A province, in the context of China, is a translation of sheng (Chinese: 省; pinyin: shěng), which is an administrative division. 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 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. Prefecture, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern 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 Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Together with municipalities, autonomous regions, and the special administrative regions, provinces make up the first level (known as the province level) of administrative division in China. Direct-controlled municipality (直辖市 zhíxiáshì) is the highest level classificiation for Cities used by Chinese governments with status equal to An autonomous region ( is a first-level administrative subdivision of China. A special administrative region or SAR may be;People's Republic of China Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, present-day China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National ^[1] Theoretically, provinces are also the first level division of the Republic of China (Taiwan), though this role has been diminished. REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia.

The People's Republic of China currently governs 22 provinces, out of a total of 23 province level divisions. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The PRC also claims, but does not control, Taiwan as a 23rd province. Taiwan Province of the People's Republic of China ( is a theoretical administrative Province of the People's Republic of China (PRC, covering an area over which The Republic of China governs Taiwan, as well as some offshore islands including Kinmen and Matsu, very near to Fujian province. REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Kinmen, ( Traditional Chinese: 金門 Simplified Chinese: 金门 Hanyu Pinyin: Jīnmén Tongyong Pinyin: Jinmén Wades-Giles This article is about the People's Republic of China province

In the People's Republic of China, every province has a Communist Party of China provincial committee, headed by a secretary. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The Communist Party of China ( CPC) ( also known as the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP) is the founding and ruling political party of the The committee secretary is first-in-charge of the province, rather than the governor of the provincial government.

Facts about the provinces

• Until the ROC administration, Hebei was known as "Zhili", or "directly-ruled". ( Postal map spelling: Hopeh) is a northern province of the People's Republic of China.
• Guangxi was made an autonomous region under the PRC government in 1958. Guangxi (or Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region;) is a Zhuang autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Before then, it was a province like any other.
• The largest province by area is Qinghai, which also has the smallest population of just over 5. (青海 qīnghǎi is a province of the People's Republic of China, named after Qinghai Lake. 3 million.
• Eight of the provinces of the People's Republic of China have a sea coast. The remaining 14 are land-locked.
• Guangdong, Shandong and Liaoning all have a major peninsula. Guangdong ( EFEO: Kouangtong; Pinyin Guǎngdōng; Postal map spelling: Kwangtung) is a province on the ( is a coastal province of eastern People's Republic of China. ( is a northeastern province of the People's Republic of China. A peninsula is a piece of land that is nearly surrounded by Water but connected to Mainland via an Isthmus.
• Guangdong is the only province bordering the only two Special Administrative Regions of China. A special administrative region or SAR may be;People's Republic of China Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, present-day
• Separated from Guangdong and established in 1988, Hainan is the youngest province of China. Hainan ( POJ: Hai-lam Pinyin:, Jyutping: hoi2 naam4 literal meaning "South of the Sea" is the smallest province of the People's
• The Municipality of Chongqing was carved out of Sichuan province on June 12, 1997. Chongqing ( Postal map spelling: Chungking; Wade-Giles: Ch'ung-ch'ing) is the largest and most populous of the People's Republic of China ( Postal map spelling: Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province in western China with its capital in Chengdu.

Map and list

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Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China. Note: this map depicts the theoretical administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China, which are not synchronized with the actual administrative divisions of the Republic of China (Taiwan). The PRC controls mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macao while the Republic of China controls Taiwan and nearby islands.

