In the political division of the Republic of China, "special administrative regions" were historically used to designate special areas, most of which were eventually converted into provinces. All were suspended or abolished after the end of the Chinese Civil War, with the establishment of the People's Republic of China and the ROC government retreat to Taiwan. These included: Jump to: navigation, search The Republic of China (ROC) currently administers two historical provinces of China (one completely and one for a small part) and centrally administers two municipalities: Taiwan Province; consists of the island of Taiwan, except the two municipalities, plus Penghu county (Pescadores Islands) and a number of... A province, in the context of China, is a translation of sheng (省 shÄ›ng), which is an administrative division of China. ... Direct-controlled municipalities are the highest-level cities in China, with status equal to that of the provinces. ... In the context of Political divisions of China, county is the standard English translation of 县 (xiàn). ... Provincial cities (省轄市 or 省管市), sometimes translated provincial municipalities, are cities lesser in rank than direct-controlled municipalities of the Republic of China. ... A county-controlled city (縣轄市) is one of the 32 cities in Taiwan Province of the Republic of China administered under one of the 16 counties of the Republic of China. ... District, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. ... This article talks about the history of the political divisions of China. ... The Chinese Civil War was a conflict in China between the Kuomintang (The Nationalist Party; The Nationalists; KMT) and the Communist Party of China (CPC). ...

• Suiyuan - set up in 1914, converted into province in 1928
• Chahar - set up in 1914, converted into province in 1928
• Rehe - set up in 1914, converted into province in 1928
• Chuanbian - set up in 1914, converted to Xikang Province in 1935
• Dongsheng - set up in 1924 after reverting to Chinese rule
• Weihaiwei - set up in 1930 after reverting to Chinese rule
• Hainan - set up in 1944, abolished after communist takeover

Suíyuǎn (綏遠) was a historical province of China. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Chahar (察哈爾 in pinyin: Cháhāěr), also known as Chahaer, Chakhar, or Qahar, was a 24-year-old China established in 1912 now mostly in Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rehe (Simplified Chinese: 热河; Traditional Chinese: 熱河; pinyin: Rèhé; lit. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Weihai (威海; pinyin: wēihǎi, also Weihaiwei) is a seaport city on the Bohai Gulf in north-east Shandong province, China. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Hainan (Chinese: 海南; pinyin: ) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located at the southern end of the country. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Chahar

Chahar was made a special administrative region in 1914 by the Republic of China, as a subdivision of the then Zhili province, with 6 banners and 11 counties. In 1928 it became a province, with 5 of its counties partitioned to Suiyuan, and 10 counties were included from Hebei. Chahar (察哈爾 in pinyin: Cháhāěr), also known as Chahaer, Chakhar, or Qahar, was a 24-year-old China established in 1912 now mostly in Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region. ... Not to be confused with the unrelated province of Hubei Hebei (Chinese: 河北; pinyin: Hébĕi; Wade-Giles: Ho-pei; Postal System Pinyin: Hopeh), is a northern province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Eight Banners (In Manchu: gūsa, In Chinese: 旗 qí) were administrative divisions into which all Manchu families were placed. ... In the context of Political divisions of China, county is the standard English translation of 县 (xiàn). ... Suíyuǎn (綏遠) was a historical province of China. ... Hebei (Chinese: 河北; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ho-pei; Postal System Pinyin: Hopeh) is a northern province of the Peoples Republic of China. ...