List of twin towns and sister cities in China

This is a list of places in the People's Republic of China having standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning" (though other terms, such as "partner towns" or "sister cities" are sometimes used instead), and while most of the places included are towns, the list also comprises villages, cities, districts, counties, etc. with similar links.

A

Anshan (鞍山)

Amagasaki, Hyōgo, Japan, 1983
Sheffield, United Kingdom, 1983^[1]
Bursa, Turkey, 1991
Lipetsk, Russia, 1992
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 1996
Ansan, South Korea, 1997
Holon, Israel, 2000

B

Beijing (北京)

Beijing has numerous twin towns and sister cities around the world:^[2]^[3]

Tehran, Iran (1979)

Tokyo, Japan (1979)

Belgrade, Serbia (1980)

New York City, United States (1980)^[4]

Lima, Peru (1983)

Washington D.C., United States (1984)^[5]

Madrid, Spain (1985)

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1986)

Île-de-France (Paris), France (1987)

Köln, Germany (1987)

Amman, Jordan (1990)

Ankara, Turkey (1990)

Cairo, Egypt (1990)

Islamabad, Pakistan (1992)

Jakarta, Indonesia (1992)

Riga, Latvia^[6]

São Paulo, Brazil^[7]^[8]

Bangkok, Thailand (1993)

Buenos Aires, Argentina (1993)

Kiev, Ukraine (1993)

Seoul, South Korea (1993)

Amsterdam, Netherlands (1994)

Berlin, Germany (1994)

Brussels, Belgium (1994)

Hanoi, Vietnam (1994)

Moscow, Russia (1995)

Paris, France (1997)

Gauteng, South Africa (1998)

Rome, Italy (1998)

Ottawa, Canada (1999)

Canberra, Australia (2000)^[9]

Athens, Greece (2005)

Brasilia, Brazil

Bucharest, Romania (2005)

Budapest, Hungary (2005)

Havana, Cuba (2005)

Manila, Philippines (2005)^[10]

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2006)

Astana, Kazakhstan (2006)

Helsinki, Finland (2006)

London, United Kingdom (2006)

Tel Aviv, Israel (2006)

Wellington, New Zealand (2006)

Lisbon, Portugal (2007)

Tirana, Albania (2007)^[11]

Doha, Qatar (2008)

Santiago, Chile (2008)

Mexico City, Mexico

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Changping District (昌平区): Dobong-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Daxing District (大兴区): Gwanak-gu, Seoul, South Korea

C

Changchun (长春)

Novi Sad, Serbia

Novosibirsk, Siberia, Russia ^{[citation needed]}

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada ^{[citation needed]}

Saint Petersburg, Russia ^{[citation needed]}

Sendai, Miyagi, Japan ^{[citation needed]}

Ulsan, South Korea ^{[citation needed]}

Windsor, Ontario, Canada ^{[citation needed]}

Changxing (长兴县)

Kalmar County, Sweden

Chengdu (成都)

Linz, Austria (1983)

Perth, Australia

Winnipeg, Canada (1988)

Valencia, Spain

Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France (June 22, 1981)

Baku, Azerbaijian

Palermo, Italy

Knoxville, United States

Phoenix, United States

Flemish Brabant, Belgium

Bonn, Germany

Volgograd, Russia

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Medan, Indonesia

Chenzhou (郴州)

Laredo, United States

Chongqing (重庆)

