CHINA AT A GLANCE

China at a glance

China — officially the People’s Republic of China (PRC) — is a country in East Asia and one of the world’s most populous nations, with over 1.4 billion people. It spans climates from tropical Hainan to the frozen northeast, and packs 5,000 years of continuous civilisation into both megacities and ancient towns. Is China a country? Yes — the PRC is a sovereign state recognised by the United Nations since 1971.

Explore China by city

• Shanghai East China · ~24.9M
• Beijing North China · ~21.5M
• Guangzhou South · Pearl River Delta · ~18.7M
• Shenzhen South · next to Hong Kong · ~17.6M
• Chengdu Southwest · Sichuan · ~21.3M
• Hangzhou East · Yangtze Delta · ~12.2M
• Xi'an Northwest · Shaanxi · ~13.0M
• Guilin Southwest · Guangxi · ~4.9M
• Xiamen Southeast coast · Fujian · ~5.3M
• Haikou South China · Hainan · ~2.9M
• Qingdao East coast · Shandong · ~10.3M
• Chongqing Southwest · Chongqing muni. · ~32.1M
• Fuzhou Southeast · Fujian · ~8.4M
• Kunming Southwest · Yunnan · ~8.5M
• Nanjing East China · Jiangsu · ~9.5M
• Shenyang Northeast · Liaoning · ~9.1M
• Wuhan Central China · Hubei · ~13.7M
• Harbin Northeast · Heilongjiang · ~10.0M
• Changsha Central China · Hunan · ~10.5M
• Dalian Northeast coast · Liaoning · ~7.5M
• Zhengzhou Central China · Henan · ~12.7M
• Suzhou East China · Jiangsu · ~12.7M
• Sanya South China · Hainan · ~1.0M
• Lijiang Southwest · Yunnan · ~1.3M
• Zhangjiajie Central China · Hunan · ~1.5M
• Yiwu Central Zhejiang · ~2.0M
• Lhasa Southwest · Tibet · ~0.9M
• Dali Southwest · Yunnan · ~3.6M
• Dunhuang Northwest · Gansu · ~0.2M
• Huangshan East China · Anhui · ~1.3M
• Jiuzhaigou Southwest · Sichuan · ~3K residents (park reserve)
• Yanan Northwest · Shaanxi · ~2.2M
• Beihai South · Guangxi · ~1.8M
• Jinan East · Shandong · ~9.2M
• Yichang Central · Hubei · ~4.0M
• Mohe Far North · Heilongjiang · ~80K
• Luoyang Central · Henan · ~7.1M
• Zhangye Northwest · Gansu · ~1.2M
• Hefei East · Anhui · ~9.4M
• Nyingchi Southeast · Tibet · ~230K
• Tianjin North China · Municipality · ~13.9M
• Chengde Hebei · ~3.5M
• Beidaihe Hebei · ~10M (municipal)
• Pingyao Shanxi · ~0.5M
• Datong Shanxi · ~3.1M
• Changchun Jilin · ~9M
• Changbai Jilin · —
• Jingdezhen Jiangxi · ~1.6M
• Lushan Jiangxi · —
• Guiyang Guizhou · ~6M
• Libo Guizhou · ~0.18M
• Xining Qinghai · ~2.5M
• Qinghai Lake Qinghai · —
• Taipei Taiwan, China · ~2.6M
• Hualien Taiwan, China · ~0.33M
• Hohhot Inner Mongolia · ~3.4M
• Hulunbuir Inner Mongolia · ~0.22M
• Yinchuan Ningxia · ~2.9M
• Zhongwei Ningxia · ~1.2M
• Urumqi Xinjiang · ~4M
• Kashgar Xinjiang · ~0.7M
• Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR · ~7.5M
• Lantau Hong Kong SAR · —
• Macau Macau SAR · ~0.68M
• Taipa Macau SAR · —
• Foshan South · Pearl River Delta · ~9.5M
• Dongguan South · Pearl River Delta · ~10.5M
• Shantou Southeast · Guangdong coast · ~5.5M
• Nanchang East · Jiangxi · ~6.4M
• Ningbo East · Zhejiang coast · ~9.6M
• Wuxi East · Jiangsu (Taihu) · ~7.5M
• Wenzhou East · Zhejiang coast · ~9.6M
• Quanzhou Southeast · Fujian coast · ~8.8M
• Nanning South · Guangxi · ~8.7M
• Yantai East · Shandong coast · ~7.1M
• Taiyuan North · Shanxi · ~5.3M
• Zhuhai South · Guangdong coast · ~2.4M
• Taian East · Shandong · ~5.5M
• Qufu East · Shandong · ~6.5M
• Weihai East · Shandong · ~2.9M
• Leshan Southwest · Sichuan · ~3.2M
• Emeishan Southwest · Sichuan · ~0.5M
• Daocheng West · Sichuan · ~0.03M
• Shangri-La Northwest · Yunnan · ~0.18M
• Xishuangbanna South · Yunnan · ~1.3M
• Tengchong West · Yunnan · ~0.6M
• Kaili Southeast · Guizhou · ~0.6M
• Anshun West-Central · Guizhou · ~2.5M
• Tongren East · Guizhou · ~3.1M
• Zhangzhou Southeast · Fujian · ~5.0M
• Longyan Southwest · Fujian · ~2.7M
• Yangzhou East · Jiangsu · ~4.6M
• Shaoxing East · Zhejiang · ~5.3M
• Jiaxing North · Zhejiang · ~5.5M
• Fenghuang West · Hunan · ~0.4M
• Shiyan Northwest · Hubei · ~3.2M
• Kaifeng East · Henan · ~4.8M
• Wutaishan North · Shanxi · ~0.1M
• Lanzhou Northwest · Gansu · ~4.4M
• Turpan East · Xinjiang · ~0.7M