Visitors enjoy the scenery on West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. [Photo provided to China Daily]

Where were the top places that attracted the most migrants in China in 2019?

The country's 31 provincial-level regions have published data on their permanent resident populations recently.

Ten out of the 11 provincial regions with a positive influx of migrants were in the southern part of China, and a majority of the regions were along the east coast. The 16 provincial regions with a negative net influx of migrants were predominantly in the north, especially northeastern China. 

East China's Zhejiang province topped the list with a net influx of 841,000 migrants, while South China's Guangdong province came in second with a net influx of 826,100 migrants in 2019.