The following is a list of the top 10 cities in China in different periods of Xia, Shang and Western Zhou. History is not very detailed, so this list started from the Warring States Period:

Top 10 cities in the Warring States Period: Linzi, Xianyang, Handan, Daliang (Kaifeng), Du Ying (Jingzhou), Cheng Zheng (Xinzheng), Qufu, Luoyang, Chengdu and Gusu.

A the warring States period can be called linzi era, and qi benefited from fishing salt. After the accumulation in the Spring and Autumn Period, in the Warring States Period, the economy of Qi was the most prosperous and the city's commercial trade was developed. Now FIFA also recognizes that football originated in Linzi, so Linzi was the most famous in the Warring States Period, and it made Xianyang, Qin Dou the first city in China.

Before the Western Han Dynasty 10 Cities: Chang 'an (Xi 'an), Luoyang, Chengdu, Wancheng (Nanyang), Handan, Linzi, Pengcheng (Xuzhou), Changsha, Panyu (Guangzhou) and Guangling (Yangzhou).

B the western Han dynasty can be called the Chang' an era, when Chang' an was a prosperous city alongside Rome.

Top 10 cities at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty: Luoyang, Chang 'an (Xi 'an), Wancheng (Nanyang), Chengdu, Pengcheng (Xuzhou), Xuchang, Jingzhou, Changsha, Xiangyang and Yecheng (now disappeared).

Top 10 cities in the Three Kingdoms period: Luoyang, Chang 'an (Xi 'an), Jianye (Nanjing), Chengdu, Jingzhou, Xuchang, Xuzhou, Changsha, Liangzhou (Wuwei) and Youzhou.

Top 10 cities in Jin Dynasty: Luoyang, Chang 'an (Xi 'an), Jiankang (Nanjing), Yecheng (now disappeared), Chengdu, Guzang (Wuwei), Guo Xiang (Xingtai), Shouchun, Guangling (Yangzhou) and Gusu.

C. the eastern Han dynasty, the three kingdoms and the Jin dynasty can be called the Luoyang era. Chang 'an was destroyed to some extent after the Green Forest Red Eyebrow Uprising overthrew the Xin Mang regime, and the economic center of the whole country was in Luoyang for nearly 400 years.

Top 10 cities in the Southern and Northern Dynasties: Jiankang (Nanjing), Luoyang, Chang 'an (Xi 'an), Pingcheng (Datong), Yecheng (now disappeared), Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shouchun, Jingzhou and Guangling (Yangzhou).

D the northern and southern dynasties can be called the jiankang era. After the Northern Wei Dynasty moved its capital to Luoyang under the policy of sinicization, although Luoyang was prosperous, it was extremely short-lived, and soon the Northern Dynasty fell into a state of division, while the Southern Song Dynasty, Qi, Liang and Chen came down in one continuous line. Jiankang was the most prosperous city in China during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Even though the Hou Jing Rebellion broke out in the Liang Dynasty, the health of the Chen Dynasty was prosperous again.

Top 10 in Sui and Tang Dynasties: Chang 'an (Xi 'an), Luoyang, Yangzhou, Chengdu, Taiyuan, Qiantang (Hangzhou), Jingzhou, Jinling (Nanjing), Guangzhou and Youzhou.

E The Sui and Tang Dynasties can be called the second Chang 'an era, and Chang 'an is also the only city in China that has twice dominated. Chang 'an, Baghdad and Constantinople were listed as the three most prosperous cities in the world at that time. After 320 years of prosperity, Chang 'an completely faded out of the ranks of China's first tier cities.

Top 10 Cities in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period: Bianzhou (Kaifeng), Luoyang, Jinling (Nanjing), Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Changsha, Jingzhou and Yangzhou.

[The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period is a period of rapid rise of southern cities]

Top 10: Bianjing (Kaifeng), Yangzhou, Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Guangzhou, Mingzhou (Ningbo), Jinling (Nanjing), Chengdu and Changsha.

F. The Five Dynasties and the Northern Song Dynasty can be called the Bianjing era. At that time, the economic center of the whole country moved from Weihe River Basin to Henan, and Kaifeng was the most prosperous and developed city in the world at that time. After 220 years of prosperity, Kaifeng suffered the disaster of Jingkang, and then faded out of the ranks of China's first tier cities.

Top 10 cities in the golden age of Southern Song Dynasty: Lin 'an (Hangzhou), Quanzhou, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Mingzhou (Ningbo), Jinling (Nanjing), Yangzhou, Changsha, Zhongdu and Chengdu.

G. The Southern Song Dynasty can be called the Lin 'an era. During the Southern Song Dynasty, the Central Plains was ruled by Jin people, and the northern economy under Jin people's rule declined very much. Even in the heyday of the Jin Shizong era, it could not be compared with the prosperity of Lin 'an. At this time, the economic center of China was completely transferred to the south of the Yangtze River, and Lin 'an (Hangzhou) became the most developed city in the world at that time.

Top 10 cities in Dayuan period: Quanzhou, Dadu, Yangzhou, Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Mingzhou (Ningbo), Hangzhou, Zhongqing (Kunming), Chengdu and Liaoyang.

H. Dayuan period can be called Quanzhou period. After the accumulation of the Song Dynasty, Quanzhou surpassed Alexandria and became the largest port in the world. At that time, Quanzhou's commerce and trade were extremely prosperous, and people's living standards ranked first in the country. Although most of them were the capitals of Dayuan Dynasty, Mongols were not good at running cities, and Quanzhou's reputation was the most prominent in the world at that time. So most of them became the most developed cities in China, but Quanzhou only ruled for 100 years.

Top 10 in Ming Dynasty: Beijing, Nanjing, Yangzhou, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Mingzhou (Ningbo), Chengdu and Jinan.

Top 10 in Qing Dynasty: Beijing, Suzhou, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Jinan, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Fuzhou, Chengdu and Wuhan.

First, the Ming and Qing Dynasties can be called the Beijing era. Beijing was the absolute center of China in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the Ming and Qing monarchs exercised high-handed rule. Therefore, Beijing is a political, economic and cultural center. The Peking era was also the longest of the ten eras in China, which lasted more than 500 years from the Yongle Emperor 1402 to the demise of the Qing Dynasty 19 12.

Top 10 (excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan): Shanghai, Tianjin, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Fengtian (Shenyang), Jinan, Chongqing, Beiping and Chengdu.

* * * and the top 10 cities in the previous 30 years (excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan): Shanghai, Tianjin, Beijing, Shenyang, Wuhan, Changchun, Harbin, Guangzhou, Xi and Jinan.

* * * Top 10 cities in China in recent 20 years (excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan): Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Qingdao, Nanjing and Chongqing.

[Shenyang, Wuhan, Changchun, Harbin, Xi, Jinan and other old industrial cities have been pushed out of the top 10, and only Tianjin has declined]

J, from 19 12 to now is the Shanghai era. After the accumulation of colonial economy in the late Qing Dynasty, Shanghai has always been the largest economic city in China during the Republic of China and the Republic of China.