No 9 Hunan
GDP: 3.98 trillion yuan
Growth rate: 7.6%
The Changsha Meixihu International Culture and Art Centre pictured in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province, March 19, 2019. [Photo/IC]
Over the past few decades, Central China's Hunan province has been leveraging smart manufacturing for its industrial upgrading efforts, spurring high-quality economic development. It has grown rapidly, bolstering its role in the opening-up of the inland areas of China.