Hunan

Province in Central China

For other places with the same name, see Hunan (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Henan.

Province in China

Hunan

Province

Name transcription(s)
• Chinese| 湖南省 (Húnán shěng)
• Abbreviation| HN / 湘 (Xiāng)

Wulingyuan

Yuelu Academy

Tianmen Mountain

IFS Tower

Mount Langshan

Mount Heng

Yueyang Tower

Fenghuang Town

Location of Hunan in China

Country| China
Named after|

* 湖 hú - lake
* 南 nán - south

"South of the lake"
Capital
(and largest city)| Changsha
Divisions| 14 prefectures, 122 counties, 1,933 townships (2018), 29,224 villages (2018)
Government

• Type| Province
• Body| Hunan Provincial People's Congress
• Party Secretary| Shen Xiaoming
• Congress chairman| Shen Xiaoming
• Governor| Mao Weiming
• Provincial CPPCC Chairman| Mao Wanchun
• National People's Congress Representation| 116 deputies
Area

[1]

• Total

| 210,000 km2 (80,000 sq mi)
• Rank| 10th
Highest elevation

(Mount Lingfeng)

| 2,115.2 m (6,939.6 ft)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 66,444,864
• Rank| 7th
• Density| 320/km2 (820/sq mi)
• Rank| 13th
Demonym| Hunanese
Demographics

• Ethnic composition|

* Han – 90%
* Tujia – 4%
* Miao – 3%
* Dong – 1%
* Yao – 1%
* Other peoples – 1%

• Languages and dialects|

* Xiang
* Gan
* Southwestern Mandarin
* Xiangnan Tuhua
* Waxiang
* Hakka
* Yue
* Xong
* Tujia
* Mien
* Gam

GDP (2023)[3]

• Total| CN¥5,001 billion (9th; US$710 billion)
• Per capita| CN¥75,938 (14th; US$10,776)
ISO 3166 code| CN-HN
HDI (2022)| 0.781[4] (15th) - high
Website|

* hunan.gov.cn
* enghunan.gov.cn

Hunan

"Hunan" in Chinese characters

Chinese| 湖南
Xiang| [fu˩˧ lan˩˧][5]
Literal meaning| "South of the (Dongting) Lake"
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Húnán
Bopomofo| ㄏㄨˊ ㄋㄢˊ
Wade–Giles| Hu2-nan2
IPA| [xǔ.nǎn] ⓘ

Romanization| Wu去 noe平
Xiang
IPA| [fu˩˧ lan˩˧][5]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization| Wùh-nàahm
Jyutping| Wu4-naam4
IPA| [wu˩nam˩]
Southern Min
Tâi-lô| Ôo-lâm

Hunan[a] is an inland province in Central China. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Guangdong and Guangxi to the south, and Guizhou and Chongqing to the northwest. Its capital and largest city is Changsha, which abuts the Xiang River. Hengyang, Zhuzhou, and Yueyang are among its most populous urban cities.

With a population of just over 66 million as of 2020[update] residing in an area of approximately 210,000 km2 (81,000 sq mi), it is China's 7th-most populous province, the third-most populous among landlocked provinces (after Henan and Sichuan), the third-most populous in South Central China (after Guangdong and Henan), and the second-most populous province in Central China. It is the largest province in South Central China and the fourth-largest landlocked province.

Hunan's nominal GDP was US$747 billion (CN¥5.32 trillion) as of 2024, appearing in the world's top 20 largest sub-national economies, with its GDP (PPP) being over US$1.55 trillion.[6][7] Hunan is the 9th-largest provincial economy in China, the fourth-largest in South Central China, the third-largest in Central China, and the fourth-largest among landlocked provinces. Its nominal GDP per capita exceeded US$11,405 (CN¥81,225), making it the third-richest province in South Central China, after Guangdong and Hubei.[6] As of 2020, Hunan's nominal GDP reached $605 billion (CN¥4.18 trillion),[8][9] exceeding that of Poland, with a GDP of US$596 billion, and Thailand, with a GDP of US$501 billion, the 22nd- and 25th-largest in the world, respectively.[10]

The name Hunan literally means "south of the lake".[11] The lake in question is Dongting Lake, in the northeast of the province. Vehicle license plates from Hunan are marked Xiāng (Chinese: 湘), after the Xiang River, which runs from south to north through Hunan and forms part of the province's largest drainage system. The area of Hunan was under Chinese rule as far back as 350 BC. Hunan was the birthplace of communist revolutionary Mao Zedong,[12] who became the Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and the founding father of the People's Republic of China. Hunan today is home to some ethnic minorities, including the Tujia and Miao, along with the Han Chinese, who make up a majority of the population. Varieties of Chinese spoken include Xiang, Gan, and Southwestern Mandarin.

Wulingyuan was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992.[13] Changsha, the capital, is in the eastern part of the province; it is an important commercial, manufacturing, and transportation center.[14] The busiest airports serve domestic and international flights for Hunan, including Changsha Huanghua International Airport, Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport, and Changde Taohuayuan Airport.[15]

Hunan is the seat of the Yuelu Academy (later Hunan University), one of the four major academies over the last 1,000 years in ancient China.[16] As of 2023, Hunan hosts 137 institutions of higher education, ranking fifth among all Chinese provinces,[17] and it houses five Double First-Class Universities of Hunan, Defense Technology, Central South, Hunan Normal and Xiangtan.[18] As of 2024, two major cities in Hunan (Changsha 23rd and Xiangtan 199th) ranked in the world's top 200 cities by scientific research outputs.[19]

## History

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Fenghuang, a traditional town of Hunan

Hunan's primeval forests were first occupied by the ancestors of the modern Miao, Tujia, Dong and Yao peoples. The province entered written Chinese history around 350 BC, when it became part of the Zhou dynasty. After Qin conquered the Chu in 278 BC, the region came under the control of Qin, and then the Changsha Kingdom during the Han dynasty. At this time, and for hundreds of years thereafter, the province was a magnet for settlement of Han Chinese from the north, who displaced and assimilated the original indigenous inhabitants, cleared forests and began farming rice in the valleys and plains.[20] The agricultural colonization of the lowlands was carried out in part by the Han people, who managed river dikes to protect farmland from floods.[21] To this day, many of Hunan's small villages are named after Han families who settled there. Migration from the north was especially prevalent during the Eastern Jin dynasty, Sixteen Kingdoms and the Northern and Southern dynasties periods, when the north was mostly ruled by non-Han ethnic groups (Five Barbarians) and in perpetual disorder.

