The history of the administrative divisions of China is covered in the following articles:
*
Ancient Chinese states
Ancient Chinese states () were dynastic polities of China within and without the Zhou dynasty, Zhou cultural sphere prior to Qin's wars of unification. They ranged in size from large estates, to city-states to much vaster territories with multip ...
(before 221 )
*
Administrative divisions of the Tang dynasty
The Tang dynasty of China administered territory using a hierarchical system of three descending divisions: circuits (''dào'' 道), prefectures (''zhōu'' 州), and counties (''xiàn'' 縣). Prefectures have been called ''jùn'' (郡) as well ...
Administrative divisions of the Yuan dynasty
The Yuan dynasty was a Mongols, Mongol-led Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial Chinese dynasty. During its existence, its territory was divided into the Central Region (腹裏) governed by the Zhongshu Sheng, Central Secretariat (Zhongshu Sheng ...
Administrative divisions of China
The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since 1412, due to mainland China's large population and geographical area. In the People's Republic of China, the constitution provides for three levels of government. H ...
*
Districts of Hong Kong
Hong Kong is administratively divided into 18 districts. Each district has a district councils of Hong Kong, district council.
District councils was formerly called district boards, for which the boards were established in 1982,Municipal Affairs Bureau (Macau: Municipalities and Parishes)
*
Administrative divisions of Taiwan
The Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan) is divided into multi-layered statutory subdivisions. Due to the complex political status of Taiwan, there is a significant difference in the ''de jure'' system set out in the original constitution and t ...