| City type | City name | Topographic index |
| Cities with less undulating terrain | Beijing, Harbin, Haikou, Hefei, Hohhot, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Changchun, Zhengzhou | 0 | Cities with moderately undulating terrain | Nanchang, Ningbo, Qingdao, Xiamen, Suzhou, Xi’an | 1 | Cities with highly undulating terrain | Chengdu, Dalian, Kunming, Lanzhou, Luoyang, Nanning, Shenzhen, Xining, Yinchuan, Changsha | 2 |
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