According to a survey conducted by the magazine International Talent Monthly and the China Association for International Exchange of Personnel released on Wednesday, Shanghai topped the list as foreigners’ favorite city in the Chinese mainland in 2013, excelled over 29 candidate cities with the highest recognition in terms of working and living environment, expat-friendly policy and administrative capacity.
The survey, called “Amazing China — The Most Attractive Chinese Cities for Foreigners”, was launched in 2010 to find out which Chinese cities are the most attractive to foreigners. This year, Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Xiamen, Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou and Qingdao ranked as the top 10 cities.