This manual provides an overview of China's administrative geography, history, and populations of all 31 provinces, as well as Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. It focuses primarily on how the provinces came to be, how they were named, as well as their people and populations throughout history. In addition to extensive use of bilingual names (Chinese-English) for specificity, this resource is unique in the datasets contained therein: (1) Up-to-date residential populations of mainland China using the latest decennial (2020) census, and (2) political-administrative registered household (hukou) data based on official numbers provided by People¿s Republic of China (PRC) Ministry of Public Security showing trends from 2012-2020. Each internally consistent, but differing in their methodologies, whereby the Census (decennial) data provide a snapshot of how many people live in a given location, and the permanent (hukou) registered household data track each individual based on their hometown, household, urban/rural status, and nationality. This book addresses this chasm which, among other issues, points to the phenomenon of Chinäs "floating populations", where millions of Chinese spend much if not all of their time living, working, and studying outside their home provinces. By showing how the Chinese have been populated and their organization throughout history, this manual is the go to place for professionals, practitioners and academics working and interested in Chinäs provinces and populations.

Chapter 1. Introduction to China's Provinces and Populations: A Chronological Survey.- Chapter 2. Anhui Province.- Chapter 3. Beijing City.- Chapter 4. Chongqing City.- Chapter 5. Fujian Province.- Chapter 6. Gansu Province.- Chapter 7. Guangdong Province.- Chapter 8. Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.- Chapter 9. Guizhou Province.- Chapter 10. Hainan (Island) Province.- Chapter 11. Hebei Province.- Chapter 12. Heilongjiang Province.- Chapter 13. Henan Province.- Chapter 14. Hong Kong.- Chapter 15. Hubei Province.- Chapter 16. Hunan Province.- Chapter 17. Inner Mongolia.- Chapter 18. Jiangsu Province.- Chapter 19. Jiangxi Province.- Chapter 20. Jilin Province.- Chapter 21. Liaoning Province.- Chapter 22. Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR).- Chapter 23. Ningxia.- Chapter 24. Qinghai Province.- Chapter 25. Shaanxi Province.- Chapter 26. Shandong Province.- Chapter 27. Shanghai City.- Chapter 28. Shanxi Province.- Chapter 29. Sichuan Province.- Chapter 30. Tianjin City.- Chapter 31. Tibet.- Chapter 32. Xinjiang.- Chapter 33. Yunnan.- Chapter 34. Zhejiang Province.- Chapter 35. Republic of China (Taiwan).- Chapter 36. China's Population: Past and Future.