| Level | City examples | Centrality | Number |
| 1st | Shenzhen, Beijing, Hangzhou | 104–53 | 3 | 2nd | Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuhan, Jinan, Suzhou, Zhongshan, Wuxi, Hefei | 52–32 | 8 | 3rd | Shenyang, Chengdu, Xi’an, Hong Kong, Guangzhou | 31–15 | 5 | 4th | Dongguan, Huangshi, Chongqing, Hengyang, Weifang, Tianjin, Qingdao, Nanyang, Deyang, Hanzhong, Huizhou, Lijaing, Zhuhai, Jinzhong, Fuzhou | 14–6 | 38 | 5th | Jiaxing, Nanchang, Huainan, Foshan, Wenzhou, Shijiazhuang, Changchun, Xiamen, Changzhou, Ningde, Wuhu, Baoding, Jinzhou, Langfang, Shanwei | 5–1 | 121 |
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