China

The provinces of China were first set up during the Yuan Dynasty. There were initially 10 provinces. By the time the Qing Dynasty was established, there were 18, all of which were in China proper. The People's Republic of China in the 1950's created administrative control over twenty-two provinces and considers Taiwan to be its twenty-third province.
There are five autonomous regions ,and four municipalities which collectively are referred to as "mainland China", and two Special Administrative Regions (that enjoy considerable autonomy.

Provinces
Ānhuī (安徽) - south
Fújiàn (福建) - coastal south
***Xiamen
Gānsù (甘肃)
Guǎngdōng (广东) - coastal far south
***Guangzhou
Guìzhōu (贵州) - mid southwest
Hǎinán (海南) - island far south
***Sanya
Héběi (河北)
Hēilóngjiāng (黑龙江) - border northeast
Hénán (河南)
Húběi (湖北)
***Wuhan
Húnán (湖南) *
Jiangsu Province
Jiāngsū (江苏)
*** Zhangjiagang
Jiāngxī (江西) - mid south
Jílín (吉林)
Liáoníng (辽宁) - coastal east
***Dalian
Qīnghǎi (青海)
Shaanxi(Shǎnxī) (陕西)- near western
*** Xi'an
Shāndōng (山东) - coastal near southeast
Shānxī (山西) - near south western
Sìchuān (四川)
Táiwān (台湾, claimed but not administered by the PRC, Taiwan is currently under the sovereignty of the Republic of China
Yúnnán (云南)
Zhèjiāng (浙江) - coastal southeast

Autonomous Regions
Guǎngxī (广西壮族自治区) or Giangxi/Zhuang* Autonomous Region - border far south west
(Nèi Měnggǔ) (内蒙古自治区) (Inner Mongolia)
Níngxià (宁夏回族自治区)
Xīnjiāng (新疆维吾尔自治区) far north west
Xizang Tibet (Xīzàng) (西藏自治区) border far southwest

Four Municipalities
Běijīng (北京市) (Xingang)
Chóngqìng (重庆市)
Shànghǎi (上海市)
Tiānjīn (天津市)

Special administrative regions
Hong Kong (Xiānggǎng)) (香港特別行政區)
Macau (Àomén)) (澳門特別行政區) -Planned "Las Vegas strip of Asia"

Yangtze River(Chang Jiang-"Long River")

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China is continuing to tighten its visa policy in advance of the Beijing Olympic games, as new curbs on tourists and business travelers were introduced last week. Travel professionals say it's now necessary to submit copies of tickets both into and out of the country, as well as a hotel voucher, in order to get a visa application accepted. In addition, visitors from Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand no longer are allowed to apply for a visa at an embassy in Hong Kong, but must do so at a Chinese Embassy in their home countries. Multiple-entry visas were discontinued several weeks ago.

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