During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Hunan was home to its own independent regime, Ma Chu.

Hunan and Hubei became a part of the province of Huguang until the Qing dynasty. Hunan province was created in 1664 from Huguang and renamed in 1723.

Hunan became an important communications center due to its position on the Yangzi River. It was an important centre of scholarly activity and Confucian thought, particularly in the Yuelu Academy in Changsha. It was also on the Imperial Highway between northern and southern China. The land produced grain so abundantly that it fed many parts of China with its surpluses. The population continued to climb until, by the 19th century, Hunan became overcrowded and prone to peasant uprisings. Some of the uprisings, such as the ten-year Miao Rebellion of 1795–1806, were caused by ethnic tensions. The Taiping Rebellion began in Guangxi Province in 1850, then spread into Hunan and further eastward along the Yangzi River valley. A Hunanese army (Xiang Army) under Zeng Guofan marched into Nanjing to put down the uprising in 1864.

Invading Japanese soldiers firing across the Miluo River during the Battle of Changsha in World War II

In 1920, a famine raged throughout Hunan and killed an estimated 2 million Hunanese civilians.[22] This sparked the Autumn Harvest Uprising of 1927. It was led by Hunanese native Mao Zedong, and established a short-lived Hunan Soviet in 1927. The Communists maintained a guerrilla army in the mountains along the Hunan-Jiangxi border until 1934. Under pressure from the Nationalist Kuomintang (KMT) forces, they began the Long March to bases in Shaanxi Province. After the Communists departed, the KMT fought the Japanese in the second Sino-Japanese war. It defended Changsha until it fell in 1944. Japan launched Operation Ichigo, a plan to control the railroad from Wuchang to Guangzhou (Yuehan Railway). Hunan was relatively unscathed by the civil war that followed the Japanese defeat in 1945. In 1949, the Communists returned as the Nationalists retreated southward.

In the 1950s, General Wang Zhen coerced thousands of Hunanese women into sexual servitude at PLA units in Xinjiang.[23]

As Mao's home province, Hunan supported the Cultural Revolution of 1966–1976,[citation needed] but it was slower than most provinces to adopt the reforms Deng Xiaoping implemented in the years after Mao's death in 1976.

In addition to Mao, several other first-generation communist leaders were from Hunan: Chinese President Liu Shaoqi; CCP Secretaries-General Ren Bishi and Hu Yaobang; Marshals Peng Dehuai, He Long, and Luo Ronghuan; Wang Zhen, one of the Eight Elders; Xiang Jingyu, the first female member of the CCP's central committee; Senior General Huang Kecheng; and veteran diplomat Lin Boqu. A more recent leader from Hunan is former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji.

## Geography

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Main article: Geography of Hunan

Hunan is on the south bank of the Yangtze River, about halfway along its length, situated between 108° 47'–114° 16' east longitude and 24° 37'–30° 08' north latitude. Hunan covers an area of 211,800 square kilometres (81,800 square miles), making it the 10th largest provincial-level division. The east, south, and west sides of the province are surrounded by mountains and hills, such as the Wuling Mountains to the northwest, the Xuefeng Mountains to the west, the Nanling Mountains to the south, and the Luoxiao Mountains to the east. Mountains and hills occupy more than 80% of the province, and plains less than 20%. At 2,115.2 meters above sea level, Hunan's highest point is Lingfeng (酃峰).[24][25][26]

The Xiang, the Zi, the Yuan, and the Lishui Rivers converge on the Yangtze River at Lake Dongting in the north of Hunan. The center and northern parts are somewhat low and a U-shaped basin, open in the north and with Lake Dongting as its center. Most of Hunan lies in the basins of four major tributaries of the Yangtze River.

Lake Dongting is the largest lake in the province and the second largest freshwater lake of China.

The Xiaoxiang area and Lake Dongting figure prominently in Chinese poetry and paintings, particularly during the Song dynasty when they were associated with officials who had been unjustly dismissed.[27]

Changsha (which means "long sands") was an active ceramics district during the Tang dynasty, its tea bowls, ewers and other products mass-produced and shipped to China's coastal cities for export abroad. An Arab dhow dated to the 830s and today known as the Belitung Shipwreck was discovered off the small island of Belitung, Indonesia with more than 60,000 pieces in its cargo.[citation needed] The salvaged cargo is today housed in Singapore.

