As the third largest country in the world, China has a vast territory and diverse topography.
China has a total land area of about 9.6 million square kilometers and 34 provincial-level administrative regions, of which the ten largest provinces are ranked below.
10. Hunan Province
Hunan Province covers an area of 211,800 square kilometers, accounting for 2.21% of the country, and is the tenth largest province in China, with a permanent population of 65.68 million. The historical representative culture of Hunan Province is "Huxiang Culture", which is said to be "the country of Furong in the autumn wind".
9. Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region covers an area of 237,600 square kilometers, accounting for 2.28% of the country, and is the ninth largest province in China, with a permanent population of 50.27 million. Guangxi is the only ethnic minority autonomous region near the sea in China, and the Bagui culture is the main content of Guangxi's ethnic culture.
8. Yunnan Province
Yunnan Province covers an area of 394,100 square kilometers, accounting for 4.1% of the country, and is the eighth largest province in China, with a permanent population of 46.73 million. The number of animal and plant species in Yunnan Province is the highest in the country, known as the "animal and plant kingdom", and its historical representative culture is "Yunnan culture".
7. Gansu Province
Gansu Province covers an area of 425,800 square kilometers, accounting for 4.44% of the country, and is the seventh largest province in China, with a population of 24,654,800. Gansu is located at the intersection of the Loess Plateau, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Inner Mongolia Plateau.
6. Heilongjiang Province
Heilongjiang covers an area of 473,000 square kilometers, accounting for 4.93% of the country, and is the sixth largest province in China, with a total permanent population of 30.62 million. Heilongjiang is a national important commodity grain production base, heavy equipment manufacturing base, and an important energy and raw material base.
5. Sichuan Province
Sichuan Province covers an area of 486,000 square kilometers, accounting for 5.06% of the country, and is the fifth largest province in China, with a permanent population of 90.714 million. The historical representative culture of Sichuan is "Bashu Culture", known as the "Land of Abundance".
4, Qinghai Province
Qinghai Province covers an area of 722,300 square kilometers, accounting for 7.52% of the country, and is the fourth largest province in China, with a permanent population of 5.94 million. Qinghai Province is the birthplace of the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and the Lancang River, so it is known as the "source of the rivers" and the "source of the three rivers", and is known as the "Chinese Water Tower".
3. Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, with an area of 1.183 million square kilometers, accounting for 12.32% of the country, is the third largest province in China with a permanent population of 23.96 million. The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region ranks first in China in terms of grassland, forest and per capita arable land, and ranks first in the world in rare earth metal reserves, as well as the largest grassland pastoral area in China.
2. Tibet Autonomous Region
The Tibet Autonomous Region, with an area of 1,202,800 square kilometers, accounting for about one-eighth of the country's land area, is the second largest province in China with a permanent population of 3.65 million. The Tibet Autonomous Region is also the highest provincial-level administrative region in China.
1. Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is the largest province in China, with an area of about 1,664,900 square kilometers, accounting for one-sixth of the country, and is the largest province in China, with a permanent population of 25.87 million. The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region shares borders with eight countries and is strategically located.
These provinces cover a wide geographical area of China, from Xinjiang and Tibet in the northwest to Heilongjiang in the northeast, to Sichuan and Yunnan in the southwest, as well as Inner Mongolia in the north and Guangxi and Hunan in the south, reflecting the diversity of China's geography.