How many do you know about 34 provinces in China? How familiar are you with your hometown province?
provinces refers to China's administrative plan. my country has a total of 34 provincial administrative regions, including 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities directly under the Central Government, and 2 special administrative regions in Hong Kong and Macao.
Administrative provinces: Hebei Province, Shanxi Province, Liaoning Province, Jilin Province, Heilongjiang Province, Jiangsu Province, Zhejiang Province, Anhui Province, Fujian Province, Jiangxi Province, Shandong Province, Henan Province, Hubei Province, Hunan Province, Guangdong Province, Hainan Province, Sichuan Province, Guizhou Province, Yunnan Province, Shaanxi Province, Gansu Province, Qinghai Province, Taiwan Province
Municipality: Beijing, Tianjin City, Shanghai City, Chongqing City.
Ethnic Autonomous Region: Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Tibet Autonomous Region.
Single-administrative Region: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region.
There are a total of 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities directly under the central government, and 2 special administrative regions in the country; 51 regions (prefectures and alliances), 6 fewer than the previous year; 660 cities, including: 4 municipalities directly under the central government; 285 prefecture-level cities (including the newly established Sansha City, Hainan Province), 7 more than the previous year; 374 county-level cities, 7 less than the previous year; 1,642 counties (autonomous counties, banners, autonomous banners, special zones and forest areas), 7 less than the previous year; 845 municipal districts, 15 more than the previous year.
Name source
Shandong (Lu) : Named east of the Taihang Mountains.
Warring States to the Qin and Han dynasties, the areas east of 年海 and Hangguguan were called Shandong. During the Jin Dynasty, Shandong East Road and Shandong East Road were set up in the area east of Kaifeng. This was the beginning of Shandong as the name of in the political district. Shandong Province was established in the early Qing Dynasty.
The jurisdiction of Lu was the land of Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period, so it is abbreviated as "Lu".
Jiangsu (Su): Take one word for each of Jiangning and Suzhou to get the name.
00000 1667, Jiangsu Province was established in the 6th year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1667), and Jiangsu Province was formed by the first characters of the Governor General of Liangjiang (now Nanjing City) and the Governor General of Liangjiang (now Nanjing City) and the Governor General of Suzhou (now Suzhou City ).
takes the word "Su" in the full name as the abbreviation.
Shanghai (Shanghai or Shen): named after Shanghai Pu.
Shanghai began in the Song Dynasty. At that time, Shanghai had become an emerging trading port in my country. At that time, there were eighteen major Pus in Shanghai, one of which was called Shanghai Pu, and it had a Shanghai Town on its west bank. In 1292, Shanghai changed its town into a county. This is the origin of the name Shanghai. In 1949, Shanghai was established as a municipality directly under the central government.
In ancient times, fishermen in Shanghai invented a bamboo-weaving fishing tool "Hu", which did not have the place name Shanghai at that time. Therefore, this area was called "Hudu", so Shanghai is abbreviated as "Hu". During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Shanghai was part of the fief of Huang Xie, the king of Chu Chunshen, so Shanghai was also known as "Shen".
Zhejiang (Zhejiang): named after Zhejiang (also known as Qiantangjiang ).
Zhejiang is the meaning of twists and turns. During the Warring States Period, Zhejiang refers to today's Fuchun River, Qiantang River and Xin'an River . The Eastern Han Dynasty divided Zhejiang into two regions: East Zhejiang and West Zhejiang . After the Tang Dynasty, these two regions were transformed into the names of political regions. Zhejiang Province was established in the early Ming Dynasty.
takes the word "Zhe" in the full name as the abbreviation. It is said that because Fuchun River, Qiantang River and Xin'an River were called Zhejiang in ancient times, it was simply called "Zhe".
Anhui (Anhui): Take one word for each of Anqing and Huizhou . In
1667, the first characters of the political center at that time, Anqing (now Anqing City ) and the economic city Huizhou (now She County) formed Anhui Province.
Anqing Prefecture is the former place of Anhui Province in the Spring and Autumn Period, also known as Anhui, so Anhui is referred to as "Anhui". It is believed that because the earliest famous mountain in the territory, Tianzhu Mountain, was called Anciently Anciently, it was called "Anhui".
Fujian (Fujian): Take the name of Fuzhou and Jianzhou each with one character.
