Table 5 Spatial distribution of core transit cities.

From: Impact of high-speed rail on spatio-temporal evolution of tourism interaction and structure of cities

Regions

Cities in 2007

Cities in 2011

Cities in 2015

Cities in 2019

Northeast China

None

Siping

Shenyang

Shenyang

North China

Beijing, Shijiazhuang, Baoding.

None

Tianjin

Shijiazhuang

Central China

Anyang

Wuhan, Changsha, Hengyang.

Wuhan, Changsha, Chenzhou, Nanchang, Hengyang, Zhengzhou.

Changsha, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Zhumadian.

East China

Shanghai

Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Jinan, Xuzhou.

Nanjing, Hefei, Jinan, Xuzhou.

Nanjing, Jinan, Xuzhou.

South China

None

Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Ningde.

Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Shenzhen, Zhaoqing.

Guangzhou.