Shenzhen was among the top 10 most attractive Chinese cities for expatriates, according to an online poll conducted by International Talent magazine and released yesterday.
The other cities on the list of the 2010 Amazing China the Most Attractive Chinese Cities for Foreigners were Beijing, Shanghai, Dalian, Hangzhou, Tianjin, Qingdao, Xiamen, Yantai and Wuhu.
The selection attracted more than 179,000 foreign participants from June to November 2010, covering 353 cities, at prefecture level or above, excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.
Other cities nominated were Nanjing, Wuhan, Guilin, Sanya, Chengdu, Changchun, Changsha, Lanzhou, Dali and Nanning.
The judging panel consisted of 40 foreign experts, including 39 Chinese Government Friendship Award recipients.
Foreigners and foreign experts participated by casting their votes based on two general aspects: city environment for working and entrepreneurship, city living environment and 10 detailed indexes.
The Beijing-based International Talent magazine is published jointly by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs and the China Society for Research on the Exchange and Development of International Professionals.