Name	Chinese (T)	Chinese (S)	Pinyin	Postal map	Abb. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Chinese Postal Map Romanization ( Traditional Chinese: 郵政式拼音 Simplified Chinese: 邮政式拼音 Pinyin: Yóuzhèngshì Pīnyīn refers to the ¹	Area²	Capital	Region	ISO	Admin. Division
Anhui	安徽	安徽	Ānhuī	Anhwei	皖 wǎn	139,700	Hefei	East	CN-34	List
Fujian	福建	福建	Fújiàn	Fukien	闽 mǐn	121,300	Fuzhou	East	CN-35	List
Gansu	甘肅	甘肃	Gānsù	Kansu	甘 gān or 陇 lǒng	454,300	Lanzhou	Northwest	CN-62	List
Guangdong	廣東	广东	Guǎngdōng	Kwangtung	粤 yuè	180,000	Guangzhou	South Central	CN-44	List
Guizhou	貴州	贵州	Gùizhōu	Kweichow	黔 qián or 贵 gùi	176,000	Guiyang	Southwest	CN-52	List
Hainan	海南	海南	Hǎinán	Hainan	琼 qióng	34,000	Haikou	South Central	CN-46	List
Hebei	河北	河北	Héběi	Hopeh	冀 jì	187,700	Shijiazhuang	North	CN-13	List
Heilongjiang	黑龍江	黑龙江	Hēilóngjiāng	Heilungkiang	黑 hēi	454,000	Harbin	Northeast	CN-23	List
Henan	河南	河南	Hénán	Honan	豫 yù	167,000	Zhengzhou	South Central	CN-41	List
Hubei	湖北	湖北	Húběi	Hupeh	鄂 è	185,900	Wuhan	South Central	CN-42	List
Hunan	湖南	湖南	Húnán	Hunan	湘 xiāng	210,000	Changsha	South Central	CN-43	List
Jiangsu	江蘇	江苏	Jiāngsū	Kiangsu	苏 sū	102,600	Nanjing	East	CN-32	List
Jiangxi	江西	江西	Jiāngxī	Kiangsi	赣 gàn	167,000	Nanchang	East	CN-36	List
Jilin	吉林	吉林	Jílín	Kirin	吉 jí	187,400	Changchun	Northeast	CN-22	List
Liaoning	遼寧	辽宁	Liáoníng	Fengtien	辽 liáo	145,900	Shenyang	Northeast	CN-21	List
Qinghai	青海	青海	Qīnghǎi	Tsinghai	青 qīng	721,200	Xining	Northwest	CN-63	List
Shaanxi	陝西	陕西	Shǎnxī	Shensi	陕 shǎn or 秦 qín	205,600	Xi'an	Northwest	CN-61	List
Shandong	山東	山东	Shāndōng	Shantung	鲁 lǔ	153,800	Jinan	East	CN-37	List
Shanxi	山西	山西	Shānxī	Shansi	晋 jìn	156,300	Taiyuan	North	CN-14	List
Sichuan	四川	四川	Sìchuān	Szechuan	川 chuān or 蜀 shǔ	485,000	Chengdu	Southwest	CN-51	List
Taiwan †	臺灣	台湾	Táiwān	Taiwan	台 tái	35,581	Taibei	East	CN-71	List
Yunnan	雲南	云南	Yúnnán	Yunnan	滇 diān or 云 yún	394,000	Kunming	Southwest	CN-53	List
Zhejiang	浙江	浙江	Zhèjiāng	Chekiang	浙 zhè	102,000	Hangzhou	East	CN-33	List

Notes:

