Chengdu

Number of luxury brands: 40

Number of luxury franchise stores: 53

Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China, famous with tourists for its giant panda habitat. Chengdu is also one of the most important economic, transportation and communication hubs in Western China. In 2007, Chengdu was chosen as one of the top ten cities for investors out of a total of 280 urban centers in China.