After Qin Shihuang unified China, he established the Minzhong County here. During the Han Dynasty, Fujian was called the Minyue Kingdom. During the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, Fujian Jiedu was established, which governed the five prefectures of Fu, Jian, Quan, Zhang and Ting. Fujian was composed of the names of the first two prefectures. The province of Fujian is established.It has been established in Fujian Province in the Ming Dynasty. The jurisdiction was originally a settlement of the Minyue people, so it was simply called "Min". It is said that because there is Minjiang in the territory, it is simply called "Min".
Jiangxi (Gan): named after Jiangnan West Road.
Jiangnan West Road was established in the Tang Dynasty, referred to as Jiangxi Road for short, and Jiangxi got its name from this. The Song Dynasty set up Jiangnan West Road. The first province was established in Jiangxi Province. Later, they were all set up in Jiangxi Province.
is called "Gan" because Ganjiang runs across the province.
Guangdong (Guangdong) : named after Guangnan East Road. (Guangnan Road: Lingnan Road belongs to the Tang Dynasty, and was renamed Guangnan Road in the Song Dynasty).
Songzhi Guangnan East Road, referred to as Guangdong Road, thus a name appeared in Guangdong. The main building is Guangdong Road. It was established in Guangdong Province.
The jurisdiction of Han was the place where Nanyue , so it is referred to as "Guangdong".
Guangxi (Gui) : named after Guangnan West Road . (Guangnan Road: Lingnan Road belongs to the Tang Dynasty, and was renamed Guangnan Road in the Song Dynasty).
Song set up Guangnan West Road, referred to as Guangxi Road, and one of the "Guangxi" was born. The Liangjiang Road in Guangxi is established. Guangxi Province was established in the open. Guangxi Gong Autonomous Region was established in 1958, and in 1965 it was changed to Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Because from the Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, Guangxi's administrative center was in Guizhou (or Guilin Prefecture), Guangxi is referred to as "Gui". Another theory believes that during the Qin Dynasty, Guangxi had three counties: Guilin, Xiangjun, and , and Nanhai. In history, 2/3 of Guangxi's territory belonged to Guilin County, so Guangxi was abbreviated as "Gui".
Hainan (Qiong) : named after Hainan Island.
is named Hainan Province because it is located in the waters of South China. The province was established in 1988.
Because after Qin Dynasty, this area was called Qiongtai, Qiongzhou or Qiongya , it is referred to as "Qiong".
Henan (Henan): It is named south of the Yellow River.
In ancient times, the area south of the Yellow River was called Henan. The Han Dynasty established the Yuzhou division. Tang established Henan Road. Song established Henan Road. The Yuan Dynasty established the Henan Province in Jiangbei Province. Henan Province was established in the early Ming Dynasty.
's jurisdiction is equivalent to Yuzhou in "Yu Gong", so it is referred to as "Yu".
Hunan (Xiang): It is named after it is south of Dongting Lake.
In the Tang Dynasty, the Hunan Jiedushi was established south of Dongting Lake, including the second river basin of Xiangzi, and a Hunan Jiedushi began to appear. The Song Dynasty established Jinghu South Road, referred to as Hunan Road for short. Hunan Road was established in the Yuan and Ming dynasties. Hunan Province was established in the Qing Dynasty.
is called "Xiang" because the Xiangjiang River runs across the province.
Hubei (E) : named after it is north of Dongting Lake.
In the Song Dynasty, from the north of Dongting Lake to Jingshan, the two river basins in the west were set up in the Yuanli River Basin, which was established in Hubei. Hubei Road was established in the Yuan and Ming dynasties. Hubei Province was established in the Qing Dynasty.
Wuchang, the administrative center of Hubei in the Qing Dynasty, was the capital of Ezhou after the Sui Dynasty, so Hubei is abbreviated as "E".
Beijing (Beijing): named after Beiping.
Beijing's first proven name is "Ji", which was the capital of Yan State during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The Liao and Jin dynasties regarded Beijing as the capital and was called Yanjing. After the Jin Dynasty destroyed Liao, it moved its capital here and was called Zhongdu. It was renamed Dadu in the Yuan Dynasty. Zhu Di, the Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, moved the capital here from Nanjing and renamed it "Beiping". After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was renamed "Beijing", and its name has been used to this day. It was established as a municipality in 1949.
takes the word "Jing" in the full name as the abbreviation.
Tianjin (Tianjin): It is named after the Emperor of Heaven’s Crossing
Before the Tang and Song Dynasties, Tianjin was called Zhigu. The market was formed in the Jin Dynasty and called "Zhiguzhai". The establishment of Jinhai Town in the Yuan Dynasty was the beginning of the construction of Tianjin. In the second year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1404), the city was built and the Tianjin Wei was called "the ferry crossing the emperor passed". It was established as a municipality in 1949.
takes the word "Jin" in the full name as the abbreviation.
