The seven geographical regions in China are east China, South China, North China, Central China, Southwest China, Northwest China and Northeast China.

China has a vast territory, and the climate difference between the north and the south is relatively large. In order to facilitate management, the land is divided into seven geographical regions. Then what are the seven geographical regions in China? Let’s learn more about it.

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Located in the eastern part of China, East China was abolished in 1954, with jurisdiction equivalent to the present Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Shandong, Taiwan, etc. Jiangxi was then part of the Central and Southern Region, and was later assigned to East China. In 1961, the East China Economic Cooperation Zone was established, including Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Fujian, Shandong and other places. It was abolished after 1978.

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South China lies in the south of China.

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The natural geography of North China generally refers to the vast area of China north of the Qin Mountains-huai River Line and south of the Great Wall. North China includes Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and Shanxi provinces, and central Inner Mongolia (Hohhot, Ulanqab, Baotou) .

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Central China includes the three provinces of Henan, Hubei and Hunan (in order from north to south), with a total land area of about 560,000 square kilometers, accounting for about 5.9% of the country’s total land area. Central China is located in central China, the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River and the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. It covers the four major water systems of the Haihe River, the Yellow River, the Huaihe River and the Yangtze River.

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Southwest China borders Central China and South China to the east, and Northwest China to the north, including Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, and Tibet Autonomous Region. Among them, Sichuan Basin is the most densely populated, convenient and economically developed area in this area.

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The northwest includes the western part of Greater Khingan, the Kunlun Mountains-altun-qilian mountains and the northern part of the Great Wall, including the Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and the northwestern part of Gansu province.

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The jurisdiction of Northeast China includes: Liaoning Province, Jilin Province, Heilongjiang Province, five leagues in the east of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (Hulunbeir City, Tongliao City, Chi