From Paul Denlinger at China Vortex:
In China, many smart entrepreneurs go to second- and even third-tier cities so that they can get a local municipal government to support them. This is called finding a 靠山 or literally “a mountain to lean on”. After all, every city official wants to be able to say someday: “I helped set up Tencent (or Xunlei, or whatever.)” That would look good on their resume.
See original article here.
