This is amazing. You have far more knowledge of Chinese administrative structure than a normal Chinese citizen. Those things are only slightly touched by textbook, but more comprehensive and instructive. I need to bookmark this article for future reference.
Wow, amazing. I am a Chinese language learner, and I would like to add that posts like this one are incredibly helpful as they add a layer of understanding that many foreigners barely ever grasp.
Wow, this is pretty cool. I will definitely be saving this for reference. I have basically zero knowledge of Chinese, uh, I don't even know what this is called- administrative area naming conventions, I guess, but there's probably a real term for it, right? Stumbling into it like this felt a little Tolkien-esque, only of course it's real and not the product of one person's imagination; that analogy may not work for everyone (anyone?), but it's a comment on the scope and detail involved. I appreciate the work that must have gone into this.
Nice stuff. Thanks! I was struggling with these oddities myself when I was trying to understand what does the Shennongjia Forestry District mean and how much is it related to UNESCO ? (not much). Also noticed that there are regular changes and merges and even after I understand divisions of a place like Hangzhou, it still can change and new districts like Linping or Hangzhou Qiantang New Area are created with no historical meanings. I guess there will be a lot more to come when less urbanised areas will start to follow Hangzhou and start creating new development areas (to make prestigious posts for new cadres maybe?).
Man, you are a beast, and thanks for telling me things I don’t even know. That Kunshan being a sub-prefecture level thing really got me.
This is amazing. You have far more knowledge of Chinese administrative structure than a normal Chinese citizen. Those things are only slightly touched by textbook, but more comprehensive and instructive. I need to bookmark this article for future reference.
Wow, amazing. I am a Chinese language learner, and I would like to add that posts like this one are incredibly helpful as they add a layer of understanding that many foreigners barely ever grasp.
Just terrific work. 🙌
Wow, this is pretty cool. I will definitely be saving this for reference. I have basically zero knowledge of Chinese, uh, I don't even know what this is called- administrative area naming conventions, I guess, but there's probably a real term for it, right? Stumbling into it like this felt a little Tolkien-esque, only of course it's real and not the product of one person's imagination; that analogy may not work for everyone (anyone?), but it's a comment on the scope and detail involved. I appreciate the work that must have gone into this.
Nice stuff. Thanks! I was struggling with these oddities myself when I was trying to understand what does the Shennongjia Forestry District mean and how much is it related to UNESCO ? (not much). Also noticed that there are regular changes and merges and even after I understand divisions of a place like Hangzhou, it still can change and new districts like Linping or Hangzhou Qiantang New Area are created with no historical meanings. I guess there will be a lot more to come when less urbanised areas will start to follow Hangzhou and start creating new development areas (to make prestigious posts for new cadres maybe?).