Atlas of China
Provinces and regions of China
The atlas covers all 34 province-level regions of China. Each has its own page: an introduction, the dishes to try, the featured places with their best season and the time they need, and the cities and prefectures within it.
Learn them: the provinces quiz · a blank map to print · how big China is · the physical map.
| Region | Chinese | Pinyin | Type | Capital | Area (km²) | Featured places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 北京 | Běijīng | Municipality | Beijing | 16,411 | 26 |
| Tianjin | 天津 | Tiānjīn | Municipality | Tianjin | 11,920 | 1 |
| Hebei | 河北 | Héběi | Province | Shijiazhuang | 187,240 | 3 |
| Shanxi | 山西 | Shānxī | Province | Taiyuan | 156,000 | 23 |
| Inner Mongolia | 内蒙古 | Nèi Měnggǔ | Autonomous region | Hohhot | 1,181,104 | 4 |
| Liaoning | 辽宁 | Liáoníng | Province | Shenyang | 145,900 | 2 |
| Jilin | 吉林 | Jílín | Province | Changchun | 187,400 | 1 |
| Heilongjiang | 黑龙江 | Hēilóngjiāng | Province | Harbin | 454,800 | 3 |
| Shanghai | 上海 | Shànghǎi | Municipality | Shanghai | 6,341 | 6 |
| Jiangsu | 江苏 | Jiāngsū | Province | Nanjing | 98,285 | 6 |
| Zhejiang | 浙江 | Zhèjiāng | Province | Hangzhou | 101,800 | 6 |
| Anhui | 安徽 | Ānhuī | Province | Hefei | 139,000 | 4 |
| Fujian | 福建 | Fújiàn | Province | Fuzhou | 121,400 | 3 |
| Jiangxi | 江西 | Jiāngxī | Province | Nanchang | 166,900 | 4 |
| Shandong | 山东 | Shāndōng | Province | Jinan | 156,700 | 5 |
| Henan | 河南 | Hénán | Province | Zhengzhou | 167,000 | 7 |
| Hubei | 湖北 | Húběi | Province | Wuhan | 185,900 | 6 |
| Hunan | 湖南 | Húnán | Province | Changsha | 211,836 | 5 |
| Guangdong | 广东 | Guǎngdōng | Province | Guangzhou | 179,800 | 3 |
| Guangxi | 广西 | Guǎngxī | Autonomous region | Nanning | 235,001 | 5 |
| Hainan | 海南 | Hǎinán | Province | Haikou | 33,920 | 1 |
| Chongqing | 重庆 | Chóngqìng | Municipality | Chongqing | 82,403 | 4 |
| Sichuan | 四川 | Sìchuān | Province | Chengdu | 485,000 | 31 |
| Guizhou | 贵州 | Guìzhōu | Province | Guiyang | 176,167 | 6 |
| Yunnan | 云南 | Yúnnán | Province | Kunming | 394,100 | 26 |
| Tibet | 西藏 | Xīzàng | Autonomous region | Lhasa | 1,228,400 | 6 |
| Shaanxi | 陕西 | Shǎnxī | Province | Xi'an | 205,800 | 24 |
| Gansu | 甘肃 | Gānsù | Province | Lanzhou | 454,000 | 7 |
| Qinghai | 青海 | Qīnghǎi | Province | Xining | 696,700 | 3 |
| Ningxia | 宁夏 | Níngxià | Autonomous region | Yinchuan | 52,188 | 2 |
| Xinjiang | 新疆 | Xīnjiāng | Autonomous region | Ürümqi | 1,664,897 | 7 |
| Taiwan | 台湾 | Táiwān | Region | Taipei | 35,883 | |
| Hong Kong | 香港 | Xiānggǎng | Special administrative region | Hong Kong | 1,106 | 3 |
| Macau | 澳门 | Àomén | Special administrative region | Macau | 115 | 1 |