May 20, 2025
Administrative Divisions of China
The highest government in China is the Central People’s Government of the PRC.
It governs 34 provincial-level administrative regions, including 23 provinces, 4 direct-controlled municipalities, 5 autonomous regions, and 2 Special Administrative Regions.
The four direct-controlled municipalities are Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Chongqing.
The five autonomous regions are the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Tibet Autonomous Region, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
The two Special Administrative Regions are Hong Kong and Macao (they returned to China's jurisdiction in 1997 and 1999, respectively).
Provincial governments govern prefecture-level governments. For example, the government of Anhui Province governs Fuyang, a prefecture-level city.
Suzhou in Jiangsu Province and Dongguan in Guangdong Province are also prefecture-level cities.
Prefecture-level cities govern counties and county-level cities. For instance, Fuyang governs Taihe County and Jieshou (a county-level city).
Kunshan in Jiangsu Province and Yiwu in Zhejiang Province are county-level cities.
Counties and county-level cities govern townships. For example, Taihe County governs Gongji Township.
Township governments are the lowest level of government. Thus, China has a total of five levels of government.
Township governments govern administrative villages and neighborhood committees, but these are not governments. They are villagers’ self-governing organizations.
Well, these are the administrative divisions of China. I hope this is clear.
Administrative Divisions of China
The highest government in China is the Central People’s Government of the PRC.
It governs 34 provincial-level administrative regions, including 23 provinces, 4 direct-controlled municipalities, 5 autonomous regions, and 2 Special Administrative Regions.
The four direct-controlled municipalities are Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Chongqing.
The five autonomous regions are the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Tibet Autonomous Region, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
The two Special Administrative Regions are Hong Kong and Macao (they returned to China's jurisdiction in 1997 and 1999, respectively).
Provincial governments govern prefecture-level governments.
For example, the government of Anhui Province governs Fuyang, a prefecture-level city.
Suzhou in Jiangsu Province and Dongguan in Guangdong Province are also prefecture-level cities.
Prefecture-level cities govern counties and county-level cities.
For instance, Fuyang governs Taihe County and Jieshou (a county-level city).
Kunshan in Jiangsu Province and Yiwu in Zhejiang Province are county-level cities.
Counties and county-level cities govern townships.
For example, Taihe County governs Gongji Township.
Township governments are the lowest level of government.
Township governments govern administrative villages and neighborhood committees, but these are not governments.
They are villagers’ self-governing organizations.
Well, tSo there you are. These are the administrative divisions of China.
I hope this is clear.
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Very clear! Thank you, I had no idea China had so many levels of government. In Australia we only have 3, but with just 1.8% of China's population, it makes sense that China might need a couple more!
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The highest government in China is the Central People’s Government of the PRC. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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It governs 34 provincial-level administrative regions, including 23 provinces, 4 direct-controlled municipalities, 5 autonomous regions, and 2 Special Administrative Regions. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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The five autonomous regions are the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Tibet Autonomous Region, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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The two Special Administrative Regions are Hong Kong and Macao (they returned to China's jurisdiction in 1997 and 1999, respectively). This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Provincial governments govern prefecture-level governments. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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For example, the government of Anhui Province governs Fuyang, a prefecture-level city. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Suzhou in Jiangsu Province and Dongguan in Guangdong Province are also prefecture-level cities. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Prefecture-level cities govern counties and county-level cities. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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For instance, Fuyang governs Taihe County and Jieshou (a county-level city). This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Kunshan in Jiangsu Province and Yiwu in Zhejiang Province are county-level cities. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Counties and county-level cities govern townships. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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For example, Taihe County governs Gongji Township. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Township governments are the lowest level of government. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Thus, China has a total of five levels of government. |
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Township governments govern administrative villages and neighborhood committees, but these are not governments. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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They are villagers’ self-governing organizations. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Well, these are the administrative divisions of China.
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I hope this is clear. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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