The cities include Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Suzhou, Dalian, Chongqing and Xi'an. They together made China the country with the most potential urban rising stars.

The selection was released by the world's leading real estate services and investment management firm, Jones Lang LaSalle and LaSalle Investment Management.

The company believes that these cities are most likely to attract active interest from real estate developers and investors in the near future.