{"id":243,"date":"2025-12-11T11:51:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T08:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/?p=243"},"modified":"2025-12-11T11:51:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T08:51:08","slug":"happiest-cities-in-china-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/index.php\/2025\/12\/11\/happiest-cities-in-china-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Happiest Cities in China Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6939590ba310d68600f3e807-1024x619.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-244\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.6543113538821694;width:667px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6939590ba310d68600f3e807-1024x619.webp 1024w, https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6939590ba310d68600f3e807-300x181.webp 300w, https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6939590ba310d68600f3e807-768x464.webp 768w, https:\/\/thesilknews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6939590ba310d68600f3e807.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Photo:<\/strong> China Daily<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The list of China&#8217;s happiest cities for 2025 was announced. On December 9, the &#8216;Happy Cities Forum 2025&#8217; 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&#8217;s happiest cities for 2025. Chengdu was chosen as China&#8217;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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The happiest cities at the provincial capital and independent<\/strong> <strong>municipalities:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-478b6e6b wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<p>1- Chengdu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2- Hangzhou<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3- Ningbo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4- Nanjing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5- Changsha<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6- Qingdao<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7- Shenyang<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8- Guangzhou<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9- Shijiazhuang<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10- Xining<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11- Fuzhou<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The happiest prefecture-level cities:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-478b6e6b wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<p>1- Wenzhou<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2- Wuxi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3- Taizhou<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4- Weihai<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5- Taizhou<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6- Yibin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7- Huzhou<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8- Panzhihua<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9- Yingkou<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10- Zhangye<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11- Yunfu<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The happiest urban districts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1- Xicheng, Beijing<br>2- Minhang, Shanghai<br>3- Xuhui, Shanghai<br>4- Fengtai, Beijing<br>5- Shijingshan, Beijing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Others:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-478b6e6b wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<p>1- Yinzhou 1- Ningbo District<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2- Shuangliu District, Chengdu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3- Fuyang District, Hangzhou<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4- Tianhe District, Guangzhou<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5- Lin\u2019an District, Hangzhou<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6- Wenjiang District<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7- Lucheng District, Wenzhou<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8- Huangyan District, Taizhou<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9- Donggang District, Rizhao<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10- Ganzhou District, Zhangye<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The happiest country-level cities:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-478b6e6b wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<p>1- Taicang, Jiangsu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2- Yueqing, Zhejiang<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3- Cixi, Zhejiang<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4- Changsha, Hunan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5- Yuyao, Zhejiang<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6- Ruian, Zhejiang<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7- Yixing, Jiangsu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8- Ninghai, Zhejiang<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9- Ningxiang, Hunan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10- Rongshi, Shandong<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11- Liuyang, Hunan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/a\/202512\/10\/WS6939590ba310d6866eb2df2a.html#:~:text=Chengdu%2C%20with%20an%20urban%20history,list%20for%2017%20consecutive%20years.\">China Daily<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/mp.weixin.qq.com\/s\/JW4r9fRZL8ddRiNfwgsPOw\">Expat Focus<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On December 9, the &#8216;Happy Cities Forum 2025&#8217; was held in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province. 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