In the History, the China is already cut in a centralized way,
in order to keep the unity of the Empire.
Xia, Shang, Zhou 夏商周
国家的出现 分封制 九州
Epoch of Spring-Autumn, Feighting Kindoms 春秋战国
县、郡的出现
Qin 秦
郡县制 郡的名目 内史
Han 汉
郡（国）、县（侯国、邑、道） 刺史部 《汉书 地理志》 《后汉书 郡国》
East Han, Three Kindoms 东汉末年、三国
州、郡、县三级制
Jin of West 西晋
郡县开始分等第
Jin of East and 16 Kindoms, Dynasty North-South 东晋、南北朝
侨置政区：侨州、侨郡、侨县
Shui 隋
州（郡）二级制
Tang 唐
郡的消失 道、府的出现 节度使辖区（镇）
Five Epochs and Ten Kindoms 五代十国
军 监
Song 宋
路
Liao, Xia of West, Jin (Gold) 辽、西夏、金
Yuan 元
行省
Ming 明
布政司 总督、巡抚辖区的出现 《明史 地理志》
Qing 清
Republic of China 中华民国 北洋军阀政府时期 国民政府时期
市
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.
