Western China

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Western 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.

[edit] Administrative divisions

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

**Provinces governed by the People's Republic of China**
Name	Chinese (S)	pinyin	Abbreviation	List of county-level divisions
Chongqing	重庆	Chóngqìng	渝 yú	List of administrative divisions

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