Chinese geography
Chinese provinces and regions
Browse China's provincial-level names, including provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, and special administrative regions.
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 北京 | běi jīng | Beijing municipality |
| 吉林 | jí lín | Jilin province |
| 安徽 | ān huī | Anhui province |
| 山东 | shān dōng | Shandong province |
| 广东 | guǎng dōng | Guangdong province |
| 广西 | guǎng xī | Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region |
| 新疆 | xīn jiāng | Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region |
| 河北 | hé běi | Hebei province |
| 海南 | hǎi nán | Hainan province |
| 澳门 | ào mén | Macao special administrative region |
| 福建 | fú jiàn | Fujian province |
| 台湾 | tái wān | Taiwan province |
| 辽宁 | liáo níng | Liaoning province |
| 重庆 | chóng qìng | Chongqing municipality |
| 香港 | xiāng gǎng | Hong Kong special administrative region |
| 黑龙江 | hēi lóng jiāng | Heilongjiang province |
| 山西 | shān xī | Shanxi province |
| 江苏 | jiāng sū | Jiangsu province |
| 浙江 | zhè jiāng | Zhejiang province |
| 江西 | jiāng xī | Jiangxi province |
| 河南 | hé nán | Henan province |
| 湖北 | hú běi | Hubei province |
| 湖南 | hú nán | Hunan province |
| 四川 | sì chuān | Sichuan province |
| 贵州 | guì zhōu | Guizhou province |
| 云南 | yún nán | Yunnan province |
| 陕西 | shǎn xī | Shaanxi province |
| 甘肃 | gān sù | Gansu province |
| 青海 | qīng hǎi | Qinghai province |
| 宁夏 | níng xià | Ningxia Hui autonomous region |
| 天津 | tiān jīn | Tianjin municipality |
| 上海 | shàng hǎi | Shanghai municipality |
| 西藏 | xī zàng | Tibet autonomous region |
| 内蒙古 | nèi měng gǔ | Inner Mongolia autonomous region |
Questions about this resource
Are all the places in this list provinces?
No. The reference includes different administrative categories: 省 (shěng, province), 市 (shì, municipality or city), 自治区 (zìzhìqū, autonomous region), and 特别行政区 (tèbié xíngzhèngqū, special administrative region). Use each entry’s category rather than calling every place a province.
How are 山西 and 陕西 pronounced differently?
山西 is Shānxī, with a first tone on shān; 陕西 is Shǎnxī, with a third tone on shǎn. The conventional spelling “Shaanxi” helps distinguish 陕西 when tone marks are omitted.