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*''Chinese'': 省 ''(shěng)''
Today, the People's Republic of China contains four cities governed directly under the central government, 22 Provinces (plus [[Taiwan]]), five Autonomous Regions, and two Special Administrative Regions. Many of these provinces are continuous from traditional political divisions.
Each of these regions also has a standard one-character abbreviation. Some of these are based on ancient states associated with that territory (for example, Lǔ 魯 for Shandong province), while others are simply characters taken from the fuller placename (for example, Zhè 浙 for Zhejiang province).
Each of the following divisions is listed followed by its standard abbreviation, and administrative center (provincial capital).
==Cities directly under the Central Government==
*[[Beijing|Běijīng]] 北京 (京, ''Jīng'')
*[[Shanghai|Shànghǎi]] 上海 (滬, ''Hù'')
*[[Tianjin|Tiānjīn]] 天津 (津, ''Jīn'')
*[[Chongqing|Chóngqìng]] 重慶 (渝, ''Yú'')
==Provinces==
*[[Hebei province|Héběi]] 河北 (冀, ''Jì''), Shíjiāzhuāng
*[[Shanxi province|Shānxī]] 山西 (晋, ''Jìn''), Tàiyuán
*[[Liaoning province|Liáoníng]] 遼寧 (遼, ''Liáo''), [[Shenyang|Shěnyáng]]
*[[Jilin province|Jílín]] 吉林 (吉, ''Jí''), Chángchūn
*[[Heilongjiang province|Hēilóngjiāng]] 黑龍江 (黑, ''Hēi''), Hā'ěrbīn ([[Harbin]])
*[[Jiangsu province|Jiāngsū]] 江蘇 (蘇, ''Sū''), [[Nanjing|Nánjīng]]
*[[Zhejiang province|Zhèjiāng]] 浙江 (浙, ''Zhè''), [[Hangzhou|Hángzhōu]]
*[[Anhui province|Ānhuī]] 安徽 (皖, ''Wǎn''), Héféi
*[[Fujian province|Fújiàn]] 福建 (閩, ''Mǐn''), [[Fuzhou|Fúzhōu]]
*[[Jiangxi province|Jiāngxī]] 江西 (贛, ''Gàn''), Nánchāng
*[[Shandong province|Shāndōng]] 山東 (魯, ''Lǔ''), [[Jinan|Jǐnán]]
*[[Henan province|Hénán]] 河南 (豫, ''Yù''), Zhèngzhōu
*[[Hubei province|Húběi]] 湖北 (鄂, ''È''), [[Wuhan|Wǔhàn]]
*[[Hunan province|Húnán]] 湖南 (湘, ''Xiāng''), [[Changsha|Chángshā]]
*[[Guangdong province|Guǎngdōng]] 廣東 (粵, ''Yuè''), [[Guangzhou|Guǎngzhōu]]
*[[Hainan province|Hǎinán]] 海南 (瓊, ''Qióng''), Hǎikǒu
*[[Sichuan province|Sìchuān]] 四川 (川, ''Chuān''), [[Chengdu|Chéngdū]]
*[[Guizhou province|Guìzhōu]] 貴州 (黔, ''Qián''), Guìyáng
*[[Yunnan province|Yúnnán]] 雲南 (滇, ''Diān''), [[Kunming|Kūnmíng]]
*[[Shaanxi province|Shǎnxī]] 陜西 (陜, ''Shǎn''), [[Xian|Xī'ān]]
*[[Gansu province|Gānsù]] 甘肅 (甘, ''Gān''), [[Lanzhou|Lánzhōu]]
*[[Qinghai province|Qīnghǎi]] 青海 (青, ''Qīng''), Xīníng
*[[Taiwan|Táiwān]] 臺灣／台湾 (臺／台, ''Tái''), [[Taipei|Táiběi]]
==Autonomous Regions==
*[[Inner Mongolia]] (內蒙古, ''Nèiměnggǔ''), Hohhot
*[[Guangzi|Guǎngxī]] 廣西 (桂, ''Guì''), Nánníng
*[[Tibet]] (西藏, ''Xīzàng''), [[Lhasa]]
*[[Ningxia|Níngxià]] 寧夏 (寧, ''Níng''), Yínchuān
*[[Xinjiang|Xīnjiāng]] 新疆 (新, ''Xīn''), Ürümqi
==Special Administrative Regions==
*[[Hong Kong]] 香港
*[[Macao]] 澳門
==References==
*''New Practical Chinese Reader 2 Textbook'', Beijing Language and Culture University Press (2004), 222.
