Provinces in China

There are 23 provinces in China. Each province has its own administrative structure:

1. Anhui
2. Beijing (Municipality directly under the central government)
3. Chongqing (Municipality directly under the central government)
4. Fujian
5. Gansu
6. Guangdong
7. Guizhou
8. Hainan
9. Hebei
10. Heilongjiang
11. Henan
12. Hubei
13. Hunan
14. Jiangsu
15. Jiangxi
16. Jilin
17. Liaoning
18. Qinghai
19. Shaanxi
20. Shandong
21. Shanghai (Municipality directly under the central government)
22. Shanxi
23. Sichuan
24. Taiwan (Claimed by China as a province but operates as a separate country with its own government and administration)
25. Tianjin (Municipality directly under the central government)
26. Xinjiang
27. Xizang (Tibet)
28. Yunnan
29. Zhejiang

2. Autonomous Regions:

China has five autonomous regions that have a degree of administrative independence and are home to ethnic minority groups:

1. Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
2. Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
3. Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
4. Tibet Autonomous Region (Xizang)
5. Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

3. Municipalities:

There are four direct-controlled municipalities that are equivalent to provinces in terms of administrative status. They are directly governed by the central government:

1. Beijing
2. Chongqing
3. Shanghai
4. Tianjin

4. Special Administrative Regions (SARs):

These regions have a high degree of autonomy and are governed under the principle of "one country, two systems":

1. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR)
2. Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR)