Introduction to Regions of China中国各区域介绍

China’s administrative divisions consist of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government. Provinces and autonomous regions are further divided into autonomous prefectures, counties, autonomous counties and cities. Counties and autonomous counties are divided into townships, ethnic townships and towns. At present, China has 34 provincial‑level administrative regions: 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities directly under the Central Government and 2 special administrative regions. Historically and by convention, each provincial‑level administrative region has its own short name. The seat of a provincial people’s government is known as the provincial capital (or capital for autonomous regions). The seat of the Central People’s Government is the national capital, and Beijing is the capital of China. Hong Kong and Macao are part of China’s territory. The Chinese Government resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong on 1 July 1997 and established the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Macao on 20 December 1999 and established the Macao Special Administrative Region.

中国的行政区划分为省、自治区、直辖市；省、自治区分为自治州、县、自治县、市；县、自治县分为乡、民族乡、镇。目前中国有34个省级行政区，包括23个省、5个自治区、4个直辖市、2个特别行政区。在历史上和习惯上，各省级行政区都有简称。省级人民政府驻地称省会（首府），中央人民政府所在地是首都。北京是中国的首都。香港和澳门是中国领土的一部分。中国政府已于1997年7月1日对香港恢复行使主权，成立了香港特别行政区。于1999年12月20日对澳门恢复行使主权，成立了澳门特别行政区。

The four municipalities directly under the Central Government of China: Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Chongqing;

中国的4个直辖市：北京、天津、上海、重庆；

The five autonomous regions of China: Inner Mongolia, Guangxi, Xizang, Ningxia, Xinjiang;

中国的5个自治区：内蒙古、广西、西藏、宁夏、新疆；

The two special administrative regions of China: Hong Kong, Macao;

中国的2个特别行政区：香港、澳门；

The twenty‑three provinces of China: Hebei, Shanxi, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Hainan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Taiwan.

中国的23个省：河北、山西、辽宁、吉林、黑龙江、江苏、浙江、安徽、福建、江西、山东、河南、湖北、湖南、广东、海南、四川、贵州、云南、陕西、甘肃、青海、台湾。