How many people know that there were five tigers in the Yangtze River?

The Five Tigers of the Yangtze River refer to Chongqing, Wuhan, Anqing, Nanjing and Shanghai.

1. Chongqing, referred to as Bayu, also known as Bayu, Shancheng, Du Yu, Du Qiao and China, five national central cities, a national historical and cultural city, and the world hot spring capital; The State Council is positioned as four international metropolises, the economic center, financial center and innovation center in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and the center of politics, shipping, culture, science and technology, education and communication. , China comprehensive transportation hub, large-scale land, sea and air transportation hub in the western region. Located in the southwest of China, Chongqing is located in the core area of the economic belt in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, surrounded by the Yangtze River and Jialing River, and various bridges emerge one after another in the region, known as the "Bridge Capital".

Chongqing is an inland export commodity processing base and a pioneering area for opening wider to the outside world. It is an important modern manufacturing base and high-tech industrial base of the country, an industrialization base of scientific research achievements in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and a demonstration area of ecological civilization, a demonstration area for developing circular economy in the central and western regions of China, and a pilot area for comprehensive urban and rural reform involving regions and countries in the western development. The State Council officially approved the 72-hour transit visa-free policy for 45 countries in Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport.

2. Wuhan, referred to as "Han" for short, is the capital and sub-provincial city of Hubei Province. Named after Wuchang, Hankou and Hanyang, it is a regional central city in Central China of China. The Wuchang Uprising, the first uprising of the Revolution of 1911, took place here.

Wuhan is located in the hinterland of China, at the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Han River, and in the east of Jianghan Plain. It is the only sub-provincial city in six central provinces and the central city approved by the State Council. Judging from the urban resident population, total GDP and built-up area, Wuhan ranks first in Central China and the top ten in China. The Yangtze River, the third largest river in the world, and its largest tributary, the Han River, pass through the urban area, dividing Wuhan into three parts, forming a pattern of crossing the river in Wuchang, Hankou and Hanyang. Wuhan is also the city with the largest per capita water consumption among major cities in the world. Li Bai, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, once wrote here that "the Jade Emperor blows the Yellow Crane Tower and plum blossoms fall into the river in May", so Wuhan has been called "the river city" since ancient times.

Wuhan is an important scientific research and education base in China and one of the most developed cities in China. As the third largest science and education center city in China after Beijing and Shanghai, Wuhan has a large number of colleges and universities with 1 183300 students, making it the city with the largest number of college students in the world.

In the ranking of global urban vitality released by Jones Lang LaSalle 20 14, Shanghai and Wuhan rank fourth and fifth among the top ten cities in the world. In the competitiveness ranking of China cities (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) released by China Urban Competitiveness Research Association in 20 13, Wuhan ranked 13 in China, ranked first in central China, ahead of Chengdu, and was named as a new first-tier city in China in 20 13.

3. Anqing, also known as Yicheng, is referred to as "Yi". Named after the Tongan Army and the Deqing Army stationed in two places in the Song Dynasty, it was once the capital of Anhui Province. Longshan, with beautiful scenery and outstanding people, has the reputation of "the first state of Wu and Chu in the Yangtze River". China is the birthplace of national industry, a national historical and cultural city, an excellent tourist city in China and a national garden city. Known as the hometown of Huangmei Opera in China and the birthplace of the quintessence of Peking Opera.

The regional central city of southwest Anhui is the center of economy, culture, education, transportation and shipping in southwest Anhui, and it is also an important transportation hub and military strategic location at the junction of Anhui, Jiangxi and Hubei provinces. An important port city along the Yangtze River, one of the main members of the urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, a key city in the South Anhui International Tourism and Culture Demonstration Zone, and a core city in the Wanjiang City Belt to undertake industrial transfer demonstration zone.

"Millennium ancient city, state of culture, century-old provincial capital, hometown of drama". More than 2000 years ago, it was an ancient Anhui country in the Spring and Autumn Period, so Anhui Province was called "Anhui" for short, and its name came from "Anqing" and "Huizhou". Anqing has a history of nearly 800 years since it was founded in 1260. From the 25th year of Qing Qianlong (1760) to the 26th year of the Republic of China (1938), Anqing was the place where Anhui Province undertook political propaganda and deployment, and it was also the earliest provincial capital of Anhui Province. During the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, Anqing (then the capital of Anhui Province) was called the "Five Tigers of the Yangtze River" together with Chongqing, Wuhan, Nanjing and Shanghai. On July 20 10, it was rated as one of the most internationally influential cities in China by China International Cities Association, and on July 20 1 1, Anqing was rated as one of the "reading cities" list of CCTV.

4. Nanjing, referred to as Ning for short, is the capital of Jiangsu, a sub-provincial city, the second largest city in East China, the third city in China for science and education, the central city in China countries (East China), an important political, military, scientific and educational, cultural, shipping, economic and financial center in China, a national transportation hub, communication hub and scientific and technological innovation center, a core city in Nanjing metropolitan area, and an important gateway city for the development of the central and western regions in the Yangtze River Delta.

Nanjing has a long history. It is the first batch of national historical and cultural cities and national key scenic tourist cities. It has a history of more than 6,000 years of civilization, nearly 2,600 years of city building and nearly 500 years of capital building. It is one of the four ancient capitals in China, known as "the ancient capital of six dynasties" and "the metropolis of ten dynasties", and is an important birthplace of Chinese civilization.

Located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Nanjing is an important transportation, port and communication hub in China, a service outsourcing base in China, a national software export innovation base, a national experimental zone for the integration of informationization and industrialization, and the only pilot city for the comprehensive reform of the national science and technology system in China.

Nanjing is an important national gateway city, a central city and an important industrial city in East China, a shipping and logistics center in yangtze river international, and an ecologically livable city along the river. Won the special honor award of UN-Habitat.

5. Shanghai, referred to as "Shanghai" or "Shen" for short, is the largest city in China, one of the municipalities directly under the Central Government of the People's Republic of China, the national central city of China, the economic and financial center of China, and a prosperous international metropolis. It is the location of China's first free trade zone "China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone".

Shanghai is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, facing the East China Sea, facing Kyushu Island across the sea, bordering Hangzhou Bay in the south and Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces in the west. Together, it constitutes the "Yangtze River Delta Economic Circle", the largest economic zone in China with Shanghai as the leader. Shanghai is rich in modern urban culture and numerous historical sites. The traditional culture of wuyue in the south of the Yangtze River and the multi-culture brought by immigrants from all over the country have merged together to form a unique Shanghai-style culture. Expo 20 10 was successfully held.

Shanghai is the center of China's economy, transportation, science and technology, industry, finance, trade, exhibition and shipping. The total GDP ranks first among cities in China. Shanghai Port ranks first in the world in terms of cargo throughput and container throughput, and it is a good international port along the river and coast. Shanghai is committed to building an international financial, shipping and trade center in 2020.