Megalopolises in China
In China, a City Cluster is an officially defined type of megalopolis, whereby government policy is to knit the area together more tightly and promote development through transportation and communication links. The Economist Intelligence Unit in 2012 identified 13 megalopolises: Chang-Zhu-Tan, Chengdu, Chongqing, Greater Beijing i.e. Jing-Jin-Ji, Greater Shanghai, Greater Xi'an, Greater Zhengzhou, Greater Guangzhou, Hefei economic circle, Shandong Peninsula, Greater Shenyang, Shenzhen and Wuhan.
Up to 2018, there are nine officially approved megalopolises in China. In 2017, the National Development and Reform Commission stated that plans for six city clusters had been completed in 2016, five in 2017, with eight more forthcoming for a total of 19 city cluster plans by 2020. The new city clusters identified in 2017 were Lanzhou-Xining, Hohhot-Baotou-Ordos-Yulin, Guanzhong Plain, Western Taiwan Straits Economic Zone, and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area.Major Chinese megalopolises
