Mainland China is traditionally divided into seven gergraphic areas, namely Dongbei (Northeast China) including Heilongjiang Province, Jilin Province, Liaoning Province; Huabei (North China) including Beijing Municipality, Tianjin Municipality, Neimenggu (Inner Mongolia) Autonomous Region, Hebei Province and Shanxi Province; Xibei (Northwest China) including Shaanxi Provice, Ningxia Autonomous Region, Gansu Province, Xinjing Autonomous Region and Qinghai Province; Huadong (East China) including Shanghai Municipality, Shandong Province, Jiangsu Province, Jiangxi Province, Anhui Province, Zhejiang Province and Fujian Province; Huazhong (Central China) including Henan Province, Hunan Province and Hubei Province; Xinan (Southwest China) including Chongqing Municipality, Sichuan Province, Guizhou Province, Yunnan Province and Tibet Autonomous Region; and Huanan (South China) including Guangdong Province, Guangxi Province and Hainan Province. Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau are considered to be in Huanan area now.
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