China has 34 provincial administrative regions, namely 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities directly under the Central Government and 2 special administrative regions.

The administrative divisions of People's Republic of China (PRC) are as follows:

"North China" Beijing Tianjin Hebei Shanxi Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

"Northeast" Liaoning Province Jilin Province Heilongjiang Province

East China Shanghai Jiangsu Zhejiang Anhui Fujian Jiangxi Shandong Province

"South China" Guangdong Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Hainan Province

Central China, Henan, Hubei and Hunan provinces.

"Southwest" Chongqing Sichuan Guizhou Yunnan Xizang Autonomous Region

Northwest Shaanxi Gansu Qinghai Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region and Taiwan Province Province

Chinese administrative division diagram