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21-531: Dengfeng has an area of 1,220 km (470 sq mi) and a population of 630,000. It occupies the southwestern corner of Zhengzhou and is its westernmost county-level division . Dengfeng is located at the foot of the Mount Song , one of the most sacred mountains in China. The city is one of the most renowned spiritual centers of China, and is home to various religious institutions and famous temples such as

42-461: A district of a city administers many communities or residential committees . Each of them has a residential committee to administer the dwellers of that neighborhood or community. Rural areas are organized into village committees or villager groups. A "village" in this case can either be a natural village, one that spontaneously and naturally exists, or a virtual village, which is a bureaucratic entity. Five cities formally on prefectural level have

63-750: A municipality. In 1969, as part of the Cultural Revolution , Inner Mongolia was truncated; Hulunbuir was ceded to Heilongjiang, Jirim to Jilin, Juuuda to Liaoning, and the Alxa League split between Ejin Banner going to Gansu and the Alashan Region to Ningxia. This was reversed in 1979. Starting in the 1980s, prefecture-level cities and county-level cities began to appear in very large numbers, usually by replacing entire prefectures and counties . People's communes ceased to exist due to

84-428: A special status in regard to planning and budget. They are separately listed in the five-year and annual state plans on the same level as provinces and national ministries, making them economically independent of their provincial government. These cities specifically designated in the state plan (Chinese: 计划单列市 ) are History of the administrative divisions of China (1949%E2%80%93present) The history of

105-413: A stereotype that corresponds to their inhabitants. The most recent administrative change have included the elevation of Hainan (1988) and Chongqing (1997) to provincial level status, and the creation of Hong Kong (1997) and Macau (1999) as Special administrative regions . Provincial level governments vary in details of organization: Prefectural level divisions or second-level divisions are

126-529: Is no government on this level. As of 2017 , China administers 33 provincial-level regions, 334 prefecture-level divisions, 2,862 county-level divisions, 41,034 township-level administrations, and 704,382 basic-level autonomies. Each of the levels (except "special administrative regions") corresponds to a level in the Civil Service of the People's Republic of China . This table summarizes the divisions of

147-488: The United States , the power of the central government was (with the exception of the military) not exercised through a parallel set of institutions until the early 1990s. The actual practical power of the provinces has created what some economists call " federalism with Chinese characteristics ". Most of the provinces , with the exception of those in the northeast , have boundaries which were established long ago in

168-454: The Yuan , Ming , and Qing dynasties. Sometimes provincial borders form cultural or geographical boundaries. This was an attempt by the imperial government to discourage separatism and warlordism through a divide and rule policy. Nevertheless, provinces have come to serve an important cultural role in China. People tend to be identified in terms of their native provinces, and each province has

189-445: The 1982 constitution and were replaced by townships . Hainan and some other islands were split out of Guangdong and set up as a Hainan Province in 1988. In 1997 Chongqing became the fourth municipality of China . In that same year Hong Kong reverted to Chinese rule and became the first special administrative region . Macau became the second in 1999. In the 1990s, there was a campaign to abolish district public offices as

210-421: The People's Republic of China provides for three levels: the provincial, the county level, and the township level. However, in practice, there are four levels of government: the provincial, the prefectural level, the county level, and the township level. Rural villages and urban communities are sometimes considered as the fifth level, however they are defined by the constitution as “basic level autonomies” and there

231-783: The Taoist Zhongyue Temple, the Buddhist Shaolin Temple (a renowned center for martial arts), as well as the Confucian Songyang Academy and the Gaocheng Observatory , hence its poetic expression derived from Chinese literature as the spiritual "center of heaven and earth". Parts of the city were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2010. The first Xia dynasty capital, Yangcheng,

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252-584: The administrative divisions of China after 1949 refers to the administrative divisions under the People's Republic of China . In 1949, the communist forces initially held scattered fragments of China at the start of the Chinese Civil War . By late 1949, they controlled the majority of mainland China , forcing the Republic of China government to relocate to Taiwan . The Government of China made

273-508: The area administered by the People's Republic of China as of June 2017 . The People's Republic of China (PRC) lays claims to 34 province-level divisions , including 22 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities, and 2 special administrative regions and 1 claimed province. Provinces are theoretically subservient to the PRC central government, but in practice, provincial officials have large discretion with regard to economic policy. Unlike

294-406: The following changes: In 1952, the provinces of Jiangsu , Anhui and Sichuan were restored. Pingyuan and Chahar were split into their surrounding provinces. Nanjing , the old capital of the Republic of China , was deprived of its municipality status and annexed by Jiangsu province. In 1953, Changchun and Harbin were elevated to municipality status. In 1954, a massive campaign to cut

315-1896: The most renowned sites of Dengfeng onto its World Heritage List under the title "Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in 'The Center of Heaven and Earth'." The World Heritage Site includes several historic gates, temples, a Confucian academy and the Gaocheng Observatory: Other notable sites in Dengfeng include the Fawang Temple , a Buddhist temple built in the Tang dynasty. County-level division Provinces Autonomous regions Sub-provincial autonomous prefectures Autonomous prefectures Leagues (Aimag) (abolishing) Prefectures Provincial-controlled cities Provincial-controlled counties Autonomous counties County-level cities Districts Ethnic districts Banners (Hoxu) Autonomous banners Shennongjia Forestry District Liuzhi Special District Wolong Special Administrative Region Workers and peasants districts Ethnic townships Towns Subdistricts Subdistrict bureaux Sum Ethnic sum County-controlled districts County-controlled district bureaux (obsolete) Management committees Town-level city Areas Villages · Gaqa · Ranches Village Committees Communities Capital cities New areas Autonomous administrative divisions National Central Cities History: before 1912 , 1912–49 , 1949–present The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times, due to China 's large population and geographical area. The constitution of China provides for three levels of government. However in practice, there are five levels of local government;

336-441: The number of provincial-level divisions was initiated. Of the 14 municipalities existing in 1953, 11 were annexed by nearby provinces, with only Beijing , Shanghai , and Tianjin remaining. The province of Liaoning was formed out of the merger of Liaodong and Liaoxi , while Songjiang , Suiyuan and Ningxia disappeared into Heilongjiang , Inner Mongolia and Gansu , respectively. The greater administrative area level

357-577: The provincial (province, autonomous region, municipality, and special administrative region), prefecture, county, township, and village. Since the 17th century, provincial boundaries in China have remained largely static. Major changes since then have been the reorganisation of provinces in the northeast after the establishment of the People's Republic of China and the formation of autonomous regions , based on Soviet ethnic policies. The provinces serve an important cultural role in China, as people tend to identify with their native province. The Constitution of

378-872: The second level of the administrative structure. Most provinces are divided into only prefecture-level cities and contain no other second level administrative units. Of the 22 provinces and 5 autonomous regions, only 3 provinces ( Yunnan , Guizhou , Qinghai ) and 1 autonomous region ( Xinjiang ) have more than three second-level or prefectural-level divisions that are not prefecture-level cities. As of June 2020, there were 339 prefectural level divisions: As of August 18, 2015, there were 2,852 county-level divisions: The basic level autonomy serves as an organizational division (census, mail system) and does not have much importance in political representative power. Basic local divisions such as neighborhoods and communities are not informal, but have defined boundaries and elected heads (one per area): In urban areas, every subdistrict of

399-489: Was abolished in 1954. The process continued in 1955 with Rehe being split among Hebei , Liaoning and Inner Mongolia , and Xikang disappearing into Sichuan . In that same year Xinjiang became the second autonomous region of China, and plans for a third, Tibet Autonomous Region , were initiated. Qamdo territory was put under the planned Tibet Autonomous Region . In 1957 two more autonomous regions were added, Ningxia (split back out of Gansu ) and Guangxi (which

420-516: Was built west of Gaocheng Township on the Yin River under the sacred Mount Song . The famous Shaolin Monastery , traditionally considered the origin of Zen , is located in Dengfeng where they teach adults as well as children martial arts. It is also a famous tourist attraction. As of 2012, the city is divided to 3 subdistricts, 8 towns and 5 townships. In 2010, UNESCO inscribed several of

441-534: Was previously a province). In 1958 Tianjin was annexed by Hebei , leaving only two municipalities, Beijing and Shanghai . During the Great Leap Forward , townships were abolished and people's communes were introduced. In 1965 Tibet Autonomous Region was established out of the formerly self-governing Tibet Area , as well as the Qamdo Territory. In 1967 Tianjin was split back out as

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