[[Category:Provinces]]
Today, the People's Republic of China contains four cities governed directly under the central government, 22 Provinces (plus [[Taiwan]]), five Autonomous Regions, and two Special Administrative Regions. Many of these provinces are continuous from traditional political divisions.
Each of these regions also has a standard one-character abbreviation. Some of these are based on ancient states associated with that territory (for example, Lǔ 魯 for Shandong province), while others are simply characters taken from the fuller placename (for example, Zhè 浙 for Zhejiang province).
Each of the following divisions is listed followed by its standard abbreviation, and administrative center (provincial capital).
==Cities directly under the Central Government==
*[[Beijing|Běijīng]] 北京 (京, ''Jīng'')
*[[Shanghai|Shànghǎi]] 上海 (滬, ''Hù'')
*[[Tianjin|Tiānjīn]] 天津 (津, ''Jīn'')
*[[Chongqing|Chóngqìng]] 重慶 (渝, ''Yú'')
==Provinces==
*[[Hebei province|Héběi]] 河北 (冀, ''Jì''), Shíjiāzhuāng
*[[Shanxi province|Shānxī]] 山西 (晋, ''Jìn''), Tàiyuán
*[[Liaoning province|Liáoníng]] 遼寧 (遼, ''Liáo''), [[Shenyang|Shěnyáng]]
*[[Jilin province|Jílín]] 吉林 (吉, ''Jí''), Chángchūn
*[[Heilongjiang province|Hēilóngjiāng]] 黑龍江 (黑, ''Hēi''), Hā'ěrbīn ([[Harbin]])
*[[Jiangsu province|Jiāngsū]] 江蘇 (蘇, ''Sū''), [[Nanjing|Nánjīng]]
*[[Zhejiang province|Zhèjiāng]] 浙江 (浙, ''Zhè''), [[Hangzhou|Hángzhōu]]
*[[Anhui province|Ānhuī]] 安徽 (皖, ''Wǎn''), Héféi
*[[Fujian province|Fújiàn]] 福建 (閩, ''Mǐn''), [[Fuzhou|Fúzhōu]]
*[[Jiangxi province|Jiāngxī]] 江西 (贛, ''Gàn''), Nánchāng
*[[Shandong province|Shāndōng]] 山東 (魯, ''Lǔ''), [[Jinan|Jǐnán]]
*[[Henan province|Hénán]] 河南 (豫, ''Yù''), Zhèngzhōu
*[[Hubei province|Húběi]] 湖北 (鄂, ''È''), [[Wuhan|Wǔhàn]]
*[[Hunan province|Húnán]] 湖南 (湘, ''Xiāng''), [[Changsha|Chángshā]]
*[[Guangdong province|Guǎngdōng]] 廣東 (粵, ''Yuè''), [[Guangzhou|Guǎngzhōu]]
*[[Hainan province|Hǎinán]] 海南 (瓊, ''Qióng''), Hǎikǒu
*[[Sichuan province|Sìchuān]] 四川 (川, ''Chuān''), [[Chengdu|Chéngdū]]
*[[Guizhou province|Guìzhōu]] 貴州 (黔, ''Qián''), Guìyáng
*[[Yunnan province|Yúnnán]] 雲南 (滇, ''Diān''), [[Kunming|Kūnmíng]]
*[[Shaanxi province|Shǎnxī]] 陜西 (陜, ''Shǎn''), [[Xian|Xī'ān]]
*[[Gansu province|Gānsù]] 甘肅 (甘, ''Gān''), [[Lanzhou|Lánzhōu]]
*[[Qinghai province|Qīnghǎi]] 青海 (青, ''Qīng''), Xīníng
*[[Taiwan|Táiwān]] 臺灣／台湾 (臺／台, ''Tái''), [[Taipei|Táiběi]]
==Autonomous Regions==
*[[Inner Mongolia]] (內蒙古, ''Nèiměnggǔ''), Hohhot
*[[Guangzi|Guǎngxī]] 廣西 (桂, ''Guì''), Nánníng
*[[Tibet]] (西藏, ''Xīzàng''), [[Lhasa]]
*[[Ningxia|Níngxià]] 寧夏 (寧, ''Níng''), Yínchuān
*[[Xinjiang|Xīnjiāng]] 新疆 (新, ''Xīn''), Ürümqi
==Special Administrative Regions==
*[[Hong Kong]] 香港
*[[Macao]] 澳門
==References==
*''New Practical Chinese Reader 2 Textbook'', Beijing Language and Culture University Press (2004), 222.
[[Category:Provinces]]