How Chinese name their localities: province, county, city, town, district

Updated 2012-02-11 19:07:25

China is a country on the continent Asia, her capital is Beijing. Here is the hierarchy of the China administrative divisions: China is subdivided into provinces, that are at their turn subdivided into region cities, that are at their turn subdivided into counties, cities counties, that are at their turn subdivided into townships, that are at their turn subdivided into villages.

In China, The Names of Chinese Metropolitan Cities or strategic localities have names since centuries: LuoYang 洛阳, Ninghai 宁海, HangZhou 杭州, Liuzhou 柳州. It's regrettable that Chang An 长安, The Long Peace, capitat of six chinese dynasties be renamed as Xi'An 西安, peace at the West. This collection regroups 11 4398 names of provinces, counties, cities, towns, districts of large cities, names of streets, those of schools, comitees... Please not hesitate to launch a search...

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WanBaiLin District
万柏林区
Shanxi
30000
China
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WanRong County
万荣县
Shanxi
44200
China
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ZhongYang County
中阳县
Shanxi
33400
China
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Lin County
临县
Shanxi
33200
China
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LinFen City
临汾市
Shanxi
41000
China
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LinYi County
临猗县
Shanxi
44100
China
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XiangNing County
乡宁县
Shanxi
42100
China
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WuTai County
五台县
Shanxi
32200
China
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WuZhai County
五寨县
Shanxi
36200
China
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JiaoKou County
交口县
Shanxi
32400
China
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