CHINA BY REGION

China’s regions

Chinese cities grouped by region — pick a base and build a logical route.

East China

• Shanghai East China · ~24.9M

North China

• Beijing North China · ~21.5M

South · Pearl River Delta

• Guangzhou South · Pearl River Delta · ~18.7M
• Foshan South · Pearl River Delta · ~9.5M
• Dongguan South · Pearl River Delta · ~10.5M

South · next to Hong Kong

• Shenzhen South · next to Hong Kong · ~17.6M

Southwest · Sichuan

• Chengdu Southwest · Sichuan · ~21.3M
• Jiuzhaigou Southwest · Sichuan · ~3K residents (park reserve)
• Leshan Southwest · Sichuan · ~3.2M
• Emeishan Southwest · Sichuan · ~0.5M

East · Yangtze Delta

• Hangzhou East · Yangtze Delta · ~12.2M

Northwest · Shaanxi

• Xi'an Northwest · Shaanxi · ~13.0M
• Yanan Northwest · Shaanxi · ~2.2M

Southwest · Guangxi

• Guilin Southwest · Guangxi · ~4.9M

Southeast coast · Fujian

• Xiamen Southeast coast · Fujian · ~5.3M

South China · Hainan

• Haikou South China · Hainan · ~2.9M
• Sanya South China · Hainan · ~1.0M

East coast · Shandong

• Qingdao East coast · Shandong · ~10.3M

Southwest · Chongqing muni.

• Chongqing Southwest · Chongqing muni. · ~32.1M

Southeast · Fujian

• Fuzhou Southeast · Fujian · ~8.4M
• Zhangzhou Southeast · Fujian · ~5.0M

Southwest · Yunnan

• Kunming Southwest · Yunnan · ~8.5M
• Lijiang Southwest · Yunnan · ~1.3M
• Dali Southwest · Yunnan · ~3.6M

East China · Jiangsu

• Nanjing East China · Jiangsu · ~9.5M
• Suzhou East China · Jiangsu · ~12.7M

Northeast · Liaoning

• Shenyang Northeast · Liaoning · ~9.1M

Central China · Hubei

• Wuhan Central China · Hubei · ~13.7M

Northeast · Heilongjiang

• Harbin Northeast · Heilongjiang · ~10.0M

Central China · Hunan

• Changsha Central China · Hunan · ~10.5M
• Zhangjiajie Central China · Hunan · ~1.5M

Northeast coast · Liaoning

• Dalian Northeast coast · Liaoning · ~7.5M

Central China · Henan

• Zhengzhou Central China · Henan · ~12.7M

Central Zhejiang

• Yiwu Central Zhejiang · ~2.0M

Southwest · Tibet

• Lhasa Southwest · Tibet · ~0.9M

Northwest · Gansu

• Dunhuang Northwest · Gansu · ~0.2M
• Zhangye Northwest · Gansu · ~1.2M
• Lanzhou Northwest · Gansu · ~4.4M

East China · Anhui

• Huangshan East China · Anhui · ~1.3M

South · Guangxi

• Beihai South · Guangxi · ~1.8M
• Nanning South · Guangxi · ~8.7M

East · Shandong

• Jinan East · Shandong · ~9.2M
• Taian East · Shandong · ~5.5M
• Qufu East · Shandong · ~6.5M
• Weihai East · Shandong · ~2.9M

Central · Hubei

• Yichang Central · Hubei · ~4.0M

Far North · Heilongjiang

• Mohe Far North · Heilongjiang · ~80K

Central · Henan

• Luoyang Central · Henan · ~7.1M

East · Anhui

• Hefei East · Anhui · ~9.4M

Southeast · Tibet

• Nyingchi Southeast · Tibet · ~230K

North China · Municipality

• Tianjin North China · Municipality · ~13.9M

Hebei

• Chengde Hebei · ~3.5M
• Beidaihe Hebei · ~10M (municipal)

Shanxi

• Pingyao Shanxi · ~0.5M
• Datong Shanxi · ~3.1M

Jilin

• Changchun Jilin · ~9M
• Changbai Jilin · —

Jiangxi

• Jingdezhen Jiangxi · ~1.6M
• Lushan Jiangxi · —

Guizhou

• Guiyang Guizhou · ~6M
• Libo Guizhou · ~0.18M

Qinghai

• Xining Qinghai · ~2.5M
• Qinghai Lake Qinghai · —

Taiwan, China

• Taipei Taiwan, China · ~2.6M
• Hualien Taiwan, China · ~0.33M

Inner Mongolia

• Hohhot Inner Mongolia · ~3.4M
• Hulunbuir Inner Mongolia · ~0.22M

Ningxia

• Yinchuan Ningxia · ~2.9M
• Zhongwei Ningxia · ~1.2M

Xinjiang

• Urumqi Xinjiang · ~4M
• Kashgar Xinjiang · ~0.7M

Hong Kong SAR

• Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR · ~7.5M
• Lantau Hong Kong SAR · —

Macau SAR

• Macau Macau SAR · ~0.68M
• Taipa Macau SAR · —

Southeast · Guangdong coast

• Shantou Southeast · Guangdong coast · ~5.5M

East · Jiangxi

• Nanchang East · Jiangxi · ~6.4M

East · Zhejiang coast

• Ningbo East · Zhejiang coast · ~9.6M
• Wenzhou East · Zhejiang coast · ~9.6M

East · Jiangsu (Taihu)

• Wuxi East · Jiangsu (Taihu) · ~7.5M

Southeast · Fujian coast

• Quanzhou Southeast · Fujian coast · ~8.8M

East · Shandong coast

• Yantai East · Shandong coast · ~7.1M

North · Shanxi

• Taiyuan North · Shanxi · ~5.3M
• Wutaishan North · Shanxi · ~0.1M

South · Guangdong coast

• Zhuhai South · Guangdong coast · ~2.4M

West · Sichuan

• Daocheng West · Sichuan · ~0.03M

Northwest · Yunnan

• Shangri-La Northwest · Yunnan · ~0.18M

South · Yunnan

• Xishuangbanna South · Yunnan · ~1.3M

West · Yunnan

• Tengchong West · Yunnan · ~0.6M

Southeast · Guizhou

• Kaili Southeast · Guizhou · ~0.6M

West-Central · Guizhou

• Anshun West-Central · Guizhou · ~2.5M

East · Guizhou

• Tongren East · Guizhou · ~3.1M

Southwest · Fujian

• Longyan Southwest · Fujian · ~2.7M

East · Jiangsu

• Yangzhou East · Jiangsu · ~4.6M

East · Zhejiang

• Shaoxing East · Zhejiang · ~5.3M

North · Zhejiang

• Jiaxing North · Zhejiang · ~5.5M

West · Hunan

• Fenghuang West · Hunan · ~0.4M

Northwest · Hubei

• Shiyan Northwest · Hubei · ~3.2M

East · Henan

• Kaifeng East · Henan · ~4.8M

East · Xinjiang

• Turpan East · Xinjiang · ~0.7M