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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. (The base map shows the area under effective control of the PRC and the ROC combined.)

East China (simplified Chinese: 华东; traditional Chinese: 華東; pinyin: 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 (in alphabetical order) Anhui, parts of Fujian, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong and Zhejiang, as well as the municipality of Shanghai.

The PRC lays claim over the 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.

[edit] Administrative divisions

Provinces

**Provinces governed by the People's Republic of China**
Name	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 county-level divisions
Fujian	福建	Fújiàn	闽 mǐn	Fuzhou	福州	Fúzhōu	List of county-level divisions
Jiangsu	江苏	Jiāngsū	苏 sū	Nanjing	南京	Nánjīng	List of county-level divisions
Jiangxi	江西	Jiāngxī	赣 gàn	Nanchang	南昌	Nánchāng	List of county-level divisions
Shandong	山东	Shāndōng	鲁 lǔ	Jinan	济南	Jǐnán	List of county-level divisions
Zhejiang	浙江	Zhèjiāng	浙 zhè	Hangzhou	杭州	Hángzhōu	List of county-level divisions

Municipality

**Provinces governed by the People's Republic of China**
Name	Chinese (S)	pinyin	Abbreviation	List of county-level divisions
Shanghai	上海	Shànghǎi	沪 hù	List of administrative divisions

Disputed Province: PRC claims - *; ROC claims - **

**Provinces governed by the Republic of China and claimed by People's Republic of China**
Name	Chinese (S)	pinyin	Abbreviation	Provincial capital (省會/shěnghuì)	Chinese	pinyin	List of county-level divisions
Fujian**	福建	Fújiàn	闽 mǐn	Fuzhou* Chincheng**	福州* 金城**	Fúzhōu* Jīnchéng**	List of county-level divisions* List of county-level divisions**
Taiwan** Taiwan*	台灣	Táiwān	台 tái	Jhongsing Village** Taipei*	中兴新村** 台北*	Zhōngxīng Xīncūn** Táiběi*	List of administrative divisions**

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