How are Jiangnan, South China, Northwest China and Southwest China divided?

According to the State Council's order:

North China: Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region;

Northeast China: Liaoning Province, Jilin Province and Heilongjiang Province;

East China: Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi and Shandong provinces;

Central and South China: Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region;

Southwest China: Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and Xizang Autonomous Region;

Northwest China: Shaanxi Province, Gansu Province, Qinghai Province, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region;

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region and Taiwan Province Province.

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The northern region refers to the northern part of the eastern monsoon region of China, mainly to the north of the Qinling-Huaihe line, to the east of Daxinganling and Wushaoling, and to the east of Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea. Including all or most of the three northeastern provinces, five provinces and two cities in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, and southeastern Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Jiangsu and northern Anhui. The area accounts for about 20% of the whole country, and the population accounts for about 40% of the whole country, among which the Han nationality accounts for the vast majority, and the minority population is relatively large, including Manchu and Korean living in the northeast.

Southern region

The southern region refers to the southern part of the eastern monsoon region of China, mainly to the south of the Qinling-Huaihe line, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the west, and the East China Sea and the South China Sea in the east and south. The length of mainland coastline accounts for more than 2/3 of the whole country. The scope of this area includes six provinces and one city in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the southern coastal areas and most of the four provinces and cities in the southwest. The area accounts for about 25% of the country, the population accounts for about 55% of the country, and the Han nationality accounts for the majority. There are more than 30 ethnic minorities in the whole region with a population of more than 50 million, mainly distributed in Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Hunan, Qionglai and other places, with Zhuang, Miao, Yi, Tujia, Buyi, Dong, Bai, Hani, Dai, Li and other ethnic groups accounting for a large number.

northwest area

Northwest China is located inland, west of Daxing 'anling Mountain, north of Kunlun Mountain-Altun Mountain-Qilian Mountain and Great Wall, including Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and northwest Gansu Province. The region has a long border, bordering Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan and other countries. This area is vast, accounting for about 30% of the national area and 4% of the national population. This is a sparsely populated area. Northwest China is one of the areas where ethnic minorities live in concentrated communities in China. The population of ethnic minorities accounts for about 1/3 of the total population, mainly Mongolian, Hui, Uygur and Kazak.

Tibetan-inhabited area

The Qinghai-Tibet region is located in the southwest of China, west of Hengduan Mountains, north of Himalayan Mountains, south of Kunlun Mountains, Altun Mountains and Qilian Mountains, including Qinghai, Tibet and western Sichuan. The area accounts for about 25% of the whole country, and the population is less than 1% of the whole country. This is a Tibetan community in China. Xizang Autonomous Region borders Myanmar, India, Bhutan, Nepal and other countries.