Qingdao remains China's happiest city in 2013, according to the latest China Urban Competitiveness Ranking from Hong Kong-based China Institute of City Competitiveness (CICC).
The survey measured local residents of a given city on their overall sense of satisfaction, sense of belonging, life quality, natural environment, economy and social civilization.
Apart from the urban happiness ranking, CICC also published other Chinese city rankings based on a China City Competitiveness Index System.
2013年中国城市分类优势排行榜由设立在香港的中国城市竞争力研究会推出，青岛获得最具幸福感城市第一名。
此项调查旨在衡量市民对所在城市的整体满足感、归属感、生活质量、生态环境、经济福利和社会文明。
除了最具幸福感城市分类排行，CICC也依据中国城市竞争力评价指标体系，推出了其他分类的城市排行榜。
Ranking释义
“ranking”在这里解释为排行榜，其基本含义是等级评定，如the ranking of students(学生的名次排定)，world ranking(世界排名)，它也可以作为形容词使用，如 high-ranking officers(高级官员)。
