the large city in China不用the in China large city

　　the large city in China是习惯用法，the in China large city是错误的。
　　the large city in China
　　在中国的大城市
　　例句：
　　1The fiction of Wang Xiaofang, once the private secretary to a deputy mayor ofShenyang, a large city in China's north-east, has further besmirched theoffices'image.
　　王晓方的小说，他曾是沈阳（中国东北的一个大城市）驻京办主任私人秘书，更进一步损坏了办事处的形象。
　　2On account of the pollution and security risks, reusing of the large number ofabandoned quarries located in the city or the suburbs has become an importanttopic on sustainable development in China in resent years.
　　位于城区或近郊数量众多的采石废弃地因其存在的污染与安全隐患等，使得其再利用问题成为近年来中国城市可持续发展的一个重要课题。
　　3The off-farm employed rural population increased by 5 million from
　　1999 to 2000, aslarge as the total population of a capital city in China.
　　1999年～2000年，我国农村非农就业人口年均增加了500万，相当于一个省会城市的人口数量。

英语中，地点应该由小到大