhuang 60、重庆 Chongqing 61、吉林 Jilin 62、潍坊 Weifang 63、汕头 Shantou 64、大同 Datong 65、洛阳 Luoyang 66、合肥 Hefei 67、呼和浩特 HuHeHaoTe (Hohhot) 68、南宁 Nanning 69、盘锦 Panjin 70、茂名 Maoming 71、惠州 Huizhou 72、包头 Baotou 73、泰安 Tai'An 74、荆门 Jingmen 75、宜昌 Yichang 76、十堰 Shiyan 77、泰州 Taizhou 78、马鞍山 Ma'an Shan 79 、南昌 Nanchang. 80、湖州 Huzhou 81、莱芜 Laiwu 82、张家口 ZhangJiaKou 83、兰州 Lanzhou 84、齐齐哈尔 QiQiHa'er 85、抚顺 FuShun 86、淮安 Huai'an 87、芜湖 Wuhu 88、贵阳 Guiyang 89、岳阳 Yueyang 90、枣庄 ZaoZhuang 91、湘潭 Xiangtan 92、邯郸 Handan 93、本溪 Benxi 94、南阳 Nanyang 95、柳州 Liuzhou 96、株洲 Zhuzhou 97、鞍山 Anshan 98、安阳 Anyang 99、常德 Changde 100、绵阳 Mianyang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted June 18, 2007 at 10:41 AM Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 at 10:41 AM What on earth happened to Mianyang. It was top ten 'most livable' back then, now it's 100th in 'quality of life'. Did the government hush up a nuclear attack? A more skeptical man than myself may query the validity and use of these surveys and perhaps be curious about the extent of hospitality extended to the judges by city leaders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rincewind Posted June 18, 2007 at 01:00 PM Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 at 01:00 PM I have to question this list when I see "57、沈阳 Shenyang." If Shenyang is that good the rest must be utterly awful. I'm currently living in "97、鞍山 Anshan" and I like it here. I wonder what factors they used when making the list? One flaw that is obvious to me is that quality of life for a Chinese person living in these cities may be very different form the quality of life for a foreign person living there. My personal quality of life in Anshan is much higher than it would be in Beijing because I am effectively quite rich in Anshan where as I'd only be so-so in Beijing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonlaing Posted June 19, 2007 at 03:51 AM Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 at 03:51 AM It seems like some of these cities the livability may also depend on your income. In Shanghai it is one type of life to take taxi's everywhere, party in the expensive bars and restaurants and live in the suburban villas. It is another life style to take buses and cough, cough, bicycles around the city. I would think for a mid range income kunming and Guilin might score higher. Nanjing is nice but 16 is not a bad score. We should do a forum top ten. Roddy can you make a poll that does that? have fun, SimoN:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muyongshi Posted June 24, 2007 at 08:39 AM Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 at 08:39 AM What on earth happened to Mianyang. It was top ten 'most livable' back then, now it's 100th in 'quality of life'. Did the government hush up a nuclear attack? No roddy no nuclear attack or explosion. I haven't turned green yet and all limbs are still in place anyway. I am a bit suspicious about our river though.... It still is in the top 10 of "Cleanest Cities" is how everyone here brags about it but in quality of life...well we only have 1 western chain restraunt so we must not be too bearable. Or maybe it's all the old ladies screaming in 四川话. Go Mianyang! (I still don't know why it makes any list) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david1978 Posted June 24, 2007 at 09:06 AM Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 at 09:06 AM Most of the important points have already been made: 1) we know nothing of the criteria on which this survey is based; and 2) we are limited to a foreigner's perspective. Having said that, I was surprised to see Nanjing rate as high as number 16, a city I found to be intolerably lame and boring, while Xi'an scored as low as 51 with all its rich history, aesthetics, and cuisine. Go figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wushijiao Posted June 24, 2007 at 01:12 PM Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 at 01:12 PM How did Shenzhen beat Shanghai? I bet this poll was highly influened by GDP per capita. I used to teach graduating seniors at a college in Henan five years ago, and almost all of the students planned to go to Shanghai, Shenzhen, a few to the major cities in Zhejiang, a few to Beijing, and only a few planned to stay to Henan. A "brain drain" for Henan, of sorts. But anyway, I think that what the students percieved as the places where they could best pursue their careers is pretty similar to this list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muyongshi Posted June 24, 2007 at 03:04 PM Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 at 03:04 PM wushijiao You get the prize for figuring out the connection! (at least what you said made sense) That would make Mianyang make some sense. Thank you Changhong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venture160 Posted June 24, 2007 at 08:01 PM Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 at 08:01 PM The nicest cities that I have seen in China are Dalian and Yantai.. but I haven't really had a chance to travel much. Is it safe to assume the nicer cities are all on the coast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted June 24, 2007 at 08:37 PM Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 at 08:37 PM For what it's worth, generally the richer cities are in the east / on the coast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muyongshi Posted June 24, 2007 at 11:21 PM Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 at 11:21 PM Mianyang is a rule breaker! Ha ha ha. My city rocks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerfish Posted June 27, 2007 at 03:13 PM Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 at 03:13 PM My city Xi'an 51?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted June 27, 2007 at 03:32 PM Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 at 03:32 PM Do you think it should be higher or lower? Why not take the time to explain your reasons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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