Beijing is China’s only shining northern city as centre of economic gravity moves south

[Mista]

Another factor exacerbating the inequality would be demographics.

Many young and educated in the North are moving to the more prosperous South, and thus the South has an additional pool of labour and talent to tap into. If you look at the provincial government revenue, the South's fiscal position is generally healthier than the North.

OTOH the Northeastern provinces are already experiencing natural population decline, and emigration to the South further exacerbates their worsening demographic structure.

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7个净贡献省份分别是广东、北京、福建、江苏、浙江、上海、山东，一共净贡献了1767亿元。

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[casual]

Is Shanghai, Wuhan, Nanjing considered northern so southern?

 

[Mista]

Is Shanghai, Wuhan, Nanjing considered northern so southern?

Southern.

 

[ILC]

They should be considered as central (Wuhan) and eastern (Shanghai, Nanjing).

 

[CHN Bamboo]

The north has long relied on the development of heavy industry and resource-based industries, and the industrial structure has been adjusted slowly while the south is the main distribution area of high-tech manufacturing in China. Almost all the well-known Internet enterprises and high-tech enterprises are in the south. And there are also a few in the central city such as Wuhan.

In addition, the overall development level of the northern capital market is not high, and the growth momentum of non-state-owned capital is not strong. Not to mention foreign investment and international trade. Most companies in related industries are located in southern cities. Yiwu, the world's largest wholesale market for small commodities, is a county in Zhejiang Province.

As a result of these factors, the gap between northern and southern cities keeps widening. Even if the northern cities want more high-tech industries, foreign trade and introduce foreign investment to improve the current situation, the lack of ports, water source and labor is an obstacle.

 

[casual]

Southern.

They are northern my friend. Southern cities are south of the chengjiang river.

 

[Mista]

They are northern my friend. Southern cities are south of the chengjiang river.

秦岭—淮河一线_百度百科

秦岭－淮河线（Qinling Mountains-Huaihe River Line，Qinling-Huaihe Line，简称秦淮线）是中国地理区分北方地区和南方地区的地理分界线。在此线的北面和南面，自然条件、地理风貌、农业生产或是人民生活习俗，均有明显不同。部分地理意义：分界线：1、气温：...

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秦岭－淮河线（Qinling Mountains-Huaihe River Line，Qinling-Huaihe Line，简称秦淮线）是中国地理区分北方地区和南方地区的地理分界线。

误解四，长江是中国的南北分界线。

这个可能是中国人对于南北方分界线最大的误解，因为长江两岸确实存在一定的自然与文化差异。就拿语言文化来说，长江以北地区基本上都是官话区（北方方言区），而以南地区，除了西南地区，基本上都是极度复杂的南方方言区。另外就是长江以北的苏、皖、豫、陕等省份都处在中国正宗的南北方分界线上，出现了北方省份有南方地区（如河南信阳大部地区、陕西安康部分地区），南方省份有北方地区（如皖北地区）。这样，就造成了概念的迷糊，产生混淆。如果把长江以北的湖北称作是北方，肯定也是不合适的，湖北是典型的南方省份。

最后，中国真正的地理的南北方分界线其实是秦岭淮河一线。

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Wuhan, Shanghai, Nanjing are generally considered in the South, as depicted in the image above.

That's why Beijing is considered the only Northern city in China's top 10 cities by GDP.

该研究以秦岭-淮河一线为南北分界参照线，以省级行政区为基本单元划分南北方。北方地区包括黑龙江省、吉林省、辽宁省、河北省、北京市、天津市、内蒙古自治区、新疆维吾尔自治区、甘肃省、宁夏回族自治区、山西省、陕西省、青海省、山东省、河南省等 15 个省份，总面积 580万平方公里，2017年 GDP总量 33.0 万亿元，常住人口 5.81 亿人。

南方地区包括江苏省、浙江省、上海市、安徽省、湖北省、湖南省、江西省、四川省、重庆市、贵州省、云南省、广西壮族自治区、福建省、广东省、海南省、西藏自治区等 16 个省份，总面积 384 万平方公里，2017 年 GDP 总量 51.7 万亿元，常住人口 8.07 亿人。

从经济总量来看，近二十年南方地区高于北方地区。从经济总量占比来看，2003 年到 2012 年，北方经济总量在全国占比由 42.6%上升到 45.8%。然而从 2013 年起，北方地区经济占比开始大幅下降，至 2018年跌至近 20 年最低点 38.5%。 经济增速与人均 GDP 指标也反映出同样的趋势。

北方GDP占比降至38.5%，人口流动“南入北出” 格局渐成

2004～2012 年，我国北方地区经历了一段较快发展的时期，以 2013 年左右为分水岭，其与南方地区的差距持续扩大。从 2013 年起，北方地区经济占比开始大幅下降，至 2018 年跌至近 20 年最低点 38.5%。

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[Feng Leng]

The north is too corrupt and has too much bureaucratic red tap. Yes, business should not be conditioned on heavy drinking. That's a ridiculous idea.

 

[shi12jun]

Cold weather is also one of the factors. In 2019, more than one million people in Heilongjiang lost to southern provinces, especially southern provinces such as Hainan, Guangdong and Yunnan. Sanya is full of northeastern people in winter.