Chinese provinces

China is divided into provincial-level administrative regions, of which twenty-three are designated provinces.

These range from coastal economic powerhouses like Guangdong and Zhejiang to interior agricultural regions like Sichuan and Henan.

The system dates to imperial times, though boundaries and designations have shifted considerably.

She traveled through several Chinese provinces.

Discussion of Chinese provinces sometimes becomes politically sensitive, as China claims Taiwan as its twenty-third province.