1949-2002-Administrative Divisions Evolution of the People's Republic of China

Author: Shi Weile
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features:
1. This book is compiled based on historical data of administrative division changes since the founding of the People's Republic of China, with reference to the annual "Administrative Division Abbreviated Catalog." The establishment and abolition of administrative divisions are based on the official approval dates by the Central Government and the State Council. For some counties or cities that were decided to be established but actually were not or not established on time, corrections are made according to the actual situation.
2. The writing method of this book: Taking the current administrative divisions as the scope, it provides a detailed account of the changes in administrative divisions of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government. Provinces, prefecture-level cities, and municipalities directly under the Central Government that have been abolished are explained after the respective provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities. Regions, cities, or other provincial-level administrative units that have been abolished are attached to the relevant cities or regions.
3. To help readers understand the general outline of administrative division changes since the founding of the country, the book first explains the overall trend of national provincial and regional changes before the provincial and regional descriptions. During the provincial and regional descriptions, the overall trends of changes in provincial-level cities, prefectures, and county-level administrative units directly under the provinces are explained first, followed by detailed descriptions of prefectures and regions.
4. This book only records changes in administrative divisions at or above the county level, including adjustments in the boundaries of provinces, cities, and counties. In addition to explaining the jurisdiction of central municipalities and provincial-level cities, the book does not provide information on the townships and towns under the jurisdiction of cities and counties (districts).
5. For counties where the name of the county is different from the name of the county seat, the county seat is noted in parentheses. When the county seat changes, the time and location of the relocation are explained.
6. The data in this book is up to the end of December 2002.
7. The book includes maps and a geographical name index at the end.