Southwest China
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Southwest China (Chinese: 西南; pinyin: Xīnán) is a region of China defined by governmental bureaus that includes the municipality of Chongqing; provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou; and the Tibet Autonomous Region.
[edit] Administrative divisions
- Provinces
| Name | Chinese (S) | pinyin | Abbreviation | Provincial capital | Chinese | pinyin | List of county-level divisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guizhou | 贵州 | Guìzhōu | 黔 qián or 贵 guì | Guiyang | 贵阳 | Guìyáng | List of county-level divisions |
| Sichuan | 四川 | Sìchuān | 川 chuān or 蜀 shǔ | Chengdu | 成都 | Chéngdū | List of county-level divisions |
| Yunnan | 云南 | Yúnnán | 滇 diān or 云 yún | Kunming | 昆明 | Kūnmíng | List of county-level divisions |
- Municipalities
| Name | Chinese (S) | pinyin | Abbreviation | List of county-level divisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chongqing | 重庆 | Chóngqìng | 渝 yú | List of administrative divisions |
- Autonomous Region
| Name | Chinese (S) | pinyin | Local name | Abbreviation | Provincial capital | Chinese | pinyin | Local name | List of county-level divisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tibet | 西藏 | Xīzàng | བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས | 藏 zàng | Lhasa | 拉萨 | Lāsà | ལྷ་ས་ | List of county-level divisions |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
This People's Republic of China location article is a stub. You can help by expanding it. |
Southwest China is populated, but not as heavily as northwest China. It is fertile and rich in soil.
