China Map Quiz at a Glance
China is divided into 33 provincial-level regions on this map: 22 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities and 2 special administrative regions. The China Map Quiz is a free game from DodoThinks: a region is named and you click it on a blank map of China. A second round names the capital (Harbin, Chengdu, Ürümqi) and you find its province. The full list is below the map. No sign-up.
- Regions on the map
- 33
- Capital
- Beijing
- Largest region
- Xinjiang (1.66 million km²)
- Most people
- Guangdong (126 million, 2020 census)
- Smallest
- Macau
- Cost
- Free, no sign-up
How to Play the China Map Quiz
- Before you start, tap any region to see its name, or press "Show names" to label them all.
- Pick a round: Provinces names each region, Capitals names a provincial capital and you click its province, and Whole map asks all of them.
- Click the right region. Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Macau are small: zoom in, or use the magnifier that opens when you tap a crowded spot.
- After each answer the right region lights up, so a mistake still teaches you where it is.
Provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities
China has 22 provinces that it governs, 5 autonomous regions with large ethnic minorities (Tibet, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Guangxi and Ningxia), and 4 municipalities run directly by the central government: Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Chongqing. Hong Kong and Macau are special administrative regions with their own laws and currencies. China also claims Taiwan as a province, but Taiwan is governed separately and is shown in grey, not asked.
Shanxi or Shaanxi?
The two names differ by one letter in English. Shanxi (capital Taiyuan) is the eastern one, next to Hebei. Shaanxi (capital Xi'an, home of the Terracotta Army) lies to its west, across the Yellow River. The extra a marks a different tone in Chinese.
The biggest and the busiest
Xinjiang in the far west is the largest region, about a sixth of China, followed by Tibet and Inner Mongolia. Guangdong, around Guangzhou and Shenzhen, has the most people, about 126 million, followed by Shandong and Henan with about 100 million each.
Provinces and regions of China
Capitals for the provinces and autonomous regions; the municipalities and special administrative regions are cities in their own right.
| # | Region | Type | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anhui | Province | Hefei |
| 2 | Fujian | Province | Fuzhou |
| 3 | Guangdong | Province | Guangzhou |
| 4 | Gansu | Province | Lanzhou |
| 5 | Guizhou | Province | Guiyang |
| 6 | Henan | Province | Zhengzhou |
| 7 | Hubei | Province | Wuhan |
| 8 | Hebei | Province | Shijiazhuang |
| 9 | Hainan | Province | Haikou |
| 10 | Heilongjiang | Province | Harbin |
| 11 | Hunan | Province | Changsha |
| 12 | Jilin | Province | Changchun |
| 13 | Jiangsu | Province | Nanjing |
| 14 | Jiangxi | Province | Nanchang |
| 15 | Liaoning | Province | Shenyang |
| 16 | Qinghai | Province | Xining |
| 17 | Sichuan | Province | Chengdu |
| 18 | Shandong | Province | Jinan |
| 19 | Shaanxi | Province | Xi'an |
| 20 | Shanxi | Province | Taiyuan |
| 21 | Yunnan | Province | Kunming |
| 22 | Zhejiang | Province | Hangzhou |
| 23 | Guangxi | Autonomous region | Nanning |
| 24 | Inner Mongolia | Autonomous region | Hohhot |
| 25 | Ningxia | Autonomous region | Yinchuan |
| 26 | Xinjiang | Autonomous region | Ürümqi |
| 27 | Tibet | Autonomous region | Lhasa |
| 28 | Beijing | Municipality | – |
| 29 | Chongqing | Municipality | – |
| 30 | Shanghai | Municipality | – |
| 31 | Tianjin | Municipality | – |
| 32 | Hong Kong | Special administrative region | – |
| 33 | Macau | Special administrative region | – |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many provinces does China have?
China governs 22 provinces and claims Taiwan as one more. With 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities and 2 special administrative regions, that makes 33 provincial-level regions on this map.
What is the capital of China?
Beijing. Shanghai is the biggest city by population, and Chongqing is the biggest municipality by area.
Which is the largest province of China?
Xinjiang, an autonomous region of about 1.66 million km². Among the regions called provinces, Qinghai is the largest.
What is the difference between Shanxi and Shaanxi?
They are neighbours: Shanxi (capital Taiyuan) is the eastern one, Shaanxi (capital Xi'an) the western one.
Is Hong Kong a province of China?
No. Hong Kong and Macau are special administrative regions, with their own legal systems and currencies.
Made by Kashif Sulehria in Lahore, Pakistan. Updated October 31, 2026.