1842.
Names of the Eighteen Provinces
45
of the reigning dynasty. Pp. 33, 113, 170. In volume fourth was introduced a view of the political divisions of the Chinese empire, with a notice of a map of China. Pp. 49, &c. And in volumes fifth and sixth, p. 336, and p. 8, our readers were furnished with various particulars regarding the coasts. We now propose, after first giving the names of the 18 provinces with the numbers of their subdivisions, to draw the attention of our readers to each of the several provinces, collecting our information from native sources.
PRINCIPAL AND SUBORDINATE DIVISIONS OF CHINA PROPER.
省名
Sang ming,
府|直隸廳|直隸州|廳|州|縣
Depts Departments. Departments. \trictstrictstricts.
fú, Chilí ting,
Chill chau, ting, chau, hien,
| Dis- Dis- Dis-
Names of the Provinces.
直隷 Chilí,
11
6
3 17 124
Shantung,
10
2
9
96
西 Shánsí,
9
10
3
6
25
河南 Hanán,
9
4
6
97
IL
Kiángsú, 8
3
2
3
Anhwui, 8
5
4
Kiangsí, 13
་་་་
2
建 Fukien, 10
2
3
浙江 Chekiáng. 11
-
1
2 50 75 ≥ 70
621
152
76
湖北 Hipe,
10
1
1-
7
60
湖南 Húnán,
9
3
3
64
陕西 西 Shensí,
7
5
5
LA
งา
5
73
肅 Kinsu,
9
6
川 Sz'chuen, 12
6
8
7-8
7
51
3
111
Kwangtung, 9
2
雲南 Yunnan,
廣西 Kwángsi,
11
14
3
4
00 00 LO
3
7
79
3
16
47
5
27
39
貴州
Kweichau, 12
3
5
13
34
18 Provinces. 182 18
67
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In common parlance these subdivisions may be designated depart- ments and districts-the first comprising the fu, the chili ting and