Region Map Area Population (2010) Population Density Provinces/Region Provincial/Regional Seat North China North China (Huáběi) 1,556,061 km² 164,823,226 105/km² Beijing Dongcheng District Tianjin Heping District Hebei Shijiazhuang Shanxi Taiyuan Inner Mongolia Hohhot Northeast China Northeast China (Dōngběi) 793,300 km² 109,520,844 138/km² Liaoning Shenyang Jilin Changchun Heilongjiang Harbin East China East China (Huádōng) 795,837 km² 384,364,968 483/km² Shanghai Huangpu District Jiangsu Nanjing Zhejiang Hangzhou Anhui Hefei Fujian Fuzhou Jiangxi Nanchang Shandong Jinan South Central China South Central China (Zhōngnán) 1,014,354 km² 383,559,808 378/km² Henan Zhengzhou Hubei Wuhan Hunan Changsha Guangdong Guangzhou Guangxi Nanning Hainan Haikou Hong Kong Central and Western District Macau Macau Southwest China Southwest China (Xīnán) 2,365,900 km² 192,979,243 82/km² Chongqing Yuzhong District Sichuan Chengdu Guizhou Guiyang Yunnan Kunming Tibet Lhasa Northwest China Northwest China (Xīběi) 3,107,701 km² 96,644,038 31/km² Shaanxi Xi'an Gansu Lanzhou Qinghai Xining Ningxia Yinchuan Xinjiang Ürümqi