Your top 3 Asian cities lists

So, which Asian cities are your top 3 for:
a. General sightseeing (overall beauty
or interesting-ness) and navigability (ease of getting around to see the sights)
b. History and culture
c. Food
d. Shopping
e. Nightlife

Here are mine:
General Sightseeing and Navigability
1. Tokyo
2. Hong Kong
3. Seoul

History and Culture
1. Kyoto
2. Istanbul
3. Beijing and Xi'an (sorry it's a tie; hard to choose one over the other)

Food
1. Bangkok
2. Taipei
3. Tokyo

Shopping
1. Hong Kong
2. Dubai
3. Bangkok

Nightlife
1. Bangkok
2. Hong Kong
3. Tokyo

So, which Asian cities are on your lists?