Top 40 Cities in China

See also my previous list of the Top 60 cities in China.  Population is the biggest factor here, but not the only factor.

1. Shanghai
2. Beijing
3. Hong Kong
4. Shenzhen
5. Guangzhou-Foshan
6. Taipei, Taiwan
7. Dongguan
8. Tianjin
9. Chongqing
10. Wuhan, Hubei
11. Hangzhou, Zhejiang
12. Shenyang, Liaoning
13. Chengdu, Sichuan
14. Xi'an, Shaanxi
15. Harbin, Heilongjiang
16. Suzhou, Jiangsu
17. Nanjing, Jiangsu
18. Dalian, Liaoning
19. Changchun, Jilin
20. Kunming, Yunnan
21. Wuxi, Jiangsu
22. Taiyuan, Shanxi
23. Changsha, Hunan
24. Jinan, Shandong
25. Xiamen, Fujian
26. Ningbo, Zhejiang
27. Qingdao, Shandong
28. Changzhou, Jiangsu
29. Hefei, Anhui 
30. Xuzhou, Jiangsu
31. Fuzhou, Fujian
32. Tangshan, Hebei
33. Macau
34. Nanchang, Jiangxi 
35. Kaohsiung, Taiwan
36. Zhuhai, Guangdong
37. Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang AR
38. Shijiazhuang, Hebei
39. Zhengzhou, Henan
40. Taichung, Taiwan

Partially based on: http://www.newgeography.com/content/002330-a-guide-china%E2%80%99s-rising-urban-areas