East China 683693 219822119 2008-06-17T00:54:11Z 92.12.125.57 {{for|East China Charter Township in Michigan, USA|East China Township, Michigan}} {{For| East China Normal University|ECNU}} [[Image:Huadong China New.PNG|thumb|250px|Eastern China. The area in ''yellow'' is administered by the [[People's Republic of China]]. The area in ''green'' covers [[Taiwan]] and other islands, claimed by the PRC and administered by the [[Republic of China]]. <small>(The base map shows the area under effective control of the PRC and the ROC combined.)</small>]] '''East China''' ({{zh-stp|s=华东|t=華東|p=Huádōng}}) is a geographical and a loosely-defined cultural region that covers the eastern coastal area of [[China]]. Although an intangible and loosely defined concept, for administrative and governmental purposes, the region is defined by the government of the [[People's Republic of China]] to include the [[Provinces of China|provinces]] of (in alphabetical order) [[Anhui]], parts of [[Fujian]], [[Jiangsu]], [[Jiangxi]], [[Shandong]] and [[Zhejiang]], as well as the [[municipality of China|municipality]] of [[Shanghai]]. The PRC lays claim over the [[Taiwan Province (People's Republic of China)|Taiwan Province]] and parts of Fujian (also spelt Fukien or Fuchien), which are also defined as part of eastern China by the PRC. However, they are administered by the [[Republic of China]]. ==Administrative divisions== ;Provinces {| border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse: collapse;" |+'''Provinces governed by the [[People's Republic of China]]''' |-bgcolor=cccccc ! Name !! Chinese ([[Simplified Chinese|S]]) !! [[pinyin]] !! Abbreviation !! Provincial capital (省會/shěnghuì) !! Chinese !! pinyin !! List of county-level divisions |- |[[Anhui]]||安徽||Ānhuī||皖 wǎn||[[Hefei]]||合肥||Héféi||[[List of administrative divisions of Anhui|List of county-level divisions]] |- |[[Fujian]]||福建||Fújiàn||闽 mǐn||[[Fuzhou]]||福州||Fúzhōu||[[List of administrative divisions of Fujian|List of county-level divisions]] |- |[[Jiangsu]]||江苏||Jiāngsū||苏 sū||[[Nanjing]]||南京||Nánjīng||[[List of administrative divisions of Jiangsu|List of county-level divisions]] |- |[[Jiangxi]]||江西||Jiāngxī||赣 gàn||[[Nanchang]]||南昌||Nánchāng||[[List of administrative divisions of Jiangxi|List of county-level divisions]] |- |[[Shandong]]||山东||Shāndōng||鲁 lǔ||[[Jinan]]||济南||Jǐnán||[[List of administrative divisions of Shandong|List of county-level divisions]] |- |[[Zhejiang]]||浙江||Zhèjiāng||浙 zhè||[[Hangzhou]]||杭州||Hángzhōu||[[List of administrative divisions of Zhejiang|List of county-level divisions]] |} ;Municipality {| border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse: collapse;" |+'''Provinces governed by the [[People's Republic of China]]''' |-bgcolor=cccccc ! Name !! Chinese ([[Simplified Chinese|S]]) !! [[pinyin]] !! Abbreviation !! List of county-level divisions |- |[[Shanghai]]||上海||Shànghǎi||沪 hù||[[List of administrative divisions of Shanghai|List of administrative divisions]] |} ;Disputed Province :<nowiki>PRC claimss - *</nowiki> :<nowiki>ROC claims - **</nowiki> {| border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse: collapse;" |+'''Provinces governed by the [[Republic of China]] and claim by [[People's Republic of China]]''' |-bgcolor=cccccc ! Name !! Chinese ([[Simplified Chinese|S]]) !! [[pinyin]] !! Abbreviation !! Provincial capital (省會/shěnghuì) !! Chinese !! pinyin !! List of county-level divisions |- |[[Fujian Province, Republic of China|Fujian]]**||福建||Fújiàn||闽 mǐn||[[Fuzhou]]*<br>[[Chincheng, Kinmen|Chincheng]]**||福州*<br>金城**||Fúzhōu*<br>Jīnchéng**||[[List of administrative divisions of Fujian|List of county-level divisions]]*<br>[[Fujian Province, Republic of China#Subdivisions|List of county-level divisions]]** |- |[[Taiwan Province|Taiwan]]**<br>[[Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China|Taiwan]]*||台灣||Táiwān||台 tái||[[Jhongsing Village]]**<br>[[Taipei]]*||中兴新村**<br>台北*||Zhōngxīng Xīncūn**<br>Táiběi*||[[Administrative divisions of the Republic of China|List of administrative divisions]]** |} {{People's Republic of China topics}} [[Category:Regions of China]] {{PRC-geo-stub}} [[de:Huadong]] [[ja:華東]] [[no:Huadong]] [[vi:Hoa Đông]] [[zh:华东地区]]