The Chinese names of the provinces of China

The People’s Republic of China has administrative control over twenty-two provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities and two Special Administrative Regions. The Special Administrative Regions are enjoying a considerable autonomy.

The twenty-two provinces, five autonomous regions and four municipalities can be collectively referred to as “mainland China”, a term which usually excludes Hong Kong and Macau.

Hongkong and Macao are Special Administrative Regions (特别行政区). China considers Taiwan to be its twenty-third province.

The 22 provinces (省) are:
Anhui (安徽)
Fujian (福建)
Gansu (甘肃)
Guangdong (广东)
Guizhou (贵州)
Hainan (海南)
Hebei (河北)
Heilongjiang (黑龙江)
Henan (河南)
Hubei (湖北)
Hunan (湖南)
Jiangsu (江苏)
Jiangxi (江西)
Jilin (吉林)
Liaoning (辽宁)
Qinghai (青海)
Shaanxi (陕西)
Shandong (山东)
Shanxi (山西)
Sichuan (四川)
Yunnan (云南)
Zhejiang (浙江)

The Autonomous Regions (自治区) in China:
Guangxi (广西壮族自治区)
Inner Mongolia (内蒙古自治区)
Ningxia (宁夏回族自治区)
Xinjiang (新疆维吾尔自治区)
Tibet (西藏自治区)

The four municipalities (直辖市) of China:
Beijing (北京市)
Chongqing (重庆市)
Shanghai (上海市)
Tianjin (天津市)

The two Special Administrative Regions (特别行政区):
Hong Kong (香港特別行政區)
Macau (澳門特別行政區)

China considers Taiwan to be its twenty-third province:
Taiwan (台湾)†