County-level divisions of ChinaThe People's Republic of China (PRC) is divided into 2,854 county-level divisions which rank below prefectures/provinces and above townships as the third-level administrative division in the country. Of these, 2,842 are located in territory controlled by the PRC, while 172 are located in land controlled by the Republic of China (ROC).
District (China)Alternative Chinese nameSimplified Chinese市辖区Traditional Chinese市轄區Tibetan nameTibetanཆུས།Zhuang nameZhuangGihKorean nameHangul구Mongolian nameMongolian CyrillicᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭUyghur nameUyghurرايونManchu nameManchu scriptᠴᡳᠣᡳMöllendorffcioiKazakh nameKazakhرايونрайонraionKyrghyz nameKyrghyzرايونрайонrajonDaur nameDaurornOroqen nameOroqengusxaThe term district, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China.Autonomous countyAutonomous counties (Chinese: 自治县) and autonomous banners (Chinese: 自治旗) are county-levelautonomous administrative divisions of China. Autonomous counties tend to have a large number of ethnic minority citizens compared to ordinary counties (if not an outright majority), or are the historic home of a significant minority population. There are 117 autonomous counties and three autonomous banners.Autonomous regions of ChinaAn autonomous region (Chinese: 自治区; pinyin: Zìzhìqū; lit. 'self-governing region') is a provincial-level administrative division and province equivalent in China. An autonomous region has its own local government, but under the law of the People's Republic of China, an autonomous region has more legislative rights, such as the right to "formulate self-government regulations and other separate regulations."
Warring States periodPeriod of Chinese history, c. 475 – 221 BC Warring States periodThe seven Warring States of Yan, Zhao, Han, Wei, Qi, Chu, Qin c. 260 BCTraditional Chinese戰國時代Simplified Chinese战国时代Hanyu PinyinZhànguó shídài TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinZhànguó shídàiBopomofoㄓㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄕˊ ㄉㄞˋWade–GilesChan4-kuo2 Shih2-tai4Tongyong PinyinJhànguó shíhdàiYale RomanizationJàn'gwó shŕdàiIPA[ʈʂân.kwǒ ʂɻ̩̌.tâɪ]Yue: CantoneseYale RomanizationJin'gwok sìhdoihJyutpingZin3 gwok3 si4 doi6IPA[tsin˧.kʷɔk̚˧ si˩.tɔj˨]Southern MinHokkien POJChiàn-kok sî-tāiTâi-lôTsiàn-kok sî-tāiOld ChineseBaxter–Sagart (2014)*tar-s [C.q]ʷˤəktar-s [d]ə (~ [d]əʔ) lˤək-s Part of a series on theHistory of China Timeline Dynasties Historiography Prehistoric Paleolithic (c. 2.43 Ma – c. 12 ka) Mesolithic (c. 10 – c. 7 ka) Neolithic (c. 8500 – c. 2000 BC) Yellow, Yangtze, and Liao civilization Ancient Xia (c. 2070 – c. 1600 BC) Shang (c. 1600 – c. 1046 BC) Late Shang (c. 1250 – c. 1046 BC) Zhou (c. 1046 – c. 256 BC) Western Zhou (c. 1046 – c. 771 BC) Eastern Zhou (c. 771 – c. 256 BC) Spring and Autumn (c. 770 – c. 476 BC) Warring States (c. 475 – c. 221 BC) Imperial Qin (221–207 BC) Han (202 BC – 220 AD) Chu–Han Contention (206–202 BC) Western Han (202 BC – 9/25 AD) Xin (9–23 AD) Eastern Han (25–220 AD) Three Kingdoms (220–280 AD) Wei, Shu Han, and Wu Jin (266–420) Western Jin (266–316) Eastern Jin (317–420) Sixteen Kingdoms (304–439) Northern andSouthern dynasties (420–589) Sui (581–618) Tang (618–907) Wu Zhou (690–705) Five Dynasties andTen Kingdoms (907–979) Song (960–1279) Northern Song (960–1127) Southern Song (1127–1279) Liao (916–1125) Western Xia (1038–1227) Jin (1115–1234) Yuan (1271–1368) Ming (1368–1644) Qing (1644–1912) Modern Republic of China (mainland, 1912–1949) People's Republicof China (1949–present) Republic of China (Taiwan,1949–present) Related articles Art history Cuisine history Economic history Education history Environmental history Jewish history Legal history LGBTQ history Media history Music history Timeline Military history before 1912 Naval history Religion in China Buddhism Christianity Daoism Islam Science and technology history Archaeology Cartography Discoveries Inventions Space Sports history Transport history Women's history vte The Warring States period in Chinese history (c. 475 – 221 BC) comprises the final centuries of the Zhou dynasty (c. 1046 – 256 BC), which were characterized by warfare, bureaucratic and military reform, and political consolidation.Banners of Inner MongoliaCounty-level subdivision in Inner Mongolia, China A banner (Chinese: 旗; pinyin: qí; Mongolian: хошуу khoshuu) is an administrative division of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in China, equivalent to a county-level administrative division. Banners were first used during the Qing dynasty, which organized the Mongols into banners, except those who belonged to the Eight Banners. Each banner had sums as nominal subdivisions.
