Northwest China

Northwestern China

Northwestern China (西北, Xīběi) includes the autonomous regions of Xinjiang and Ningxia and the provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu, and Qinghai.

Administrative divisions

Provinces

Name	Chinese (S)	pinyin	Abbreviation	Provincial capital	Chinese	pinyin	List of county-level divisions
Gansu	甘肃	Gānsù	甘 gān or 陇 lǒng	Lanzhou	兰州	Lánzhōu	List of county-level divisions
Qinghai	青海	Qīnghǎi	青 qīng	Xining	西宁	Xīníng	List of county-level divisions
Shaanxi	陕西	Shǎnxī	陕 shǎn or 秦 qín	Xi'an	西安	Xī'ān	List of county-level divisions

Autonomous Regions

Name	Chinese (S)	pinyin	Local name	Abbreviation	Provincial capital	Chinese	pinyin	Local name	List of county-level divisions
Ningxia	宁夏	Níngxià	نٍ شيَا خُوِ ذُوْ ذِ جِ ثُوْ	宁 níng	Yinchuan	银川	Yínchuān	ىٍ ﭼُﻮًا	List of county-level divisions
Xinjiang	新疆	Xīnjiāng	شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونى	新 xīn	Ürümqi	烏魯木齊	Wūlǔmùqí	ئۈرۈمچى شەھەرى	List of county-level divisions

Outer Northwest China

Outer Northwest China highlighted next to a map of China.

Outer Northwest China (Chinese: 外西北; pinyin: Wài Xīběi) is a term used to describe the territories ceded from Qing China to Russian Empire in the Convention of Peking, Sino-Russian North West Frontier Treaty, Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1881) and other Unequal Treaties. The territories are former parts of far western Xinjiang and northern Outer Mongolia. Historically, Outer Northwest China was part of Dzungaria but was obtained by the Manchus after their defeat of the Dzungars in the 18th century.

Following the Dissolution of the Soviet Union, the territories are separated and governed by four successors of Soviet Union: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Russia.

See also

• Ma clique
• Tangut
• List of regions of China