China in 3 Slices and 8 Great Regions

Created: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 13:37:00
Updated: Sunday, February 19, 2012 20:44:34

China today is divided into 3 Slices (piàn 片), Nord Slice, South Slice and West Slice. They are in turn subdivided into in all 8 great geographical and economical regions.

China

1. North Slice

1. China North-Coastal Areas

Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong

2. China Middle Yellow River Areas

Shanxi, Henan, Neimenggu, Shaanxi

3. China North-East Areas

Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang

2. South Slice

4. China East-Coastal Areas

Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang

5. China Middle Yantze River Areas

Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan

6. China South-Coastal Areas

Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao

3. West Slice

7. China South-West Areas

Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Xizang, Chongqing

8. China North-West Areas

Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang

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Today, the country is cut in the following order:

Provinces, Autonomous Regions, Municipalities (Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, ChongQing).
Under the Provinces and Autonomous Regions, they are Autonomous States, Counties, Autonomous Counties, Cities.
Counties and Autonomous Counties are cut in Townships, Townships of National Minorities, Towns (Zhen 镇).
Municipalities and Big Cities are subdivided in Districts, Counties. Autonomous States in Counties, Autonomous Counties, and Cities.

The County has appeared during the period of 'Feighting Kindoms' near 475 - 221 Av.-J.C., the key Epoch for the Chinese Nation when Confucius taught his lessons at the end of the Zhou dynasty.

The governor of a county is also the smallest grade in a national competition, classified as 7th level in the chinese mandarin system, called Sesam Mandarin for his small administrative surface, 七品芝麻官.

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China in 3 Slices and 8 Great Regions

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