Special Administrative Region

Special Administrative Region


Administrative divisions of the
People's Republic of China
Provincial level

Municipalities
(直辖市; zhíxiáshì)

Read more about Special Administrative Region:  List of Special Administrative Regions, Special Situation, Offer To Taiwan and Other ROC-controlled Areas

Famous quotes containing the words special and/or region:

    “The great rule: If the little bit you have is nothing special in itself, at least find a way of saying it that is a little bit special.”
    —G.C. (Georg Christoph)

    “Alvina felt herself swept ... into a dusky region where men had dark faces and translucent yellow eyes, where all speech was foreign, and life was not her life. It was as if she had fallen from her own world on to another, darker star, where meanings were all changed.”
    —D.H. (David Herbert)