The biggest smiles belong to Chengdu, the anchor city of Sichuan province in southwestern China. That’s what Oriental Outlook magazine and the Blue Book of Cities in China, compiled by China Association of Mayors, found in a survey released in Chinese media Friday. But inhabitants of the 7.9 million-population urban area see more. Chengdu is a “relaxing city, one of the most tolerant cities in China,” a native in her 30s told me Friday. “In China, urban happiness closely correlates with being able to enjoy the country’s cultural traditions,” Freeman says.

Source: Forbes December 05, 2016 03:01 UTC