| Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China |
| Province level |
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| Provinces |
| Autonomous regions |
| Municipalities |
| Special Administrative Regions (SARs) |
| Prefecture level |
| Prefectures Autonomous prefectures |
| Prefecture-level cities Sub-provincial cities |
| Leagues |
| County level |
| Counties Autonomous counties |
| County-level cities Sub-prefecture-level cities |
| City districts |
| Banners Autonomous banners |
| Township level |
| Townships (ethnic) Sumu (ethnic) |
| Towns |
| Subdistricts |
| County districts (defunct) |
Prefecture, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted A province, in the context of China, is a translation of sheng ( which is an administrative division An autonomous region ( is a first-level administrative subdivision of China. Direct-controlled municipality (直辖市 zhíxiáshì) is the highest level classificiation for Cities used by Chinese governments with status equal to A Special Administrative Region ( SAR) is a high autonomous administrative division of the People's Republic of China. In a similar fashion to the former Soviet Union 's Titular nations a number of areas associated with one or more ethnic minorities are designated as '''autonomous''' A prefecture-level city ( or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and A sub-provincial city ( Chinese: 副省级城市 (or deputy-provincial city in the People's Republic of China, is a Prefecture-level city A league ( ayimaɣ or historically čiɣulɣan; Chinese: 盟 Pinyin: méng is an administrative unit in Inner Mongolia, In the context of Political divisions of China, county is the standard English translation of 县 ( xiàn) In a similar fashion to the former Soviet Union 's Titular nations a number of areas associated with one or more ethnic minorities are designated as '''autonomous''' A county-level city ( is a county-level administrative division of Mainland China. A sub-prefecture-level city (副地級市 or vice-prefecture-level city, is an administrative division of China The term district, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. This article is about a type of administrative division in Inner Mongolia China In a similar fashion to the former Soviet Union 's Titular nations a number of areas associated with one or more ethnic minorities are designated as '''autonomous''' Township ( is the basic level of political divisions in China. In a similar fashion to the former Soviet Union 's Titular nations a number of areas associated with one or more ethnic minorities are designated as '''autonomous''' Sum, sumu, sumon, and somon ( sumuud) are a type of administrative district used in China, Mongolia, and Russia In a similar fashion to the former Soviet Union 's Titular nations a number of areas associated with one or more ethnic minorities are designated as '''autonomous''' When referring to Political Divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese 鎮 (simplified 镇; pinyin zhèn Wade-Giles The subdistrict ( Chinese: 街道 Pinyin: Jiēdào is one of the smallest Political divisions of China. The term district, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted Chinese civilization originated in various city-states along the Yellow River ( valley in the Neolithic era China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
In a modern context, prefecture-level (地区级, abbreviated 地级, "region") is used to refer to a level of division between the province and county levels. See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted The prefecture level is the second level in the administrative hierarchy of the People's Republic of China. See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES There are four kinds of prefecture-level divisions: prefectures, prefecture-level cities, autonomous prefectures, and leagues. A prefecture-level city ( or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and Autonomous prefectures are one type of Autonomous areas of China, existing at the prefecture level. A league ( ayimaɣ or historically čiɣulɣan; Chinese: 盟 Pinyin: méng is an administrative unit in Inner Mongolia,
The modern Chinese prefecture is a relatively recent creation. When the word "prefecture" is encountered in literature referring to ancient China, it refers to either the xian or the zhou, which are two other types of administrative division. In the context of Political divisions of China, county is the standard English translation of 县 ( xiàn) The zhōu (州 was a historical political division of China. First established during the Han Dynasty, zhou continued to exist until the establishment
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Prefecture
Prefectures (地区 pinyin: dìqū) are governed by administrative offices (行政公署 xíngzhènggōngshǔ), led by a head of office (行政首长 xíngzhèngshǒuzhǎng) appointed by the province. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use
Prefecture is developed from the Circuit, which was a level between the province level and the county level in Qing dynasty. In Law, a circuit is an appellate judicial district used in the Court systems of several nations Not to be confused with Qin Dynasty, the first dynasty of Imperial China In 1928, the government of the Republic of China abolished the circuit level and the province administrated county directly. REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES A province is a territorial unit almost always an Administrative division. A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. Soon, this reform was found unfeasible because some provinces had hundreds of counties. Consequently, province was subdivided into several prefectures and regional administrative offices were set up.
