It is rumored that the three-digit area code 26 has been kept by the central authorities in order to prepare for Taipei after the reunification of Taiwan Province.

The top ten cities with three-digit area codes in China are Beijing (1), Guangzhou (2), Shanghai (21), Tianjin (22), Chongqing (23), Shenyang (24) and Nanjing (24). It can be said that according to the ranking of comprehensive strength and regional positioning, these ten cities can be said to be the top ten cities in China today.

Now it seems that if Taiwan Province implements one country, two systems like Hong Kong, the area code can remain unchanged (the area code of Hong Kong will remain unchanged). Then, this last three-digit area code-26 will definitely be awarded to another powerful city. This city is probably the fifth municipality directly under the central government, and it is certain that after it becomes a municipality directly under the central government, it will naturally become the 11th city with a three-digit area code.

26 "is just an idle telephone area code. It is neither a preferential policy nor a financial allocation, and it does not mean that the economic strength and living standards of any city will be improved. Why are there so many places keen to compete for it? In my opinion, the contenders just want to look good. Their psychology is essentially the same as people's choice of "auspicious license plate" and "auspicious mobile phone number", and even people's choice of a "auspicious day" for weddings and funerals.

what's the point of changing "1" to a city if its development is backward? By the same token, as long as the city's economy is prosperous, the people live and work in peace and contentment, the ecological environment is good, and the social order is orderly, even if an area code with a lower ranking is put up, its reputation and influence will not be hindered. Take Shenzhen as an example. The telephone area code of "755" has not prevented it from growing from a small fishing village to a prosperous city today. It can be seen that the face of a city is not maintained by the telephone area code.

Furthermore, even if a city can get the area code of "26", it will certainly cause great trouble and burden to the society. Everything with the old area code, such as trademarks, decorations, advertisements, business cards, etc., has to be reprinted. What an expense it should be.