Kunshan city in East China's Jiangsu province has retained the title of China's top county for the 14th straight year, according to a list of China's top 100 counties with the most comprehensive strength in 2018 released on Oct 8.

The list, published by People's Daily, is based on research by institutes including the Economic Development Committee of Chinese Small and Medium Cities and the Research Institute of Development Strategy for Small and Medium Cities.

In the list, "counties" refers to both counties and county-level cities.

Jiangsu province has 23 counties on the list, the most among China's provincial regions, followed by Shandong and Zhejiang provinces.

Let's take a look at the top 10 Chinese counties in 2018.

No 10 Haicheng city, Liaoning province