Beijing ranked China’s most attractive city

Beijing ranks first among the most attractive cities in China on a list released by Baidu Map on Nov. 8.

Using location and traffic data, the research report reviews the attractiveness of 60 Chinese major cities from the perspectives of urban vitality and traffic congestions.

For the first time, Beijing ranks first in terms of attractiveness, possibly due to the capital’s abundant resources in education, the report says.

Beijing’s Olympic Forest Park also ranks first among the top 10 most popular parks in China for jogging on a list co-produced by Baidu Map and the fitness app Keep.

Specifically in Beijing, eight of its 10 most popular parks for joggers are locate in Chaoyang District. At the Olympic Forest Park, most of the joggers are between 18 to 34 years old, and the daily peak hour is at 9 p.m.

In terms of urban traffic congestions, the fall season saw congestion in first- and second-tier cities rise by 2.31 percent over the summer, largely contributed by the start of the new school year, large-scale urban constructions, and tourism during the peak holiday season in October.