As the core development area of the urban agglomeration, the metropolitan area bears the strategic responsibility of leading the integrated development of the urban agglomeration and is the main component model of the current coordinated development of the regional economy in my country. Each metropolitan area is composed of a central city linking several large, medium and small cities around it, so these central cities are very important, and are generally taken care of by cities with strong economic strength and regional influence! Therefore, those trillion-dollar club cities have become the main force of the central cities of the metropolitan circle, but there are still 7 trillion-dollar club cities, and they do not have their own independent metropolitan circles. Let’s see who they are?
1. The only municipality directly under the central government without its own metropolitan area - Tianjin
Tianjin, one of the four municipalities directly under the central government in my country, national central city , an important industrial city and port city in the north, was already a trillion-dollar club city many years ago. However, Tianjin does not have its own metropolitan area, but is just an integral part of the capital metropolitan area! The reason for this is that Tianjin and Beijing are too close. The two cities have the conditions for integrated development. Building a metropolitan area can achieve the effect of strong alliance. Secondly, as a close neighbor of Beijing, Tianjin has a weak regional influence. If another metropolitan area is established, it will cause division, which is not conducive to the development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei integration .
2. The largest prefecture-level city in the country Suzhou
Suzhou, the largest prefecture-level city in my country, has not only ranked first among prefecture-level cities in the country, but also surpasses many sub-provincial cities and provincial capital cities in my country. Its strength is obvious to everyone. Although Suzhou has entered a two trillion club and has achieved the same frame as Chongqing and Guangzhou, it does not have its own metropolitan area. Some people may say that Suzhou has a Suxi-Xi-Changzhou metropolitan area, but Suxi-Xi-Changzhou has not made it clear that Suzhou is a central city. Moreover, the Suxi-Xi-Changzhou metropolitan area has been included in the Shanghai metropolitan area, and Suzhou is completely impossible for it to have its own independent metropolitan area.
3. my country's old industrial city Wuxi
Wuxi, one of the three tigers in southern Jiangsu, is adjacent to Suzhou, the largest prefecture-level city in the country. It has a history of industrial development for more than 2,000 years. It is an important old industrial city and economically strong city in my country (the total economic output has been surpassing the provincial capital Nanjing for a long time). Although Wuxi has long been in the ranks of trillion-dollar club cities, the provincial capital city on the left, and the international metropolis on the right, Shanghai has very limited regional influence. Moreover, Suzhou next to it does not have its own independent metropolitan area, let alone Wuxi, so it is expected.
4. The guardian of the North Gate of Shanghai
Nantong , a traditional economically strong city in the Yangtze River Delta region, and the guardian of the North Gate of Shanghai. In the economic and social development plan of Jiangsu Province, Nantong was identified as the central city in the northern wing of the Yangtze River, and its strategic position has been significantly improved. Although Nantong has entered the ranks of trillion-dollar club cities, because it is adjacent to Shanghai and lacks radiation influence in the region, it is impossible for the metropolitan area to be established by itself, so it has now become a member of the Shanghai metropolitan area.
5. Fujian was once the "No. 1" Quanzhou
Quanzhou, an important open city, industrial city and outward-oriented economic city in my country's coastal areas, once occupied an important position in my country's industrial system. Although Quanzhou is just an ordinary prefecture-level city, its total economic output has surpassed the provincial capital Fuzhou and the independent city of Xiamen , Xiamen in the past twenty years, and has firmly been on the throne of Fujian's "No. 1". (It was not until 2021 that Fuzhou led Quanzhou with a slight gap of 2 billion) However, Quanzhou has a low strategic position in the province and its influence is very limited, far inferior to Fuzhou and Xiamen. Therefore, it does not have its own independent metropolitan area and can only become an ordinary member of the Xiamen-Zhangzhou-Quanzhou metropolitan area.
6. "World Factory" Dongguan
Dongguan, located on the east bank of Pearl River Estuary , adjacent to Shenzhen in the south and Guangzhou in the north, with a very superior location! Therefore, after entering reform and opening up , it quickly gained a lot of willingness, industry has developed rapidly, and has become a world-famous "world factory". The urban economy has also ushered in rapid development and was promoted to a trillion-dollar club city in 2021. However, because Dongguan has a Guangzhou metropolitan area in the north and Shenzhen metropolitan area in the south, it is obviously a dream to start Dongguan's own metropolitan area, so he can only join the Shenzhen metropolitan area and join Shenzhen to keep warm.
7. Our country's capital of electricity - Foshan
The last trillion club city without its own urban circle is Foshan, Guangdong. Foshan was once an important handicraft city in my country and one of the "four ancient towns"; today the home appliance industry has become Foshan's pillar industry. Compared with Dongguan, which is dominated by an outward-oriented economy, Foshan's industry focuses on internal circulation. In the past two years, although Foshan successfully entered the trillion-dollar club city, Foshan and Guangzhou were adjacent to each other. The economic cooperation between the two cities has become increasingly deeper and deeper in recent years. The integrated development of Guangzhou and Foshan has achieved remarkable results. Being a member of the Guangzhou metropolitan area has become Foshan's destiny.