Hebei (Hebei): It is named north of the Yellow River.
During the Warring States Period, the land of Qi State north of the Yellow River was called Hebei. The Han Dynasty established Hebei County. The Tang Dynasty established Hebei Road. There are differences between the jurisdiction and the present. Hebei Province was established in 1928.
The jurisdiction is equivalent to Jizhou in my country's earliest geographical work "Yu Gong", so it is referred to as "Ji".
Shanxi (Jin) : It is named west of the Taihang Mountain.
From the Warring States Period to the Qin and Han dynasties, the areas west of Wushan and Hangu Pass were called Shanxi. During the Yuan Dynasty, it was called Shanxi to the west of Taihang Mountain, and the Xuanwei Office of Shanxi Road, Hedong was established. This was the beginning of Shanxi as the name of the political region. Shanxi Province is located on the spot.
The jurisdiction of Jin State was the land of the Spring and Autumn Period, so it is referred to as "Jin".
Inner Mongolia (Mongolia): Named after Mongolia in the south of the desert. (Originally divided into two provinces: Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia, and Outer Mongolia became Mongolia in the late Republic of China).
Mongolia was originally a tribal name and was first recorded in the Tang Dynasty. In 1206, Genghis Khan unified the Mongolian tribes and established the Mongolian Kingdom. After the destruction of the Yuan Dynasty, the Mongolians retreated to the north of the border. The Ming and Qing Dynasties formed the name of inner and outer Mongolia. After the late Qing Dynasty, it generally refers to the south of the desert, north of the Great Wall, starting from the east of the Zhelimu League, and ending at the west of Tausierut, so the League flag is Inner Mongolia.
takes the three words "Inner Mongolia" in the full name as the abbreviation.
Ningxia (Ning) : named after Xixia Anling. (Xixia------Xixia Kingdom founded by Li Yuanhao ).
In the 5th century AD, the Huns noble Helian Bobo thought he was a descendant of the Xia Hou family, so he named the established separatist regime "Xia". In the Song Dynasty, Li Yuanhao, the leader of the Tuoba clan of the Dangxiang clan, became emperor, established the capital, Xingqing Prefecture, , (now Yinchuan), established the country's name "Xia", created the writing, and established the Western Xia Dynasty. In the 13th century, the Yuan Dynasty destroyed the Western Xia, which means "pacifying the Western Xia forever". Ningxia Province was established here and it was named Ningxia. Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was established in 1958.
takes the word "Ning" in the full name as the abbreviation.
Qinghai (Qing): Named after Qinghai Lake .
is named Qinghai Province because there is Qinghai Lake in the territory. According to the "Shui Jing Notes", as early as the 5th century BC, it was called Qinghai, and there were also those who wrote Xihai . After the Tang Dynasty, Qinghai was mostly used as the name. Qinghai Province was established in 1928.
takes the word "qing" in the full name as the abbreviation. It is said that because there is Qinghai Lake in the territory, it is referred to as "Qing".
Shaanxi (Shaanxi or Qin): named after Shaanxi original .
Shaanxi is one, originating from the Zhou Dynasty and Zhao Gongs "divided Shaanxi and governed" by Zhou Dynasty. It is now the area of Zhangbianyuan in Shaanxi County in ancient times called Shaanxiyuan . At that time, Shaanxi was the Jingwei Plain west of Shaanxiyuan. After the Anshi Rebellion of Tang Dynasty, Shaanxi Jiedu was established, and Shaanxi was transformed into the name of the political region. Shaanxi Road was established in Song Dynasty. The first province was established in Shaanxi Province. The Qing Dynasty established Shaanxi Province.
takes the word "Shaan" in the full name as the abbreviation.
is also called "Qin" because its jurisdiction was the territory of Qin during the Spring and Autumn Period.
Gansu (Gan or Long): Take one word for each of Ganzhou and Suzhou to get the name.
Gansu is one of the twelve military supervisors set up in the Western Xia Dynasty in the 11th century. Its capital is Ganzhou (now Zhangye County ), and it governs Ganzhou and Suzhou (now Jiuquan), and takes the first character of the two states to form Gansu. The Gansu Province was established in the Yuan Dynasty, and it was incorporated into Shaanxi Province in the Ming Dynasty, and the provincial capital was restored in the Qing Dynasty.
takes the word "gan" in the full name as the abbreviation. It is said that the administrative center was in Ganzhou during the Western Xia period, so it is abbreviated as "Gan".
