Beijing  China's capital city, stretches over 16,800 square kilometers and has approximately 12 million residents. The distance from the extreme north to the south of the city is 180 kilometers, and 160 kilometers from east to west. Beijing is divided into 18 regions.

Additional information:
www.beijingpage.com
www.tour-beijing.com
www.bjta.gov.cn

The other main cities, and their populations, in descending order are:
Shanghaiapproximately12,000,000
www.shanghai.ws
www.shanghaitour.net
www.shanghaiguide.com
(Shanghai has a territory of approximately 2,600 square kilometers and is divided into 15 regions).




Tianjin approximately 4,300,000

Wuhan approximately 4,000,000

Shenyang approximately 3,600,000

Guangzhou approximately 3,000,000
www.chinats.com
Harbin approximately 2,900,000

Xian approximately 2,600,000

Chungking approximately 2,400,000

Chengdu approximately 2,000,000
www.chengdu.gov.cn
Hong Kong approximately 1,400,000
www.discoverhongkong.com