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World Insight 10/08/01 World City

08-02-2010 15:47 BJT

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Seven hundred years ago, when Marco Polo travelled to Beijing, the ancient capital was a world city connecting the East and West.

And now it's trying to regain that status. And Beijing isn't alone. Other big cities like Shanghai and Xi'an also want to join the ranks of London, New York and Tokyo.

But do these Chinese cities have what it takes to become a world city?

Editor:Zhang Jingya |Source: CNTV.cn

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