China’s 34 Provincial-Level Administrative Divisions

The People’s Republic of China comprises 34 provincial-level units:

• 23 Provinces (省 shěng): Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Taiwan (claimed, not controlled).
• 5 Autonomous Regions (自治区 zìzhìqū): Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Tibet (Xizang), Xinjiang.
• 4 Municipalities (直辖市 zhíxiáshì): Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, Tianjin.
• 2 Special Administrative Regions (特别行政区 tèbié xíngzhèngqū): Hong Kong, Macau.

Notes

• Taiwan is listed as the 23rd province by the PRC but governed separately by the ROC.
• Each unit has a CCP committee, a people’s government, and varying degrees of legislative autonomy (highest in SARs).
• Below provincial level: prefectures, counties, townships.