Hunan's climate is subtropical; under the Köppen climate classification, it is classified as humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa), with short, cool, damp winters, very hot and humid summers, and plenty of rain. January temperatures average 3 to 8 °C (37 to 46 °F), while July temperatures average around 27 to 30 °C (81 to 86 °F). Average annual precipitation is 1,200 to 1,700 millimetres (47 to 67 in). The Furongian Epoch in the Cambrian Period of geological time is named for Hunan; Furong (芙蓉) means "lotus" in Mandarin and refers to Hunan, which is known as the "lotus state".[28]

## Administrative divisions

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Main article: List of administrative divisions of Hunan

Hunan is divided into fourteen prefecture-level divisions: thirteen prefecture-level cities and an autonomous prefecture:

Administrative divisions of Hunan

Changsha

Zhuzhou

Xiangtan

Hengyang

Shaoyang

Yueyang

Changde

Zhangjiajie

Yiyang

Chenzhou

Yongzhou

Huaihua

Loudi

Xiangxi
Aut. Prefecture

Division code[29] | Division  | Area in km2[30] | Population 2010[31] | Seat  | Divisions[32]
Districts | Counties | Aut. counties | CL cities
430000 | Hunan Province  | 210,000.00 | 65,683,722 | Changsha city | 36 | 61 | 7 | 18
430100 | Changsha city  | 11,819.46 | 7,044,118 | Yuelu District | 6 | 1 |  | 2
430200 | Zhuzhou city  | 11,262.20 | 3,855,609 | Tianyuan District | 5 | 3 |  | 1
430300 | Xiangtan city  | 5,006.46 | 2,748,552 | Yuetang District | 2 | 1 |  | 2
430400 | Hengyang city  | 15,302.78 | 7,141,462 | Zhengxiang District | 5 | 5 |  | 2
430500 | Shaoyang city  | 20,829.63 | 7,071,826 | Daxiang District | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2
430600 | Yueyang city  | 14,897.88 | 5,477,911 | Yueyanglou District | 3 | 4 |  | 2
430700 | Changde city  | 18,177.18 | 5,747,218 | Wuling District | 2 | 6 |  | 1
430800 | Zhangjiajie city  | 9,516.03 | 1,476,521 | Yongding District | 2 | 2 |  |
430900 | Yiyang city  | 12,325.16 | 4,313,084 | Heshan District | 2 | 3 |  | 1
431000 | Chenzhou city  | 19,317.33 | 4,581,778 | Beihu District | 2 | 8 |  | 1
431100 | Yongzhou city  | 22,255.31 | 5,180,235 | Lengshuitan District | 2 | 8 | 1 |
431200 | Huaihua city  | 27,562.72 | 4,741,948 | Hecheng District | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1
431300 | Loudi city  | 8,107.61 | 3,785,627 | Louxing District | 1 | 2 |  | 2
433100 | Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture | 15,462.30 | 2,547,833 | Jishou city |  | 7 |  | 1
Administrative divisions in Chinese and varieties of romanizations

English | Chinese | Pinyin | Xiang Romanization
Hunan Province | 湖南省 | Húnán Shěng | fu12 nan12 sǝn2
Changsha city | 长沙市 | Chángshā Shì | c̣an2 sa11 ṣî32
Zhuzhou city | 株洲市 | Zhūzhōu Shì | ćy11 c̣ôu11 ṣî32
Xiangtan city | 湘潭市 | Xiāngtán Shì | ? ? ṣî32
Hengyang city | 衡阳市 | Héngyáng Shì | xǝn12 ian12 ṣî32
Shaoyang city | 邵阳市 | Shàoyáng Shì | ? ian12 ṣî32
Yueyang city | 岳阳市 | Yuèyáng Shì | io4 ian12 ṣî32
Changde city | 常德市 | Chángdé Shì | ? tô4 ṣî32
Zhangjiajie city | 张家界市 | Zhāngjiājiè Shì | ? ćia11 kai31 ṣî32
Yiyang city | 益阳市 | Yìyáng Shì | i4 ian12 ṣî32
Chenzhou city | 郴州市 | Chēnzhōu Shì | ? c̣ôu11 ṣî32
Yongzhou city | 永州市 | Yǒngzhōu Shì | yn2 c̣ôu11 ṣî32
Huaihua city | 怀化市 | Huáihuà Shì | fai12 fa31 ṣî32
Loudi city | 娄底市 | Lóudǐ Shì | ? ti2 ṣî32
Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture | 湘西自治州 | Xiāngxī Zìzhìzhōu | ? si11 ci31 c̣î31 c̣ôu11

The fourteen prefecture-level divisions of Hunan are subdivided into 122 county-level divisions (35 districts, 17 county-level cities, 63 counties, 7 autonomous counties). Those are in turn divided into 2587 township-level divisions (1098 towns, 1,158 townships, 98 ethnic townships, 225 subdistricts, and eight district public offices). At the year end of 2017, the total population is 68.6 million.[1]

### Urban areas

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Population by urban areas of prefecture & county cities

# | City | Urban area[33] | District area[33] | City proper[33] | Census date
1 | Changsha[b] | 2,963,218 | 3,092,213 | 7,040,952 | 2010-11-01
(1) | Changsha (new district)[b] | 230,136 | 523,660 | see Changsha | 2010-11-01
2 | Hengyang | 1,115,645 | 1,133,967 | 7,148,344 | 2010-11-01
3 | Zhuzhou[c] | 999,404 | 1,055,150 | 3,857,100 | 2010-11-01
(3) | Zhuzhou (new district)[c] | 94,326 | 383,598 | see Zhuzhou | 2010-11-01
4 | Yueyang | 924,099 | 1,231,509 | 5,476,084 | 2010-11-01
5 | Xiangtan | 903,287 | 960,303 | 2,752,171 | 2010-11-01
6 | Changde | 846,308 | 1,457,419 | 5,714,623 | 2010-11-01
7 | Yiyang | 697,607 | 1,245,517 | 4,307,933 | 2010-11-01
8 | Liuyang | 588,081 | 1,279,469 | see Changsha | 2010-11-01
9 | Chenzhou | 582,971 | 822,534 | 4,583,531 | 2010-11-01
10 | Shaoyang | 574,527 | 753,194 | 7,071,735 | 2010-11-01
11 | Yongzhou | 540,930 | 1,020,715 | 5,194,275 | 2010-11-01
(12) | Ningxiang[d] | 498,055 | 1,166,138 | see Changsha | 2010-11-01
13 | Leiyang | 476,173 | 1,151,554 | see Hengyang | 2010-11-01
14 | Huaihua | 472,687 | 552,622 | 4,741,673 | 2010-11-01
15 | Liling | 449,067 | 947,387 | see Zhuzhou | 2010-11-01
16 | Loudi | 425,037 | 496,744 | 3,784,634 | 2010-11-01
17 | Changning | 332,927 | 810,447 | see Hengyang | 2010-11-01
18 | Miluo | 321,074 | 692,080 | see Yueyang | 2010-11-01
19 | Yuanjiang | 281,097 | 666,270 | see Yiyang | 2010-11-01
20 | Zhangjiajie | 250,489 | 494,528 | 1,478,149 | 2010-11-01
21 | Lianyuan | 245,360 | 995,515 | see Loudi | 2010-11-01
22 | Lengshuijiang | 238,275 | 327,146 | see Loudi | 2010-11-01
23 | Linxiang | 225,054 | 498,319 | see Yueyang | 2010-11-01
24 | Zixing | 215,707 | 337,294 | see Chenzhou | 2010-11-01
25 | Jishou | 212,328 | 302,065 | part of Xiangxi Prefecture | 2010-11-01
26 | Xiangxiang | 210,799 | 788,216 | see Xiangtan | 2010-11-01
27 | Hongjiang | 197,753 | 477,996 | see Huaihua | 2010-11-01
28 | Wugang | 187,436 | 734,870 | see Shaoyang | 2010-11-01
29 | Jinshi | 156,230 | 250,898 | see Changde | 2010-11-01
30 | Shaoshan | 27,613 | 86,036 | see Xiangtan | 2010-11-01

