Zhongnan

Central and South China (Zhongnan)

Zhongnan ( Chinese  中南 , Pinyin Zhōngnán , short for: 中南 地區  /  中南 地区 , Zhōngnán Dìqū  - " Central and South China Region ") is the Chinese name for the greater central and southern China . The term is made up of the back parts of the terms Huazhong ( 華中  /  华中 , Huázhōng  - "Central China") and Huanan ( 華南  /  华南 , Huánán  - "South China"). Here, Hua ( 華 /  华 , Huá ) an acronym for China ( 中華  /  中华 , Zhōnghuá ).

The Zhongnan metropolitan area comprises the following eight provincial administrative units.

Huazhong (Central China):

1. Henan , 河南 , Hénán
2. Hubei , 湖北 , Húběi
3. Hunan , 湖南 , Húnán

Huanan (South China):

4. Guangxi , 廣西  /  广西 , Guǎngxī
5. Guangdong , 廣東  /  广东 , Guǎngdōng
6. Hainan , 海南 , Hǎinán
7. Hong Kong , 香港 , Xiānggǎng
8. Macau , 澳門  /  澳门 , Àomén

See also

• South china

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Term "Huazhong (華中 / 华中)", Chinese / English: [1] on zdic.net, accessed on February 19, 2018 - online
2. ↑ Term "Huanan (華南 / 华南)", Chinese / English: [2] on zdic.net, accessed on February 19, 2018 - online
3. ↑ Term "Zhonghua (中華 / 中华)", Chinese / English: [3] on zdic.net, accessed on February 19, 2018 - online