Incheon, South Korea ^{[citation needed]}

Busan, South Korea ^{[citation needed]}

Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan ^{[citation needed]}

Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan ^{[citation needed]}

Chiang Mai Province, Thailand ^{[citation needed]}

Bangkok, Thailand ^{[citation needed]}

Shiraz, Fars Province, Iran ^{[citation needed]}

City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia ^{[citation needed]}

Voronezh, Russia ^{[citation needed]}

Vladimir, Russia ^{[citation needed]}

Zaporizhia, Ukraine ^{[citation needed]}

Trikala, Thessaly Region, Greece ^{[citation needed]}

Sor-Trondelag, Trondelag, Norway ^{[citation needed]}

Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany ^{[citation needed]}

Toulouse, Midi-Pyrenees, France ^{[citation needed]}

Leicester, England, United Kingdom ^{[citation needed]}

Lagos, Nigeria ^{[citation needed]}

Mombasa, Kenya ^{[citation needed]}

Gaborone, Botswana ^{[citation needed]}

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada ^{[citation needed]}

Guelph, Ontario, Canada ^{[citation needed]}

Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Partnership City) ^{[citation needed]}

Waterloo, Ontario (Twin City) ^{[citation needed]}

New York City, United States ^[12]

Vacaville, California, United States ^{[citation needed]}

Detroit, Michigan, United States ^{[citation needed]}

Seattle, Washington, United States ^{[citation needed]}

Córdoba, Argentina ^{[citation needed]}

D

Dalian (大连)

Szczecin, Poland

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Kitakyūshū, Japan

Le Havre, France

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Ohrid, Macedonia

Bremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Germany

Incheon, South Korea

Oakland, California, USA

Houston, Texas, USA

Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Maizuru, Japan

Vladivostok, Russia

Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo

Adelaide, Australia

Bahía Blanca, Argentina

Enschede, Netherlands

Dandong (丹东)

Wilmington, United States (1986)

Dongying (东营)

Midland, United States

Dongxihu (东西湖)

Vierzon, France

E

Ezhou (鄂州)

Sanjō, Japan

F

Fuxin (阜新)

Gary, United States

Foshan

Port Louis, Mauritius

G

Ganzhou (赣州)

McAllen, United States

Guangzhou (广州)

Manila, Philippines ^{[citation needed]}

Bangkok, Thailand ^{[citation needed]}

Gwangju, South Korea ^{[citation needed]}

Fukuoka City, Kyushu Island, Japan ^{[citation needed]}

Surabaya, Indonesia ^{[citation needed]}

Hambantota, Sri Lanka ^{[citation needed]}

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ^{[citation needed]}

Auckland, North Island, New Zealand ^{[citation needed]}

Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia ^{[citation needed]}

Vilnius, Lithuania ^{[citation needed]}

Tampere, Pirkanmaa Region, Finland ^{[citation needed]}

Linköping, Ostergotland, Sweden ^{[citation needed]}

Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany ^{[citation needed]}

Lyon, Rhone-Alpes Region, France (1988) ^{[citation needed]}

Bari, Apulia Region, Italy ^{[citation needed]}

Bristol, England, United Kingdom (2001) ^{[citation needed]}

Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa ^{[citation needed]}

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ^{[citation needed]}

Los Angeles, California, United States ^[13]

Arequipa, Peru (2004) ^{[citation needed]}

Viña Del Mar, Valparaiso Region, Chile ^{[citation needed]}

Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil ^{[citation needed]}

Guangxi (广西)

Newport, United Kingdom (1996)

Iloilo City, Philippines

Guigang (贵港)

Wanneroo, Australia

Guiyang (贵阳)

Eniwa, Hokkaidō, Japan

Palmerston North, New Zealand

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

H

Haidian (海淀)

Cambridge, United States (2005; inactive)^[14]^[15]

Harbin (哈尔滨)

Edmonton, Canada

Minneapolis, United States

Cagayan de Oro Philippines 2007

Hainan (海南)

Jeju, South Korea

Perth, United Kingdom

Huainan (淮南)

Rousse, Bulgaria (1994)

J

Jiangmen (江门)

Riverside, United States

Jiaohe (蛟河)

Folsom, United States

Jiaxing (嘉兴)

Sandefjord, Norway

Plymouth, United Kingdom

Fuji, Japan

Gangneung, South Korea

Bunbury, Australia

Jinan (济南)

Joondalup, Australia

Jingdezhen (景德镇)

Door County, United States

Seto, Japan

Jiujiang (九江)

