China Provinces Quiz: Name All 34 Provinces & Regions

This quiz shows a blank map of China divided into 34 areas: 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities and 2 special administrative regions. You type the name of each area, and the map colors that area in place.

Two province names differ by one letter: Shanxi and Shaanxi. The quiz needs the exact name for each. Use the progress panel to track each category separately.

How to play

• Type names in any order. A correct name colors the area on the map at once.
• You can start to type right away. You do not need to click the answer box first.
• Short names count. "Tibet" and "Xizang" score the same region, and "Macao" and "Macau" score the same region.
• Older Western names count. "Canton" scores Guangdong, and "Szechuan" scores Sichuan.
• A timer tracks your run. The quiz saves your best score and best time.
• If you are stuck, use the give up button. The map then shows the areas you missed.

What counts in this quiz

• All 34 areas the map draws, Hong Kong and Macau included.
• The map includes Taiwan as one of the 34 areas, because the source map draws it. Taiwan's political status is disputed.

What's not included — and why

• Cities below province level are not answers. Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Xi'an do not score — Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Chongqing do, because they are municipalities.

Good to know

• Chongqing is the largest municipality. More than 30 million people live in its administrative area.
• Xinjiang is the largest division by area. It covers about one sixth of China.
• Guangdong has more than 125 million people — the most of any province.
• Shanxi means "west of the mountains". Shaanxi is a different province directly to its west.