¹: Abbreviation for each Province level region

²: in km²

†: Since its founding in 1949, the People's Republic of China has considered Taiwan to be its 23rd province even though it has never controlled any part of Taiwan. Anhui (in Chinese: 安徽 Ānhuī) is a province of the People's Republic of China. Hefei ( literally "Junction of the (South Fei Rivers " former names Ho-fei Luzhou Luchow is a Prefecture-level city and the provincial capital of East China ( is a geographical and a loosely-defined cultural region that covers the eastern coastal area of China. Anhui, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following three levels of administrative division: This article is about the People's Republic of China province ( Foochow Romanized: Hók-ciŭ EFEO: Fou-Tcheou also seen as Foochow, Fuchow, Fuh-chau or Hokchew in earlier Western East China ( is a geographical and a loosely-defined cultural region that covers the eastern coastal area of China. Fujian is a province of China, with the vast majority administered by the People's Republic of China (PRC and the offshore islands of ( is a province located in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. Lanzhou ( Postal map spelling: Lanchow is a Prefecture-level city and capital of Gansu province in northwestern China. Northwestern China (西北 Xīběi includes the autonomous regions of Xinjiang and Ningxia and the provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu Gansu, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following administrative divisions: 14 prefecture-level Guangdong ( EFEO: Kouangtong; Pinyin Guǎngdōng; Postal map spelling: Kwangtung) is a province on the Guangzhou ( Jyutping: Gwong²zau¹; Yale: Gwóngjàu) is the Capital and a Sub-provincial city South Central China ( Chinese: 中南 Pinyin: Zhōngnán) is a region of China defined by governmental bureaus that includes the provinces Guangdong, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following administrative divisions: 21 ( also spelled Kweichow) is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the southwestern part of the country Guiyang ( is the capital of Guizhou Province the People's Republic of China. Southwest China ( Chinese: 西南 Pinyin: Xīnán) is a region of China defined by governmental bureaus that includes the municipality Guizhou, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following administrative divisions: 9 prefecture-level Hainan ( POJ: Hai-lam Pinyin:, Jyutping: hoi2 naam4 literal meaning "South of the Sea" is the smallest province of the People's Haikou ( Pinyin: Hǎikǒu situated at the north of Hainan island is the Capital of Hainan Province of the People's Republic of China South Central China ( Chinese: 中南 Pinyin: Zhōngnán) is a region of China defined by governmental bureaus that includes the provinces Hainan The political divisions of Hainan are Two Prefecture-level cities: Haikou City (海口市 Hǎikǒu Shì subdivided ( Postal map spelling: Hopeh) is a northern province of the People's Republic of China. Shijiazhuang ( literally "The Stones' Village" is a Prefecture-level city and the Capital of Hebei province, China Northern China or North China ( literally "China's north" is a Geographical region of China. The administrative divisions of Hebei, a province of the People's Republic of China, consists of prefecture-level divisions subdivided into county-level ( Postal map spelling: Heilungkiang Manchu: Sahaliyan ula is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern ( Russian Kharbin) is a Sub-provincial city and the Capital of the Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China. Northeast China ( is a geographical region of China. It is separated from Russia largely by the Amur, Argun, and Ussuri rivers from Heilongjiang, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following administrative divisions: Henan ( is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country Zhengzhou ( formerly called Zhengxian is a Prefecture-level city, and the capital of Henan province, People's Republic of China. South Central China ( Chinese: 中南 Pinyin: Zhōngnán) is a region of China defined by governmental bureaus that includes the provinces The administrative divisions of Henan, a province of the People's Republic of China, consists of prefecture-level divisions subdivided into county-level ( Postal map spelling: Hupeh) is a central province of the People's Republic of China. ( is the capital of Hubei province and is the most populous city in central People's Republic of China. South Central China ( Chinese: 中南 Pinyin: Zhōngnán) is a region of China defined by governmental bureaus that includes the provinces The administrative divisions of Hubei, a province of the People's Republic of China, consists of prefecture-level divisions subdivided into county-level ( is a province of China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting (hence the name Hunan, meaning Changsha ( is the Capital city of Hunan, a province of south-central China, located on the lower reaches of Xiang river a branch of the South Central China ( Chinese: 中南 Pinyin: Zhōngnán) is a region of China defined by governmental bureaus that includes the provinces The administrative divisions of Hunan, a province of the People's Republic of China, consists of prefecture-level divisions subdivided into county-level ( Postal map spelling: Kiangsu) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country ( Chinese: 南京 Romanizations Nánjīng ( Pinyin) Nan-ching ( Wade-Giles East China ( is a geographical and a loosely-defined cultural region that covers the eastern coastal area of China. Jiangsu, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following three levels of administrative division: ( Postal map spelling: Kiangsi is a