China's 10 best cities to live in for 2019 and 2020

China Central Television released its list of China's 10 best cities to live in for 2019 and 2020 on July 6, 2020. The list came from a survey launched by the National Bureau of Statistics, China Post Group and the National Institute of Development at Peking University. The survey collected 130,000 responses from people around the country.

A sense of contentment, happiness and security are the top three criteria of the survey, with the public having high satisfaction in water and air quality, security, medical service, education and green space.

The survey also noted the public has higher expectations for internet governance, food safety and inclusiveness, as well as social conduct.

Let's take a look at China's best cities to live in for 2019 and 2020. (The rankings are in Chinese character stroke order.)