Table 2.

Chinese regional delimitation.

region	sub-region	provinces
north China	north-central	Beijing, Tianjin, Shanxi
northeast	Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang
Huang-huai-hai	Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Aihui
northwest	Shannxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang
south China	southeast	Shanghai, Zhejiang, Fujian
Yangtze (the area of middle and lower reaches of Yangtzi River)	Jiangsu, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi
south-central	Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan
southwest	Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet