Provinces of China

This article is about provinces in the People's Republic of China. For all province-level divisions of China, seeProvince-level divisions of China.For the Republic of China, seeAdministrative divisions of Taiwan.

Provinces(Chinese:Tỉnh;pinyin:Shěng) are the most numerous type ofprovince-level divisionsin thePeople's Republic of China(PRC). There are currently 22 provinces administered by the PRC and one province that is claimed, but not administered, which isTaiwan,currently administered by theRepublic of China(ROC).

Provinces Tỉnh Shěng
Category	Unitary state
Location	People's Republic of China
Number	22(1claimed)
Government	Unitaryone-partysocialist republic
Subdivisions	Sub-provincial city,Prefecture-level divisions

Provinces
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	Tỉnh
Traditional Chinese	Tỉnh
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shěng
Tibetan name
Tibetan	ཞིང་ཆེན།
Transcriptions Wylie zhing chen Tibetan Pinyin Xingqên
Zhuang name
Zhuang	Swngj
Korean name
Hangul	성
Transcriptions Revised Romanization seong McCune–Reischauer sŏng
Mongolian name
Mongolian Cyrillic	муж
Mongolian script	ᠮᠤᠵᠢ
Transcriptions SASM/GNC muǰi
Uyghur name
Uyghur	ئۆلكە‎
Transcriptions Latin Yëziqi ölke Yengi Yeziⱪ ɵlkə SASM/GNC ölkä Siril Yëziqi өлкә
Manchu name
Manchu script	ᡤᠣᠯᠣ
Möllendorff	golo
Kazakh name
Kazakh	ولكە өлке ölke
Kyrgyz name
Kyrgyz	ۅلكۅ өлкө ölkö

The local governments of Chinese provinces consists of a Provincial People's Government headed by agovernorthat acts as the executive, a Provincial People's Congress with legislative powers, and a parallel provincial branch of theChinese Communist Party(CCP) that elects aParty Secretaryand aProvincial Standing Committee.

Government

Provinces are the most common form of province-level governments. The legislative bodies of the provinces are the Provincial People's Congresses. The executive branch is the Provincial People's Government, led by agovernor.The People's Government is answerable to both the State Council and the Provincial People's Congress. The provincial branch of the CCP has a Provincial Party Congress every five years, and elects aStanding Committeeto exercise its authority when not in session. The Provincial Party Secretary is thede factomost important position in the province.

History

Main article:History of the administrative divisions of China

The first provinces were created in theYuan dynasty,and have remained one of the most stable forms of Chinese government since then.They were created to help the Imperial court manage local county governments, which were too numerous and far-flung to be managed directly.The number of provinces grew steadily during subsequent dynasties, reaching 28 by the time of theRepublic of China.During theWarlord Era,provinces became largely or completely autonomous and exercised significant national influence. Province-level units proliferated and under the early People's Republic there were over 50. Political boundaries are, in part, established to counterbalance the influence of economic factors. For instance, theYangtze Deltais divided among the provinces ofZhe gian g,Jiangsu,andAnhui.This division ensures that economic strength is distributed, preventing any single region from potentially overpowering the state.

