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Family Names
There are thousands of family names in China, among which only 100
are widely used, such as Li, Wang, Zhang, etc. Unlike westerns, Chinese
often put family name before given name.
Administration Unit
China is divided into 35 administration unites, including 23 provinces,
five autonomous regions (Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Guangxi and Tibet),
four municipalities directly under the central government (Beijing,
Shanghai, Chongqing and Tianjin) and two special administrative
regions (Hong Kong and Macau)
