Chinese cities

So Lori is in western China, having passed through Urumqi (a city of 2 000 000-ish) to Kashgar (a city of 200 000-ish).

The number of Chinese cities with populations above 1 000 000 is pretty staggering -- 58 in all. For comparison, the US has only 9 cities with a population over 1 000 000. If Urumqi, ranked 33 by population in China, were in the US, it would nudge out Phoenix for 5^th place.