North China and North China belong to physical geographical divisions, not administrative divisions, and will not change with the adjustment of administrative divisions. According to geography textbooks, North China generally refers to the vast area of China north of Qinling-Huaihe line and south of the Great Wall; The north is connected with Northeast China and Inner Mongolia. Politically, North China includes Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi and central Inner Mongolia (Hohhot, Baotou, Ordos and Wulanchabu).
One of the seven geographical divisions of South China, South China and China, referred to as "South China" for short. Including Guangdong Province, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Hainan Province, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao Special Administrative Region. The generalized physical geography of South China also includes south-central Fujian Province and Taiwan Province Province.
Northwest, the northwest of China, is one of the seven geographical divisions of China. The northwest region in administrative divisions includes Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu, Ningxia and Shaanxi. The northwest region in natural division refers to the vast area west of Daxing 'anling, west of Kunlun-Altun Mountain and north of Qilian Mountain.
Northeast China, the northeast of China, is the geographical and cultural region of China and also the economic region. Administrative regions include Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, eastern Inner Mongolia, Chengde, Hebei Province and Qinhuangdao.
Southwest China, one of China's geographical divisions, borders Central and South China in the east and Northwest China in the north. Including Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Xizang Autonomous Region, Chongqing and other five provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities).
East China, located in the east of China, includes Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian and Taiwan Province provinces from north to south.