List of provinces

GB/T 2260-2007	ISO	Province	Chinese Hanyu Pinyin	Capital	Largest city	Population (2020)	Density (per km2)	Area (km2)	Abbreviation
HE	CN-HE	Hebei	Tỉnh Hà Bắc Héběi Shěng	Shijiazhuang		74,610,235	393.08	189,809	Ký Jì
SX	CN-SX	Shanxi	Sơn Tây tỉnh Shānxī Shěng	Taiyuan		34,915,616	222.80	156,713	Tấn Jìn
LN	CN-LN	Liaoning	Liêu Ninh tỉnh Liáoníng Shěng	Shenyang		42,591,407	289.59	147,076	Liêu Liáo
JL	CN-JL	Jilin	Cát Lâm tỉnh Jílín Shěng	Changchun		24,073,453	126.51	190,282	Cát Jí
HL	CN-HL	Heilong gian g	Hắc Long Giang tỉnh Hēilóngjiāng Shěng	Harbin		31,850,088	67.37	472,766	Hắc Hēi
JS	CN-JS	Jiangsu	Giang Tô tỉnh Jiāngsū Shěng	Nanjing	Suzhou	84,748,016	847.91	99,949	Tô Sū
ZJ	CN-ZJ	Zhe gian g	Chiết Giang tỉnh Zhèjiāng Shěng	Hangzhou		64,567,588	615.67	104,873	Chiết Zhè
AH	CN-AH	Anhui	An Huy tỉnh Ānhuī Shěng	Hefei		61,027,171	436.29	139,879	Hoàn Wǎn
FJ	CN-FJ	Fu gian	Phúc Kiến tỉnh Fújiàn Shěng	Fuzhou	Quanzhou	41,540,086	335.66	123,756	Mân Mǐn
JX	CN-JX	Jiangxi	Giang Tây tỉnh Jiāngxī Shěng	Nanchang	Ganzhou	45,188,635	270.69	166,939	Cống Gàn
SD	CN-SD	Shandong	Sơn Đông tỉnh Shāndōng Shěng	Jinan	Linyi	101,527,453	643.78	157,704	Lỗ Lǔ
HA	CN-HA	Henan	Hà Nam tỉnh Hénán Shěng	Zhengzhou		99,365,519	600.52	165,467	Dự Yù
HB	CN-HB	Hubei	Hồ Bắc tỉnh Húběi Shěng	Wuhan		57,752,557	310.87	185,776	Ngạc È
HN	CN-HN	Hunan	Hồ Nam tỉnh Húnán Shěng	Changsha		66,444,864	313.65	211,842	Tương Xiāng
GD	CN-GD	Guangdong	Quảng Đông tỉnh Guǎngdōng Shěng	Guangzhou		126,012,510	700.02	180,013	Việt Yuè
HI	CN-HI	Hainan	Hải Nam tỉnh Hǎinán Shěng	Haikou		10,081,232	294.27	34,259	Quỳnh Qióng
SC	CN-SC	Sichuan	Tứ Xuyên tỉnh Sìchuān Shěng	Chengdu		83,674,866	174.93	484,056	Xuyên ( Thục ) Chuān (Shǔ)
GZ	CN-GZ	Guizhou	Quý Châu tỉnh Guìzhōu Shěng	Guiyang	Zunyi	38,562,148	218.93	176,140	Quý ( kiềm ) Guì (Qián)
YN	CN-YN	Yunnan	Vân Nam tỉnh Yúnnán Shěng	Kunming		47,209,277	123.20	383,195	Vân ( điền ) Yún (Diān)
SN	CN-SN	Shaanxi	Thiểm Tây tỉnh Shǎnxī Shěng	Xi'an		39,528,999	192.24	205,624	Thiểm ( Tần ) Shǎn (Qín)
GS	CN-GS	Gansu	Cam Túc tỉnh Gānsù Shěng	Lanzhou		25,019,831	54.70	457,382	Cam ( lũng ) Gān (Lǒng)
QH	CN-QH	Qinghai	Thanh hải tỉnh Qīnghǎi Shěng	Xining		5,923,957	8.58	690,355	Thanh Qīng
TW	CN-TW	Taiwan	Đài Loan tỉnh Táiwān Shěng	Taipei	New Taipei City	23,162,123	650.97	36,161	Đài ( đài ) Tái

See also

• Federalism in China
• Administrative divisions of China
• List of Chinese administrative divisions by GDP
• List of Chinese administrative divisions by population
• List of current Chinese provincial leaders
• Regional discrimination in China
• Tiao-kuai
• Yangtze Delta
• Zhou (administrative division)
• Special administrative region (Republic of China)

Bibliography

• Goodman, David S.G. (2015).Handbook of the Politics of China.Northampton, Massachusetts: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited.
• Saich, Tony (2015).Governance and Politics of China(Fourth ed.). New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
• Chung, Jae Ho; Lam, Chiu (2010).China's Local Administration: Traditions and Changes in the Sub-National Hierarchy.New York: Routledge.
• Fitzgerald, John (2002).Rethinking China's Provinces.New York: Routledge.
• Guo, Rong xing (2017).How the Chinese Economy Works(4th Revised ed.). Palgrave Macmillan.

External links

• Interactive Dbresearch: WebMapArchived2016-04-06 at theWayback Machine—with economic indicators for all Chinese Provinces.