How many states are there in China and how many states are there in China?

There are 12 prefectures in China, namely Jizhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yangzhou, Jingzhou, Yuzhou, Liangzhou, Yongzhou, Youzhou, Bingzhou, and Yingzhou.

In the pre-Qin period of China, the geographical division unit began to be used as an administrative division after the Eastern Han Dynasty. In the era of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors (2607-2110 BC, see the entry "Chronology of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors" in this encyclopedia, the same below), there were nine states, that is, the world was divided into nine "states" at that time.

To briefly enumerate, such as: Jingzhou (occupies eight counties of Nanyang, Nanjun, Jiangxia, Lingling, Guiyang, Changsha, Wuling, and Zhangling, and governs in Xiangyang; In present-day Lianghu, Liangguang part, Henan, Guizhou), Yanzhou (in the southeastern part of present-day Hebei Province, northwestern Shandong Province and northeastern Henan Province), Yongzhou (in the northeastern part of present-day central Shaanxi, except for southeastern Gansu, southeastern Qinghai, Ningxia), Qingzhou (east to the sea and west to Taishan, in the eastern part of present-day Shandong).

A total of 29 states.

Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture.

Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.

Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.

Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.

Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture.

Southwest Guizhou Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.

Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture.

Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.

Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture.

Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture.

Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.

Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture.

Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture.

Dehong Dai Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture.

Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture.

Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.

Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture.

Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.

Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.

Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.

Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.

Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.

Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.

Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.

Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture.

Bortala Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture.

Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture.

Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture.

Ili Kazakh Autonomous Region.

China has Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Xuzhou, Fuzhou, Yangzhou, Wuzhou, Chaozhou, Huizhou, Yongzhou, Ezhou, Wenzhou, Quanzhou, Binzhou, Jingzhou, Huzhou, Chizhou, Dazhou, Luzhou ......

The administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China are composed of provincial-level administrative regions, prefecture-level administrative regions, county-level administrative regions, and township-level administrative regions. As of 2021, China's administrative divisions are as follows:

Provincial-level administrative regions: 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities directly under the central government, and 2 special administrative regions, totaling 34 provincial-level administrative regions.

Prefecture-level administrative regions: 293 prefecture-level cities, 7 regions, 30 autonomous prefectures, and 3 leagues, with a total of 333 prefecture-level divisions.

County-level administrative districts: 977 municipal districts, 1,303 counties, 393 county-level cities, 117 autonomous counties, 49 banners, 3 autonomous banners, 1 special region, 1 forest area, a total of 2,844.

Township-level administrative districts: 8,562 streets, 20,988 towns, 8,102 townships, 966 ethnic townships, 153 sumu, 1 ethnic sumu, and 1 county district, totaling 38,773.

The principle of administrative division.

Countries are divided into administrative regions according to geography. The administrative divisions of each country have different divisions and names. Regardless of the type of country, the division of administrative divisions must always conform to the fundamental interests of the ruling class and take into account political, economic, ethnic, demographic, national defense, historical traditions, and other factors.

The division of administrative regions of socialist countries is generally based on the following principles:

1. Political principles. Encourage state organs to maintain close ties with the masses and facilitate the masses to participate in state management.

2. Economic principles. It should be divided according to the economic characteristics of different regions, so that it is conducive to the development of social productive forces.

3. National principle. Ethnic minorities should be divided according to their living conditions and other characteristics, so as to make them conducive to the development of all ethnic groups and consolidate their unity. These principles are interrelated and interconnected.

In addition, factors such as historical traditions, population distribution, geographical conditions and national defence needs are also taken into account.

There are 87 cities with prefectures in China, such as Guangzhou, Taizhou, and Xuzhou. Here are just a few examples of cities with states in some provinces:

1. Guangdong Province.

The 9 are: Guangzhou, Meizhou, Huizhou, Leizhou, Gaozhou, Huazhou, Duanzhou, Lianzhou, and Chaozhou.

2. Guangxi Province.

The 9 are: Liuzhou, Quanzhou, Wuzhou, Qinzhou, Yuzhou, Hezhou, Yizhou, Jiangzhou, and Longzhou.

3. Jiangsu Province.

The seven are: Xuzhou, Pizhou, Changzhou, Suzhou, Tongzhou, Yangzhou, and Taizhou.

4. Hebei Province.

The 7 are: Jinzhou, Zhuozhou, Dingzhou, Cangzhou, Bazhou, Jizhou, and Shenzhou.

5. Zhejiang Province.

The seven are: Hangzhou, Wenzhou, Huzhou, Taizhou, Yinzhou, Shengzhou, and Quzhou.

6. Henan Province.

The six are: Zhengzhou, Ruzhou, Mengzhou, Linzhou, Yuzhou, and Dengzhou.

7. Sichuan Province.

The six are: Pengzhou, Songzhou, Luzhou, Lizhou, Bazhou, and Dazhou.

8. Anhui Province.

The five are: Huizhou, Suzhou, Bozhou, Yingzhou, and Xuanzhou.

9. Jiangxi Province.

The four are: Ganzhou, Fuzhou, Yuanzhou, and Xinzhou.

There are a total of 72 cities in China with the word state in their names.

Hebei Province (7): Bazhou, Cangzhou, Dingzhou, Jizhou, Jinzhou, Shenzhou, Zhuozhou.

Shanxi Province (3): Huozhou, Shuozhou, Xinzhou.

Liaoning Province (2): Gaizhou, Jinzhou.

Jiangsu Province (7): Changzhou, Suzhou, Taizhou, Tongzhou, Xuzhou, Yangzhou, Pizhou.

Zhejiang Province (6): Hangzhou, Huzhou, Taizhou, Wenzhou, Shengzhou, Quzhou.

Anhui Province (4): Chizhou, Chuzhou, Suzhou, Bozhou.

Fujian Province (3): Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou.

Jiangxi Province (2): Fuzhou, Ganzhou.

Shandong Province (7): Binzhou, Dezhou, Jiaozhou, Laizhou, Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Tengzhou.

Henan Province (6): Dengzhou, Linzhou, Mengzhou, Ruzhou, Yuzhou, Zhengzhou.

Hubei Province (3): Ezhou, Jingzhou, Suizhou.

Hunan Province (2): Chenzhou, Yongzhou.

Guangdong Province (8): Chaozhou, Gaozhou, Guangzhou, Huazhou, Huizhou, Leizhou, Lianzhou, Meizhou.

Guangxi (5): Hezhou, Liuzhou, Qinzhou, Wuzhou, Yizhou.

Hainan Province (2): Danzhou, Qiongzhou.

Sichuan Province (4): Chongzhou, Dazhou, Pengzhou, Luzhou.

Gansu Province (1): Lanzhou.

There are 68 cities in China with states, such as Ezhou, Jingzhou, Suizhou and Xinzhou in Hubei. Jiangsu has Suzhou, Changzhou, Yangzhou and Xuzhou; Jiangxi has Fuzhou, Ganzhou, Pizhou; Guangdong has Guangzhou, Chaozhou, Leizhou and so on.

The ancient character of the state is like a small piece of land in the water, and the original meaning is a piece of land in the water, which was later written as "continent". "Prefecture" was also used as a geographical division unit in ancient China, and later evolved into a kind of ethnic autonomous administrative division.