Best place to live in China? Polls contradict

BEIJING - Metropolises like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou figure on top of the list of people's choice of ideal places to live in China, even though more than half of white-collar workers in those big cities can't wait to get away, recent surveys have found.

A poll conducted by Horizon Research Consultancy Group asked 3,262 residents nationwide about their choice of a place to live in China.

More than 45 percent urban respondents chose Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, while 97 percent surveyed from those three cities wanted to continue staying.