Louisville, United States

Kajaani, Finland

K

Kaiping (開平)

Mesa, United States

Kunming (昆明)

Vientiane, Laos ^{[citation needed]}

Chiang Mai, Thailand ^{[citation needed]}

Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar) ^{[citation needed]}

Yangon, Burma (Myanmar) ^{[citation needed]}

Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan ^{[citation needed]}

Cittagong, Bangladesh ^{[citation needed]}

Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia ^{[citation needed]}

New Plymouth, Taranaki Region, New Zealand ^{[citation needed]}

Jyvaskyla, Finland ^{[citation needed]}

Zürich, Switzerland ^{[citation needed]}

Chefchaouen, Morocco ^{[citation needed]}

Denver, Colorado, United States ^{[citation needed]}

Cochabamba, Cercado Province, Bolivia ^{[citation needed]}

L

Lanzhou (兰州)

Albuquerque, United States

Akita, Japan

Christchurch, New Zealand

Lhasa (拉萨)

Boulder, United States

Lianyungang (连云港)

Sakai, Japan (1983.12.03)

City of Greater Geelong, Australia (1991.11.09)

Mokpo, South Korea (1992.11.01)

Napier, New Zealand (1994.06.03)

Volzhsky, Russia (1997.12.18)

Saga, Japan (1998.11.21)

Lijiang (丽江)

New Westminster, Canada (2002)

Luoyang (洛阳)

Okayama, Japan (1981.04.06)

Tours, France (1981.04.06)

Buyeo, South Korea (1996.08.13)

La Crosse, USA

Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Tolyatti, Russian Federation (2000.04)

M

Macau (澳門)

Concelho de Macau: Lisbon, Portugal; Porto, Portugal; Brussels, Belgium (friendship agreement); São Paulo, Brazil; Danang, Vietnam (friendship agreement); Luanda, Angola (friendship agreement)

Concelho das Ilhas: Coimbra, Portugal; Linköping, Sweden

N

Nanchang (南昌)

Dijon, France (partnership 2004)

Nanjing (南京)

Barranquilla, Colombia

London, Canada

Malacca Town, Malaysia (2001)

Alsace, France

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Bloemfontein, South Africa

Daejeon, South Korea

Eindhoven, Netherlands

Florence, Italy

Hauts-de-Seine, France

Houston, Texas, United States

Leipzig, Germany

Limassol, Cyprus

Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico

Nagoya, Japan (suspended)

Perth, Australia

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Sunderland, England, United Kingdom

Nanping (南平)

Albury, Australia

Nantong (南通)

Gimje, South Korea

Swansea, United Kingdom

Rancagua, Chile

Toyohashi, Japan

Izumi, Japan

Jersey City, United States

São José do Rio Preto, Brazil

Troisdorf, Germany

Civitavecchia, Italy

Rimouski, Canada

Ningbo (宁波)

Sister cities (友好城市): Nagaokakyo, Japan (since April 1983); Aachen, Germany (October 1986)^[16]; Wilmington, Delaware, USA (May 1988); Rouen, France (March 1990); Waitakere, New Zealand (November 1998); Santos, Brazil (January 2002); São Paulo, Brazil^[7]^[8]; Veszprem, Hungary (July 2003); Nelson Mandela Municipality, South Africa (September 2003); Varna, Bulgaria (June 2004); Stavanger, Norway (September 2004); Nottingham, UK (September 2005)^[17]; Bydgoszcz, Poland (November 2005); Lázaro Cárdenas, México (2010)

Cities of friendly exchanges (友好交流关系城市): Masuda, Japan (since October 1990); Ueda, Japan (February 1995); Barcelona, Spain (October 1995); Suncheon, South Korea (June 1997); Surrey, Canada (May 1999); Houston, USA (September 2000); Wiener Neustadt, Austria (September 2000); Daegu, South Korea (September 2000); Aguascalientes, México (November 2006); Milwaukee, WI, USA (2006)^[18]