For other uses, see West 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
| 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
| 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 |
See also
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