At one point, prefectures were the most common type of prefecture-level division. See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted Today they have been mostly converted into prefecture-level cities, and the trend is still ongoing. A prefecture-level city ( or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and
There are 17 prefectures remaining in mainland China, mostly in Xinjiang and Tibet. Mainland China, Continental China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term synonymous with the area that is under the jurisdiction Xinjiang ( Uyghur: شىنجاڭ Shinjang;; Postal map spelling: Sinkiang; Turkish: Sincan, Sincan Uygur Özerk The Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR also called Xizang Autonomous Region (བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས་ Wylie: Bod-rang-skyong-ljongs
Prefecture-level city
Prefecture-level cities (地级市 pinyin: dìjíshì) are cities that are given prefecture status and the right to govern surrounding counties. A prefecture-level city ( or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and A prefecture-level city ( or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use In the context of Political divisions of China, county is the standard English translation of 县 ( xiàn) In practice, prefecture-level cities are so large that they are just like any other administrative division, and not cities in the traditional sense of the word at all. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status
Prefecture-level cities are the most common type of prefecture-level division in mainland China today. See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted Mainland China, Continental China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term synonymous with the area that is under the jurisdiction
League
Leagues (盟 pinyin: méng) are the prefectures of Inner Mongolia. A league ( ayimaɣ or historically čiɣulɣan; Chinese: 盟 Pinyin: méng is an administrative unit in Inner Mongolia, A league ( ayimaɣ or historically čiɣulɣan; Chinese: 盟 Pinyin: méng is an administrative unit in Inner Mongolia, Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Inner Mongolia ( Mongolian:, Öbür mongɣul; occasionally romanized to Nei Mongol is the Mongol The name comes from an ancient Mongolian administrative unit, which were used during the Qing Dynasty in Mongolia. Not to be confused with Qin Dynasty, the first dynasty of Imperial China Mongolia (mɒŋˈɡoʊliə, literally Mongol country/nation,) is a Landlocked Country in East During the ROC rule, the leagues had status equivalent to provinces. REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Leagues contain banners, equivalent to counties. This article is about a type of administrative division in Inner Mongolia China
Just like prefectures, most leagues have been replaced by prefecture-level cities. A prefecture-level city ( or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and There are only 3 leagues remaining in Inner Mongolia. Inner Mongolia ( Mongolian:, Öbür mongɣul; occasionally romanized to Nei Mongol is the Mongol
Autonomous prefecture
Autonomous prefectures (自治州 pinyin: zìzhìzhōu) either have over 50% of the population with ethnic minorities or are historically resided by significant minorities. Autonomous prefectures are one type of Autonomous areas of China, existing at the prefecture level. In a similar fashion to the former Soviet Union 's Titular nations a number of areas associated with one or more ethnic minorities are designated as '''autonomous''' Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Ethnic minorities in China refer to the non- Han Chinese population in Mainland China and Taiwan. All autonomous prefectures are mostly dominated, in population, by the Han Chinese. Han Chinese ( are an Ethnic group native to China and by most modern definitions the largest single Ethnic group in the world. The official name of an autonomous prefecture includes the most dominant minority in that region, sometimes two, rarely three. For example, a Kazakh (Kazak in official naming system) prefecture may be called Kazak Zizhizhou. Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan ( Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, qɑzɑqˈstɑn Казахстан, Kazakhstán,) officially the
Like all other prefecture-level divisions, autonomous prefectures are divided into county-level divisions. See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted There is one exception: Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture contains two prefectures of its own. 伊犁哈萨克自治州 Yīlí hāsàkè
Under the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, autonomous prefectures cannot be abolished. The Constitution of the People's Republic of China ( is the highest law within the People's Republic of China. Major Chinese ching
Development zone
Development zones (开发区 pinyin: kāifāqū) were temporary prefecture-level divisions. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Chongqing was a development zone before it became a municipality, and two development zones were set up within Chongqing immediately after it became a municipality. Chongqing ( Postal map spelling: Chungking; Wade-Giles: Ch'ung-ch'ing) is the largest and most populous of the People's Republic of China Direct-controlled municipality (直辖市 zhíxiáshì) is the highest level classificiation for Cities used by Chinese governments with status equal to Chongqing ( Postal map spelling: Chungking; Wade-Giles: Ch'ung-ch'ing) is the largest and most populous of the People's Republic of China These divisions were temporary and no longer exist.