1. ^ 湖南, Húnán shěng, Xiang Chinese: [fu˩˧ lan˩˧],[5] Mandarin: [xu˧˥ nan˧˥]
2. ^ a b New district established after census: Wangcheng (Wangcheng County). The new district not included in the urban area & district area count of the pre-expanded city.
3. ^ a b New district established after census: Lukou (Zhuzhou County). The new district not included in the urban area & district area count of the pre-expanded city.
4. ^ Ningxiang County is currently known as Ningxiang CLC after census.

Most populous cities in Hunan

Source: China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2018 Urban Population and Urban Temporary Population[34]

Rank  |  | Pop.  | Rank  |  | Pop.
1 | Changsha | 3,744,300 | 11 | Yongzhou | 574,500
2 | Hengyang | 1,437,900 | 12 | Leiyang | 573,000
3 | Zhuzhou | 1,152,600 | 13 | Loudi | 516,800
4 | Changde | 997,900 | 14 | Ningxiang | 472,700
5 | Yueyang | 892,000 | 15 | Jishou | 315,000
6 | Chenzhou | 842,000 | 16 | Changning | 300,000
7 | Xiangtan | 817,700 | 17 | Wugang | 290,000
8 | Shaoyang | 712,300 | 18 | Liuyang | 260,100
9 | Yiyang | 668,200 | 19 | Liling | 247,500
10 | Huaihua | 624,000 | 20 | Xiangxiang | 235,000

## Politics

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Main articles: Politics of Hunan, List of provincial leaders of the People's Republic of China, Government of Hunan, and Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

Young Mao Zedong statue in Changsha

The politics of Hunan is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in mainland China.

The Governor of Hunan is the highest-ranking official in the People's Government of Hunan. However, in the province's dual party-government governing system, the Governor has less power than the Hunan Chinese Communist Party Provincial Committee Secretary, colloquially termed the "Hunan CCP Party Chief".

## Economy

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As of the mid-19th century, Hunan exported rhubarb, musk, honey, tobacco, hemp, and birds.[35] The Lake Dongting area is an important center of ramie production, and Hunan is also an important center of tea cultivation.

Hunan was a major recipient of China's investment in industrial capacity during the Third Front campaign.[36]: 298

In recent years, Hunan has grown to become an important center for steel, machinery and electronics production, especially as China's manufacturing sector moves away from coastal provinces such as Guangdong and Zhejiang.[37]

The Lengshuijiang area is noted for its stibnite mines, and is one of the major centers of antimony extraction in China.[38]

Hunan is also well known for a few global makers of construction equipment such as concrete pumps, cranes, etc. These companies include Sany Group, Zoomlion and Sunward. Sany is one of the world's major players. The city of Liuyang is the world's top center for manufacturing fireworks.[39]

Hunan is the 9th-largest provincial economy of China, the third largest in the Central China region after Henan and Hubei, the fourth largest in the South Central China region after Guangdong, Henan and Hubei and the fourth largest among inland provinces after Henan, Sichuan and Hubei.[40] As of 2024, Hunan's nominal GDP was US$747 billion (CN¥5.32 trillion), appearing in the world's top 20 largest sub-national economies, with its GDP (PPP) being over US$1.55 trillion.[6][7] Its nominal GDP per capita exceeded ¥81,225 (US$11,405 or US$23,665 in PPP), making it the third-richest province in South Central China, after Guangdong and Hubei.[6]

As of 2020, Hunan's GDP (nominal) was US$605 billion,[8][9] making it larger than the economies of Poland (the 22nd biggest in the world), Thailand (the 2nd largest in ASEAN), and Nigeria (the largest in Africa).[10]