southern province of the People's Republic of China, spanning from the banks of the Yangtze River Nanchang ( is the capital of Jiangxi Province in southeastern China. East China ( is a geographical and a loosely-defined cultural region that covers the eastern coastal area of China. Jiangxi, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following three levels of administrative division: ( Postal map spelling: Kirin; Manchu: Girin ula is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern Changchun ( is the capital and largest city of Jilin province, located in the northeast of the People's Republic of China, in the centre of the Northeast China ( is a geographical region of China. It is separated from Russia largely by the Amur, Argun, and Ussuri rivers from Jilin, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following administrative divisions: 9 prefecture-level ( is a northeastern province of the People's Republic of China. Shenyang ( Ch: 沈阳 pinyin Shěnyáng, or Mukden ( in Manchu) is a Sub-provincial city and capital of Liaoning Northeast China ( is a geographical region of China. It is separated from Russia largely by the Amur, Argun, and Ussuri rivers from Liaoning, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following three levels of administrative division: (青海 qīnghǎi is a province of the People's Republic of China, named after Qinghai Lake. Xining ( Simplified Chinese: 西宁 Traditional Chinese: 西寧 Tibetan: ཟི་ནིང་ Pinyin: Xīníng Wylie: Zi-ning Northwestern China (西北 Xīběi includes the autonomous regions of Xinjiang and Ningxia and the provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu Qinghai, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following administrative divisions: 8 prefecture-level ( Postal map spelling: Shensi) is a north-central province of the People's Republic of China, and includes portions of the Loess UserEl_C --> Xi'an ( Postal map spelling: Sian is the Capital of the Shaanxi province in the Northwestern China (西北 Xīběi includes the autonomous regions of Xinjiang and Ningxia and the provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu Shaanxi, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following administrative divisions: 10 prefecture-level ( is a coastal province of eastern People's Republic of China. Jinan ( in some literatures the pinyin without tones is given as Ji'nan, to disambiguate from a possible misreading as Jin'an is a Sub-provincial city East China ( is a geographical and a loosely-defined cultural region that covers the eastern coastal area of China. Shandong, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following administrative divisions: 17 ( Postal map spelling: Shansi) is a province in the northern part of the People's Republic of China. Taiyuan ( lit "Great Plains" is a Prefecture-level city and the capital of Shanxi province China. Northern China or North China ( literally "China's north" is a Geographical region of China. Shanxi, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of prefecture-level divisions which are divided into county-level divisions which are then divided ( Postal map spelling: Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province in western China with its capital in Chengdu. ( located in southwest People's Republic of China, is the capital of Sichuan province and a Sub-provincial city. Southwest China ( Chinese: 西南 Pinyin: Xīnán) is a region of China defined by governmental bureaus that includes the municipality Sichuan, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following administrative divisions: 21 prefecture-level Taiwan Province of the People's Republic of China ( is a theoretical administrative Province of the People's Republic of China (PRC, covering an area over which Taipei ( Taiwanese Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak-chhī Jhuyin Fuhao: ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕˋ Hakka: Thòi-pet-sṳ has been the capital of East China ( is a geographical and a loosely-defined cultural region that covers the eastern coastal area of China. The Republic of China currently administers two historical Provinces of China (one completely and a small part of another one and centrally administers two Direct-controlled Kunming ( kʊn'mɪŋ UN/LOCODE: CNKMG is a Prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province in Southwestern China. Southwest China ( Chinese: 西南 Pinyin: Xīnán) is a region of China defined by governmental bureaus that includes the municipality Yunnan, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following administrative divisions: 16 prefecture-level Zhejiang ( is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. ( Postal map spelling: Hangchow) is a Sub-provincial city located in the Yangtze River Delta in the People's Republic of China, East China ( is a geographical and a loosely-defined cultural region that covers the eastern coastal area of China. Zhejiang, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following three levels of administrative division: Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The Republic of China currently controls this province, which consists of Taiwan island and the Pescadores. REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The Pescadores ( from Portuguese, "fishermen" pron pɨʃ The ROC also controls one county of Fuchien (or Fukien) province: Kinmen; and part of a second county: Lienchiang. This article is about the People's Republic of China province Kinmen, ( Traditional Chinese: 金門 Simplified Chinese: 金门 Hanyu Pinyin: Jīnmén Tongyong Pinyin: Jinmén Wades-Giles The Matsu Islands (also Mazu Islands ( are a minor Archipelago of 19 Islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait administered as Lienchiang

