Ten provincial capitals and major cities, and another 11 cities at the prefecture level, have been listed as the happiest cities in China for 2022, according to a forum held in Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang province, on December 21.

The happiest cities include Chengdu, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Xining, Guangzhou, Changsha, Shenyang, Hefei, Qingdao and Nanjing.

Ten prefecture-level cities and 10 urban districts were also selected as the happiest places, Changzhou being one of them.

The cities were selected by Oriental Outlook magazine and the think tank Liaowang Institute, both run by Xinhua News Agency, in a two-month-long process that included big data collection, questionnaires and panel discussions.

The cities are selected for their efforts in striving for the well-being of the people and seeking quality development, green development and good governance. Their residents' sense of happiness is also related to local education, employment, income, social welfare, healthcare and living conditions, according to the organizer.

The happiest cities in China have been named every year since 2007.

Committed to becoming a city built by the people and for the people, in recent years, Changzhou has strengthened its position as a manufacturing hub amid booming economic activities. It places 12th in the Basic Modernization Index among prefecture-level cities, ranks 7th nationwide in terms of GDP per capita, and lists 11th in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects.

It has also won such honors as the National Forest City, Chinese Excellent Tourist City and China Habitat Environment Award. Currently, the municipal government is gearing up efforts to develop the Inter-Lake Innovation Zone. Through Stay in Changzhou program, more young talents have come to work in the city.

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