This partial list of city nicknames in China compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in China are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to locals, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce.
List CityProvinceEnglish sloganChinese (simp)Chinese (trad)pinyinsource Yichun Jiangxi A City Called Spring Yīzuò jiào chūnde chéngshì Beijing (none) Patriotism, Innovation, Inclusiveness and Virtue àiguó, chuàngxīn, bāoróng, hòudé Shanghai (none) Wonderful everyday Jīngcǎi měiyītiān Unnamed article published in Oriental Outlook magazine (, Liàowàng Dōngfāng Zhōukān) in 2010, which was cited by and supplemented in Chongqing (none) Red City Hóngsè zhī dū Chongqing (none) If you've never been to Chongqing, you don't know China Méi dàoguò Chóngqìng, bù liǎojiě Zhōngguó Chongqing (none) World's Chongqing, Everlasting Three Gorges Shìjiède Chóngqìng, yǒngyuǎnde Sānxiá Rizhao Shandong Blue skies, Emerald seas, Golden beaches Lántiān bìhǎi jīnshātān Kunming Yunnan Every day is Spring Kūnmíng tiāntiān shì chūntiān Guangzhou Guangdong In one day you understand two thousand years Yīrì dúdǒng liǎngqiān nián Chengdu Sichuan Capital of success, Capital of color, Capital of cuisine Chénggōng zhī dū, Duōcǎi zhī dū, Měishí zhī dū Dongguan Guangdong Let fresh splendor blossom every day! Měitiān zhànfàng xīn jīngcǎi! Ningbo Zhejiang Honest, Pragmatic, Open-minded, Innovative Chéngxìn, wùshí, kāifàng, chuàngxīn Hangzhou Zhejiang Exquisite and harmonious, magnanimous and open-minded Jīngzhì héxié, dàqì kāifàng
Additionally, several city governments have promoted the name "Oriental Geneva" () for themselves. These cities include Shijiazhuang and Qinhuangdao in Hebei, Zhaoqing in Guangdong, Kunming and Dali in Yunnan, Chaohu in Anhui, and Wuxi in Jiangsu.
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