History

See also: History of the political divisions of China

Administrative divisions of the Republic of China. This article talks about the history of the Political divisions of China. The Republic of China currently administers two historical Provinces of China (one completely and a small part of another one and centrally administers two Direct-controlled REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Direct-controlled municipality (直辖市 zhíxiáshì) is the highest level classificiation for Cities used by Chinese governments with status equal to In the context of Political divisions of China, county is the standard English translation of 县 ( xiàn) Provincial cities (省轄市 shěngxiáshì) sometimes translated provincial municipalities, are cities lesser in rank than Direct-controlled municipalities A county-controlled city (縣轄市 xiànxiáshì) is one of the 32 cities in Taiwan Province of the Republic of China administered under one of the The term district, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. Township ( is the basic level of political divisions in China. In the subdivision of the Republic of China (ROC, "special administrative regions" ( were historically used to designate special areas most of which were eventually REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Note: this map depicts the theoretical administrative divisions of the Republic of China, which are not synchronized with the actual administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China. The ROC controls Taiwan and nearby islands while the PRC controls Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau.

The provinces of China were first set up during the Yuan Dynasty. The Yuan Dynasty ( Pinyin: Yuáncháo Dai Ön Ulus (Дай Юан Улс was a ruling Dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai There were initially 10 provinces. By the time the Qing Dynasty was established, there were 18, all of which were in China proper. Not to be confused with Qin Dynasty, the first dynasty of Imperial China China proper (also known as Inner China) refers to the historical lands of China where the Han Chinese are the majority Ethnic group, in contrast These were:

For every province, there was a xunfu (巡撫), a political overseer on behalf of the emperor, and a tidu (提督), a military governor. Anhui (in Chinese: 安徽 Ānhuī) is a province of the People's Republic of China. This article is about the People's Republic of China province ( is a province located in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. Guangdong ( EFEO: Kouangtong; Pinyin Guǎngdōng; Postal map spelling: Kwangtung) is a province on the Guangxi (or Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region;) is a Zhuang autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. ( also spelled Kweichow) is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the southwestern part of the country Henan ( is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country ( Postal map spelling: Hupeh) is a central province of the People's Republic of China. ( is a province of China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting (hence the name Hunan, meaning ( Postal map spelling: Kiangsu) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country ( Postal map spelling: Kiangsi is a southern province of the People's Republic of China, spanning from the banks of the Yangtze River ( Postal map spelling: Shensi) is a north-central province of the People's Republic of China, and includes portions of the Loess ( is a coastal province of eastern People's Republic of China. ( Postal map spelling: Shansi) is a province in the northern part of the People's Republic of China. ( Postal map spelling: Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province in western China with its capital in Chengdu. Zhejiang ( is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. ( Postal map spelling: Hopeh) is a northern province of the People's Republic of China. In addition, there was a zongdu (總督), a general military inspector or governor general, for every two to three provinces. Zǒngdū, ( traditional: 總督 simplified: 总督 Wade-Giles: tsung-tu Manchu: Uheri kadalara amban) usually translated as The term governor general or governor-general refers to a vice-regal representative of a Monarch in an independent realm or a major colonial circonscription

Outer regions of China (those beyond China proper) were not divided into provinces. China proper (also known as Inner China) refers to the historical lands of China where the Han Chinese are the majority Ethnic group, in contrast Manchuria (consisting of Fengtian (now Liaoning), Jilin, Heilongjiang), Xinjiang, and Mongolia were overseen by military leaders or generals (將軍) and vice-dutong (副都統), and civilian leaders were heads of the leagues (盟長), a subdivision of Mongolia. Manchuria ( Romanized Manchu: Manju,, Маньчжурия Mongolian: Манж is a historical name given to a vast geographic region in northeast ( is a northeastern province of the People's Republic of China. ( Postal map spelling: Kirin; Manchu: Girin ula is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern ( Postal map spelling: Heilungkiang Manchu: Sahaliyan ula is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern Xinjiang ( Uyghur: شىنجاڭ Shinjang;; Postal map spelling: Sinkiang; Turkish: Sincan, Sincan Uygur Özerk Mongolia (mɒŋˈɡoʊliə, literally Mongol country/nation,) is a Landlocked Country in East A league ( ayimaɣ or historically čiɣulɣan; Chinese: 盟 Pinyin: méng is an administrative unit in Inner Mongolia, Mongolia (mɒŋˈɡoʊliə, literally Mongol country/nation,) is a Landlocked Country in East Tibet was administratively overseen by the ambans (驻藏大臣). Definitions of Tibet See also Definitions of Tibet Name In English The English word Tibet, like the word for Tibet in most European Amban ( pl: ambasa is a Manchu word meaning "high official" which corresponds to a number of different official titles in the Qing