Because there is Longshan between Gansu and Shaanxi provinces, Gansu was also called Longxi in ancient times, so it is also called "Long".
Xinjiang: It is named after it is the new homeland. (Originally, it was the Western Regions of the Han Dynasty. After the Qing Dynasty unified its territory, it was named after it was the new homeland).
Sichuan (Sichuan or Shu) : named after the four routes of Yili Zikui. (There is another saying that the Three Rivers converge to the Yangtze River and gets its name).
The jurisdiction of the Qin Dynasty was established. Han Yizhou departments. The Tang Dynasty established Jiannan Road, which was divided into two commanders, Jiannan Dongchuan and Jiannan Xichuan . The Song Dynasty established Xichuan Road and Xia Road, and later divided Xichuan and Xia Road into four roads: Yizhou, Zizhou, , Lizhou , and Kuizhou, collectively known as "Chuanxia Fourth Road", abbreviated as "Sichuan Road", and Sichuan was born from this. During the Yuan Dynasty, four routes were merged and set up as Sichuan Province. Since then, Sichuan Province has been in use to this day.
takes the word "chuan" in the full name as the abbreviation.
is also called "Shu" because the western part of the jurisdiction was anciently the land of Shu.
Guizhou (Gui or Guizhou): Get the name from Guishan.
Juzhou was established before the Song Dynasty. Because the local pronunciation "Guizhou" and "Ju" are difficult to distinguish, it was also written as Guizhou, and it was officially named Guizhou in the early Yuan Dynasty. The Guizhou Administrative Office was established in the Ming Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty established Guizhou Province.
takes the word "priced" in the full name as the abbreviation. It is said that because there are Guishans in the territory, it is simply called "Gui".
The northeastern part of the jurisdiction belonged to Qianzhong County during the Qin Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty belonged to Qianzhong Road, so it is also abbreviated as "Qian". It is said that there are Qianling Mountains and Qianling River in the territory, so it is abbreviated as "Qian".
Yunnan (Yun or Yunnan) : named after it is located south of Yunling .
is named Yunnan because it is south of Yunling. Yunnan County was established during the Western Han Dynasty. Yunnan County was established during the Shu Han Dynasty of the Three Kingdoms. The first province was established in Yunnan. The Yunnan Provincial Administrative Office was established in the Ming Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty established Yunnan Province.
takes the word "cloud" in the full name as the abbreviation.
is also called "Dian" because the administrative center is located in the Kunming area of the Warring States Period. It is said that because there is Dianchi in the territory, it is simply called "Dian".
Chongqing (Yu): named after "double festiveness".
Chongqing was called "Ba". It was called Jiangzhou during the Qin Dynasty. It was called Yuzhou in the Sui Dynasty. The Northern Song Dynasty called Gongzhou . The name of Chongqing began in 1190. Because Zhao Dun, the Guangzong of the Southern Song Dynasty, first conferred the title of King Gong and then ascended the throne, Gongzhou was promoted to Chongqing Prefecture, with the meaning of "double joy". In 1997, Chongqing was established as a municipality directly under the central government.
During the Sui Dynasty, Jialing River was called Yushui. Chongqing was located on the bank of the Jialing River and established Yuzhou, so Chongqing was referred to as "Yu".
Tibet (Tibet): It is named after the official name of the Qing Dynasty. When
takes the word "hidden" in the full name as the abbreviation. Another theory believes that the abbreviation originated from it, so it is called "Wu Sizang".
Liaoning (Liao): named after the permanent peace of the Liaohe basin.
During the Qin, Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties, Liaodong counties were established east of the Liaohe River, and western Liaoning junctions were established west of the Liaohe River. During the Northern Song Dynasty, the Khitan people established the Liao Kingdom in the areas of today's Hebei and Liaoning. Liaoyang Prefecture was set up in the Liao and Jin dynasties. The Liaoyang Province was established in the Yuan Dynasty. The Liaodong Dusi was established in the Ming Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty established a general from Liaodong. Later, because the Liaohe River Basin was the birthplace of the Qing Dynasty, it was changed to Fengtian Province with the meaning of "Fengtian Chengyun". In 1929, it was renamed Liaoning Province with the meaning of "forever peaceful in the Liaohe River Basin".
takes the word "Liao" in the full name as the abbreviation. It is said that because there is Liaohe in the territory, it is simply called "Liao".
