Western China
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Western China
Western China

Western China refers to the western part of China. In the definition of the Chinese Government, Western China covers six provinces: Gansu, Guizhou, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan; one municipality: Chongqing; and three autonomous regions: Ningxia, Tibet, and Xinjiang.

Administrative divisions

Provinces
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Name Chinese (S) pinyin Abbreviation Provincial capital Chinese pinyin List of county-level divisions
Gansu 甘肃 Gānsù 甘 gān or 陇 lǒng Lanzhou 兰州 Lánzhōu List of county-level divisions
Guizhou 贵州 Guìzhōu 黔 qián or 贵 guì Guiyang 贵阳 Guìyáng List of county-level divisions
Qinghai 青海 Qīnghǎi 青 qīng Xining 西宁 Xīníng List of county-level divisions
Shaanxi 陕西 Shǎnxī 陕 shǎn or 秦 qín Xi'an 西安 Xī'ān List of county-level divisions
Sichuan 四川 Sìchuān 川 chuān or 蜀 shǔ Chengdu 成都 Chéngdū List of county-level divisions
Yunnan 云南 Yúnnán 滇 diān or 云 yún Kunming 昆明 Kūnmíng List of county-level divisions


Municipalities
Provinces governed by the People's Republic of China
Name Chinese (S) pinyin Abbreviation List of county-level divisions
Chongqing 重庆 Chóngqìng 渝 yú List of administrative divisions


Autonomous Regions
Name Chinese (S) pinyin Local name Abbreviation Provincial capital Chinese pinyin Local name List of county-level divisions
Ningxia 宁夏 Níngxià (The Hui speak Chinese) 宁 níng Yinchuan 银川 Yínchuān (The Hui speak Chinese) List of county-level divisions
Tibet 西藏 Xīzàng བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས 藏 zàng Lhasa 拉萨 Lāsà ལྷ་ས་ List of county-level divisions
Xinjiang 新疆 Xīnjiāng شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونى 新 xīn Ürümqi 烏魯木齊 Wūlǔmùqí ئۈرۈمچى شەھەرى List of county-level divisions

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