Beijing
Capital · Municipality
39.9042, 116.4074
Reference map
Map of China
Major Chinese cities and capitals across all 4 municipalities, 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, and 2 SARs.
Capital + Municipalities
4 locationsShanghai
Municipality · financial hub
31.2304, 121.4737
Tianjin
Municipality · port city
39.3434, 117.3616
Chongqing
Municipality · largest by area
29.5630, 106.5516
Central
4 locationsWuhan
Hubei · Yangtze city
30.5928, 114.3055
Changsha
Hunan
28.2282, 112.9388
Nanchang
Jiangxi
28.6829, 115.8579
Zhengzhou
Henan
34.7466, 113.6254
East
5 locationsHangzhou
Zhejiang · West Lake
30.2741, 120.1551
Nanjing
Jiangsu · former capital
32.0603, 118.7969
Jinan
Shandong
36.6512, 117.1201
Qingdao
Shandong · beer + beach
36.0671, 120.3826
Hefei
Anhui
31.8206, 117.2272
North
1 locationHohhot
Inner Mongolia
40.8414, 111.7519
Northeast
4 locationsShenyang
Liaoning · industrial NE
41.8057, 123.4315
Dalian
Liaoning · port city
38.9140, 121.6147
Changchun
Jilin
43.8171, 125.3235
Harbin
Heilongjiang · ice festival
45.8038, 126.5350
Northwest
5 locationsXi'an
Shaanxi · Terracotta Army
34.3416, 108.9398
Lanzhou
Gansu
36.0611, 103.8343
Yinchuan
Ningxia
38.4872, 106.2309
Xining
Qinghai
36.6171, 101.7782
Ürümqi
Xinjiang · westernmost
43.8256, 87.6168
South / Coastal
4 locationsGuangzhou
Guangdong · southern hub
23.1291, 113.2644
Shenzhen
Guangdong · tech hub
22.5431, 114.0579
Xiamen
Fujian · port city
24.4798, 118.0894
Fuzhou
Fujian · provincial capital
26.0745, 119.2965
Southwest
6 locationsChengdu
Sichuan · pandas + spicy food
30.5728, 104.0668
Kunming
Yunnan · 'Spring City'
25.0389, 102.7183
Guiyang
Guizhou
26.6470, 106.6302
Lhasa
Tibet · Potala Palace · 3,656m altitude
29.6500, 91.1709
Nanning
Guangxi
22.8170, 108.3669
Haikou
Hainan · tropical island
20.0444, 110.1923
Special Administrative Regions
2 locationsHong Kong
SAR · former British colony
22.3193, 114.1694
Macau
SAR · former Portuguese colony
22.1987, 113.5439
China's administrative geography
China has 34 province-level divisions.
- 4 municipalities: Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Chongqing
- 23 provinces (including Taiwan, claimed by PRC)
- 5 autonomous regions: Inner Mongolia, Tibet, Xinjiang, Guangxi, Ningxia
- 2 Special Administrative Regions: Hong Kong, Macau
Megacities and economic hubs
China has the world's most megacities (10M+).
- Shanghai: largest, ~28M metro
- Beijing: capital, ~22M metro
- Guangzhou + Shenzhen + Hong Kong: Pearl River Delta hub
- Chongqing: largest by area, 30M+ in administrative bounds
Travel highlights
China rewards careful trip planning.
- Beijing: Great Wall + Forbidden City
- Xi'an: Terracotta Army
- Shanghai: skyline + The Bund
- Chengdu: pandas + spicy food
- Lhasa: Potala Palace (permits required)
Frequently asked questions
How many provinces does China have?
23 provinces, plus 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities, and 2 SARs = 34 province-level divisions.
Largest Chinese city?
Shanghai by metro population (~28M), Chongqing by administrative area (~32M).
Capital of China?
Beijing.
Is Taiwan included?
The PRC claims Taiwan as a province; we list Taipei in our Map of Asia separately for clarity.
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