Kunshan, Jiangyin and Zhangjiagang - all from East China's Jiangsu province - were the top three Chinese counties in terms of GDP last year, according to Chinanews.com.

Among the top 10 counties, five are from Jiangsu, two from Zhejiang, while Fujian, Hunan and Shaanxi provinces grabbed one spot respectively.

The GDP of Yiwu, a county-level city in Zhejiang province that has the world's largest small-commodities market, reached 183.55 billion yuan in 2022, up 4.6 percent on a yearly basis, the fastest growth among the top 10.

Let take a look at the top 10 Chinese counties by GDP in 2022.

No 10 Yiwu

A night market in Yiwu, East China's Zhejiang province. [Photo/VCG]

No 9 Changsha county

A view of Changsha county, Changsha city, Central China's Hunan province, on April 20, 2023.[Photo/VCG]

No 8 Shenmu

The Daliuta coal mine uses a loopline system in its truck-loading facility at Shenmu, Shaanxi province, as the sector upgrades to provide cleaner energy. [Photo by Shao Hui/Xinhua]

No 7 Yixing

Fan Zefeng, standing, teaches students to make purple clay teapots at an art studio in Xiwang village, Dingshu town, Yixing, Jiangsu province. [Photo provided to China Daily]

No 6 Cixi

A worker sorts boxes of goods at a logistics center in Cixi, Zhejiang province, on Nov 4, 2020. [Photo by Zhang Yongtao/For China Daily]

No 5 Changshu

Employees work on an auto assembly line in Changshu, Jiangsu province, on Feb 2. [PHOTO by HUA XUEGEN/FOR CHINA DAILY]

No 4 Jinjiang

Children ride through Weitou, a small village in Jinjiang, Fujian province. SHEN WEI/FOR CHINA DAILY

No 3 Zhangjiagang

A worker produces export-bound steel pipes at a factory in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province, in May 2022. SHI BAIRONG/FOR CHINA DAILY

No 2 Jiangyin

People dance in a park in Jiangyin, Jiangsu province. YANG LEI/XINHUA

No 1 Kunshan

Farmers spray pesticide on a plot of spring wheat in Kunshan, Jiangsu province, on Feb 3. YUAN XINYU/FOR CHINA DAILY