East China

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Eastern China. The area in yellow is administered by the People's Republic of China. The area in green covers Taiwan and other islands, claimed by the PRC and administered by the Republic of China. (The base map shows the area under effective control of the PRC and the ROC combined.)
Eastern China. The area in yellow is administered by the People's Republic of China. The area in green covers Taiwan and other islands, claimed by the PRC and administered by the Republic of China. (The base map shows the area under effective control of the PRC and the ROC combined.)

East China (simplified Chinese: 华东; traditional Chinese: 華東; pinyin: Huádōng) is a geographical and a loosely-defined cultural region that covers the eastern coastal area of China.

Although an intangible and loosely defined concept, for administrative and governmental purposes, the region is defined by the government of the People's Republic of China to include the provinces of (in alphabetical order) Anhui, parts of Fujian, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong and Zhejiang, as well as the municipality of Shanghai.

The PRC lays claim over the Taiwan Province and parts of Fujian (also spelt Fukien or Fuchien), which are also defined as part of eastern China by the PRC. However, they are administered by the Republic of China.

[edit] Administrative divisions

Provinces
Provinces governed by the People's Republic of China
Name Chinese (S) pinyin Abbreviation Provincial capital (省會/shěnghuì) Chinese pinyin List of county-level divisions
Anhui 安徽 Ānhuī 皖 wǎn Hefei 合肥 Héféi List of county-level divisions
Fujian 福建 Fújiàn 闽 mǐn Fuzhou 福州 Fúzhōu List of county-level divisions
Jiangsu 江苏 Jiāngsū 苏 sū Nanjing 南京 Nánjīng List of county-level divisions
Jiangxi 江西 Jiāngxī 赣 gàn Nanchang 南昌 Nánchāng List of county-level divisions
Shandong 山东 Shāndōng 鲁 lǔ Jinan 济南 Jǐnán List of county-level divisions
Zhejiang 浙江 Zhèjiāng 浙 zhè Hangzhou 杭州 Hángzhōu List of county-level divisions


Municipality
Provinces governed by the People's Republic of China
Name Chinese (S) pinyin Abbreviation List of county-level divisions
Shanghai 上海 Shànghǎi 沪 hù List of administrative divisions


Disputed Province
PRC claimss - *
ROC claims - **
Provinces governed by the Republic of China and claim by People's Republic of China
Name Chinese (S) pinyin Abbreviation Provincial capital (省會/shěnghuì) Chinese pinyin List of county-level divisions
Fujian** 福建 Fújiàn 闽 mǐn Fuzhou*
Chincheng**		 福州*
金城**		 Fúzhōu*
Jīnchéng**		 List of county-level divisions*
List of county-level divisions**
Taiwan**
Taiwan*		 台灣 Táiwān 台 tái Jhongsing Village**
Taipei*		 中兴新村**
台北*		 Zhōngxīng Xīncūn**
Táiběi*		 List of administrative divisions**



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