| Hint | City | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Capital of China | Beijing | 99%
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| Former British colony returned in 1997 | Hong Kong | 96%
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| Including nearby cities such as Suzhou, this megalopolis has a population over 30 million | Shanghai | 90%
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| City which experienced the first Covid-19 outbreak | Wuhan | 86%
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| Former Portuguese colony returned in 1999 | Macau | 80%
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| City on the Pearl River Delta formerly known as Canton | Guangzhou | 79%
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| Home of the Terracotta Army | Xi'an | 75%
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| This "southern capital" was the venue of a brutal Japanese massacre in 1937–1938 | Nanjing | 64%
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| City immediately north of the above whose population has increased by 20,000% since 1980 | Shenzhen | 63%
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| Capital of Tibet | Lhasa | 58%
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| Port city of 15 million people located about 100 km from the capital | Tianjin | 51%
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| Capital of Sichuan, known for its Giant Panda breeding center | Chengdu | 50%
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| Large city, starting with X, which borders the Taiwan Strait | Xiamen | 50%
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| Northwestern hub is partly inhabited by ethnic Uyghurs | Ürümqi | 44%
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| Its annual ice festival is internationally famous | Harbin | 38%
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| Formerly German-occupied city known for its brewery | Qingdao | 33%
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| Biggest city on the Liaodong Peninsula (hint: starts with D) | Dalian | 29%
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| Southwestern city which served as the terminus for the Burma Road in WWII | Kunming | 23%
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| Largest city on Hainan Island | Haikou | 20%
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| Yunnan city named after a Himalayan utopia whose residents are immortal | Shangri-La | 19%
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