Provinces of China
Provincial-level administrative divisions () or first-level administrative divisions (), are the highest-level Chinese administrative divisions. There are 34 such divisions, classified as 23 provinces (), four municipalities, five autonomous regions, and two Special Administrative Regions. All but Taiwan Province and a small fraction of Fujian Province (currently administered by the Republic of China) are controlled by the People's Republic of China.
Jun (country subdivision)
During the following five centuries, during the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties period, the number of administrative districts were increased and a three-tier system—composed of provinces, jun, and counties—was established. To limit the power of any one local lord, China was divided into more than 200 provinces, 600 jun, and 1,000 counties. Each province consisted of two or three jun and each jun had two or three counties under its jurisdiction.