In 1878, Xinjiang became a province, in 1909, Fengtian, Jilin, and Heilongjiang were made provinces as well. Xinjiang ( Uyghur: شىنجاڭ Shinjang;; Postal map spelling: Sinkiang; Turkish: Sincan, Sincan Uygur Özerk ( is a northeastern province of the People's Republic of China. ( Postal map spelling: Kirin; Manchu: Girin ula is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern ( Postal map spelling: Heilungkiang Manchu: Sahaliyan ula is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern Taiwan was made a province in 1887, but it was ceded to Japan in 1895. Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. As a result, there were 22 provinces in China (Outer China and China proper) near the end of the Qing Dynasty. China proper (also known as Inner China) refers to the historical lands of China where the Han Chinese are the majority Ethnic group, in contrast Not to be confused with Qin Dynasty, the first dynasty of Imperial China

The Republic of China, established in 1912, set up 4 more provinces in Inner Mongolia and 2 provinces in historic Tibet, bringing the total to 28. REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Inner Mongolia ( Mongolian:, Öbür mongɣul; occasionally romanized to Nei Mongol is the Mongol Definitions of Tibet See also Definitions of Tibet Name In English The English word Tibet, like the word for Tibet in most European 4 provinces were however lost with the establishment of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo in Manchuria. A puppet state is a State that is nominally independent but in reality under the control of another power Manchukuo (ja [[wikt満州国 満州国]] Manshūkoku lit "State of Manchuria " was a Puppet state in Manchuria and eastern Manchuria ( Romanized Manchu: Manju,, Маньчжурия Mongolian: Манж is a historical name given to a vast geographic region in northeast After the defeat of Japan in World War II, Manchuria was reincorporated as 10 provinces, and control of Taiwan was assumed by the Republic of China. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including As a result, the Republic of China had 35 provinces. Although the Republic of China now only controls one province (Taiwan) and some islands of a second province (Fujian), it continues to formally claim all 35 provinces. History In 1683 following a naval engagement with Admiral Shi Lang, Koxinga 's (Cheng Ch'eng Kung grandson Zheng Keshuang and ruler of Taiwan This article is about the People's Republic of China province

List of defunct provinces

Name	Chinese (T)	Chinese (S)	Pinyin	Postal map	Area¹	Capital	Region	Present Annexation
Andong	安東	安东	Āndōng	Antung	62,279	Tonghua	Northeast	Liaoning, Jilin
Chahar	察哈爾	察哈尔	Cháhār	Chahar	278,957	Zhangjiakou	Northeast	Inner Mongolia, Hebei
Hejiang	合江	合江	Héjiāng	Hokiang	135,406	Jiamusi	Northeast	Heilongjiang
Liaobei	遼北	辽北	Liáoběi	Liaopeh	121,624	Liaoyuan	Northeast	Liaoning, Jilin, Inner Mongolia
Nenjiang	嫩江	嫩江	Nènjiāng	Nunkiang	67,034	Qiqihar	Northeast	Heilongjiang
Rehe	熱河	热河	Rèhé	Jehol	179,982	Chengde	Northeast	Hebei, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia
Songjiang	松江	松江	Sōngjiāng	Sungkiang	84,559	Mudanjiang	Northeast	Heilongjiang
Suiyuan	綏遠	绥远	Suíyuǎn	Suiyuan	329,397	Guisui (Hohhot)	Northeast	Inner Mongolia
Xikang	西康	西康	Xīkān	Sikang	451,521	Kangding	Southwest	Tibet, Sichuan
Xing'an	興安	兴安	Xīng'ān	Hsingan	278,437	Hailar	Northeast	Inner Mongolia

