Wuhan — 13.8 Million

· Area: 8,569 km²
· 2024 GDP: 2.1 trillion yuan (294 billion USD)
Wuhan is an interesting large city, located in the center of the heavily populated half of China. It once felt less modernized than China's coastal cities, but it is now one of China's main high-tech, education, and financial centers.
It has long been a transportation hub, because it is in the middle of the long navigable part of the Yangtze River between Shanghai and Chongqing.
This city has a certain historical charm about it, and has been a key city since the Warring States Period (481—221 BC) due to its location. The people are unusually friendly compared to those in other cities. And, if you have a longer Yangtze cruise or a north-south train journey, you might really enjoy stopping there.