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China's small towns thrive as more opt out of demanding megacity life
- htrp 3y ago> Guan Yinglu fled her previous work-around-the-clock Shanghai shipping company job for her hometown, the central Chinese city of Luzhou, where she opened a bakery last spring. Luzhou Population: 4.2 million
- iforgotpassword 3y agoThat's a village in China :)
- UtopiaPunk 3y agoAnd "...after making the move back to Dandong last June." Dandong's population: 2.1 million The five largest cities the U.S.A (according to the 2020 census): New York City: 8.8 million Los Angeles : 3.9 million Chicago: 2.7 million Houston: 2.3 million Phoenix: 1.6 million
- fspeech 3y agoThe definitions of what constitutes a city may not be comparable. In China the administrative region of a city usually encompasses counties around the urban core, while in the US it's the other way around (with NYC the only exception I am aware of).
- glimshe 3y agoUsing CSAs would be more fair: 1. New York-Newark: 21.8M 2. Los Angeles-Long Beach: 18.3M 3. DC-Baltimore-Arlington: 10M 4. Chicago-Naperville: 10M 5. San Jose-San Francisco: 9.2M