Wenzhou in East China's Zhejiang province is listed as one of the happiest cities (prefecture level) in China for 2022. [Photo/66wz.com]
Wenzhou, a coastal city in East China's Zhejiang province, was listed as one of the happiest cities (prefecture level) in China for 2022, according to a forum held at the provincial capital of Hangzhou on Dec 21.
It was the fourth time for Wenzhou to win the honor.
The city's subordinate Lucheng district was ranked one of the 10 happiest urban districts while its Yueqing and Rui'an were honored as the two of the 10 happiest county-level cities. Rui'an was crowned one of the happiest county-level cities for entrepreneurs.
Ten provincial capitals and major cities and another 11 cities at the prefectural level were listed as the happiest cities in China this year. The happiest cities include Chengdu, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Xining, Guangzhou, Changsha, Shenyang, Hefei, Qingdao and Nanjing.
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.
