Housing Vacancy Rate in Major Cities in China: Perspectives from Nighttime Light Data

Table 1

Description of specific research areas.

Region	Municipality or province	City	China city level	Sum
Eastern region	Beijing	Beijing	First-tier	32
	Tianjin	Tianjin	New first-tier
	Hebei	Shijiazhuang	Second-tier
	Shandong	Jinan	Second-tier
	Shandong	Qingdao	New first-tier
	Shandong	Yantai	Second-tier
	Jiangsu	Nanjing	New first-tier
	Jiangsu	Suzhou	New first-tier
	Jiangsu	Wuxi	Second-tier
	Jiangsu	Changzhou	Second-tier
	Jiangsu	Nantong	Second-tier
	Jiangsu	Xuzhou	Second-tier
	Jiangsu	Yangzhou	Second-tier
	Shanghai	Shanghai	First-tier
	Zhejiang	Hangzhou	New first-tier
	Zhejiang	Ningbo	New first-tier
	Zhejiang	Wenzhou	Second-tier
	Zhejiang	Jinhua	Second-tier
	Zhejiang	Shaoxing	Second-tier
	Zhejiang	Taizhou	Second-tier
	Zhejiang	Jiaxing	Second-tier
	Guangdong	Guangzhou	First-tier
	Guangdong	Shenzhen	First-tier
	Guangdong	Dongguan	New first-tier
	Guangdong	Huizhou	Second-tier
	Guangdong	Zhongshan	Second-tier
	Guangdong	Zhuhai	Second-tier
	Guangdong	Foshan	Second-tier
	Fujian	Fuzhou	Second-tier
	Fujian	Quanzhou	Second-tier
	Fujian	Xiamen	Second-tier
	Hainan	Haikou	Second-tier
Central region	Hubei	Wuhan	New first-tier	7
	Hunan	Changsha	New first-tier
	Henan	Zhengzhou	New first-tier
	Shanxi	Taiyuan	Second-tier
	Jiangxi	Nanchang	Second-tier
	Anhui	Hefei	Second-tier
Western region	Chongqing	Chongqing	New first-tier city	6
	Sichuan	Chengdu	New first-tier city
	Yunnan	Kunming	New first-tier city
	Shaanxi	Xi'an	New first-tier city
	Guangxi	Nanning	Second-tier
	Guizhou	Guiyang	Second-tier
	Gansu	Lanzhou	Second-tier
Northeast region	Liaoning	Shenyang	New first-tier city	4
	Liaoning	Dalian	Second-tier
	Heilongjiang	Harbin	Second-tier
	Jilin	Changchun	Second-tier