 
 
 
| 12-17 Monitoring of Urban Environment Noise in Major Cities under National Control Programme (2005) | ||||
| City | ||||
| Grid Length | Grid Width | Total Number | Sound Level | |
| (m) | (m) | of Grids (unit) | dB(A) | |
| Beijing | 1000 | 1000 | 448 | 53.2 | 
| Tianjin | 1000 | 1000 | 205 | 54.9 | 
| Shijiazhuang | 500 | 500 | 240 | 54.0 | 
| Taiyuan | 750 | 750 | 232 | 53.8 | 
| Hohhot | 400 | 400 | 204 | 54.3 | 
| Shenyang | 750 | 750 | 240 | 54.1 | 
| Changchun | 500 | 500 | 204 | 56.4 | 
| Harbin | 700 | 700 | 216 | 56.0 | 
| Shanghai | 1414 | 1414 | 206 | 57.3 | 
| Nanjing | 1000 | 1000 | 210 | 54.0 | 
| Hangzhou | 500 | 500 | 235 | 55.7 | 
| Hefei | 500 | 500 | 250 | 53.7 | 
| Fuzhou | 500 | 500 | 220 | 56.2 | 
| Nanchang | 500 | 500 | 201 | 55.9 | 
| Jinan | 1000 | 1000 | 352 | 53.5 | 
| Zhengzhou | 500 | 500 | 235 | 55.7 | 
| Wuhan | 1000 | 1000 | 210 | 55.0 | 
| Changsha | 500 | 500 | 288 | 54.0 | 
| Guangzhou | 1000 | 1000 | 202 | 55.1 | 
| Nanning | 550 | 550 | 200 | 56.0 | 
| Haikou | 400 | 400 | 203 | 55.7 | 
| Chongqing | 500 | 500 | 661 | 54.7 | 
| Chengdu | 900 | 900 | 215 | 54.6 | 
| Guiyang | 500 | 500 | 220 | 55.6 | 
| Kunming | 800 | 800 | 223 | 53.8 | 
| Lhasa | ||||
| Xi'an | 200 | 55.4 | ||
| Lanzhou | 500 | 500 | 211 | 57.9 | 
| Xining | 375 | 375 | 224 | 52.1 | 
| Yinchuan | 500 | 500 | 200 | 53.3 | 
| Urumqi | 750 | 750 | 209 | 54.9 |