Historical GDP of Hunan Province for 1952 –present (SNA2008)[41]
(purchasing power parity of Chinese Yuan, as Int'l. dollar based on IMF WEO October 2017[42])

year  | GDP | GDP per capita (GDPpc)
based on mid-year population  | Reference index
GDP in millions | real
growth
(%)  | GDPpc  | exchange rate
1 foreign currency
to CNY
CNY | USD  | PPP
(Int'l$.)  | CNY  | USD  | PPP
(Int'l$.)  | USD 1  | Int'l$. 1
(PPP)
2016 | 3,155,137 | 475,007 | 901,236 | 8.0 | 46,382 | 6,983 | 13,249 | 6.6423 | 3.5009
2015 | 2,917,217 | 468,373 | 821,867 | 8.5 | 43,157 | 6,929 | 12,159 | 6.2284 | 3.5495
2014 | 2,728,177 | 444,126 | 768,414 | 9.5 | 40,635 | 6,615 | 11,445 | 6.1428 | 3.5504
2013 | 2,483,465 | 400,999 | 694,307 | 10.1 | 37,263 | 6,017 | 10,418 | 6.1932 | 3.5769
2012 | 2,233,833 | 353,875 | 629,107 | 11.4 | 33,758 | 5,348 | 9,507 | 6.3125 | 3.5508
2011 | 1,981,655 | 306,815 | 565,299 | 12.8 | 30,103 | 4,661 | 8,587 | 6.4588 | 3.5055
2010 | 1,615,325 | 238,618 | 487,925 | 14.6 | 24,897 | 3,678 | 7,520 | 6.7695 | 3.3106
2009 | 1,315,627 | 192,597 | 416,667 | 13.9 | 20,579 | 3,013 | 6,517 | 6.8310 | 3.1575
2008 | 1,162,761 | 167,422 | 366,016 | 14.1 | 18,261 | 2,629 | 5,748 | 6.9451 | 3.1768
2007 | 948,599 | 124,750 | 314,637 | 15.1 | 14,942 | 1,965 | 4,956 | 7.6040 | 3.0149
2006 | 772,232 | 96,870 | 268,350 | 12.8 | 12,192 | 1,529 | 4,237 | 7.9718 | 2.8777
2005 | 662,345 | 80,856 | 231,670 | 12.2 | 10,606 | 1,295 | 3,710 | 8.1917 | 2.8590
2000 | 355,149 | 42,901 | 130,603 | 9.0 | 5,425 | 655 | 1,995 | 8.2784 | 2.7193
1995 | 213,213 | 25,531 | 78,117 | 10.3 | 3,359 | 402 | 1,231 | 8.3510 | 2.7294
1990 | 74,444 | 15,564 | 43,724 | 4.0 | 1,228 | 257 | 721 | 4.7832 | 1.7026
1985 | 34,995 | 11,917 | 24,966 | 12.1 | 626 | 213 | 447 | 2.9366 | 1.4017
1980 | 19,172 | 12,795 | 12,820 | 5.2 | 365 | 244 | 244 | 1.4984 | 1.4955
1975 | 11,840 | 6,366 |  | 10.3 | 239 | 129 |  | 1.8598 |
1970 | 9,305 | 3,780 |  | 17.6 | 211 | 86 |  | 2.4618 |
1965 | 6,532 | 2,653 |  | 13.2 | 170 | 69 |  | 2.4618 |
1960 | 6,407 | 2,603 |  | -1.0 | 176 | 71 |  | 2.4618 |
1955 | 3,583 | 1,376 |  | 18.5 | 104 | 40 |  | 2.6040 |
1952 | 2,781 | 1,251 |  |  | 86 | 39 |  | 2.2227 |

### Economic and technological development zones

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* Changsha National Economic and Technical Development Zone

The Changsha National Economic and Technology Development Zone was founded in 1992. It is located east of Changsha. The total planned area is 38.6 km2 (14.9 sq mi) and the current area is 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi). Near the zone is National Highways G319 and G107 as well as Jingzhu Highway. Besides that, it is very close to the downtown and the railway station. The distance between the zone and the airport is 8 km (5.0 mi). The major industries in the zone include high-tech industry, biology project technology and new material industry.[43]

* Changsha National New & Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone
* Chenzhou Export Processing Zone

Approved by the State Council, Chenzhou Export processing Zone (CEPZ) was established in 2005 and is the only export processing zone in Hunan province. The scheduled production area of CEPZ covers 3km2. The industrial positioning of CEPZ is to concentrate on developing export-oriented hi-tech industries, including electronic information, precision machinery, and new-type materials. The zone has good infrastructure, and the enterprises inside could enjoy the preferential policies of tax-exemption, tax-guarantee and tax-refunding. By the end of the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan", the CEPZ achieved a total export and import volume of over US$1 billion and provided more than 50,000 jobs. It aimed to be one of the first-class export processing zones in China.[44]

* Zhuzhou National New & Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone

Zhuzhou Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone was founded in 1992. Its total planned area is 35 km2 (14 sq mi). It is very close to National Highway G320. The major industries in the zone include biotechnology, food processing and heavy industry. In 2007, the park signed a cooperation contract with Beijing Automobile Industry, one of the largest auto makers in China, which will set up a manufacturing base in Zhuzhou HTP.[45]

## Demographics

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Ethnic minority-inhabited areas in Hunan Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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1912[46] | 27,617,000| —
1928[47] | 31,501,000| +14.1%
1936-37[48] | 28,294,000| −10.2%
1947[49] | 25,558,000| −9.7%
1954[50] | 33,226,954| +30.0%
1964[51] | 37,182,286| +11.9%
1982[52] | 54,008,851| +45.3%
1990[53] | 60,659,754| +12.3%
2000[54] | 63,274,173| +4.3%
2010[55] | 65,683,722| +3.8%
2020[2]| 66,444,864| +1.2%

As of the 2000 census, the population of Hunan is 64,400,700 consisting of forty-one ethnic groups. Its population grew 6.17% (3,742,700) from its 1990 levels. According to the census, 89.79% (57,540,000) identified themselves as Han Chinese and 10.21% (6,575,300) as minority groups. The minority groups are Tujia, Miao, Dong, Yao, Bai, Hui, Zhuang, Uyghurs and so on.

In Hunan, ethnic minority languages are spoken in the following prefectures.

* Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture: Qo Xiong language, Tujia language
* Huaihua: Qo Xiong language, Dong language, Hm Nai language, Hmu language
* Shaoyang: Maojia language, Hm Nai language, Pa-Hng language, Badong Yao language
* Yongzhou: Mien language, Biao Min language
* Chenzhou: Dzao Min language

Religion in Hunan[56][note 2]

1. Chinese Buddhism，Taoist traditions and Chinese folk religions (20.2%)
2. Christianity (0.77%)
3. Other religions or not religious people[note 1] (79.0%)

### Hunanese Uyghurs

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Around 5,000 Uyghurs live around Taoyuan County and other parts of Changde.[57][58][59][60] Hui and Uyghurs have intermarried in this area.[61][62][63] In addition to eating pork, the Uygurs of Changde practice other Han Chinese customs, like ancestor worship at graves. Some Uyghurs from Xinjiang visit the Hunan Uyghurs out of curiosity or interest.[64] The Uyghurs of Hunan do not speak the Uyghur language, instead, Mandarin Chinese is spoken as their native language.[65]

### Religion

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See also: Christianity in Hunan

The predominant religions in Hunan are Chinese Buddhism, Taoist traditions and Chinese folk religions. According to surveys conducted in 2007 and 2009, 20.19% of the population believes and is involved in ancestor veneration, while 0.77% of the population identifies as Christian.[56] The reports didn't give figures for other types of religion; 79.04% of the population may be either irreligious or involved in worship of nature deities, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, folk religious sects.

In 2010, there are 118.799 Muslims in Hunan.[66]

* Puguang Buddhist Temple in Zhangjiajie.

* Temple of Confucius in Liuyang.

* An ancestral shrine in the province.

## Notable people

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See also: Category:People from Hunan

During the late late Qing Era, Hunan emerged as the epicenter of revolution and reform in China, giving rise to many of the nation’s most renowned scholars, politicians, and military leaders, including the most influential and controversial figure of China in the 20th century, Mao Zedong.

Hunanese were pioneers in embracing foreign ideas, as seen in the works of 19th-century thinkers like Wei Yuan (魏源). As the saying goes among Chinese historians: "Hunanese shaped half of modern Chinese history" (一部中国近代史，半部由湖南写就). Their profound and enduring influence on China’s politics and society persisted well into recent times.

* Zhou Dunyi (1017–1073), Chinese scholar and philosopher
* Wang Fuzhi (1619–1692), Chinese essayist, historian, and philosopher of the late Ming, early Qing dynasties.
* Zeng Guofan (1811–1872)
* Zuo Zongtang (1812–1885), or General Tso, Chinese statesman and military leader of the late Qing dynasty.
* Taqibu (1816–1855)
* Huang Xing (1874–1916)
* Cai E (1882–1916), Chinese revolutionary leader, General and Governor of Yunnan (1911–1913)
* Jiang Xiaowan (?–1922), interpreter
* Mao Zedong (1893–1976)
* He Long (1896–1969)
* Peng Dehuai (1898–1974)
* Liu Shaoqi (1898–1969)
* Ma Ying-jeou (born 1950)
* Yuet-ching Lee (1918–1997), Hong Kong actress[citation needed]
* Ted Hui (born 1982), Hong Kong politician[citation needed]
* Martin Cao (born 1993), racing driver
* Zhou Chengzhou (born 1982), Chinese film director and artist
* Lexie Liu (born 1998), singer
* Jackson Yee (born 2000), actor and singer

## Culture

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Main article: Culture of Hunan

As of 2022, Hunan's culture and related industries achieved an added value of CN¥250.65 billion (US$37.27 billion), accounting for 5.27% of the province's GDP. Among them, the added value of cultural services was CN¥150.20 billion (US$22.33 billion), the added value of cultural manufacturing was CN¥78.28 billion (US$11.64 billion), the added value of cultural wholesale and retail was CN¥22.17 billion (US$3.30 billion).[67]

In 2023, there are 655 art groups, 149 mass art galleries and cultural centers, 148 public libraries, 180 museums and memorial halls, 108 radio and television stations, 5.853 million cable TV users, and 27.441 million fiber optic Internet broadband users all connected to cable TV. The comprehensive population coverage rate of radio is 99.43%, and the comprehensive population coverage rate of television is 99.77%. There are 137 national intangible cultural heritage protection lists and 410 provincial intangible cultural heritage protection lists. 12,078 books, 235 periodicals, and 44 newspapers have been published, with a total print run of 590 million books, 80 million periodicals, and 500 million newspapers.[3]

### Language

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Hunan is a region with complex dialects. The dialects in the province include Xiang, Southwestern Mandarin, Gan, Hakka, and some local dialects whose identities have not yet been determined, such as Xiangnan Tuhua and Waxiang dialect. In areas where ethnic minorities live, many people can speak their own ethnic language and communicate in Chinese.

Yongfeng chili sauce

### Cuisine

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Hunanese cuisine is noted for its near-ubiquitous use of chili peppers, garlic, and shallots. These ingredients give rise to a distinctive dry-and-spicy (干辣; gānlà) taste,[68] with dishes such as smoked cured ham and stir-fried spicy beef being prime examples of the flavor.[68]

### Music

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Huaguxi is a local form of Chinese opera that is very popular in Hunan province.

