Administrative Division System
China’s administrative units are currently based on a three-tier system. According to the Constitution of the PRC, the administrative division of China is as follows:
A.The country is divided into provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government;
B.Provinces and autonomous regions are divided into autonomous prefectures, counties, autonomous counties and cities; and
C. Counties, autonomous counties and cities are divided into townships, ethnic minority townships, and towns.
At the moment, China is divided into 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities directly under the Central Government and 2 special administrative regions.
China’s Provinces, Autonomous Regions, Centrally-administered Municipalities and Special Administrative Regions:
Beijing Municipality
Tianjin Municipality
Hebei Province
Shanxi Province
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Liaoning Province
Jilin Province
Heilongjiang Province
Shanghai Municipality
Jiangsu Province
Zhejiang Province
Anhui Province
Fujian Province
Jiangxi Province
Shandong Province
Henan Province
Hubei Province
Hunan Province
Guangdong Province
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Hainan Province
Chongqing Municipality
Sichuan Province
Guizhou Province
Yunnan Province
Tibet Autonomous Region
Shaanxi Province
Gansu Province
Qinghai Province
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Macao Special Administrative Region
Taiwan Province
