An autonomous region (simplified Chinese: 自治区; traditional Chinese: 自治區; pinyin: zīzhìqù) is a first-level administrative subdivision of People's Republic of China. Like Chinese provinces, an autonomous region has its own local government, but an autonomous region theoretically has more legislative rights. In practice, they only have the right to appoint the governor (from the local minority)[citation needed]. In all Chinese autonomous regions the Party Secretary, who is the real power base, is Han Chinese[1][original research?]. An Autonomous Region is a minority entity which has a higher population of a particular minority ethnic group. There are five autonomous regions in China: the Tibetan people in Tibet, the Zhuang in Guangxi, the Uyghur in Xinjiang, the Mongols in Inner Mongolia, and the Hui in Ningxia.
| Map # | Name | Chinese (S)/ Pinyin | DM1 | Local name (Language) | Abbr.2 | Capital | CLD3 | |
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| 1 | Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region | 新疆维吾尔自治区 Xīnjiāng Wéiwú'ěr Zìzhìqū | Uyghur | شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونى Shinjang Uyghur Aptonom Rayoni (Uyghur) | 新 Xīn | Urumqi | List | |
| 2 | Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region | 内蒙古自治区 Nèiměnggǔ Zìzhìqū | Mongol | Öbür Mongghul-un Öbertegen Jasaqu Orun (Mongolian) | 蒙 Měng | Hohhot | List | |
| 3 | Tibet Autonomous Region | 西藏自治区 Xīzàng Zìzhìqū | Tibetan | བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས Bod.raṅ.skyoṅ.ljoṅs (Tibetan) | 藏 Zàng | Lhasa | List | |
| 4 | Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region | 宁夏回族自治区 Níngxià Huízú Zìzhìqū | Hui | 宁夏回族自治区 (Chinese) | 寧 / 宁 Níng | Yinchuan | List | |
| 5 | Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region | 广西壮族自治区 Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū | Zhuang | Gvangjish Bouxcuengh Swcigih (Zhuang) | 桂 Guì | Nanning | List | |
| 1 Designated minority. 2 Abbreviation. 3 County-level divisions. | ||||||||
Notes
- ^ . Xinjiang's party secretary, Wang Lequan, is Han Chinese: chinavitae.org. Inner Mongolia's party secretary, Chu Bo, is Han Chinese: chinavitae.org. Ningxia's party secretary, Chen Jianguo, is Han Chinese: chinavitae.org. Tibet's party secretary, Zhang Qingli, is Han Chinese: chinavitae.org. Guangxi's party secretary, Guo Shengkun, is Han Chinese: chinavitae.org.
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Q. who are those protestors holding placards "Free Tibet " as the Dalai lama said it many times he is not seeking Tibet independence and reiterated Tibet is an autonomous region of China.
Asked by o'yam - Thu Apr 10 19:58:01 2008 - - 16 Answers - 0 Comments
A. I suppose it is the old addage!If you cannot beat them!Join them!
Answered by robert c - Fri Apr 11 05:23:14 2008
