Chinese cities are cities that can be founded by the Chinese civilization in Civilization V and its expansions. The first city founded is the 
Capital, and the names of future cities are chosen in the order they appear on the list below.
The names listed are default names; players can change their cities' names if they choose.
| Founding Order | City Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beijing | Capital of China |
| 2 | Shanghai | Largest city |
| 3 | Guangzhou | Capital of Guangdong Province |
| 4 | Nanjing | Capital of Jiangsu Province, capital of China in some dynasties |
| 5 | Xian | Capital of Shaanxi Province, capital of China in West Han Dynasty and Tang Dynasty |
| 6 | Chengdu | Capital of Sichuan Province |
| 7 | Hangzhou | Capital of Zhejiang Province, capital of China in some dynasties |
| 8 | Tianjin | Directly controlled municipality |
| 9 | Macau | Former Portuguese colony, currently a Special Administrative Region |
| 10 | Shandong | Province |
| 11 | Kaifeng | City of Henan Province, capital of China in Song dynasty |
| 12 | Ningbo | City of Zhejiang Province |
| 13 | Baoding | City of Hebei Province |
| 14 | Yangzhou | City of Jiangsu Province |
| 15 | Harbin | Capital of Heilongjiang Province |
| 16 | Chongqing | Directly controlled municipality |
| 17 | Luoyang | City of Henan Province, capital of China in East Han Dynasty and Tang Dynasty |
| 18 | Kunming | Capital of Yunnan Province |
| 19 | Taipei | Capital of Taiwan, current capital of the Republic of China |
| 20 | Shenyang | Capital of Liaoning Province, former capital of Qing Dynasty |
| 21 | Taiyuan | Capital of Shanxi Province |
| 22 | Tainan | City of Taiwan |
| 23 | Dalian | City of Liaoning Province |
| 24 | Lijiang | City of Yunnan Province |
| 25 | Wuxi | City of Jiangsu Province |
| 26 | Suzhou | City of Jiangsu Province |
| 27 | Maoming | City of Guangdong Province |
| 28 | Shaoguan | City of Guangdong Province |
| 29 | Yangjiang | City of Guangdong Province |
| 30 | Heyuan | City of Guangdong Province |
| 31 | Liaoning | Province |
| 32 | Hubei | Province |
| 33 | Gansu | Province |
| 34 | Huangshi | City of Hubei Province |
| 35 | Yichang | City of Hubei Province |
| 36 | Yingtan | City of Jiangxi Province |
| 37 | Xinyu | City of Jiangxi Province |
| 38 | Xinzheng | City of Henan Province |
| 39 | Handan | City of Hebei Province |
| 40 | Dunhuang | City of Gansu Province |
| 41 | Gaoyu | City of Jiangsu Province |
| 42 | Nantong | City of Jiangsu Province |
| 43 | Weifang | City of Shandon Province |
| 44 | Xikang | Former province of China, abolished in 1955 |