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  1. There are currently 22 provinces administered by the PRC and one province that is claimed, but not administered, which is Taiwan, currently administered by the Republic of China (ROC).

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    • Sara Naumann
    • Anhui Province. Capital city: Hefei. Provincial population: 64.6 million. Famous for: Yellow Mountains (Huang Shan) UNESCO villages and Huizhou Architecture. Jiuhuashan, one of China's 4 Holy Buddhist mountains.
    • Fujian Province. Capital city: Fuzhou. Provincial population: 35.1 million. Famous for: Xiamen (formerly "Amoy"), Gulangyu. Wuyishan Scenic Area. Wulong Tea. Hakka architecture.
    • Gansu Province. Capital city: Lanzhou. Provincial population: 29.2 million. Famous for: Gansu Provincial Museum in Lanzhou. Ming-era Great Wall Jiayuguan Pass.
    • Guangdong Province. Capital city: Guangzhou. Provincial population: 113 million. Famous for: factories and industry; its capital, Guangzhou (formerly "Canton").
    • Amanda Briney
    • Qinghai. Area: 278,457 square miles (721,200 square kilometers) Capital: Xining. The name of the province comes from Qinghai Hu or Koko Nor (blue lake), which sits about 10,500 feet (3,200 meters) above sea level.
    • Sichuan. Area: 187,260 square miles (485,000 square kilometers) Capital: Chengdu. The enormous 2008 earthquake killed some 90,000 people in the mountainous region, and wiped out entire towns.
    • Gansu. Area: 175,406 square miles (454,300 square kilometers) Capital: Lanzhou. The Gansu Province includes some dramatic arid landscapes, including mountains, sand dunes, striped colorful rock formations, and a portion of the Gobi Desert.
    • Heilongjiang. Area: 175,290 square miles (454,000 square kilometers) Capital: Harbin. Heilongjiang Province is prone to severe winters that last from five to eight months, with only 100 to 140 frost-free days per year and four months with temperatures higher than 50 F. Nonetheless, some crops, such as sugar beets and grains, do grow there.
  3. Apr 25, 2017 · In 1949, the country became the People’s Republic of China when the Communist party defeated the Nationalist Kuomintang. The country is divided into 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities, and 2 special administrative regions. This article will take a look at those divisions.

    Administrative Region
    Classification
    Anhui
    Province
    Beijing
    Municipality
    Chongqing
    Municipality
    Fujian
    Province
    • Amber Pariona
  4. The map shows China and surrounding countries with international borders, the national capital Beijing, provinces, province-level autonomous regions, province capitals, special administrative regions (S.A.R.), and direct-administered municipalities of China, with names in English and Chinese.

  5. The People's Republic of China (PRC) lays claims to 34 province-level divisions, including 22 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities, and 2 special administrative regions and 1 claimed province.

  6. Sep 4, 2024 · Geography & Travel Historical Places. Manchuria. historical region, China. Also known as: Dongbei, Guandong, Guanwei, Northeast, Northeast Provinces, Tung-pei. Written and fact-checked by. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica.

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