The GB code consists of six digits. The first two digits represent the province. The next two represent the prefecture: codes 01 - 20 and 51 - 70 are used for shengxia shi (cities under provincial administration); 21 - 50 for diqu (prefectures). The last two digits represent the county: codes 01 - 18 for shixiaqu (urban districts) or dixiashi (cities under prefectural administration); 21 - 80 for xian (counties); and 81 - 99 for shengxia xianjishi (county-level cities under provincial administration). Province codings are provided below.
Beijing 110000 Tianjin 120000 Hebei 130000 Shanxi 140000 Nei Menggu 150000 Liaoning 210000 Jilin 220000 Heilongjiang 230000 Shanghai 310000 Jiangsu 320000 Zhejiang 330000 Anhui 340000 Fujian 350000 Jiangxi 360000 Shandong 370000 Henan 410000 Hubei 420000 Hunan 430000 Guangdong 440000 Guangxi 450000 Hainan 460000 Sichuan 510000 Guizhou 520000 Yunnan 530000 Xizang 540000 Shaanxi 610000 Gansu 620000 Qinghai 630000 Ningxia 640000 Xinjiang 650000 Taiwan 710000
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