CHINESE PLACE NAMES
The “Post Office” system has been used in English-language writing about China since the nineteenth century. The Pinyin system, official in the People's Republic of China, has been prevalent since about 1980.
| Post Office | Pinyin | ||
| Anhwei | Anhui | ||
| Canton | Guangzhou | ||
| Chekiang | Zhejiang | ||
| Chungking | Chongqing | ||
| Fukien | Fujian | ||
| Heilungkiang | Heilongjiang | ||
| Honan | Henan | ||
| Hopei | Hebei | ||
| Hunan | Hunan | ||
| Hupei | Hubei | ||
| Jehol | Rehe | ||
| Kiangsi | Jiangxi | ||
| Kansu | Gansu | ||
| Kiangsu | Jiangsu | ||
| Kirin | Jilin | ||
| Kwangsi | Guangxi | ||
| Kwangtung | Guangdong | ||
| Kweichow | Guizhou | ||
| Liaoning | Liaoning | ||
| Mukden | Shenyang | ||
| Nanking | Nanjing | ||
| Ningsia | Ningxia | ||
| Peking | Beijing | ||
| Quemoy | Jinmen | ||
| Shanghai | Shanghai | ||
| Shansi | Shanxi | ||
| Shantung | Shandong | ||
| Shensi | Shaanxi | ||
| Sian | Xi'an | ||
| Sinkiang | Xinjiang | ||
| Szechwan | Sichuan | ||
| Taipei | Taibei | ||
| Tientsin | Tianjin | ||
| Tsinghai | Qinghai | ||
| Tsingtao | Qingdao | ||
| Yenan | Yan'an | ||
| Yunnan | Yunnan | ||