## Tourism

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Located in the south central part of the Chinese mainland, Hunan has long been known for its natural environment. It is surrounded by mountains on the east, west, and south, and by the Yangtze River on the north. For thousands of years, the region has been a major center of agriculture, growing rice, tea, and oranges. China's first all glass suspension bridge was also opened in Hunan, in Shiniuzhai National Geological Park.[69]

* Wulingyuan is a World Heritage Site and a 5A Scenic Area. Located in south-central Hunan, Wulingyuan is noted for its thousands of quartzite sandstone pillars, caves, and waterfalls. The area also contains Zhangjiajie National Forest Park.
* Shaoshan County, known for being the birthplace of Mao Zedong
* Yueyang Tower, on the shores of Lake Dongting, was built in the Han and Jin dynasties, and has existed in its current state since the Qing Dynasty. Alongside the Pavilion of Prince Teng and Yellow Crane Tower, it is one of the Three Great Towers of Jiangnan.
* Mount Heng, in Hengyang, is one of the Five Great Mountains of China, and is home to the largest temple in southern China.
* Fenghuang County, in Xiangxi Prefecture, has been placed on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List for its ancient town. Fenghuang is known for its incorporation of mountain features and water flow into city design, and the ancient syncretism between the local Han and Miao cultures.[70]

Panoramic view of Mount Heng

## Education and research

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See also: List of universities and colleges in Hunan

As of 2023, Hunan hosts 137 institutions of higher education, ranking fifth together with Sichuan (137) among all Chinese provinces after Jiangsu (168), Henan (168), Guangdong (162), and Shandong (156).[17][71] Hunan is also the seat of 12 adult higher education institutions.[72] Two major cities in Hunan (Changsha and Xiangtan) were ranked in the top 200 cities in the world by scientific research output, as tracked by the Nature Index in 2024.[19] There are three national key universities under Project 985 (Hunan University, Central South University and the National University of Defense Technology) in Hunan, the third highest after Beijing and Shanghai. Hunan Normal University in Changsha is the key construction university of the national 211 Project, and Xiangtan University in Xiangtan is a key university jointly built by Hunan Province and the Ministry of Education and a member of national Project 111. These five national key universities are included in the Double First-Class Construction of Hunan Province. As of 2024, they are ranked among the top 500 globally by the Nature Index. Among them, Hunan University and Central South University are in the top 50.[73]

Hunan University and Central South University are the only two Project 985 universities in Changsha, Hunan to appear in the world's top 200 of the Academic Ranking of World Universities and the U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking.[74][75] Hunan Normal University, the National University of Defense and Technology and Changsha University of Science and Technology located in Changsha, were ranked in the world's top 701 of the Academic Ranking of World Universities.[75]

Hunan Agricultural University in Changsha, the University of South China in Hengyang, Hunan University of Technology in Zhuzhou and Xiangtan University in Xiangtan were ranked in the top 801–900 globally by the Academic Ranking of World Universities.[76][77][78][79] Hunan University of Science and Technology in Xiangtan and Central South University of Forestry and Technology in Changsha were ranked number 988 and number 1429 respectively in the 2022 Best Global Universities by the U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking.[74][80] As of 2023, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine in Changsha ranked the best in the Central China region and 26th nationwide among Chinese Medical Universities.[81]

### National key public universities

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#### Changsha City

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* Central South University (Project 211, Project 985, Double First Class University)
* Hunan University (Project 211, Project 985, Double First Class University)
* Hunan Normal University (Project 211, Double First Class University)
* National University of Defense Technology (Project 211, Project 985, Double First Class University)

#### Xiangtan City

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* Xiangtan University (Project 111, Double First Class University)

### Provincial key public universities

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#### Changsha City

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* Central South University of Forestry and Technology
* Changsha University of Science and Technology
* Hunan Agricultural University
* Hunan First Normal University
* Hunan University of Chinese Medicine
* Hunan University of Technology and Commerce

#### Hengyang City

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* Hengyang Normal University
* University of South China

#### Jishou City

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* Jishou University

#### Loudi City

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* Hunan University of Humanities, Science and Technology

#### Shaoyang City

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* Shaoyang University

#### Xiangtan City

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* Hunan Institute of Engineering
* Hunan University of Science and Technology

#### Yueyang City

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* Hunan Institute of Science and Technology

#### Zhuzhou City

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* Hunan University of Technology

### General undergraduate universities (public)

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#### Changsha City

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* Changsha Normal University
* Changsha University
* Hunan University of Finance and Economics
* Hunan Police Academy
* Hunan Women's University

#### Hengyang City

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* Hunan Institute of Technology

#### Xiangtan City

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* Xiangtan Institute of Technology

#### Yongzhou City

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* Hunan University of Science and Engineering

#### Chenzhou City

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* Xiangnan University

### General undergraduate universities (private)

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* Changsha Medical University
* Hunan International Economics University
* Hunan Institute of Information Technology
* Hunan Institute of Traffic Engineering
* Hunan Applied Technology University

### Vocational and technical colleges/universities

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* Changsha Aeronautical Vocational and Technical College
* Changsha Social Work College
* Hunan Mass Media Vocational and Technical College
* Changde Vocational and Technical College

## Transport

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### Airports

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There are several airports in Hunan provinces, including Changsha Huanghua International Airport, Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport, Changde Taohuayuan Airport, Chenzhou Beihu Airport, Huaihua Zhijiang Airport, Shaoyang Wugang Airport, Yongzhou Lingling Airport, and Yueyang Sanhe Airport. The busiest airports serve domestic and international flights for Hunan, including Changsha Huanghua International Airport, Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport and Changde Taohuayuan Airport.[15] Notably, as of 2021, Changsha Huanghua International Airport was one of the 50 busiest airports in the world,[82] the 12th busiest civil airport in China, the second busiest in South Central China after Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and the busiest in Central China.[15]

### Railways

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The Beijing–Guangzhou high-speed railway passes through Hunan.

## Sports

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Yiyang Olympic Stadium

See also: Helong Sports Center Stadium

Professional sports teams in Hunan include:

* Chinese Football Association League One
* Hunan Billows F.C.

## See also

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* Major national historical and cultural sites in Hunan
* Xiaoxiang, the "lakes and rivers" region of south-central China
* State of Chu, ancient Chinese state partly in modern-day Hunan
* Hunanese people

## Notes

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1. ^ This may include:
* Buddhists;
* Confucians;
* Deity worshippers;
* Taoists;
* Members of folk religious sects;
* Small minorities of Muslims;
* And people not bounded to, nor practicing any, institutional or diffuse religion.
2. ^ The data was collected by the Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) of 2009 and by the Chinese Spiritual Life Survey (CSLS) of 2007, reported and assembled by Xiuhua Wang (2015)[56] in order to confront the proportion of people identifying with two similar social structures: ① Christian churches, and ② the traditional Chinese religion of the lineage (i. e. people believing and worshipping ancestral deities often organised into lineage "churches" and ancestral shrines). Data for other religions with a significant presence in China (deity cults, Buddhism, Taoism, folk religious sects, Islam, et al.) was not reported by Wang.

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## External links

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Look up Hunan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

* Hunan travel guide from Wikivoyage
* Hunan Government website
* Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hu-nan" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 892–893.
* Economic profile for Hunan at HKTDC
* "History of Hunanese", the first book on the history of Hunanese(Phoelanese) civilization and nation from the perspective of we the Hunanese (phoelanese) people.

Places adjacent to Hunan

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Hunan topics

Changsha (capital)

General|

* History
* Politics
* Economy

Geography|

* Cities
* Changzhutan
* Yangtze River
* Xiang River
* Zi River
* Yuanjiang River
* Lishui River
* Wuling Mountains
* Xuefeng Mountains
* Nanling Mountains
* Luoxiao Mountains
* Lake Dongting

Education|

* Hunan University
* Hunan University of Arts and Science
* Hunan Normal University
* Hunan Agricultural University

Culture|

* Culture of Hunan
* Hunanese people
* Xiang dialect
* Xiangnan Tuhua
* Nü shu writing system
* Xiang embroidery
* Huaguxi
* Yuelu Academy
* Xiang Army
* Miao people
* Tujia people

Cuisine|

* Hunan cuisine
* Stinky tofu
* Dong'an chicken
* Hongshao rou
* Lei cha

Visitor attractions|

* Shaoshan Village
* Avatar Hallelujah Mountain
* Mount Heng
* Zhangjiajie
* Wulingyuan
* Fenghuang County

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* Commons

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County-level divisions of Hunan Province

Changsha (capital)

Prefecture-level cities|

| Changsha|

* Furong District
* Kaifu District
* Tianxin District
* Wangcheng District
* Yuelu District
* Yuhua District
* Changsha County
* Liuyang city
* Ningxiang city

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Zhuzhou|

* Hetang District
* Lukou District
* Lusong District
* Shifeng District
* Tianyuan District
* Liling city
* Chaling County
* Yanling County
* You County

Xiangtan|

* Yuetang District
* Yuhu District
* Shaoshan city
* Xiangxiang city
* Xiangtan County

Hengyang|

* Nanyue District
* Shigu District
* Yanfeng District
* Zhengxiang District
* Zhuhui District
* Changning city
* Leiyang city
* Hengdong County
* Hengnan County
* Hengshan County
* Hengyang County
* Qidong County

Shaoyang|

* Beita District
* Daxiang District
* Shuangqing District
* Shaodong city
* Wugang city
* Chengbu County
* Dongkou County
* Longhui County
* Shaoyang County
* Suining County
* Xinning County
* Xinshao County

Yueyang|

* Junshan District
* Yueyanglou District
* Yunxi District
* Linxiang city
* Miluo city
* Quyuan Mgmt Dist
* Huarong County
* Pingjiang County
* Xiangyin County
* Yueyang County

Changde|

* Dingcheng District
* Wuling District
* Jinshi city
* Anxiang County
* Hanshou County
* Li County
* Linli County
* Shimen County
* Taoyuan County

Zhangjiajie|

* Wulingyuan District
* Yongding District
* Cili County
* Sangzhi County

Yiyang|

* Heshan District
* Ziyang District
* Yuanjiang city
* Anhua County
* Nan County
* Taojiang County

Chenzhou|

* Beihu District
* Suxian District
* Zixing City
* Anren County
* Guidong County
* Guiyang County
* Jiahe County
* Linwu County
* Rucheng County
* Yizhang County
* Yongxing County

Yongzhou|

* Lengshuitan District
* Lingling District
* Qiyang city
* Dao County
* Dong'an County
* Jianghua County
* Jiangyong County
* Lanshan County
* Ningyuan County
* Shuangpai County
* Xintian County

Huaihua|

* Hecheng District
* Hongjiang city
* Hongjiang Mgmt Dist
* Chenxi County
* Huitong County
* Jingzhou County
* Mayang County
* Tongdao County
* Xinhuang County
* Xupu County
* Yuanling County
* Zhijiang County
* Zhongfang County

Loudi|

* Louxing District
* Lengshuijiang city
* Lianyuan city
* Shuangfeng County
* Xinhua County

Autonomous prefecture|

| Xiangxi|

* Jishou city
* Baojing County
* Fenghuang County
* Guzhang County
* Huayuan County
* Longshan County
* Luxi County
* Yongshun County

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Provincial-level divisions of China

Provinces|

* Anhui
* Fujian
* Gansu
* Guangdong
* Guizhou
* Hainan
* Hebei
* Heilongjiang
* Henan
* Hubei
* Hunan
* Jiangsu
* Jiangxi
* Jilin
* Liaoning
* Qinghai
* Shaanxi
* Shandong
* Shanxi
* Sichuan
* Yunnan
* Zhejiang

Autonomous regions|

* Guangxi
* Inner Mongolia
* Ningxia
* Tibet
* Xinjiang

Direct-administered municipalities|

* Beijing
* Chongqing
* Shanghai
* Tianjin

Special administrative regions|

* Hong Kong
* Macau

Disputed province|

* Taiwan1

1 Taiwan is claimed by the People's Republic of China but administered by the Republic of China (see political status of Taiwan).

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