Waaah. “China’s Economic Life Survey 2013-2014”, released by CCTV at the beginning of March, does not mention Shanghai in its selection of the top 20 happiest Chinese cities. While the news may be disheartening, the seriousness of the research contrasts with last year’s rather unrealistic study conducted by students from Nankai University in Tianjin, which ranked Shanghai as one of the top three happiest regions in China.