Legal status
The constitution of the People's Republic of China does not endorse any prefecture-level division, except for autonomous prefectures. The Constitution of the People's Republic of China ( is the highest law within the People's Republic of China. Prefectures and leagues are not at all mentioned; provinces are explicitly stated to be divided directly into counties.
The constitution does not explicit endorse the existence of prefecture-level cities; but it does mention that "comparatively large cities" (较大的市) are divided into counties and districts. A prefecture-level city ( or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and However, there are only 49 prefecture-level cities that have been designated as "comparatively large". As a result, the vast majority of prefecture-level cities do not have the constitutional basis for governing districts and counties.
The wholesale conversion of prefectures into prefecture-level cities has resulted in the phenomenon of "cities containing cities" — prefecture-level cities containing county-level cities. There is no legal basis for this, not even for the 49 "comparatively large cities". Thus, the county-level cities technically do not "belong" to the prefecture-level city, but are instead "governed on behalf" of the province by the prefecture-level city, though in practice the county-level cities do indeed belong to their governing prefecture-level cities.
Ancient sense
In the history of the political divisions of China, the word "prefecture" has been applied onto two unrelated types of division: the xian and the zhou. This article talks about the history of the Political divisions of China. In general the word "prefecture" is applied onto xian for the period before the Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty; for the period after, xian are called "districts" or "counties", while "prefectures" now refer to zhou. The Sui Dynasty ( 581 - 618 AD and in the undertaking of other construction projects including the reconstruction of the Great Wall. The Tang Dynasty ( Middle Chinese: dhɑng (June 18 618&ndashJune 4 907 was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by
Xian
Xian (县/縣) were first established during the Warring States Period, and have existed continuously ever since. In the context of Political divisions of China, county is the standard English translation of 县 ( xiàn) The Warring States Period ( also known as the Era of Warring States covers the period from some time in the 5th century BC to the unification of China by the Today, they continue to form an important part of the political divisions of China. See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted
Xian has been translated using several English language terms. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States In the context of ancient history, "district" and "prefecture" are the most commonly used terms, while "county" is generally used for more contemporary contexts.
Zhou
Zhou (州) were first established during the Han Dynasty, and were abolished only with the establishment of the Republic of China. The zhōu (州 was a historical political division of China. First established during the Han Dynasty, zhou continued to exist until the establishment The Han Dynasty ( 206 BC–220 AD followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES
Zhou is generally translated as "province" or "region" for the period before the Sui Dynasty, and "prefecture" for the period from the Sui Dynasty onwards. The Sui Dynasty ( 581 - 618 AD and in the undertaking of other construction projects including the reconstruction of the Great Wall. The Sui Dynasty ( 581 - 618 AD and in the undertaking of other construction projects including the reconstruction of the Great Wall.
The People's Republic of China has revived the word zhou as part of the term "zizhizhou" (自治州), which is translated as "autonomous prefectures", as described above. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES
See also
See also Prefecture of China All province-level divisions of the People's Republic of China are divided into prefecture-level divisions:Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic