Zhaoqing

Prefecture-level city in Guangdong, People's Republic of China

Zhaoqing

肇庆市

Prefecture-level city

Panorama view of Duanzhou District and Seven Star Crags

Location of Zhaoqing City jurisdiction in Guangdong

Zhaoqing

Location in China

Coordinates (Zhaoqing government): 23°3′N 112°28′E﻿ / ﻿23.050°N 112.467°E﻿ / 23.050; 112.467
Country| People's Republic of China
Province| Guangdong
County-level divisions| 8
Municipal seat| Duanzhou District
Area

• Prefecture-level city

| 14,891.23 km2 (5,749.54 sq mi)
• Urban

| 2,892 km2 (1,117 sq mi)
• Metro

| 2,892 km2 (1,117 sq mi)
Elevation

| 12 m (39 ft)
Population

(2020 census)[1]

• Prefecture-level city

| 4,113,594
• Density| 280/km2 (720/sq mi)
• Urban

| 1,553,109
• Urban density| 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
• Metro

| 1,553,109
• Metro density| 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
GDP[2]

• Prefecture-level city| CN¥ 265 billion
US$ 41 billion
• Per capita| CN¥ 64,269
US$ 9,962
Time zone| UTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code| 0758
ISO 3166 code| CN-GD-12
License Plate| 粤H
Major Nationalities| Han
Website| Zhaoqing official site
Zhaoqing

"Zhaoqing" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters

Simplified Chinese| 肇庆
Traditional Chinese| 肇慶
Hanyu Pinyin| Zhàoqìng
Cantonese Yale| Siuhhing
Postal| Shiuhing
Literal meaning| "Beginning Auspiciousness"
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Zhàoqìng
Bopomofo| ㄓㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄥˋ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh| Jawchinq
Wade–Giles| Chao4-chʻing4
Yale Romanization| Jàuchìng
IPA| [ʈʂâʊ.tɕʰîŋ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization| Siuhhing
Jyutping| Siu6hing3
IPA| [siw˨.hɪŋ˧]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ| Tiāu-khèng
Tâi-lô| Tiāu-khìng
Former names

Gaoyao
Chinese| 高要
Hanyu Pinyin| Gāoyào
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Gāoyào
Bopomofo| ㄍㄠ ㄧㄠˋ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh| Gauyaw
Wade–Giles| Kao1-yao4
Yale Romanization| Gāuyàu
IPA| [káʊ.jâʊ]
Duanzhou
Chinese| 端州
Hanyu Pinyin| Duānzhōu
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Duānzhōu
Bopomofo| ㄉㄨㄢ ㄓㄡ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh| Duanjou
Wade–Giles| Tuan1-chou1
Yale Romanization| Dwānjōu
IPA| [twán.ʈʂóʊ]

Zhaoqing (Chinese: 肇庆), alternately romanized as Shiuhing,[note 1] is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province, China. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,113,594, with 1,553,109 living in the built-up (or metro) area made of Duanzhou, Dinghu and Gaoyao.[1] The prefectural seat—except the Seven Star Crags—is fairly flat, but thickly forested mountains lie just outside its limits. Numerous rice paddies and aquaculture ponds are found on the outskirts of the city. Sihui and the southern districts of the prefecture are considered part of the Pearl River Delta.

Formerly one of the most important cities in southern China, Zhaoqing lost its importance during the Qing dynasty and is now primarily known for tourism and as a provincial "college town". Residents from Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and the other cities of the Pearl River Delta often visit it for weekend excursions. It is also a growing manufacturing center.

## Name

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Zhaoqing was known to the Qin as Sihui（四会） and Han as Gaoyao (高要). It was renamed Duanzhou (端州) from its role as the seat of Duan Prefecture under the Sui.[4] The present name, meaning "Beginning Auspiciousness", was bestowed on the area by Emperor Huizong of the Song in 1118. "Zhaoqing" is the pinyin romanization; the earlier Postal Map form "Shiuhing" derives from the name's Cantonese pronunciation.

## History

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Panorama of Paifang Guangchang. Xinshijie Huayuan residential area. View of the city center from Seven Star Crags (七星岩).

Gaoyao was located on the south bank of the Xi River, named for its district's principal feature: the river's Lingyang Gorge (then known as "Gaoyao"). In the late 6th and early 7th centuries, the administration was relocated to Duanzhou on the opposite bank of the river, which became an important administrative and military center of the southern Sui Empire.

The city wall of Zhaoqing [zh] was built in Duanzhou during the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song (1022–1063).

When the Portuguese arrived in the 16th century, Zhaoqing was still an important center, serving as the seat of the Viceroy of Liangguang (Guangdong and Guangxi).[5] Matteo Ricci's On the Christian Expedition among the Sinae tells of the early visits of Macanese-based Europeans to Zhaoqing. The Viceroy Chen Rui (陈瑞)[note 2] summoned Macao's mayor and bishop in the early 1580s, but the town sent its auditor Mattia Penella and the Italian Jesuit Michele Ruggieri in their place in 1582.[6] After several false starts, Ruggieri and Matteo Ricci were allowed to establish their residence in the city, the first Jesuit mission house on mainland China, after Zhaoqing's governor Wang Pan learned of Ricci's skill as a mathematician and cartographer. Ricci drew the first modern Chinese map of the world in Zhaoqing in 1584. Ruggieri left for Rome in 1588 but Ricci remained until the next year, when a new viceroy expelled him from the city and obliged the Jesuits to relocate to Shaozhou (now Shaoguan).[7]

During the Fall of the Ming in the mid-17th century, Zhaoqing served as the capital of the Prince of Gui's Southern Ming resistance, with the prince styling himself the Yongli Emperor. The town fell in 1650 and the prince relocated to Guilin and then various locations in Guangxi, Yunnan, and Burma. The Jesuits Andreas Wolfgang Koffler and, later, Michał Boym stayed for some time at his court.[8][9]

The Qing viceroy of Liangguang relocated to Guangzhou but Zhaoqing remained a commandery seat, overseeing the counties of Gaoyao, Guangning, Deqing, Sihui, and Kaijian and Fengchuan (since combined into Fengkai); Gaoming (now part of Foshan); Xinxing (now part of Yunfu); Heshan, Kaiping, and Enping (now part of Jiangmen); and Yangchun and Yangjiang (now part of Yangjiang's separate prefecture).[3]

## Geography

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Zhaoqing is located 110 km (68 mi) west of Guangzhou, in the west Pearl River Delta. It lies on the north shores of the Xi River, which flows from west to east, and opposite of Gaoyao. A plain area lies to the south and west of Zhaoqing, with mountains to the east and north.

### Climate

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The city has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The yearly average temperature is 22.69 °C (72.8 °F), and annual precipitation is 1,633 mm (64.3 in).

Climate data for Zhaoqing (Gaoyao District) (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °C (°F)  | 28.7
(83.7)  | 31.4
(88.5)  | 32.4
(90.3)  | 35.7
(96.3)  | 36.1
(97.0)  | 37.9
(100.2)  | 38.5
(101.3)  | 38.7
(101.7)  | 38.3
(100.9)  | 35.8
(96.4)  | 33.1
(91.6)  | 30.0
(86.0)  | 38.7
(101.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 18.9
(66.0)  | 20.9
(69.6)  | 23.5
(74.3)  | 27.9
(82.2)  | 31.3
(88.3)  | 33.2
(91.8)  | 34.2
(93.6)  | 33.9
(93.0)  | 32.3
(90.1)  | 29.6
(85.3)  | 25.6
(78.1)  | 20.8
(69.4)  | 27.7
(81.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 13.9
(57.0)  | 16.0
(60.8)  | 19.2
(66.6)  | 23.4
(74.1)  | 26.5
(79.7)  | 28.2
(82.8)  | 28.9
(84.0)  | 28.6
(83.5)  | 27.2
(81.0)  | 24.2
(75.6)  | 19.9
(67.8)  | 15.2
(59.4)  | 22.6
(72.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 10.6
(51.1)  | 12.7
(54.9)  | 16.1
(61.0)  | 20.3
(68.5)  | 23.3
(73.9)  | 25.1
(77.2)  | 25.6
(78.1)  | 25.3
(77.5)  | 23.9
(75.0)  | 20.3
(68.5)  | 16.0
(60.8)  | 11.5
(52.7)  | 19.2
(66.6)
Record low °C (°F)  | 2.3
(36.1)  | 1.7
(35.1)  | 4.4
(39.9)  | 9.2
(48.6)  | 14.9
(58.8)  | 19.3
(66.7)  | 22.7
(72.9)  | 20.7
(69.3)  | 15.9
(60.6)  | 10.9
(51.6)  | 5.3
(41.5)  | 1.0
(33.8)  | 1.0
(33.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 51.8
(2.04)  | 43.9
(1.73)  | 76.2
(3.00)  | 130.3
(5.13)  | 189.2
(7.45)  | 212.3
(8.36)  | 189.1
(7.44)  | 188.8
(7.43)  | 150.6
(5.93)  | 56.6
(2.23)  | 41.9
(1.65)  | 37.8
(1.49)  | 1,368.5
(53.88)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.9  | 10.3  | 14.8  | 14.9  | 18.0  | 19.7  | 16.8  | 16.0  | 11.8  | 5.0  | 5.5  | 5.9  | 146.6
Average relative humidity (%)  | 78  | 79  | 81  | 80  | 81  | 81  | 79  | 80  | 79  | 75  | 75  | 75  | 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 99.7  | 75.9  | 58.2  | 77.2  | 124.5  | 147.0  | 191.8  | 183.8  | 173.3  | 182.9  | 156.3  | 140.5  | 1,611.1
Percent possible sunshine | 30  | 24  | 16  | 20  | 30  | 36  | 46  | 46  | 47  | 51  | 48  | 42  | 36
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[10][11]
Source 2: Weather China[12]

## Administration

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Zhaoqing has jurisdiction over 3 districts, 4 counties and 1 County-level city:

Map

Duanzhou

Dinghu

Gaoyao

Guangning
County

Huaiji
County

Fengkai
County

Deqing
County

Sihui
(city)

Name  | Simplified Chinese  | Hanyu Pinyin  | Population
(2010 census) | Area
(km2)  | Density
(/km2)
Duanzhou District | 端州区 | Duānzhōu Qū  | 479,342  | 153.99  | 3,113
Dinghu District | 鼎湖区 | Dǐnghú Qū  | 164,690  | 552.39  | 298
Gaoyao District | 高要区 | Gāoyào Qū  | 753,120  | 2,185.62  | 345
Guangning County | 广宁县 | Guǎngníng Xiàn  | 423,941  | 2,455.46  | 173
Huaiji County | 怀集县 | Huáijí Xiàn  | 813,032  | 3,554.07  | 229
Fengkai County | 封开县 | Fēngkāi Xiàn  | 398,258  | 2,723.93  | 146
Deqing County | 德庆县 | Déqìng Xiàn  | 341,211  | 2,002.8  | 170
Sihui | 四会市 | Sìhuì Shì  | 542,873  | 1,262.96  | 430

## Economy

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Located in the Pearl River Delta, Zhaoqing is one of the 9 prefecture-level cities in the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone (include Zhaoqing urban area, Dinghu, Gaoyao and Sihui only).

### Primary industries

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The rich local resources within the mountainous regions include coal, limestone, copper, lead, zinc, granite, gold, sulfur, gypsum and other minerals.

In the agriculture sector, the fertile plains yield paddy rice, sugar cane, aquatic products, fruits, rosin and cassia bark. Horticulture and farming contribute greatly to the local economy. The industries of Poultry farming and animal husbandry are also seeking to modernize their technology and management.

The forests in the mountainous regions of the city provide a rich source for herbal medicines and other materials like rosin and casia bark that are harvested from various forest plants.

### Secondary industries

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Food and beverages, building materials, electronics, micro bioengineering, chemicals, equipment and machinery, textile and garments are the pillar industries. Duanzhou, Gaoyao and Sihui area being developed as the export-oriented industrial bases. Yunfu is a major area for the production of sulfur and iron.

To facilitate industrial development in Zhaoqing, the local government has made great efforts in establishing various industrial zones / parks in the city. The largest one is the Guangdong Zhaoqing High-tech Industrial Development Zone, with an area of 109 km2 (42 sq mi), that consists of two industrial parks, Sanrong Industrial Park and Dawang Industrial Park, of areas 9 and 100 km2 (3.5 and 38.6 sq mi) respectively. Dawang is facilitated as an export processing and trade zone.

## Education

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The city government of Zhaoqing is currently seeking to improve its higher education system and preserve cultural resources. Zhaoqing has a university and is also home to a campus of Guangdong University of Finance. There is also Zhaoqing Foreign Language College, a Canadian-American School and numerous other schools including those specializing in foreign language study.

### Colleges and universities

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* Zhaoqing University
* Zhaoqing Foreign Language College
* Guangdong College of Business and Technology
* Zhaoqing Financial University

## Transportation

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Zhaoqing is served by railways and highways. Direct train and bus services connect it to Guangzhou, Hong Kong and other cities in Guangdong. Major roadways include Interstates 321 and 324 and the Guang-Zhao and Guang-Wu Expressways. The Sanmao Railway also runs through Zhaoqing. It is connected with Hong Kong via the KCRC Guangdong Through Train service from Zhaoqing railway station. Hong Kong owned and based Chu Kong Passenger Transport Co., Ltd also runs daily express catamaran ferries between Zhaoqing and Hong Kong.

Within the city, the primary form of public transportation is the 32 public bus routes and 2 sightseeing routes.

## Sports

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### The 15th Games of Guangdong Province

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Zhaoqing was the hosting city of the 15th Games of Guangdong Province[13] on August 8, 2018.

### Marathon

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Zhaoqing has held 3 marathons since 2016. The first two-year consisted only half-marathon. In 2018, the event for the first time consisted both full marathon and half marathon. In 2019, Zhaoqing will hold the 4th Zhaoqing International Marathon[14] estimably in Q2.

### High diving

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In 2018, the Zhaoqing Yingxiong High Diving Training Center, which contains the first year-round regulation-size high diving platform,[15] opened at the Zhaoqing Sports Center. This venue would go on to host the FINA High Diving World Cup 2019.[16]

## Notes

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1. ^ Other alternate romanizations include Shiu Hing and Shaou King.[3]
2. ^ Matteo's "Cinsui".

## References

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### Citations

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1. ^ a b Guăngdōng: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
2. ^ 广东省统计局、国家统计局广东调查总队 (August 2016). 《广东统计年鉴－2016》. China Statistics Press. ISBN 978-7-5037-7837-7. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22.
3. ^ a b Bolton & al. (1941), p. 262.
4. ^ the Yearbook 2023 of Zhaoqing. "historial culture". Zhaoqing Government.`{{cite news}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
5. ^ De Christiana expeditione apud Sinas, Book Two, Chapter 3. Pages 136 in the English translation: Louis J. Gallagher (1953). "China in the Sixteenth Century: The Journals of Matteo Ricci", Random House, New York, 1953. The original Latin text by Nicolas Trigault, De Christiana expeditione apud Sinas suscepta ab Societate Jesu, can be found on Google Books.
6. ^ Gallagher (trans.), p. 136.
7. ^ Gallagher (trans.), pp. 205-229.
8. ^ Andreas Wolfgang Koffler in The Dictionary of the Ming Biography, pp. 722-723
9. ^ Mungello, David E. (1989). Curious Land: Jesuit Accommodation and the Origins of Sinology. University of Hawaii Press. p. 139\. ISBN 0-8248-1219-0.
10. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
11. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
12. ^ 肇庆 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
13. ^ 15th Games of Guangdong Province
14. ^ 4th Zhaoqing International Marathon
15. ^ "VIDEO: Zhao Qing High Diving Stadium Opens In China". Swimming World News. 2018-12-08. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
16. ^ "Zhaoqing ready for the FINA High Diving World Cup 2019 – Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-26.

### Sources

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* Bolton, Kingsley; Hutton, Christopher (1941), Triad Societies, Vol. 5, Abingdon: Routledge, ISBN 9780415243971, reprinted 2000.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zhaoqing.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Zhaoqing.

* Zhaoqing Government website
* Zhaoqing University website (in Chinese and English)
* Zhaoqing Foreign Language College website
* Guangdong University of Finance website (in Chinese and English)
* News Guangdong Zhaoqing page
* The Zhaoqing Ricci center
* Matteo Ricci and his contributions to science in China
* Map of the city center
* Chu Kong Passenger Transport Co. Ltd.

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5 | Zhuhai | 2,779,800 | 15 | Puning | 619,100
6 | Huizhou | 2,396,400 | 16 | Zhongshan | 572,000
7 | Foshan | 1,872,500 | 17 | Qingyuan | 534,200
8 | Jiangmen | 1,386,500 | 18 | Yangjiang | 507,800
9 | Zhanjiang | 917,800 | 19 | Meizhou | 469,500
10 | Jieyang | 860,000 | 20 | Gaozhou | 364,400

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Pearl River Delta Economic Zone

Guangdong Province|

* Guangzhou
* Panyu
* Huadu
* Nansha
* Zengcheng
* Conghua
* Shenzhen
* Bao'an
* Zhuhai
* Hengqin
* Dongguan
* Zhongshan
* Cuiheng
* Foshan
* Jiangmen
* Enping
* Taishan
* Kaiping
* Heshan
* Huizhou
* Zhaoqing
* Sihui
* Gaoyao

Special administrative regions|

* Hong Kong
* New Territories
* Kowloon
* Hong Kong Island
* Macau
* Macau Peninsula
* Taipa
* Coloane
* Cotai

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Major cities along the Pearl River

Cities (from upper reaches to lower reaches)

Major
tributaries|

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Bei River

Bei|

* Nanxiong
* Shaoguan
* Zhenjiang
* Wujiang
* Qujiang
* Yingde
* Qingyuan
* Qingxin
* Qingcheng
* Foshan
* Sanshui
* waterways with Xi
* Nanhai
* Chancheng
* Sanshui
* Guangzhou
* Panyu
* Nansha
* merged into the Shiziyang

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Dong River

Dong|

* Heyuan
* Yuancheng
* Huizhou
* Huicheng
* Dongguan
* Guangzhou
* Zengcheng
* Huangpu
* merged into the Shiziyang

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Xi River

Xi|

| Gui→Li|

* Guilin
* Diecai
* Qixing
* Xiufeng
* Xiangshan
* Yanshan
* Wuzhou
* Changzhou
* Wanxiu
* merged into the Xi

|

Xun|

| Yong→Yu|

| Zuo|

* Chongzuo
* Jiangzhou
* Nanning
* Jiangnan
* Xixiangtang
* merged into the Yong→Yu

|

You|

* Baise
* Youjiang
* Nanning
* Xixiangtang
* merged into the Yong→Yu

* tributaries of Zuo & You
* Nanning
* Jiangnan
* Xixiangtang
* Qingxiu
* Liangqing
* Yongning
* Guigang
* Qintang
* Gangnan
* Gangbei
* Guiping
* merged into the Xun

Qian|

| Liu|

| Long|

* Hechi
* Jinchengjiang
* Yizhou
* merged into the Liu

|

Rong|

* Liuzhou
* Liubei
* Liunan
* Chengzhong
* Yufeng
* merged into the Liu

* tributaries of Long & Rong
* merged into the Qian

Hongshui|

| Beipan|

* Xuanwei
* Liupanshui
* Liuzhi
* merged into the Hongshui

|

Nanpan|

* Qujing
* Qilin
* merged into the Hongshui

* tributaries of Beipan & Nanpan
* Heshan
* Laibin
* Xingbin
* merged into the Qian

* tributaries of Liu & Hongshui
* Guiping
* merged into the Xun

* tributaries of Yong→Yu & Qian
* Wuzhou
* Changzhou
* Longxu
* Wanxiu
* merged into the Xi

* tributaries of Gui→Li & Xun
* Wuzhou
* Wanxiu
* Yunfu
* Yun'an
* Zhaoqing
* Gaoyao
* Duanzhou
* Dinghu
* Foshan
* Sanshui
* waterways with Bei
* Gaoming
* Nanhai
* Shunde
* Heshan
* Jiangmen
* Pengjiang
* waterways with Shiziyang & Lingdingyang
* Zhongshan
* Jiangmen
* Jianghai
* Xinhui
* Zhuhai
* Doumen
* Jinwan
* Xiangzhou
* South China Sea

Pearl River

Pearl|

* Guangzhou (Baiyun
* Liwan
* Haizhu
* Yuexiu
* Tianhe
* Huangpu)
* Foshan (Nanhai)
* Dongguan
* Shiziyang

Shiziyang|

* Pearl
* tributary of Dong
* Dongguan
* Guangzhou
* Panyu
* tributary of Bei
* Nansha
* waterways with Xi
* Lingdingyang

Lingdingyang|

* Shiziyang
* Guangzhou
* Nansha
* waterways with Xi
* Zhongshan
* Shenzhen
* Bao'an
* Guangming
* Longhua
* Nanshan
* Futian
* Luohu
* Yantian
* Longgang
* Pingshan
* Dapeng
* Zhuhai
* Xiangzhou
* Jinwan
* Doumen
* Hong Kong
* New Territories
* Hong Kong Island
* Kowloon
* Macau
* Macau Peninsula
* Jiuzhouyang

Jiuzhouyang|

* Lingdingyang
* Macau
* Taipa
* Coloane
* Cotai
* South China Sea

Major cities along the Yangtze River · Major cities along the Yellow River

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Prefecture-level divisions of China

Notes: *Provincial capitals, ★Sub-provincial cities, ☆Sub-provincial autonomous prefecture *Sub prefectural-level divisions, ✧"Comparatively larger city [zh]" (较大的市) as approved by the State Council

| Provinces|

| Anhui|

* *Hefei
* Wuhu
* Bengbu
* Huainan
* Ma'anshan
* Huaibei
* Tongling
* Anqing
* Huangshan
* Chuzhou
* Fuyang
* Suzhou
* Lu'an
* Bozhou
* Chizhou
* Xuancheng

|

Fujian|

* *Fuzhou
* ★Xiamen
* Putian
* Sanming
* Quanzhou
* Zhangzhou
* Nanping
* Longyan
* Ningde

Gansu|

* *Lanzhou
* Jiayuguan
* Jinchang
* Baiyin
* Tianshui
* Wuwei
* Zhangye
* Pingliang
* Jiuquan
* Qingyang
* Dingxi
* Longnan
* Linxia (Hui)
* Gannan (Tibetan)

Guangdong|

* *★Guangzhou
* ★Shenzhen
* Shaoguan
* Zhuhai
* Shantou
* Foshan
* Jiangmen
* Zhanjiang
* Maoming
* Zhaoqing
* Huizhou
* Meizhou
* Yangjiang
* Shanwei
* Heyuan
* Qingyuan
* Dongguan
* Zhongshan
* Jieyang
* Yunfu

Guizhou|

* *Guiyang
* Liupanshui
* Zunyi
* Anshun
* Bijie
* Tongren
* Qianxinan (Buyei and Miao)
* Qiannan (Buyei and Miao)
* Qiandongnan (Miao and Dong)

Hainan|

* *Haikou
* Sanya
* Danzhou
* Sansha
* *Wuzhishan
* *Qionghai
* *Wenchang
* *Wanning
* *Dongfang
* *Ding'an County
* *Tunchang County
* *Chengmai County
* *Lingao County
* *Baisha County (Li)
* *Changjiang County (Li)
* *Ledong County (Li)
* *Lingshui County (Li)
* *Baoting County (Li and Miao)
* *Qiongzhong County (Li and Miao)

Hebei|

* *Shijiazhuang
* ✧Tangshan
* Qinhuangdao
* Handan
* Xingtai
* Baoding
* Zhangjiakou "Kalgan"
* Chengde
* Cangzhou
* Langfang
* Hengshui

Henan|

* *Zhengzhou
* Kaifeng
* Luoyang
* Pingdingshan
* Anyang
* Hebi
* Xinxiang
* Jiaozuo
* Puyang
* Xuchang
* Luohe
* Sanmenxia
* Nanyang
* Shangqiu
* Xinyang
* Zhoukou
* Zhumadian
* *Jiyuan

Hubei|

* *★Wuhan
* Huangshi
* Shiyan
* Yichang
* Xiangyang
* Ezhou
* Jingmen
* Xiaogan
* Jingzhou
* Huanggang
* Xianning
* Suizhou
* Enshi (Tujia and Miao)
* *Xiantao
* *Qianjiang
* *Tianmen
* *Shennongjia Forestry District

Heilongjiang|

* *★Harbin
* Qiqihar
* Jixi
* Hegang
* Shuangyashan
* Daqing
* Yichun
* Jiamusi
* Qitaihe
* Mudanjiang
* Heihe
* Suihua
* Daxing'anling Prefecture

Hunan|

* *Changsha
* Zhuzhou
* Xiangtan
* Hengyang
* Shaoyang
* Yueyang
* Changde
* Zhangjiajie
* Yiyang
* Chenzhou
* Yongzhou
* Huaihua
* Loudi
* Xiangxi (Tujia and Miao)

Jilin|

* *★Changchun
* Jilin
* Siping
* Liaoyuan
* Tonghua
* Baishan
* Songyuan
* Baicheng
* Yanbian (Korean)

Jiangsu|

* *★Nanjing
* Wuxi
* Xuzhou
* Changzhou
* ✧Suzhou
* Nantong
* Lianyungang
* Huai'an
* Yancheng
* Yangzhou
* Zhenjiang
* Taizhou
* Suqian

Jiangxi|

* *Nanchang
* Jingdezhen
* Pingxiang
* Jiujiang
* Xinyu
* Yingtan
* Ganzhou
* Ji'an
* Yichun
* Fuzhou
* Shangrao

Liaoning|

* *★Shenyang
* ★Dalian
* Anshan
* Fushun
* Benxi
* Dandong
* Jinzhou
* Yingkou
* Fuxin
* Liaoyang
* Panjin
* Tieling
* Chaoyang
* Huludao

Qinghai|

* *Xining
* Haidong
* Haibei (Tibetan)
* Huangnan (Tibetan)
* Hainan (Tibetan)
* Golog "Guolog" (Tibetan)
* Yushu (Tibetan)
* Haixi "Qaidam" (Mongol and Tibetan)

Sichuan|

* *★Chengdu
* Zigong
* Panzhihua
* Luzhou
* Deyang
* Mianyang
* Guangyuan
* Suining
* Neijiang
* Leshan
* Nanchong
* Meishan
* Yibin
* Guang'an
* Dazhou
* Bazhong
* Ziyang
* Ya'an
* Ngawa "Aba" (Tibetan and Qiang)
* Garzê "Ganzi" (Tibetan)
* Liangshan (Yi)

Shaanxi|

* *★Xi'an
* Tongchuan
* Baoji
* Xianyang
* Weinan
* Yan'an
* Hanzhong
* Yulin
* Ankang
* Shangluo

Shandong|

* *★Jinan
* ★Qingdao
* Zibo
* Zaozhuang
* Dongying
* Yantai
* Weifang
* Jining
* Tai'an
* Weihai
* Rizhao
* Linyi
* Dezhou
* Liaocheng
* Binzhou
* Heze

Shanxi|

* *Taiyuan
* Datong
* Yangquan
* Changzhi
* Jincheng
* Shuozhou
* Jinzhong
* Yuncheng
* Xinzhou
* Linfen
* Lüliang

Taiwan|

* *Taibei
* Gaoxiong
* Xinbei
* Taizhong
* Tainan
* Taoyuan

Yunnan|

* *Kunming
* Qujing
* Yuxi
* Baoshan
* Zhaotong
* Lijiang
* Pu'er
* Lincang
* Chuxiong (Yi)
* Honghe (Hani and Yi)
* Wenshan (Zhuang and Miao)
* Xishuangbanna (Dai)
* Dali (Bai)
* Dehong (Dai and Jingpo)
* Nujiang (Lisu)
* Dêqên (Tibetan)

Zhejiang|

* *★Hangzhou
* ★Ningbo
* ✧Wenzhou
* Jiaxing
* Huzhou
* Shaoxing
* Jinhua
* Quzhou
* Zhoushan
* Taizhou
* Lishui

Autonomous
regions|

| Guangxi|

* *Nanning
* Liuzhou
* Guilin
* Wuzhou
* Beihai
* Fangchenggang
* Qinzhou
* Guigang
* Yulin
* Baise
* Hezhou
* Hechi
* Laibin
* Chongzuo

|

Ningxia|

* *Yinchuan
* Shizuishan
* Wuzhong
* Guyuan
* Zhongwei

Inner
Mongolia|

* *Hohhot
* ✧Baotou
* Wuhai
* Chifeng "Ulankhad"
* Tongliao
* Ordos
* Hulunbuir
* Bayannur "Bayannao'er"
* Ulanqab
* Hinggan League
* Xilingol League
* Alxa League "Ālāshàn League"

Xinjiang|

* *Ürümqi
* Karamay
* Turpan
* Hami
* Changji (Hui)
* Bortala (Mongol)
* Bayingolin (Mongol)
* Kizilsu (Kyrgyz)
* ( ☆Ili (Kazakh)
* Tacheng Prefecture
* Altay Prefecture )
* Aksu Prefecture
* Kashgar "Kashi" Prefecture
* Hotan Prefecture
* *Shihezi
* *Aral
* *Tumxuk
* *Wujiaqu
* *Beitun
* *Tiemenguan
* *Shuanghe
* *Kokdala
* *Kunyu
* *Huyanghe
* *Xinxing

Tibet|

* *Lhasa
* Shigatse "Xigazê"
* Chamdo "Qamdo"
* Nyingchi "Linzhi"
* Shannan
* Nagqu
* Ngari Prefecture

| Direct-administered municipalities|

* Beijing
* Tianjin
* Shanghai
* Chongqing

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Special administrative regions|

* Hong Kong
* Macau

See also: List of prefectures in China, List of cities in China

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