| Quasi-country, full-provincial (6) | Macau, Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Hong Kong |
| Sub-provincial (14) | Chengdu, Guangzhou, Harbin, Hangzhou, Jinan, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Xiamen, Shenzhen, Shenyang, Wuhan, Xi’an, Changchun |
| Quasi-sub-provincial (24) | Anshan, Baotou, Datong, Fuzhou, Guiyang, Haikou, Hefei, Hohhot, Jilin, Kunming, Lhasa, Lanzhou, Nanchang, Nanning, Qiqihar, Shijiazhuang, Suzhou, Taiyuan, Urumqi, Xining, Yinchuan, Changsha, Zhengzhou, Zibo |
| Departmental level (46) | Ankang, Bazhong, Baiyin, Baise, Changde, Chaozhou, Chifeng, Dali, Datong, Dongguan, Ganzhou, Guigang, Haidong, Heyuan, Hebi, Hengshui, Jixi, Jining, Jiangmen, Jingmen, Jiujiang, Karamay, Lijiang, Liupanshui, Nanchong, Nanping, Pingxiang, Qinzhou, Rizhao, Sanya, Shannan, Songyuan, Tongliao, Tongling, Weifang, Wenzhou, Yan'an, Yancheng, Yichang, Yulin, Yuxi, Yuncheng, Zhangye, Zhaotong, Zhongwei, Zigong |
