23 provinces: Hebei, Shanxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Shandong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Taiwan Province, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Anhui, Guangdong, Hainan, Sichuan and Guizhou.
four municipalities directly under the central government: Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Chongqing.
5 autonomous regions: Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Xizang Autonomous Region.
two special administrative regions: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao Special Administrative Region.
Extended information:
Besides provincial administrative regions, there are some sub-provincial cities in China.
a sub-provincial city is a provincial-level city with a sub-provincial administrative structure in China, which was officially implemented on February 25th, 1994. Its predecessor was a city with separate plans, and the administrative level of the main leading cadres of the party and government organs was deputy at the provincial and ministerial levels.
the ranks of the main leaders of the party committees and government organs in sub-provincial cities, namely, the positions of secretary of the CPC Central Committee, director of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress, mayor and chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, are listed in the List of Cadres' Positions under the Administration of the CPC Central Committee, and their appointment and removal are examined and approved by the CPC Central Committee. However, in terms of administrative divisions, sub-provincial cities still belong to provincial cities and are under the jurisdiction of their provincial administrative regions.
There are 15 sub-provincial cities in China: Guangzhou, Wuhan, Harbin, Shenyang, Chengdu, Nanjing, Xi 'an, Changchun, Jinan, Hangzhou, Dalian, Qingdao, Shenzhen, Xiamen and Ningbo. Among them, Shenzhen, Dalian, Qingdao, Xiamen and Ningbo are cities under separate state planning, while others are provincial capitals.
Reference materials: Baidu Encyclopedia-sub-provincial cities
Baidu Encyclopedia-provincial administrative regions.