How provinces are there in China?
Provinces of China
A municipality (simplified Chinese:直辖市; traditional Chinese:直轄市; pinyin:zhíxiáshì; literally: 'direct-administrated city') or municipality directly under the administration of the central government is a higher level of city which is directly under the Chinese government, with status equal to that of the provinces. In practice, their political status is higher than that of common provinces.