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How many provinces are there in China?

China country’s land area is one of the largest in the world. Of course, in addition to its vast territory, our country has thousands of years of cultural splendor, but do you know how many provinces China has? Let’s take a look.

There are 23 provinces in China, namely Shanxi Province, Jilin Province, Heilongjiang Province, Shaanxi Province, Hebei Province, Liaoning Province, Gansu Province, Qinghai Province, Shandong Province, Fujian Province, Zhejiang Province, Taiwan Province, Henan Province, Hubei Province, Hunan Province, Jiangxi Province, Jiangsu Province, Anhui Province, Guangdong Province, Hainan Province, Sichuan Province, Guizhou Province, Yunnan Province.

Administrative divisions of China

China has a total of 34 provincial-level administrative regions, including 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities directly under the Central Government, and 2 special administrative regions.

Five autonomous regions: Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and Tibet Autonomous Region.

4 municipalities are directly under the Central Government: Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Chongqing.

2 Special Administrative Regions: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macau Special Administrative Region.

Distribution

1. East China (Shandong, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi);

2. South China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan);

3. Central China (Henan, Hunan, Hubei);

4. North China (Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia);

5. Northwest China (Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Gansu, Xinjiang);

6. Southwest China (Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Chongqing, Tibet);

7. Northeast China (Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang);

8. Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions (Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan).