Top Cities in China by GDP

There are really only 8 cities in China that are of note, if we are looking at it from a metropolitan perspective:

1. Shanghai Area (Shanghai, Jiangsu province (Suzhou, Wuxi, Nanjing), Zhejiang province(Hangzhou)).  GDP: 1502 billion;  pop: 156 million.
2. Hong Kong Area (Hong Kong, Guangdong province (Guangzhou, Shenzhen), Macau). GDP:  1085 billion; pop. 112 million.
3. Beijing Area (Beijing, Tianjin,  Hebei province).  GDP: 800 billion; pop. 104 million.
4. Shangdong province. (This is between Shanghai and Beijing). Cities: Jinan, Qingdao, Weihai, Yantai.   GDP:  711 billion; pop. 96 million.
5. Liaoning province. Dalian-Shenyang.  GDP: 341 billion; pop. 43.7 million.
6. Chongqing. GDP: 117 billion; pop. 28.8 million.
7. Chengdu. GDP  GDP: 82 billion; pop. 14 million.
8. Wuhan. GDP: 82 billion; pop.  9.8 million.