The annual 2023 China’s Happiest Cities conference was held in Chenzhou, the capital of Hunan province, revealing China‘s happiest cities of the year yesterday (November 24).
The top 10 happiest cities, including Chenzhou, a UNESCO creative city for gastronomy, and Hangzhou, once praised as a paradise city by Italian traveller Marco Polo, were disclosed.
In addition to Chenzhou and Hangzhou, other cities on this list include Ningbo, Nanjing, Guangzhou, Changsha, Xiangyang, Hohhot, Xingtai, and Taiyuan. This survey and selection process, now in its 17th consecutive year, is supported by Oriental Outlook magazine, operated by Xinhua News Agency.
During a video conference, Liu Jiayin, the deputy director of Xinhua News Agency, said that many leading cities have embarked on new missions as they strive towards high-quality development, reported…