The list of China’s happiest cities for 2025 was announced. On December 9, the ‘Happy Cities Forum 2025’ was held in Chengdu, China. At the forum, 11 provincial capitals, 11 prefecture-level cities, 10 urban districts and 11 county-level cities were listed as China’s happiest cities for 2025. Chengdu was chosen as China’s happiest city at the forum. Chengdu, with a history spanning over 2300 years and an important center of China, has been on the list for 17 years.
The happiest cities at the provincial capital and independent municipalities:
1- Chengdu
2- Hangzhou
3- Ningbo
4- Nanjing
5- Changsha
6- Qingdao
7- Shenyang
8- Guangzhou
9- Shijiazhuang
10- Xining
11- Fuzhou
The happiest prefecture-level cities:
1- Wenzhou
2- Wuxi
3- Taizhou
4- Weihai
5- Taizhou
6- Yibin
7- Huzhou
8- Panzhihua
9- Yingkou
10- Zhangye
11- Yunfu
The happiest urban districts
1- Xicheng, Beijing
2- Minhang, Shanghai
3- Xuhui, Shanghai
4- Fengtai, Beijing
5- Shijingshan, Beijing
Others:
1- Yinzhou 1- Ningbo District
2- Shuangliu District, Chengdu
3- Fuyang District, Hangzhou
4- Tianhe District, Guangzhou
5- Lin’an District, Hangzhou
6- Wenjiang District
7- Lucheng District, Wenzhou
8- Huangyan District, Taizhou
9- Donggang District, Rizhao
10- Ganzhou District, Zhangye
The happiest country-level cities:
1- Taicang, Jiangsu
2- Yueqing, Zhejiang
3- Cixi, Zhejiang
4- Changsha, Hunan
5- Yuyao, Zhejiang
6- Ruian, Zhejiang
7- Yixing, Jiangsu
8- Ninghai, Zhejiang
9- Ningxiang, Hunan
10- Rongshi, Shandong
11- Liuyang, Hunan
These cities are known for their efforts towards the well-being of their people and their quality of life. These cities were chosen for their pursuit of development, green development, and good governance. According to the organizers, the sense of happiness among residents of these cities is also linked to local education, employment, income, social welfare, healthcare, and living conditions.
Source: China Daily and Expat Focus
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