Jilin (Jilin): Named after Jilin City, take the first two words "Wula" in Jilin. (Jilin Wula---Manchu, meaning a city along the river).
Jilin originated from Jilin City called "Jilin Wula". It means "a city along the Songhua River" in Manchu. It was founded in 1673 and is now the second largest city in Jilin Province. In 1676, General Jilin was appointed. In 1907, its jurisdiction was renamed Jilin Province.
takes the word "ji" in the full name as the abbreviation.
Heilongjiang (Black): It is named after Heilongjiang. In 1671, in order to resist the Tsarist Russian invasion, the Qing government built Heilongjiang City (Heihe Old City) along the coast of Heilongjiang, set up a general of Heilongjiang, and governed the Heilongjiang River Basin. It was changed to Heilongjiang Province in 1907.
takes the word "black" in the full name as the abbreviation. The abbreviation of the word "Heilongjiang River" originates from the river.
Hong Kong (Hong Kong): named after the spices of Dongguan .
Before the Song Dynasty, this was a place where fishermen at sea fished and rested. After the Song and Yuan dynasties, there was a small village on the island called "Hong Kong Village", which was a distribution port for transporting spices in Guangdong, so Hong Kong was named. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was established in 1997.
takes the word "Hong Kong" in the full name as the abbreviation.
Macau (Australia): In the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties, there were two high platforms in the north and south (now known as Wangyangshan East and Wangyangshan West West), which were tall and opposite and shaped like the gate of Macau. Therefore, local fishermen called the Mojing "Macau".
The name was first recorded in the history books of the Ming Dynasty. It was called "Oyster Mirror" (Hao Jing), which means that the bay is like a bright mirror, and it is rich in "oysters". Later, it is also called "Oao", which means the place where the ship stops sailing and berthing, so it is called "Oa Jingao". Because it belongs to Guangdong Xiangshan , it is also called "Xiangshan Ao". There are many theories about the origin of the word "安". One is the Mazu Temple in the local Inner Harbor, which is formed by the Strait Elephant Gate, which is across the sea and facing the silver pit in Wan Chai. The other is the four islands of Taipa, Xiao Hengqin, Road Collapse and Da Hengqin in the south of the local area, and the sea water flows through it in a cross gate shape; the other is the local South Taishan (Magemiao Mountain) and Beitai Mountain (Liangfeng Mountain) are sealed into a gate. In short, it is both Macau and a door, so it is called Macau. The Macao Special Administrative Region was established in 1999.
takes the word "Ao" in the full name as the abbreviation.
Taiwan (Taiwan): Named after the Taiwan Prefecture. (Taiwan Prefecture---now Tainan)
Taiwan is a Taiwowan branch tribe originating from the Silaya tribe. Taiwan was called "Dongqi" during the Qin and Han Dynasties. It was called "Dongyi" during the Three Kingdoms period. It is called "Luqiu". During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, I officially used a Taiwanese one on official documents. In the 11th year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (1885), Taiwan Province was established.
takes the word "Tai" in the full name as the abbreviation.
China is a multi-ethnic country based on Chinese civilization, Chinese culture, and Han people as the main ethnic group. It is commonly known as the "Chinese nation" and is also known as the descendants of Yan and Huang and the descendants of the dragon.
China is one of the four ancient civilizations in the world and has a long history. About 5,000 years ago, settlement organizations began to appear with the Central Plains as the center and then formed a country. After many ethnic integration and dynasty changes, it was until a unified situation of a multi-ethnic country was formed. After the Xinhai Revolution in the early 20th century, the monarchy withdrew from the historical stage and the republican system was established. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, a political system of the people's congress system was established in mainland China.
China has a vast territory and many ethnic groups. The Huaxia people in the pre-Qin period reproduced and grew up in the Central Plains. In the Han Dynasty, through cultural integration, the Han people were formally formed, laying the foundation for China's main ethnic group. Later, through the integration with the surrounding ethnic groups, the situation of a unified multi-ethnic country was gradually formed, and the population continued to rise. China's population exceeded 100 million in the Song Dynasty, and the population exceeded 400 million in the Qing Dynasty. By 2005, China's population had exceeded 1.3 billion.
Chinese culture is long-standing, profound and colorful. It is the cultural master country in the East Asian cultural circle and occupies an important position in the world cultural system. Due to the differences in geographical location and natural conditions in various places, humanities and economics also have their own characteristics. Traditional cultural and artistic forms include poetry, opera, calligraphy, Chinese painting, etc., while the Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival, etc. are important traditional festivals in China.
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