Mainland ChinaGeopolitical term for China without Hong Kong, Macau, TaiwanAlternative Chinese nameSimplified Chinese中国内地Traditional Chinese中國內地Literal meaningInland ChinaMainland Area of the Republic of ChinaSimplified Chinese中华民国大陆地区Traditional Chinese中華民國大陸地區"Mainland China" is a geopolitical term defined as the territory under direct administration of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War.
History of ChinaPart of a series on theHistory of China Timeline Dynasties Historiography Prehistoric Paleolithic (c. 2.43 Ma – c. 12 ka) Mesolithic (c. 10 – c. 7 ka) Neolithic (c. 8500 – c. 2000 BC) Yellow, Yangtze, and Liao civilization Ancient Xia (c. 2070 – c. 1600 BC) Shang (c. 1600 – c. 1046 BC) Late Shang (c. 1250 – c. 1046 BC) Zhou (c. 1046 – c. 256 BC) Western Zhou (c. 1046 – c. 771 BC) Eastern Zhou (c. 771 – c. 256 BC) Spring and Autumn (c. 770 – c. 476 BC) Warring States (c. 475 – c. 221 BC) Imperial Qin (221–207 BC) Han (202 BC – 220 AD) Chu–Han Contention (206–202 BC) Western Han (202 BC – 9/25 AD) Xin (9–23 AD) Xuan Han (9–23 AD) Eastern Han (25–220 AD) Three Kingdoms (220–280 AD) Wei, Shu Han, and Wu Jin (266–420) Western Jin (266–316) Eastern Jin (317–420) Sixteen Kingdoms (304–439) Northern andSouthern dynasties (420–589) Sui (581–618) Tang (618–907) Wu Zhou (690–705) Five Dynasties andTen Kingdoms (907–979) Song (960–1279) Northern Song (960–1127) Southern Song (1127–1279) Liao (916–1125) Western Xia (1038–1227) Jin (1115–1234) Yuan (1271–1368) Ming (1368–1644) Qing (1644–1912) Modern Republic of China (mainland, 1912–1949) People's Republicof China (1949–present) Republic of China (Taiwan,1949–present) Related articles Art history Cuisine history Economic history Education history Environmental history Jewish history Legal history LGBTQ history Media history Music history Timeline Military history before 1912 Naval history Religion in China Buddhism Christianity Daoism Islam Science and technology history Archaeology Cartography Discoveries Inventions Space Sports history Transport history Women's history vte The history of China spans several millennia across a wide geographical area.
County-level cityTibetan nameTibetanརྫོང་རིམ་པ་གྲོང་ཁྱེར།Mongolian nameMongolian scriptᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤᠨ ᠤ ᠡᠩ ᠲᠡᠢ ᠬᠣᠲᠠUyghur nameUyghurناھىيىسى دەرىجىلىك شەھەرA county-level city (Chinese: 县级市) is a county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China.
Provinces of ChinaTibetan nameTibetanཞིང་ཆེན།Zhuang nameZhuangSwngjKorean nameHangul성Mongolian nameMongolian CyrillicмужMongolian scriptᠮᠤᠵᠢUyghur nameUyghurئۆلكەManchu nameManchu scriptᡤᠣᠯᠣMöllendorffgoloKazakh nameKazakhولكەөлкеölkeKyrgyz nameKyrgyzۅلكۅөлкөölköProvinces (Chinese: 省; pinyin: Shěng) are the most numerous type of province-level divisions, the first-level subdivisions of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
HainanProvince of ChinaProvince in ChinaFormer nameChinese珠崖Hanyu PinyinZhūyáLiteral meaning"Pearl cliffs"Second former nameTraditional Chinese瓊崖Simplified Chinese琼崖Hanyu PinyinQióngyáLiteral meaning"Jade cliffs"Third former nameTraditional Chinese瓊州Simplified Chinese琼州Hanyu PinyinQióngzhōuLiteral meaning"Jade prefecture"Hainan is an island and the southernmostprovince of China, consisting of the eponymousHainan Island and various smaller islands in the South China Sea under the province's administration.Direct-controlled municipalityA direct-controlled municipality is the highest level classification for cities used by unitary states, with status equal to that of the provinces in the respective countries. A direct-controlled municipality is similar to, but not the same as, a federal district, a common designation in various countries for a municipality that is not part of any state, and which usually hosts some governmental functions.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.