Notes:

¹: in km²

The People's Republic of China abolished many of the provinces in the 1950s and converted a number of them into autonomous regions. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Chinese Postal Map Romanization ( Traditional Chinese: 郵政式拼音 Simplified Chinese: 邮政式拼音 Pinyin: Yóuzhèngshì Pīnyīn refers to the History Antung Anto (province was first created in 1934 as an administrative sub-division of the Japanese-controlled Empire of Manchukuo, when the Tonghua (通化 Pinyin: Tōnghuà is a Prefecture-level city in the People's Republic of China province Jilin. Northeast China ( is a geographical region of China. It is separated from Russia largely by the Amur, Argun, and Ussuri rivers from ( is a northeastern province of the People's Republic of China. ( Postal map spelling: Kirin; Manchu: Girin ula is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern Administration and history Chahar is a tribal group of the Mongols. 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Northeast China ( is a geographical region of China. It is separated from Russia largely by the Amur, Argun, and Ussuri rivers from ( Postal map spelling: Heilungkiang Manchu: Sahaliyan ula is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern Administration Rehe was located north of the Great Wall, west of Manchuria, and east of Mongolia. Chengde ( is a Prefecture-level city in Hebei province People's Republic of China, situated northeast of Beijing. Northeast China ( is a geographical region of China. It is separated from Russia largely by the Amur, Argun, and Ussuri rivers from ( Postal map spelling: Hopeh) is a northern province of the People's Republic of China. ( is a northeastern province of the People's Republic of China. Inner Mongolia ( Mongolian:, Öbür mongɣul; occasionally romanized to Nei Mongol is the Mongol See also Map showing the location of Songjiang within the claimed territories of the ROC Mudanjiang ( Manchu: Mudan bira is Prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province of the People's Republic of China. Northeast China ( is a geographical region of China. It is separated from Russia largely by the Amur, Argun, and Ussuri rivers from ( Postal map spelling: Heilungkiang Manchu: Sahaliyan ula is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern Hohhot ( Mongolian:, Kökeqota; lit "Blue Town") occasionally spelled Huhehot or Huhhot, is a city in North-central China and the Northeast China ( is a geographical region of China. It is separated from Russia largely by the Amur, Argun, and Ussuri rivers from Inner Mongolia ( Mongolian:, Öbür mongɣul; occasionally romanized to Nei Mongol is the Mongol History In May 1930 his province was invaded by the army of Tibet. Kangding or Dardo ( Chinese: 康定 Pinyin: Kāngdìng; Tibetan in official transcription: Dardo or Darzêdo Southwest China ( Chinese: 西南 Pinyin: Xīnán) is a region of China defined by governmental bureaus that includes the municipality The Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR also called Xizang Autonomous Region (བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས་ Wylie: Bod-rang-skyong-ljongs ( Postal map spelling: Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province in western China with its capital in Chengdu. Administration The capital of Hsingan was the town of Hailar (or Hulun on the China Eastern Railway line near the Russian border Hailar District ( Chinese: 海拉尔区 Pinyin: Hǎilā'ěr Qū is an urban district which serves as the seat of the Prefecture-level city Northeast China ( is a geographical region of China. It is separated from Russia largely by the Amur, Argun, and Ussuri rivers from Inner Mongolia ( Mongolian:, Öbür mongɣul; occasionally romanized to Nei Mongol is the Mongol Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES An autonomous region ( is a first-level administrative subdivision of China. Hainan was set up as a separate province in 1988, bringing the total number of provinces under its control to 22. Hainan ( POJ: Hai-lam Pinyin:, Jyutping: hoi2 naam4 literal meaning "South of the Sea" is the smallest province of the People's

References

External links

• Interactive China map with province and city guides

See also

• Zhou (country subdivision)
• Chinese federalism
• Taiwan Province
• Tiao-kuai
• List of China administrative divisions by population
• List of China provinces by compass