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Due to China's large territory, the administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times. Currently there are five practical levels of local government: the province, prefecture, county, township, and village.

The following are the 34 province-level divisions in China, including 23 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two special administrative regions.

Provinces: Regions theoretically subservient to the central government. The provinces serve an important cultural role in China, as people tend to identify with their native province. Anhui Maps, Fujian Maps, Gansu Maps, Guangdong, Guizhou Maps, Hainan Maps, Hebei Maps, Henan Maps, Hubei Maps, Hunan Maps, Heilongjiang, Jiangsu Maps, Jiangxi Maps, Jilin Maps, Liaoning Maps, Qinghai Maps, Shaanxi Maps, Shandong Maps, Shanxi Maps, Sichuan Maps, Taiwan Maps, Yunnan Maps, Zhejiang Maps

Autonomous Regions: where the minority is the majority in the local government and congress.
Guangxi Maps, Inner Mongolian, Ningxia Maps, Tibet Maps, Xinjiang Maps

Municipalities: Self-governing districts which are under direct jurisdiction of the central government.
Beijing Maps, Shanghai Maps, Chongqing, Tianjin Maps

Special Administrative Regions: a highly autonomous and largely self-governing region.
Hong Kong(established in 1997), Macao Maps(established in 1999)

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